For piano. Erie, PA: Brehm Bros., 1902. Illustrated cover with photographic portrait of Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt; 2-5 pp.. Former owner's signature, "Pauline Hicks." Leaves partly detached. Otherwise in good condition. 13.5 x 10.5 inches.
Following the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley in Buffalo, her father took office, an event that she greeted with "sheer rapture". Alice became a celebrity and fashion icon at age 17, and at her social debut in 1902 - the year of the present publication - she wore a gown of what became known as "Alice blue", sparking a color trend in women's clothing, and a popular song, "Alice Blue Gown". She was the center of attention in the social context of her father's presidency, and she thrived on the attention, even as she chafed at some of the restrictions such attention placed on her. Her outspokenness and antics won the hearts of the American people, who nicknamed her "Princess Alice"
Quite popular in its time. Publication intended for the piano sheet music trade. The music was marketed with uniquely colorful front cover illustrations to catch the eye of buyers and has become highly collectable in the modern era.
For piano. Erie, PA: Brehm Bros., 1902. Illustrated cover with photographic portrait of Alice Roosevelt, daughter of President Theodore Roosevelt; 2-5 pp.. Former owner's signature, "Pauline Hicks." Leaves partly detached. Otherwise in good condition. 13.5 x 10.5 inches.
Following the 1901 assassination of President William McKinley in Buffalo, her father took office, an event that she greeted with "sheer rapture". Alice became a celebrity and fashion icon at age 17, and at her social debut in 1902 - the year of the present publication - she wore a gown of what became known as "Alice blue", sparking a color trend in women's clothing, and a popular song, "Alice Blue Gown". She was the center of attention in the social context of her father's presidency, and she thrived on the attention, even as she chafed at some of the restrictions such attention placed on her. Her outspokenness and antics won the hearts of the American people, who nicknamed her "Princess Alice"
Quite popular in its time. Publication intended for the piano sheet music trade. The music was marketed with uniquely colorful front cover illustrations to catch the eye of buyers and has become highly collectable in the modern era.