The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-09-22
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mother and his wife, who was Miss Alice
Lee, of Boston, were both laid to rest.
7 he dearly beloved mother and wife OF
Theodore Roosevelt died in the same
house within few hours of each other,
and his self-control was marvellous in>
spring all with the deepest respect ana
admiration.
The present Mrs Theodore Roosevelt,
who, before her marriage was Mss Edith
Carow,s of New York, is a remarkable
woman and one of rare personality. She
is a woman of the highest principle and
of far more than ordinary mental cal:ber.
From her earliest childhood she has been
an omnVor0uS reader and a constant
student. She has always shrunk from
anything like nOtoriety. and the neces-
sary publicity that her husbands posi-
ton has forced upon her has been, so
far as lay in her power, made less cons
spicuous.
She is a. New Yorker by birth. was
educated at one OF the fashionable
schools and has spent several years
travelling abroad She is an accomplished
linguist, and her musical knowledge is
Ia above the ordinary.
Ever since her marriage she has deVot-
ed herself, heart and soul, to hes hus-
bands career, and yet at the same time
has been a devoted mother. She has not,
in one sense of the word gone in for So
ciety at all. although by her birth, as
well as her marriage, she has always had
a position which involves certain soc al
duties. Her circle of acquaintance has
been from childhood the same as her
husbands and they have among their
friends the leading people of the country.
Mrs. Roosevelt is rather petite, has
brown hair and brown eyes, and a clear
skin, with some color when she is eX-
cited. But her chief beauty is her mouth,
which is marNelOISlV expressive
She dresses simply especially in the
street; wears no jewels, excepting with
evening dress, which is always extremely
handsome. She never has varied for
years the style of her hairdressng. The
hair is parted, smoothed simply from the
forehead and coiled at the back of the
head, with some few natural ringlets
around the temples but there is no at
tempt made to follow each move OF
fashion. Mrs. Roosevelt has understood
her own style, and dresses accordingly.
Not everybody knows that she and her
husband were child sweethearts. AS they
grew. older. their lives We're rather sep
arated. After the death of his first wife,
Mr. Roosevelt, travelling abroad, there
again met Miss Edith Carow, and very
soon the news came to his friends of his
marriage. which has been an ideally hap
Ply one.
From the time they were little chill
dren. Mrs. Rcosevelt's belief in Mr..
Roosevelt's ability has never wavered.
Mrs. Roosevelt does not go in for any
athletic sport of the day, but she is
good horsewoman and has taken up rid
ing again within the last two or three
years. She is an expert needlewoman,
writes cleverly, and there is somewhere
eXtant book of verse which she has
published for private circulation. She is
a member of several luncheon clubs. but
she has never taken part in fashionable
entertainments, and her name appears
very rarely on the list of patronesses for
any large festivities.
She possesses that rare talent which
made Mrs. Cleveland so popular. of re-
Wondering the faces of people she meets
once or twice, and also being able to re-
member all about them. Sac is the boon
companion. as well as the very wise and
tender mother, of her stepdaughter and
her own children, who are much younger
than Miss Alice Roosevelt
She has a wide knowledge of politics.
both foreign and American She is a
frail-looking woman, but has much more
strength than she apparently possesses.
She is deeply religious
Mr.. Roosevelts two sisters are women
noted for their rare charm, intelligence
and their most gracious manners. Mrs
has been married only a few years.
although she is older than her brother
Theodore. Her charitable work is known
the world over, and her business ability
is striking. When her cousin, Mr.. +,
Roosevelt, was in charge of the British
embassy in London, She went over as
MS guest and stayed with him for
time, taking charge of his household.
Her success as a hostess was marvel
in
where she made countless warm friends
and where she met Commander Cowles
whom she married the following year
She is now living in Washington, where
she is a very marked personality, and
comes nearer to having a salon than
any other American woman
Mrs. Douglas Robinson, the younger sis
ter. is the wife of a we'll known real
estate man in this city. and is con-
sidered one of the cleverest women in
New York. Both Mr. Roosevelt's sisters
are wide readers. They have been from
their early childhood the most intimate
Trends of Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. and
the bond of devotion to their brother is
very strong one
Mrs. Robinson lives at Orange in the
summer and at No 422 Madison avenue in
the winter. Like her sister, Mrs CowIes
she holds weekly receptions for not only
over the country who have talent charm
or any gift that makes them in any way
prominent. Mrs. Robinson resembles
strongly Mrs. Theodore Rooseyelt-in
fact, they are often mistaken for each
other
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Theodore Roose-
VeIt eldest child. will be eighteen years
olo next March, and it had been, planned
tbat she should make her debut this win
ter in Washington society While Miss
roosevelt has not gone out in the formal
social acceptation of the term, she has of
necessity seen a great deal of society.
young as she is. She Is a very charming
girl with an unusually pleasant manner
and with an intense interest in life She
IS very fond of outdoor sports, is a good
horsewOman and thinks nothing of walk
ing from five to seven miles a. dav. She
is a fine tennis player. She lives out of
dcors as much as possible and is GOOD
sPC clmen of wholesome healthy happy
American girl
Her chief beauty is her light. fair ha.r.
OF which she has great quantities. She
mas blue eyes and a fair skin; is above
medium height, and has verv slight
Hgnre, although a rather athletic one in
p~l O. She has a rather deep voice and
a. very jolly laugh. She is devoted to her
nome, to her father, stepmother and TO
nor half sister and brothers. She has
been educated by governesses. She ia
fond of reading
There is another Miss Roosevelt who
VIII nos be introduced to society for some
years but who is a very pretty child Of
ahout ten years of age She resembles
heF mother very closely. although she
TOO has blue eyes and hair like her sis
bfAIice. She is being educated at home
-he Roosevelt love of home is a mark
60 Characteristic of the family, not con-
nIled at all to this generation for the