Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-09-19

in graphic form in The Rough Riders,
published in 1899
Mrs. Roosevelt is a most lovable
woman. OF Mr.. Rooseyelt's indebt-
.edness to the genius of his wife there
an be no doubt You will not find
that the rough rider has ever much to
ay about women in general. The
subjects which inspire him have usual
|ly to do with the gun and sword-bear-
ing sex.
But there is one woman-MIs.
Roosevelt, his friend, sweetheart and
wife for seventeen years-upOn whom
The has lavishcd his entire store OF
reverence and devotion, and who may
he considered responsible for in
Ifuences which have tended to soften
land tone down the American man of
blood and iron and keep him human.
TO the new president matrimony
has been no dull commonplace, his
wife no mere supervisor of home and
tender of children. There is hardly
lone among American statesmen of to-
day whose life has been 50 charming
"a love story, whose domestic relations
have been more purely ideal than
Those of the hard-headed apostle of
the strenuous life. Probably nothing
better can be said of Theodore ROOse-
| cit than that he is even more of a
hero at home than he is abroad ami
IaboVe ALL hero to so wisely critical
a woman as his wife.
1t has never been suggested that
Theodore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit
ICarow were bethrothed in their early
youth. at the time when the Rooso.
|velts and the Carows were the two
foremost families in New York and on
terms of strong intimacy with each
iother.
Edith Carow, lovely and brilliant
girl, was constant guest at the
IRoosevelts Her father was Charles
Carow, her grandfather Isaac Carow
wealthy shipping merchant, and he1
mother. Miss Gertrude Tyler, daugh
ter of Gen. Tyler of Norwich. The
| girl was born at the old CarOw man
sion at Fourteenth street and Union
Square. on the spot where the Domes
lite Building now stands. Later the
family moved to Murry Hill anc
Edith CarOw when young girl was
pupil at Miss Comstocks school OF
West Fortieth street
There was hardly "A week durtnS
this boyhood and girlhood stage ina
ITheodore Roosevelt and Edith CaroN
did not meet. They were the best o
comrades, the most loyal OF friends
And the situation was so eminent!
agreeable and satisfying that it is no
likely that this busy, lively young pal
Idwelt overmuch on its possible roman
tic outcome. Then came separation
Young Theodore. with mind made
up to startle the world, chose one "
1.-THE most conservative spots on eart
to accomplish it and entered Harvard
university.
The Lees were one of the good oil
families TO whom Roosevelt's own eN
Icellent social connections served .
introduction. Miss Alice Lee was on
of the bellies of Boston The two otteI
met. fell in love and shortly ate
Roosevelts graduation were married
Ian this. however, was to prove but
tragic incident. Young Mrs. Rooss
welt lived but year or two, and dle
leaving a baby girl, her namesake.
Grief-striclen, the young man Wen
, back to his own home, There was
consolation in the. heartiness wit
, which old friends greeted him, ana
special solace in the warm friend
ness of his boyhood's comrade, Edit
, Carow. Miss Carow had all this TIM
Ibeen on the most cordial terms wit
the Roosevelts and a constant irleh
Iof Theodore Roosevelt's sister, no
, Mrs Douglas Robinson. When sh
. was introduced 10 society in 1884 az
! reception given by her mother, NJ
, Roosevelt's sister received with the'
She continued to be socially proml
5 ent, travelled a good deal and i've
| the ordinary life of the daughter OF
A wealthy and well-established famil
, one day in the spring of 1886 som
. very exciting news was spread owe
: New York. Edith Carow was engage
= to marry Theodore Roosevelt. a fe
/. months previous to the announcemeT
! of the engagement Miss Carow IA