The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1901-09-28
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| StolJ a. oil, dltllouSH Dy per Dlrth, as
well as her marriage, she has always had
a position which involves certain social
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 marvelously 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 hairdressing 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
! 1ashlon. 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 were 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
py one.
From the time they were little chill
dren, Mrs. Roosevelt's belief in Mr.
Roosevelts ability has never wavered.
Mrs. Roosevelt does not go in for any
| athletic sport of the day, but she is a
good horsewoman and has taken up rid
Ing again within the last two or three
years. She is an expert needlewoman,
writes caeverly, and there is somewhere
extant book of verse which she has
published for private circulation. She is
| 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-
member1ng the faces of people she meets
once or twice. and also being able to re-
member all about them. She 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
fra1l-look1ng woman, but has much more
strength than she apparently possesses.
She Is deeply religious.
MI. Roosevelt's two sisters are women
noted for their rare charm intelligence
and their most gracious manners. Mrs.
| CoWles, formerly Miss Anna Roosevelt,
mas been married only 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.
his guest and stayed with him for a.
time, taking charge of his household.
her success as a hostess was marvel
Gus In London; in fact, in England.
yhn do
and where she met Commander Cowles
whom she married the following year.
She is now living in Washington, where,
she is 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-
sldered one of the cleverest women in
New York. Both Mr. Rooseyelt's sisters
are wide readers. They have been from
their early childhood the most intimate
friends 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 onIv
the smart set, but for people from all
over the country who have talent charm.
or any gift that makes them in any way
prominent. Mrs. Robinson resembles
strongly Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt-in
fact, they are often mistaken for each
other.
Miss Alice Roosevelt, Theodore Roose-
Velts eldest child, will be eighteen years
OLD next March, and it had been planned
that she should make her debut this VIM
Ter IN washington society. While Miss
Roosevelt has not gone out in the formal
social acceptation of the term. she has or
necessity seen a great deal Of society,"
young as She is. She is very charming
girl, with an unusually pleasant manner
and with an intense interest in life Sha
IS very fond of outdoor sports. ia a gooa
norseWoman and thinks nothing of walk
ing from five to seven miles a. day She
IS line tennis player She lives out of
doors as much as possible, and is a gooa
specimen OF a wholesome, healthy, happy
American girl.
Her chief beauty is her light. fair hair.
OF Which she has great Quantities. Che
mas blue, eyes and fair skin; is above
medium height, and has very SLIGHT
ngure, although rather athletic one in
puud She has a rather deep voice and
very jolly laugh. She Is devoted to her
nome, to her father, stepmotl1er and to
her half sister and brothers. She has
been educated by governesses. She Ia
| fond Of reading .....E =-...
There Is another Miss Roosevelt who
VIII not be introduced to society for some
years, put who is very pretty child OF
ABOUT ten years Of age. She resembles
ner mother very closely, although she.
TOO, mas blue eyes and hair like her sfs-
perAhce. She is being educated at homat
The Roosevelt love Of home is mark
ca characteristic Of the family, not con-
nneo at all to this generation, for tho
| Roosevelt clannishness was at one time a
oy#ord, and to this day the immediate
members OF the Roosevelt family appar-
early nnd more pleasure in eah others
society Than in that OF any Of their
friends. Mr.. Roosevelt certainly takes In
tense pleasure in being with his children
! a. they do in being with him. Home.
Tor the, Rooseye1ts, is 'the dearest SPOT
on earth" - ="
II has never been suggested that Tneo-
dore Roosevelt and Edith Kermit Carow.
! t Tn2 became his second wife, were be-
WREN the RooseyeIts and the Caro1Ts
We're two OF the foremost families in New
York and on terms OF strong fntinaacy
with each other. -. - =
Edtfh caTow, a lovely and brilliant
TIL vas constant guest at the Rooae.
yeN1 Her father was CharIes Caror.
1er grandfather, Isaac carow, wealthy
3sE of Norwich. e', ~ -
Tl1ees was hardly q week dt,rsne mi.
poyhcod and S1rshood stage that Theo.
dore Ro0seye1k and Edith CaroW al not
1esk Thy wero tho best OF comradas.
the most loyal friends And the situa-
ton was SO eminently agreeable andi
satisfying that it is not likely that thisi
busy, lively young pair dwelt overmuchk
on its possible romantic outcome IS
Then came the separation. Young
Theodore, with a mind made up to STAR
tie the world. chose one of the most COM
sentative spots on earth to accomplish 1t,
and entered Harvard university. While
there he fell in love with Miss Alice Lee.