Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-09-21

NEW PRESIDENT.
crowns the very topmost peak Of Saga.

crowns the very topmost peak Of Saga
more Hill.
The approach to the house through
toest ana meadow, Is beautiful ana
refreshing in the extreme. But II h
not until alter one reaches the tor of
saSamore Hi that the fun beauty of
ths magnificent panorama is revealed.
The view Of the bay the headlands
Win the Long Island Sound and tho
connecticut coast stretching for miles
and resting against the deep blue of
the sea, If so festful, so altogether
lovely, that Il cannot soon fade from
the memoly.
The library which Is splendid
room directly Off the main hall, con.
Jams about 1900 books The interior
Is one OF enohantment TO the genu.A.
book lover a big open nfeplat.
81 etchos across one end Of the room
Above 1t Is a magnificent display d.
the heads OF deer, rams. antelope
mountain sheep and other trophies q
Colonel Roosevelt's skill as a hunter
The floors are covered with ruas
made Of the skins Of lions bears. ~
faloes and panthers an victims of tla
wee Presidents gun. In fact the whole
house Is adorned with trophies of the
chase.
Here is is that most Of his books and
articles, Of which he has written many.
were brought into being.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Is the mos
enthusiastic admlrer and ardent helpo.
Of her husband in his political career.
she is absorbed heart and soul in her
husbands success. as she has been
from the time they first knew each 9th
or as children. Mrs. Roosevelt. Wh,
before her marriage, was Miss EdNh
Carow. possesses great intelligence a
remarkably fine eduCa,ion and a won.
derful power of effac'ng herself and m
the same time exerting a great inau-
cnce. She Is very pretty. slight. Oh
medium height, and has dark brow,
eyes and hair. She has not gone much
into society since her marriage. as 81
has been more or leis an invalid. M
she has devoted herself entirely 10 h
children and her home. She has a,
children Of her own. and there Is also
daughter by Mr.. Roosveits first wife.
girl of seventeen 10 whom Mrs
Roosevelt is the most devoted OF moth
ers.
MRS. ROOSEVELT AND THE chill
DREN.
Mrs Roosevelt was a playmate Of
Mr. Ro0sevelts sisters and of Mr..
Roosevelt himself when they were chill
dren, They went TO the same dancing
class. were identified with the same set
In society and there were great
many people who predicted that 10
these children grew up they would
marry However, as Is well known,
Mr., Rooseyelt's first wife was Miss
Lee OF Boston. and at the time Of that
marriage Miss CarOw was abroad,
whore she remained for some time.
Mr.. Roosevelt met her in Europs after
his wife's death. and their en- gage
ment was not announced for some
months. When II was announced. the
congratulations were most sincerel from
every one who knew them and red llzeu
how well suited they were TO one an
other
Like her husband Mrs. Roosevelt is
an enthusiastic novel reader. but also
keeps well ~ on all the TOPICS Of the
day She is a good French scholar and
also speaks German. During the YEARS
spent in Europe she travelled ev pry-
where and always kept up her studies.
The Roosevelts heretofore have SELDOM
entertained formally preferring to
keep open house,
When they first went 10 Washington
II was quite a break to leave all their
New York friends but II was not long
before Mrs. Roosevelt as well as her
husband had formed circle Of new
acquaintance, and their house in
Washington was the center OF much