The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-10-13

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and amiability. Her social
qualities are admirable and
made her especially popular as the
wife Of the Governor
Both Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt are
In the very prime Of middle life.
They have always known each other
aui are Of practically the same age
Mrs. Roosevelt Is not yet old enough
for her dark hair. which she wears
drawn softly away from her high
forehead. to have become tinged with
gray. Her eyes sparkle with all the
vigor of youth.
When she smiles Il Is in the hap
plest manner in the world.
Mrs Roosevelt Is fair in complex
ion. aquiline In profile. Of medium
height. slender. and with an aristo-
cratic bearing. She has indeed great
natural stateliness. and when dressed
FOR dinner or q reception Is quite the
granie dame.
She rs. indeed. a thousand times
more conventionally correct than her
Rough Rider husband who has a
great love FOR making laws unto him
sels
Mrs Roosevelt has. indeed. always
succeeded In subordin mating her own
personality 20 that OF her husband.
She has never been in any sense a
public woman, even VII - she was
the wife Of the Governor. She avoids
clubs. prominent Identification with
any movement. social display or os-
tentatiOn
Nevertheless she IS thoroughly IN
formed and keenly interested in every
question Of the day II Is only that
so Far she has INDUCED a preference
FOR watching history than 10 have the
smallest share in its making.
Her Husbands Chief Aid.
AS an administrator. Mrs. Roose-
welt Is superb. Her husbands career
has made II necessary for her to con
duct several homes at the same time
which has been done with mastery
efficiency. Her financial ability also
quite distinguishes her from the run
OF women.
AS a mother the wife OF Theodore
Roosevelt Is. OF course. irreproach-
able. The secret Of the unusual and
perfect harmony between the Roose-
yelts uecessitates the telling OF a
long story. They are devotedly in
love with each other and have been
for long time. If there ever lived q
man fortunate in his domestic rele.
tions, Il Is the strenuous" Rough
Rider. And his romance began long
years aSo.
Mrs. Roosevelt WIS Edith Kermit
Carow. daughter OF Charles Carow. OF
New York and granddaughter OF Gen
eral Tyler OF Norwich. Conn Edith
was hou at the old Carow mansion.
thirteenth street and Union Square
y girlhOOd was passed IN New
* during part Of which time she
n pupil az Miss Comstock's school
h Vest Fortieth street.
le Caruws were then one Of the
fost families in town The
tvelts held a similar position
was n strong intimacy between
Edith Carow in particular al
having been a close friend OF
lore Roosevelt's sister. who is
Mrs Douglas Robinson.
Vdlv a week passed that Theo-
Roosevelt and Edith Carow dill
meet They were both then in
Z early teens and far too young
hnv thought OF romance And 1t
with a purely cousinlv friendli.
s that they said good-bv when
ing Theodore left New York to
Z TO Harvard
Theodore Roosevelt has never been
own 20 waste an ounortunitv. He
Armed more al Harvard than ten
fdinary hovs would have learned
81 he did not NEGLECT his social ad-
kntaEes. either For he had become
hgsged In the meantime TO Miss
llice lee then one Of the bellies Of
Roston The Lees were one OF the
pest Roston families. Theodore was
considered an exceptionally promising
young man. No objection was raised
10 their marriage.
Death Of His First Wife.
This was to prove the only tragic
chapter In Theodore RoOsevelt's life.
For after only a year OF married life
his young wife died. leaving a baby
girl AMI namesake behind her. This
baby is now the grown-up daughter Of
Mr.. Roosevelt. Miss Alice. who is 10
make her debut in Washington this
winter.
While becoming accustomed to his
grief. Theodore Roosevelt met again
and often the young woman with
whom he had been such good friends
half dozen years before.
In the meantime Edith Carow had
gained a reputation for absolute lack
OF susceptibility. Il was believed she
would never marry.
Far hanisomer men than Theodore
Roosevelt had paid their court in
vain Gradually. however. during the
next few years an understanding wss
established between them.
Theodore Roosevelt aud Edith Ca
row discovered that they were in love
and electrified New York By annouac-
ing their engagement.
They we're married a few months
afterward In England. Miss Carow
went over in advance aud met her
mother and sister in England. In No
vember Mr.. Roosevelt Joined them.
and on Dec .. 1855. he aud Edith Ca.
row were married IN St George's
Church. Hanover Square. London. BY
Canon Csmmadge. a cousin Of Miss
Carow.
After several months travel IN the
continent Mr.. and Ms. Roosevelt re-
turned 70 AmerioS and went 10 live
~ their present beautiful hnue AZ