The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-25
New Presidelt's Family.

The personality Of Mrs. Roosevelt,
new mistress Of the White House, is
little known to the public. Her pic
ture has been published le than that
Of the wife of any man prominent in
public life to-day. The explanation is
President Roosevelt's right ideas on
the privacy Of the home. He be-
lieves that mans public and private
affaits should be kept sorupulously
distinct, and this belief has always
governed his own life and that Of his
family.
In the circle Of her acquaintances
Mrs. Roosevelt is known to be one of
the most cultivated and accomplished
women who has been member Of the
society of Washington in recent years.
In the minds Of those who know her
we'll there is no doubt that to her
steadfast ambitions for her husband
and her firm belief in his talents aud
ability have been spur to which the
President owes much Of his SUCCESS in
public life.
Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Edith Ca
row, whose family has always been in
innate with the Roosevelts, and Mrs.
Roosevelt and her husband knew one
another from childhood. She is OF
medium height, with fair complexion,
dark eyes and hair and a splendid
charm Of manner. She has travelled
much, and is good linguist and prob.
ably one Of the best read women in of
fetal society. The amount of litera-
ture she and her, husband manage to
read is said to be equalled only by tie
famous record Of Lord Macaulay and
his sister.
AS the wife Of the Vice-P President,
Mrs. Roosevelt has naturally appeared
much in. society and she has enter:
tanned the most interesting figures in
Washington, both foreigners and
Americans. But Mrs. Roosevelt 8
chief interests have never been in 80.
ciety. Her home duties have always
claimed her first, and her children and
her housekeeping have her constant
personal care. She is good business
woman and her household finances are
under her direct supervision.
There are FIVE children in the Roose-
velt household. The President was
married when very young to Miss
Alice Lee, of Boston, who lived but
two or three years after her marriage.
She left a daughter, Alice, who is now
II years old. The other children
Theodore, Jr., .aged ID; Kermit, IL;
Ethel, 10, and Quentin, 4, are the
! present Mrs. Roosevelt's.
! The Roosevelt home, near Oyster
Bay, is many-gabled house on Saga
more Hill, knoll that overlooks the
bay, and the wooden glen to the west,
known as West Hallow. To reach it
you drive over maoadamized road
along the shores of the bay and then
up the hill through grove of chest
nut, oak and dogwood. The house is
three stories high, the first Of red
brick, above which the wide Dutch
shingles give it the air Of an early
colonial mansion. The most striking
features are the wide verandas, the
squatty chimneys and the great num-
Der OF dorner windows.
| A porte-coohere at the South en-
trance is adorned with pair oi
spreading antlers. It is almost cover.
ed with ivy and Virginia cieeper. The
interior Of the house displays the oc.
cupants' taste. The reception hall is
a spacious room in the centre Of the
house. It contains many Of the Presi.
dents trophies Of the chase, and, like
all the rooms, fair share Of books.
A handsome head of wapiti hangs
! oyer .hc mautci, on either side OF
which are antlers of the caribou. The
floor is covered with bear and pan.
ther skins, and in the corner is hat
rack Of set of antlers, containing
twenty.four branches.-&. Louis
| Globe Democrat.