The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-19
THE NEW MISTRESS
 or THE WHITE HOUSE

Of Mrs. Roosevelt, second wife of the President. the following facts are gath cred from The New York Press;
 The days of mourning which are upon the land will cast their shadow for a long time over the White House, but when the time comes for the doors to be opened in hospitality the womanly sweet intelligence of Mrs. Roosevelt are sure to win the admiration of the American people.
 As Theodore Roosevelt stands for the type. of energetic, healthy American manhood so his wife represents a high type of American womanhood. She was Miss Edith Kermit Carow and was born in this city of a well-to-do family. As girl she knew young. Theodore Roosevelt. It has been said that a boy and girl sen- timent existed between them before he went to college; but soon after his grad uation from Harvard he married Alice Lee of Boston Miss Carow went abroad to supplement her education by course of study and travel.
 When Roosevelt had lost his girl wife and was seeking a solace in European trip. he met Miss Carow. When he res turned to America, they began . core. spondence. Their engage ment foiioweo and they were married in 1856
 Like her husband, Mrs. Roosevelt has a pfoflouncer literary bent. She is an oni- niverous reader. and accomplished lin- guist and . keen student. Several years ago she published a volume of verses. h. tended for circulation among her friends. she e posted In politics and keeps up with the newspapers and periodicals deal ter terest as well as her husband does. she is not athletic. although she rides horse
 she has little taste for club life and the Daughters of the American Revolutlon besougft her in vain to be \ candidate for President General of their order.
 Mrs. Roosevelt is uot handsome. but she is attractive; Her manner L ,s SnaHeSs. una rsns brown eyes. and she wears her brown hsir parted and carried back loosely from her temples. She dresses with a simplic- ity that is becoming. Her street frocks especially border on the severe. For even- ing entertainment she dresses handsome ly, but never showfiy..
 Of Miss Roosevelt.
 Mrs. Roosevelt will have the assistance of a charming girl, Misa Alice Roosevelt. the only child of the first marriage, Wnen she takes up her social duties. MISS Roosevelt is about IS years old. She nas been bridesmaid at the wedding or Bos- ton cousin. and on several other occa- elons has been seen in society. but sne haas not been introduced formally: That probably will be 3 White House ~ ~aMsaa. and has fought the proposal to send her to school with something of her fatner 2 dogRedness. Until recently she has oeen something of a tomboy. and preferred sharing her fathers rides and tramps and her brothers sports to anything else. Now. howeevr. she has put on long skirts and her pretty light hair Is done up ac- cording to the fashionable mode TOT young women.
 Of the Presidents Two Sisters.
 President Roosevelt has two sisters who will be prominent in the new admlnis- trafion circle. The older one. Mrs. Cowles, liveA in Washington. She was Miss Anna Roosevelt widely known Tor her charitable work. It was when on a visit to her cousin, l. R. Roosevelt, sec retary of the American embassy In Lon don. that she met Commander w. B. Cowles of the American navy, to whom she was married in that city.
 Mrs Cowles is strongly opposed 70 wo- man suffrage. and her public expressl ons of opinion along the line have caused con siderable comment on account or ner brothers attitude, which has been uni formly favorable to the suffragists.
 Mrs Douglas Robinson the other sls- ter of President Roosevelt. lives at No 40 Madison Avenue. As the Roosevelts have not had a town house for several wears past, Colonel Roosevelt has made this his home when in, town. and has entertained his personal and political friends there
 Of the Roosevelt Children.
 In addition to the large number of s,grown-,ips'' among the Roosevelts. there will be i've children, Theodore, Kermit.