Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-22

The second Mrs. Roosevelt has heap a,
excellent substitute for Miss Aiice.S Gu, n
mother and their happy relations are due
| woman. With her customary good sens
Mrs. Roosevelt from the date Of 'bar ,nare
| riage adopted course which has GIVEN
little or no opportunity for friction. She
| fairs of her stepdaughter, and has ganiix,
deferred to her father in questions invoIv
ing parental action. If the father con-
scented to any request Of the daughter,
| she try to overcome his decision a. n ran
counter to the daughters wish W.T.
| and daughter thus grew up with peculiar
relations OF comradeship and We're in
spired with confidence in each other
During her earlier years Miss Alice was
under the direction OF governess who
| had taught her mother Since the death
young lady has had special masters and
| she has learned to speak German and
French with fiuency.
In this connection may be noted one Of
| her characteristics. She viii chatter
| French ,ad libitum with her girl friends.
| if they choose to use that language hui
| if an adult American uses a foreign lam
guage in conversing with her this miss
will respond in English. or change the
subject. Apparently she regards this use
OF strange tongue as bit of affectation
on the part of those who ought to know
better and ought not to turn the cold
SnOuluef TO their OWN language Win
Germans and Frenchmen however. she
will converse frankly and with engaging
animation If they show preference for
their native tongue.
This charming young American is quite
as democratic as her father and shows it
in striking manner. Much of her youth
was spent in Washington and her girl
friends were of her own class not eX-
tremely rich. but members of families of
high culture and of the middle class AS
the daughter of the President she was
soon surrounded by Il circle of girls whose
pin money runs into the thousands but
she did not forget or slight the compan-
ions of her earlier years. Some of these
young women have made their debuts
during the present season, and the Pres
ident's daughter has striven to lend all
possible eclat to their coming out fetes.
When her own entrance into society was
celebrated with ball. her girlhood COM
panons were the first to be honored with
invitations, and she has seen TO il that
they should be invited to the blue room
for the executive receptions. Good sense
and loyalty to old friends are among the
most prominent characteristics of Miss
Roosevelt
She is unlike the other Rooseveits in
that she is not an enthusiastic reader or
student. She says she always nracticed
on the piano with tears running from her
eyes, but she is accomplished musi-
clan and can add to the gayety of COM
pany of young people by picking lively
air on the mandolin. She enjoys outdoor
life, and is especially fond of horseback
riding. She finds keen joy in society,
and she is one of the sprightiest, most
vivacious persons in the blue room during
the Presidents receptions.
While Miss Roosevelt is demure and
dignified enough on proper occasions, she
has a lively sense of humor, and no per-
sonage is too sacred for her shafts. She
can take the fiamboyancy out of the most
fulsome fiattery of an ambassador bend
ing over her hand by Il bright remark.
She is rot above mimicking the affecta-
tons of a beau for the benefit of her girl
friends, and the god-laced members of
the diplomatic corps sometimes afford
amusement for her and her companions.
In short, Miss Roosevelt is a typical
American girl. tactful and gracious on
occasions, but looking out upon the world
with the laughing eyes of wholesome
youth.