Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26
PRESIDENT GAVE PICTURE.
But Did Not Know It Was for "Fads
and Fancies"

Maintaining, in spite of a second disclaim-
er from Oyster Bay yesterday, that Presi-
| dent Roosevelt is mistaken when he allows
| is to be said in his behalf that he did not
| authorize the use of his picture in "Fads
| and Fancies'' and did not agree to accept
a copy of the book, Col. Mann, chief owner
| of Town Topics under the auspices OF
which ''Fads and Fancies'' is projected, last
night announced the name of his represen-
| tative who he declared, called on the Presi-
dent and laid the matter before him.
| This representative of Town Topics and
! himself he said was Mrs. Wade Hampton
| daughter-in-law of Gen. Wade Hampton
| who had an audience with the President in
| the White House and returned to New York
| with a picture across which Mr.. Roosevelt
| had written his autograph.
At the same time 1t appears the President
| did not know that his picture was to be
| published in "Fads and Fancies. - Mrs
| Hampton is herself the authority for this
| statement. The President would not listen
| to her explanation of the purpose to which
his picture was to be put. she says, telling
her to do what she pleased with it and put
it in any book she chose.
with two letters from Gen. HAMPTON
one introducing me and the other about
some personal matters between the Presi-
dent and the general, said Mrs Hampton
to a reporter in New York last night Il
called one day at the White House. | also
had with me a large portfolio containing
specimen page of the proposed book, on
which was a picture of Col. John Jacob
Aston and other matter Illustrating what
the book was to be.
Il sent in my card and the letters to the
President, and in few minutes later was
ushered into the reception room. l founi
there two delegationS-one to ask him t.
open the Richmond fair, the other being q
band of cowboys. The President greeted me
cordially, leaving the delegations for the
moment and expressing his pleasure at hav-
fha of tic oil f,i.-.
Gen. Hampton.
eff you don't mind. would rather wait
until you have finished with the others who
are here to see YOU / said to him and he
thanked me as If l had conferred a great
favor on him. l saw him talk with the men
from Richmond, and l suppose he agreed
to press a button to open their exhibition
Then he went over to the cowboys. ad-
dressed them boys at which they all
grinned happily, and talked over ranch life
with them.
when they left he advanced toward me
and l toward him. We spoke again of my
father-in-law, and then / said, But Mr.
President, this isn't business, and I'm here
to see you on business
What can do for you, Mrs. Hampton? p
he asked me- and 1 said to him. There is a
book 1 want to get you to let your picture
appear in. 1t is to be the greatest book of
| its kind ever
| minute later an usher had gone for copy
| of the Presidents photograph Meanwhile
| another usher, at signal from me- had
| brought the portfolio to mo and laid it on
/ a table near us. l was trying to get Mr.
| Roosevelt to look at 1t when the photo
| graph was brought to him.
! g Here is the picture, Mrs. Hampton he
| said, put it in any book you like or do any
| thing you p'oase with it,
| ,5ut Mr.. President, / want you to know
| about this book,' / tried to tell him. 1t
| will cost 81 $50 a copy and
Why, l never paid that much for any
I thing in my life, he laughed, and nothing
| could persuade him to pay any attention to
| what / wanted the picture for He launched
| off again into talk about Gen. Hampton,
| and that was the end of the matter, so far
| as he was concerned. though l did manage
| to tell him that as President the book
| wouldn't cost him anything
| $50 it is true that President Roosevelt
| did authorize the use of his signed photo
| graph in .Fads and Fancies,'" concluded
| Mrs. Hampton, though he did not know ii
| at the time. tried hard enough to make
| him listen to what wanted to tell hin,
| about the book, but he wouldn't pay any
| attention to me on that matter, except to
| tell me to do whatever I pleased with his
| picture. That was in September 1901, only
/ a short time after the death of President
/ Mckinley"
| Col. Mann said he regretted controversy
had arisen between the President and him.
/ self, but that the facts being plain. 1t die
/ not devolve on him to retract anything he
| has said.
! A disnsstch from Oyster Bay. L. 1. last