Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-07-16
Statement That She introduced
Her 10 White Absolutely
False.
GIRLS LIFE AMONG ARTISTS.
They Were Perfect Gentlemen and
She Never Posed In the Nude
Altogether

Pltsburg, Pa, July ls-'At the age
o. Is Evelyn vent with me TO New
York. where she had been heralded as
the girl with the Chrst-chiid face"
So declared Mrs Charles j. Holman,
the m0tTr OF Evelyn NesbIt Thaw. in
the first Interview given by her since
the Architect White tragedy. Mrs.
Holamn spoke % her daughters life
experiences with material tenderness,
declaring that a. the proper time all
that has "upse, the plans OF three fam
lilies win De righted
ANY statement OF suggestion to the
effect that o. was I who introduced
Evelyn TO Mr. White is false; utterly
false declared Mrs. Holman with all
the emphasis at her command.
God knows all, she continued, "and
He will guide me through these try
ing moments / have thought more
than once Of that 18th day OF December,
Christmas, 1854, when that sweet pure,
and lovely child was born.
Look she continued taking a pho
tograph from the wall, Here is Evelyn
when she first appeared On the Wild
Rose company. look al the coat she
wears Some people viii be surprised
TO know how % is made. When Ny.
Nesbit died he left an oyerc0at that /
thought would come IN handy some
day, And there II is-that Jacket was
made by my hands, and as ] think Of
that darling child I think how ! sewed
love into every stitch.
Harry Thaws mother speaks well
Of Evelyn-well. why shouldn't she
a beautiful loving and bright girl. But
the papers attribute so much 10 poor
Evelyn-why / read a story the other
day 20 the eject that the child was a
correspondent in the Lederer case II
Is a fabrication. every word Of a..
George LedeTer watched over Evelyn
Ike a father. He often told me OF her
beauty ana that he would make a great
actress out Of her. After several con-
situations ] permitted her to 80 10 re-
hearsais, but only when ACCOMPANIED
by Howard or myself You see. % was
Evelyn who arst brought Nj Lederer
TO me. That is something / want stat
ed. for II has great deal 10 do with
this matter She was ambitious and
studious and wanted 10 be a great ac-
iress
Actresses rayed oyer EVELYN and
many Hattering offers were made her
to pose. but continued Mrs Holman
and her voice rose 10 add emphasis.
she never. never posed In the nude.
] found those BOhemlans were I'm
every way gentlemen. They were
ready 90 sacrifice an 10 get a canvas
ot the child that was born on Christ
mas day Florence herself Is clever
artlst--eXccptlon3lly fine with colors.
when Mr. NesbIt died. he left me with
very large house on my hands Ion
the east end. Finally secured an Of
Ter 90 60 Co Philadelphia % take em-
Voyment that was On 1900. II was
.in that city that Evelyn met Mrs. Oar
rah. who was a well known artist then,
and Evelyn promised 90 pose for her
That was the first time she served as a
model"
"Wiil you state" Mrs Holman was
asked how your daughter managed
go escape your control2"
NO she replied. 81 cannot az
This time ] escorted her 90 the stage
door afternoon and evening and when
J was 90 with headache. ! would send
her brother who was also eager 90
help hts sister whom he thought the
world ~
Evelyn never went about az night
alone--never II she went out to din
Her ~ course, as a mother should. /
was always there to chaper1ne her.
Some times MI Lederer would escort
Evelyn out for DE was so kind and
generous 90 her and always 50 good
towards us both.
zone night. ] now remember. she
oyerstayed the appointed hour Co re-
turn home aud 7 said o. her Wen.
j thought You would return at a rea-
,0u8ble hour
This O. in the profession was her
reply
AS long as she was under her moth
cr's control Evelyn was under q moth
Cr's careful eye. Al the proper time
all VIII come 20 Hight and the world
win know Just how good how sweet.
willing and loyable a mother Florence
had said Mrs Holman, bringing The
interview Oh a close.