The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1906-03-01
NEW BELLE OF WHITE HOUSE.
Miss Ethel Reessvslt viii Fill the Place
Left Vacant by Her Sister.

LEV vacant py Ter otstef.
Washington special; shrinkingly. halt
lagiy. and perhaps blushinxiy. Ethel
Roosevelt, tho second daughter OF the
white House today. viii receive tho so
clal sccpter from Miss Roosevelt. the first
daughter. sho will receive u shrinkingiy
because IN tho eomposition Of this girl
there In n strong. ever present dislike for
publicity: she will accept u haltingly be-
cause she would rather 10 n child. unno-
decd than a young woman hampered BY
IN. formaiitics OF society. ahc will take y
hluHhlnRly because she Ia modest.
Miss Roosevelt made n bis place for her
rc.r In tho popular heart. little Ethel viii
have 20 nj this big place. Ethel Ia n
bright eyed. lively. laughing girl All OF
her life she has Lowell To play and romp
with her brothers. IL VIII b. a difficult
task for this child To turn her back upon
her childhood aud step Into the glare or
the great public spotlight. yeS those who
know hor bert believe she Is equal to tho
task.
Miss Roosevelt. tho f,rSt daughter OF the
white House. L. tho daughter OF Mrs. Alice
Ire Roosevelt. tho presidents firsi wife.
Ethel. the Second daughter. IL the only
daughter OF AIRS. Edith Carow Roosevelt.
ia. mistress of the white house. on her
.
Is years old. She n two younger than
Kermit, and two years older than Archie.
She has the mother heart and there r.
nothing better than can be said OF her.
During her childhood. In fact Until a few
years ago. Ethel. like most girls. loved her
dolls a great deal more than anything else
IN tho world. Early In her childhood Ethel
! DEVELOPED n strong fondness for her books
and she has read more consistently and
pcrEtstontly than any OF her brothers.
Ethel In musical and artistic. She can
ride horseback IKE any other member OF
the house OF Roosevelt she can beat All
| four OF her brothers nj tennis and give
Archie and Kermit a handicap. She can
keep IN the lead I'm n foorace over the
white House lawn; and In her earlier days
| when she used TO don boys clothes occa-
| sionalIy to the delight OF her brothers. she
could put either Kermit or Archibald on
hts back In a wrestling mat "a.
IL was a sad day for Ethel and Quentin
| when they started out for the White
| House. She hated to leave the big country
place with the rolling acres around H.
/ The White House and life In Washington
have had their effect upon tht girl From
a romping child she has becomi happy
but thoughtful growing girl.
| Physically. tho successor OF the bride
! elect IL n robust little figure. full OF vigor
| aud spirit. She has the same soft. glowing
| eyes: the same dclicatcly cOlored com
| plcxion the same gracious ways: the
same expression OF perfect contcntmcni.
! Ethel IL not so tall a. her half sister. nor
as slender. Her face IL round. her frame
| we'll put together. She IL "A strong. healthy
girl. and as graceful IA the proverbial
nymph She L. an American girl clear
| through TO the marrow; n strong minded
young woman OF high ideals. and a simple.
loving heart. Washington believes she
will MI her sisters shoes and carry this
scepter gracefully.