The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-17
MRS. HoLMAN TALKS.
Says That She Was Careful Mother To
 MrN. Thaw,

Says That She Was Careful Mother 10
 MIN. Thaw.
 Pittsburg, July 16--At the age of Is Evelyn went with me to New York, where she had been heralded as the girl with the Christ-child face.
 So declared Mrs. Charles J. Holman, the mother oe Evelyn Eesbit Thaw. in the first interview given by her since the architect White tragedy. Mrs. Hol- man spoke of her daughters life ex- periences and beauty with maternal tenderness. declaring that at the prop CT time all that has upset the plans of three families will be lighted.
 Any statement or suggestion to the effect that it was I who introduced Evelyn to MT. White is false. Utter ly 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. I have thought more tkan once of that twenty-fifth day of December. Christmas. 1884. when that sweet. pure and lovely child was born.
 Look" she continued, taking pho tograph from the wall, There Is Evelyn when she first appeared in the Wild Rose Company Look at the coat she wears. Some people wil be sur prised to know how It is made. When Mr. Eesbit died he left an oyercoat that I thought would come in handy some day and there 1t is, that jacket was made by my hands, and as l think of that darling child I think how sewed love into every stitch.
 Harry Thaw's mother speaks well of Evelyn-well. why shouldn't she, a beautiful loving and bright girl. But the papers attribute so much to poor Evelyn why, I read story the other day to the effect that the child was a correspondent In the Lederer case It Is a falsehood, every word of It. George Lederer watched over Evelyn like fa- ther.
 He often told me of her beauty and that he would make great actress out of her, After several consulta- ticns permitted her to go to ra- hearsals, but only when accompanied by Howard or myself. You sec. 1t was Evelyn who first brought Mir Led arer to me That Is something want stated for 1t has great deal to do with this matter. She was ambitious and gtudious and wanted to be a great aet:ess
 Artists raved over Evelyn and many flattering offers were made her 10 pose. but" continued Mrs. Holman and her voice rose to add emphasis. "she never. rever posed in the nude. found those Rohemians were in every way gentlemen. They were ready to sacri- flee all to get a canvas of the child that was born on Christmas day. Flor ence herself is a clever artist--eXcept- lonally fine with colors.
 sWhen Mir Nesbit died he left me with n very large house on nv hands ir the East End. Finally secured an offer to go to Philadelphia to take em- plovment-that was in 1900. If was in that city that Evelyn met Mrs. Darrah, who was a well known artist then. and F.velvn promised to ose for her. That was the first time she served as a model"
 .aWil you state" Mrs Holman was asked. now your daughter maus Ged tc escape your control?"
 No" she replied "I cannot at this time Is she went out to dinner. of course. as 2 mother should, was al ways there 10 chaperoue her Some times MT Lederer would invite Evelyn o;it. fer he was SO kind and Renerola to Ter and always so good towards us both
 "One night. now remember, she overstaved inc appointed hour to re- turn home and said to her: Well I thought you would return at a reason
 :" This ls in the profession.' was her reply.
 "As long as she was under her mo- thAr's control. Evelyn was under a mo- ther's careful eye At the proper time ali will come to light and the world
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