Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-07
WIFE REJO|NS S|CKLES
To Care for Her Mother, Gen.
'eraI Left Her in Spain.
ALLOWANCE SENT TO HER
They Corresponded and When Death
Released Her She Comes to Him.
SON BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER
He Welded Daughter Of Spanish
Grandee When he Was Minister
to Spain, Years Ago.
ALLOWANCE SENT TO HER
SON BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER

Spanish wife after separation of twenty
seven years, was sitting in his favorlte
chair by the parlor window of his 9TH
avenue home. reading the Sunday papers,
when his interviewer entered He locked
up and nodded courteously and said:
Il am sorry that this matter has be-
come known. not that there was any
| thing to hide, but 1 don't believe in max
ing ones domestic affairs public. How
ever, l have nothing to add"
! Stanton Sickles and his mother will
remain at the Brevoort House. where they
have been stopping since their arrival
here. until a vacant apartment In Gen.
Sickles' house can be fitted up for them
Decorators will begin work tomorrow
changing the wall paper and other decora-
tons. The apa rtment will he handsomely
furnished. The work will continue several
| weeks
Wife and Son With Him All Day.
Mrs. Sickles and her son spent most
of the day with the general. only re-
turning to their hotel last evening long
enough to dress for dinner. which they
took with Gen. Sickles.
Mrs Sickles and her son were seen at
the Brevoort last evening. Young Mr..
Sickles denied a report that some months
ago his mother had received letter from
her daughter. Mrs. Crackenthorpe. wife
| of the secretary of the British embassy.
saying that Gen. Sickes was very infirm
and that Mrs Sickles had better go to
his side. Young Mr.. Sickles gave the
following written statement:
| Mrs. Gen. Sickles 10 the only daughter
| Of a Spanish councillor Of state. She was
| brought up at the court of Spain, being
| the niece Of the Marchioness of Nova
liches. Countess of Santa Isabel, who. for
more than twenty years. was the mistress
Of the robes at Queen Isaoella's court.
| She was married to Gen. Sickles Novem-
| Der %, 1871, at the American legation at
| Madrid while he was minister to Spain.
They had one only daughter. now Mrs.
Crackenthorpe. wife OF the Secretary OF
the British embassy in Vienna. and an
rotary of legation to Spain, Belgium and
lately to Greece. Mrs. Gen. Sickles has
been with her father and mother at Mad
rid and did not wish to leave her aged
mother until she died, short time ago
Why She Returned to Spain.
| After living in Madrid for some time
after their marriage the general and his
handsome young wife went TO Paris,
where they resided some years and where
Stanton was born. Mrs. Sickles' mother.
who was an invalid. grieved for her
daughter and wished her to return. The
| young wife thought she should go to her
| mother and remain with her until she
\ died.
! This plan. according to young Mr.. Sick
les. did not meet with the generals ap-
prevail, and he refused to return TO Spain
to live. The couple separated, the young
| woman going to- her mother. with whom
she remained until she died. few months
ago. Her wish to be with her invalid
| mother was why. young Sickles says. his
mother remained away from her husband
| During all the years Of their separa-
lion Cick1eG the general SEM
| a handsome allowance to his wife an
| nually and they corresponded constantly.
After her mothers death Mrs. Sickles
made arrangements to come to this coun-
| main by her aged husbands side until
death parts them. She has come. she
says. 10 be consolation to him and to
nurse him.
Experience Is Strange.
ITO be reunited after twenty-seven
years to ones husband. the father of
ones children. is indeed a strange and
somewhat painful experience said Mrs
Sickies.
Life seemed to appear before me some
what as those moving pictures do that
| one sees at the theaters. when I looked
again upon my husband after these years
OF separation. Pleasant and painful men,
cries followed one another and tears
filmed over my eyes. but I tried not to
show my emotions to my husband, who
Is Older and more feeble than I. and not
SO able to bear up under the thought that
indeed we all get Old
Did he speak Of your appearance"
Mrs. Sickles was asked.
'Ah. indeed. yes. and-man that he is
he first remarked upon my stoutness! He
could not zee the traces Of beauty, per-
| haps. that l have left" she added, with
tiny bit Of melancholy in her voice, land
| IL ne thought I was still good looking
| though changed. he only thought it, for
| he did not tell me so.
And that is so like a man. isn't it?
| He saw only the stoutness Of me and my
| lost figure. And I still looked out of the
same brown eyes and only few-not so
very. very many-gray hairs could he find
among the brown, and yet. How stout
you have grown! was what my cavalier
of other days said to me!
"Women More Considerate."
| And then, too" she unused, men look
forever with the eyes OF youth when they
view themselves. They never think what
time is doing to them-oh, dear me, no.
did not tell Gen. Sickles what changes
l saw in him. That is where women are
SO much more sympathetic. more kind.
more tac.ful. And right here let mo say
that Is why men never believe that time
makes changes In them. Women hatter
| them always with the thought and find
| them just as attractive at any age. just
because they. the women. are kind and
considerable
When Mrs. Sickles came to the Hotel
Brevoort as bride she was many years
younger than the general. He was then
minister to Spain. and. naturally, when
he brought back the lovely young daugh-
ter of Spain as his bride, all Of his diplo-
matte and social friends in this city and
In Washington gave her welcome. She
was heralded as the most famous beauty
who had visited these shores from any
European capital.
The unusual reunion has been brought
about by Mrs. Sickles' son. Stanton. with
whom she has been living in Athens.
where he has been secretary OF the Amer
lean legation. and who has now been Or
aered to Siam. He purposed visiting his
father route and the mother decided
| to accompany him and again renew her
acquaintance with her husband.
Although separated from her husband
these many years. Mrs. SickIes denie s
that any animus inspired the separation.
Why She Stayed in Spain
You see.' she explained, II was so
very young when married and my par
ents were devoted to mo, and when
found that the generals duties took him
to his own country to live could scarce