The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-10-09

Special interview given well-known writer
AZ the arctic explorers hons on EAgie Isl-
and CSsco Bay.
When any man succeeds so greatly that
the worlds interest IS aroused and when,
to satisfy this interest, the haring, white.
unacceptable search-Ight OF publicity is
turned upon him, in the background Of
that success the searchlisht is pretty apt
not always sure--to find a woman's
figure.
Sometimes it is n mother. sometimes
a sweetheart once IN a cycle it's 5ister
-as for example. Mary Lamb.
Bet this time It's the commonest of
ALA wife
For this Is a little story OF the woman
behind the man behind the pole-the COM
mander OF the commander-NIrs. Robert
z. Peary.
Now let me tell you that that woman
you're going out there to see had just
about as n-uch to do with the COM
mander's getting to the pole as he had
himself. Course, she didn't go up there,
but by being the sort OF woman she IS.
by cheering him on and never worrying
or rather never letting on to him that
she was worried, she certainly did enough
OF it TO herself-AIrs. Peary did her share
Of getting the north pole discovered. She
isn't an ordinary wOman-nOt by good
deal"
Ready to Believe.
That's the introduction that the sea-
man who took me from Harpswell 10 the
Pearys summer home at Eagle Island,
gave me TO his friend and neighbor. Mrs.
Robert Peary, and before was through
talking with the lady was quite ready
to believe him.
The first thing you would have said II
you had been with me and met Mrs.
Peary-said TO yourself I mean-is. But
I thought she was older"
Mrs. Peary is probably about 45. That
is just q probability based on the COM
manders age, which is SO. and her eld-
est child's age. which IS l6 and her moth
ers age. which is Il. had to guess be-
| cause history does not relate and I didn't
quite dare ask.
| Actually she looks about 35 or S.
She is tall has an excellent figure and
carriage, and though she was quite sim
| ply dressed when met her-blue suit and
dark blue waist-only one ring besides heI
wedding ring and no Other 5ewelry. SHE
has that way Of wearing her clothes
which can't be acquired. bought, or copied
and which constitutes that most eagerly
longed for feminine quality, style
She has gray eyes, light brown hair
a fresh. fair skin, and good features. In
repose you would call her very good look
| ing. When she talked you would do more
than that-you would add the adjective
fascinating" That's because OF hei
mouth. In repose II Is simply an or
dinarily nice mouth. But when she talk.
about anything in which she is inter
ested. It quirks up into crooked smile
which IS perfectly delightful and which
il she were not saying such extremely
interesting things. would almost distract
ones mind from what she was saying.
At least I think il would Since al
the time / was with her she was an
swerlng my questions as 20 how Il feel:
to be the wife Of the man Of the hour
and what it means TO be the woman
who helped her husband TO be the mar
of the hour, and as everything that she
said was so intensely interesting,
/ didn't get much chance TO be distracted
even by that smile.
Born in the North.
Almost every one knows that Mrs
Peary has been farther north than any
other white woman in the world and
that her first baby was born in the
frozen north. But does every one realize
that besides the trip taken when Marie
was born. Mrs. Peary has also made
six other excursions. varying from six
TO fifteen months in length, into tho Land
OF the Midnight sun? I think not.
Mrs Peary's very first experience ir
4 housekeeping was in that strange land
II IS doubtful II any bride ever made hei
first -attemRts at home-making under
such strangek conditions. 1 don't believe
that very many of the women who think
to-day what a tsplendld thing Il must b'
TO be the much-feted and interviewed and
Large Furniture Auction
I At Weschler's. go Pa. ave. nw., to-day
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