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New-York tribune., 1912-03-12
Rosy Reports from West.

The Roosevelt committee headquarters
gave out a collection Of reports from
Chicago. One Of them was from Frank
Knox. of the national Roosevelt commit
tee. in which he said
we have secured from Governor Eher-
hart of Minnesota his approval OF pref
erential Presidential primary In his state
and as the Governor Is a Taft man this Is
particularly significant. inasmuch a the
State Central Committee Is In sympathy
with him and usually acts IN conformity
with his desires.
AS he has approved the Presidential pri-
mary il IL reasonable 10 assume mat the
state committee will provide for one. Ana
! may say from my observations In Mime
sofa that a Presidential primary ought TO
give an overwhelming majority FOR Roosc-
welt
Here is another sample Of the optimism
from Western sources distributed al the
local headquarters:
Additional figures showing the trend Of
sentiment in Illinois for Colonel Roosevelt 3
nomination were received by the Roosevelt
committee yesterday from Chicago. or the
4136 precinct committeeman in that state
nearly three thousand have cen heard
from. and Roosevelt Is more than 10 TO 1
favori,e, not only with the Republicans In
those precincts but with the committeeman
themselves.
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oSnno, re torn down. for they never have
oseh built. ] did not try 10 explain this
iof | knew she would not understand any
more than | could make clear that as one
sScends the hill 20 the heights the horizon
oroadens, for my critic did not have an
horizon only a skyline, and there is such
difference.
Yet her fear was contagious I found
myself In the foyer of the Ritz-Carlton
SAVING In an undertone. Now, buck up
rate. Don't go 10 the desk and say that
Lady Carew would like to see Miss War
wick Keep tight hold. Forget your rela-
uycs, Remember now, Lady Warwick,
Miss Carew not
racing the office desk did stutter lit
le' j caught the Lady Carew" midway
irom throat 10 mouth and substituted
warwick" then mentioned my own un-
assuming nomenclature with the air OF one
VINO knows that kind hearts are more than
.ofonets and simple faith than Norman
blood
Not that there was anything terrifying in
me presence of the hotel clark" or, In
iaet anywhere about the nice, honey
pace. With an eye 10 artistic effect, / se-
,eeied a big armchair, with red velvet up
holstery, picked off In gold II was placed
A''0Way between two tall palms and made
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"Cm-um."
"Are you there?"
"Cm-um."
ooh, am so glad to see you"
"Cm-um."
"Oh you are so kind. "Oh do make II
a supper party Late. Yes | said late
late"
'Um-um'
"Oh, you are so kind. "Yes. No. Yes.
No. Oh, no. On. yes"
Tm-um.'
"Goodby. So kind. Goodby.'
The CoIoners lady and Peggy OGrady
sisters under the skin. Class ana mass
bound together by the affinity of the tele-
nhone talk queer world.
lad been busying myself during this
interval by looking over some pamphlets
on the table describing the Horticultural
College for Women at Studley, Warwick
shire There were several attractive pho
,ographs of apiaries herbaceous gardens,
wineries butter rooms and carpenter
shops. I studied all zealously.
When the last word had been spoken
over the wire inquired:
Don't you think the reason women are
such fine gardeners and are so tremen-
dously interested in farm work of all
kinds Is because the garden is an expires
sion Of the maternal instinct? So many
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far away opened as II timed to my com
ing.
In the rectangular aperture stood tall
stunning figure, gowned in French blue.
Before | had time for moro than fleet
ing glance heard well modulated' ra-
thor deep voice say: "Oh. Miss Carew
Co CORY 10 have kept you waiting. So
GOOD of YOU to come. I hope you haven't
been downstairs long. VIII you forgive
me?"
had intended TO make an opening
.neech something like this:
"Ab Lady Warwick. 1t Is an uncon-
sciopabIe hour TO disturb your matinal
.i,n,bers. hut the exigencies Of the news
,oror profession have forced upon me a
nocessitous haste and seeming indiffer-
80 ,o vour well being which is far re-
n,oyod from my individual relation there
! to-"
Rather eloquent that! Even If am not
a filled lecturer. guess | know how one
should be addressed.
| did not get a chance TO say IT. maze
tho mistake Of listening to advisers who
claimed that Lady warwick would resent
being disturbed at such an early hour.
| Tbev win cling 10 the belief that fine
ladvisu, and noon rising are synonymous
Lady Warwick has beautiful hand to
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match the physique which gained for her
in her youth the right to he called one
of the handsomest women in England. She
took mine. raising It high and drew me
gently into the room. still talking with a
vital. early morning zest which was per
fecty amazing, considering the fact OF
her recent arrival. after particularly un-
pleasant voyage.
II have a racking. shocking headache,
she remarked Such a dull. stormy time.
the slowest trip the Mauretana ever made
Awful Winds
Il would have been absurd to ask this
picture OF health If she had suffered from
the usual form OF ocean sickness | put
the question away i'm cold storage, with
several other bromides-"What do you
think Of our skyscrapers," american
girls% What is your impression OF
America" etc.
NY disclaimer. you don't look as II you
knew what a headache means" had more
truth than is ordinarily concealed in A
rapid-fre compliment.
Mrs. Paget-this was before she was
titled--receivcd me one morning early In
wonderful brocaded kimono Of deep yell
low. II was 1nOSt dIllStlt, nlOsl H'bllStt
and quite suited to her peculiar type. Yet
the smart. finished appearance of Lady
| Warwick was equally successful, even
| more so, as an indication of character.
II seemed to emphasize her alertness, her
unquenchabe joy in living. the vitality
| which would be exuberant II 1t were not
restrained.
Just why the countess wore her hat at
| that hour ard in her own room | cannot
say Possibly nobility sleeps in It's hat.
| IL she was merely following precedent,
| l can assert that there Is no evil
dence in its appearance that her s'um-
bers had been disturbed by any anS-
iety concerning the abolition or the
House Of Lords or the abrogatlon or the
hereditary privileges she may possess ana
| to which. in spite of her progressive char-
acter, she, no doubt. clings with all a
real woman's pertlnacty.
Her gown was a one-piece dress OF
| transparent vollc made over white taf-
| feta. the belt In the time honorcd location
with no suggestion OF an Empire effect.
The white wastcoat was finished with a
roll collar and tiny black velvet tailored
| bow The lines of the dress were simple
and attractive, the tint the exact shade
| Of blue to bring out her good points.
The hat was Of corn color straw. big and
and fat. a regular garden party sort Of
! hat. circled by ostrich plumes of Natter
| blue. cirCled and unperky. II covered
| but did not conceal an abundance of snow
white hair, parted low and piled in soft
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, ing too much time to his business. hasnt
he?"
That wasn't quite such a success as the
other and the countess looked a bit sur
prised at my making the question so per-
sonal at the end.
"You know, a man can take great deal
OF Imagination into his business"
| wondered II she was referring to our
get-rich-auick schemes, but her next words
7 undeceived me.
II am inclined to think that the Amefi-
can man puts so much of the real hbre
of his imaginatio into his business that
| he has little left for the social life. oe-
| lleve that he finds glamour. Illusion, iueai-
ism. even romance to an extent that wouid
surprise us, did we know ss
Then you don't think this Is rc~
| chine made, commercial age-a Jusser-
naut riding rough shod over its devoteesT
I'VE cannot tell what We stand Tor IN
| the history of the world. We cannot use
descriptive terms with accuracy until we
| have a perspective. Only Time can give
that. and when Time bestows the gin We
shall have passed beyond to other worids'
| to other perspectives :.
"Your Mr.. William Watson has just said
| that there is no place for the poet IN ooS
| Continued On afth pegA
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masses over the cars. tho chiffon lining
more intense IN color than the gown. As
the brim drooped here and there there
were mysterious shadows. an admirabI"
background for the white hair and aris-
tocratlc face.
I am spending a little time on tho de-
scription OF the costume, for 1t IS rare To
find n woman whose heart and soul are
engaged in serious matters vet who Is
perfectly gowned. perfectly groomed who
does not. I'm a word. disdain tho commas
in the paragraphs of life.
A good maid? I have known a woman
who was interested in the welfare of souls
who had two maids and always looked
scrubby.
Lady Warwicks face is moulded into
the standard form. which IT takes centu-
rIes Of breeding 10 produce Unlike many
Of her class, it is impressed with her in
diyduality. stamping the type. Her nose
is aqure. with a hint OF rquancy; nor
chin firm: her cars are concealed by her
wavy hair. their huge diamond hoop car
rings twinking and twirlng as She talks
vivacoGsy.
The nice old Anglo-Saxon word "huXom
comes to mind as | study my vis-a-vis.
but "buxom" suggests n dairymaid color
ing. and Lady Warwicks interesting pal
lor Is as far removed from ruddy cheeks
as are her athletic lines and symmetric
build from the short. stocky frame Of the
peasant woman.
Her eyes are the gray-bluc Of tho In
telectua keen and kindly. They look dl-
rectly into yours. They are windows OF
the soul. and not Of the ground glass va
riety. About brow and eyes she recalls
Ellen Terry. Her mouth is long and mar
row II is a generous mouth and she
smiles frequently. She gestures with the
same largess OF energy She has broad
shoulders and the riding back, which re-
mind one of her former prowcss I'm the
hunt and her four-in-hand expertness.
She Is deep chested like a Niebelungcnled
singer. and has long limbs.
| II is stated that Lady Warwick Is fifty
years old. Such a statement Is, Of course
founded on so-called facts. Basing my
reading on the true statistlcs-heath
poise. virilty-I would slap off quite a
number Of years and defy argument.
made directly for a chair. modestly
nlaced in the comfortable sitting room, or.
should I say. salon." in speaking of the
anartment OF countess? Anyway. my
good intention was frustrated by the sec
ond. well modulated remark:
Won't you please allow me to sit there,
Miss Carew, Sc l can answer the tele-
phone7"
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! changed quickly
This was rather dramatic Introduction,
for YOU know. the modern play opens
with telephone talk. which explains to
the audience what II is all going 10 be
about.
We followed theatrical precedent and
talked telephone for a moment or two. 10
clear the field for the real action.
Notice any big changes" l chirped
while I Was arranging my mental list and
recalled the fact that the countess had
been here several times before.
II came only yesterday. you know" Her
tone was quite Apologize. "Do come and
talk To me after my lecture trip Is over.
I know ! shall have many things to tell
you I can feel that there are mighty
changes all about me. no less stimulating
because they are unseen"
have Just been reading a charming
history that Lady Warwick wrote about
her former home. entitled Warwick
! Castle and Its Ears." | remembered my
| long-ago trip there. and particularly the
rXluisltc white peacocks strutting along
| the velvet sward. which rippled across the
/ terrace Ike an unrolled length Of emerald
chiffon.
"Do tell me something about your won
| derful peaCocks. Are they still alive? +?
They told me when ! was there that one
| Of them was a hundred years old"
The countess looked peasingly reminis-
cent.
II can't say accurately. The oldest man
! on the place remembered that when he
| was a boy he was told that the parti-
colorcd peacock was a centenarian then.
II is dead now. fox bit off its head.
Really il was getting to be rather dilapi-
| dated. Tho feathers were quite shabby"
| Think of living TO be such a wise old
| bird and then meeting such an ignomin-
| ious death Giddy youth. like your Aunt
| Katc's. has its compensations.
! The countess was as serious about the
loss Of the peacock as II she had recalled
the demise OF one of her ancestors. belt
ed earl. perchance.
asked: Don't you think having beauti-
| ful objects about a child has direct
| effect in the moulding of its character"
was thinking as I questioned her II
the charm OF manner which puts one so
ouickly at ease, the beauty OF mind and
nerson were not the normal results OF a
cause like this.
"Of course" she said. the child well
| fare questions. those bearing on the edu-
| cation and care OF the little ones. consti-
,ute my particular work I lecture on
those topics while am here. My work
| is my whole existence. 1t always has
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THEN CAME A TING.A-LJNG.

I wasn't there 10 talk dress with the
countess, Just as II she were Gaiety
girl engaged to a Ducal Ounce. but there's
no knowing what zigzag the conversation
might have taken, tempted like this If at
/ that moment the telephone bell had not
rung.
Lady Warwick lifted the receiver A
puzzled expression came into her wide
open eyes. She made a signal for help.
and ! responded with alacrity. Think Of
bringing first aid to a countess
What shall do?" she asked. Some
one is talking to me from Boston"
| have neter edited column for Anx-
ious Subscribers and been able to tell
them right away who wrote "Curfew
Shall Not Ring Tonight. or the age of
Sarah Bernhardt. but | could respond to
this with a show of intelligence.
1T will take them long time. All you
have to do is to wait"
That is the one thing, apparently. the
countess cannot do If by waiting you
mean quiesCence.
I'VE might go right on with the inter-
view" she suggested.
| tried TO think OF some frothy frvo-
lOuS SUBJECT 10 III Ill lue zap, ana, MY per-
fectly trained mind never failing TO re-
spond to the call made upon 1t, Il was
able to ask Immediately:
Are you interested In the science OF
eugenics? I have tried 10 get several cele-
brated people to discuss this subject, but
they approach II with reserve that al
most implies fear Won't YOU talk freely,
1T Is difficult to do that. The subject
Is radical. subversive. The public must bt
educated to receive 1t first and that will
be gradual process Of thought evolution
! There is the same retiCence displayed In
England and there We are inclined tc
call a spade a spade. not gardening i'm
plement, and handle 1t without gloves"
| A click at the telephone interrupted. The
countess was all at once a woman OF the
world and a social celebrity
1T is Mrs Henry Russell" she explained
, over her shoulder. the wife of the di-
rector OF the Boston Opera House,
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Carew and Countess Warwick Run Peaco Marriage
Work, Says the Countess, Is Her Whole Existence
and Especially the Work That Helps to
Make Happier the Empty Little Lives"
of the Children of the Poor.

been. But I am not especially interested
in the phases OF the subject that relate
to the rich children. The empty little
lives appeal to me. 1t is those lives I
want to improve"
But you think color has an educational
effect on the mind" persisted l. and par
ticularly on the sensitive minds of chill
dren?'
II am not sure" said the countess.
slowly. Some people. both adults and chill
dren. are sensitive to IT, some are not and
The non-sensitive ones are equally intel
ligent, think Naturally. the little mind
responds 10 intelligence and refinement
but so far the primitive rather than the
psychologist facts have engrossed my at
tention-cleanliness, sanitation, food, ny
giene"
The countess's glance followed mine
which had been caught by the allurement
OF, oh, such bit Of femininity thrown
with artistic grace across a chair back II
was a filmy. frily thing of ecru net. with
garands Of those cute little satin roses
attached to II here and there. You know
the countess formed an Ant-Dress Society
once. the members Of which were solemn
gown at time. Better a tea gown like
this than a dozen halfway attempts"
might have been its motto.
II suppose color is important. in way"
she o,rrn1ured
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GETTING NEAR TO THE PRESENCE

The page who had taken my card nut
| tered into view. He had a short colloquy
! with the hotel clark" who. in turn, dia-
! logued with a thin, earnest-viSaged young
man with a British articulation OF the
most exaggerated sort and a suave spine.
l learned afterward that he is Lady War
| wck's secretary, Mr.. Taylor.
He approached the jungle and cautious
ly peered in. Are you Miss Care~?' In
quired he.
I nodded.
Lady Warwick Is so sorry TO keep you
waiting. She will see you in just mo-
ment So sorry, so"-
He stepped along to an accompaniment
Of soft sos" plural Of so).
In a few moments he returned. This
time he said:
"Will you go UP now, Miss Carew?
Hope you aren't tired waiting. SO sorry.
VIII you take the lift?'
Two young men wiggled themselves into
the machine as II started. 1t moved so
smoothly that I had the impression the
whole establishment was going With me
and was amazed that the red velvet
chair and the green foliage receded from
view instead Of keeping in the picture.
With a commendable newspaper spirit
the young men apparently intended to as
sist at my interview. I tried to look them
down with the cold cruel stare Of the
Journalist whose appointment has been
arranged. The secretarys method was
much more eficacious. He is a diplomat
They may have stepped off somewhere as
the lift lifted. but they Just seemed 10
melt away under the benefcent influence
| OF his voice and smile.
As stepped into the corridor a door not
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SHE ENvIes WEALTHY WOMEN.

She repeats the monosylables as she
walks to and fro. Ideas! oh. II had
the money to carry mine out. The Hortf-
cultural College is one of my successful
experiments, and | put II through on my
personal capital I envy the American
women who have the absolute command
of great wealth. When they have ideas
they can follow them to the ultimate
word. They can dream and realize. too.
have TO keep pounding away, trying to
interest people. forcing them to believe,
Otter in spite of themselves. I could do
so much IL I were not so hsmpered."
do you think our American women
are as keenly interested in serious dues-
tions as the English women sre?"
II don't think | should draw COM
parison, with the insufficient facts at
my disposal. certainly know some
charming, serious, whole-souled American
women, but conditions are so different
here. You can get all over our little island
in day and a half. 1t is so small that
il is really 'gOssipy' and everybody knows
what everybody else is doing. We can
keep so close in touch that we can or
ganiae perfectly. You must work in dif-
decentralized, forming I'm ciques. and not
really in touch, l understand. How can
the women of New York and San Fran
cisco. for instance, get together on any
important matter in the 1ntime' way that
we can at almost moments notice. You
cannot and that lack OF possible co-opera-
ton must have Its legitimate consequence
in lack of the personal element, don't
you think?|
The American man is lacking In I'M
agination, isn't he?" l stated. and then
asked.
Have you noticed ho* the English
woman makes a statement that SOUNDS
very aggressive, or at least decisive, and
then she gives little feminine turn 70 IT
by ending It with a Don't you. now?' or
Isn't that so?"
Lady Warwick evidently did not notice
that I was a copy cat.
Il know so few men, ten women 10 one
she murmured. l thought, little regret
fully.
HE has been accused" said I, 'of CIV
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spinsters and unhappy childish women
living by themselves become wonderful
gardeners or farmers, and then they
never seem TO be melancholy any more"
Lady Warwick's eyeids came rather
close together an attractive mannerism.
THAT is an interesting thought, Miss
Carew. very pretty. too II is an idea
must think about, study"
I am so used TO compliments on my
mental acumen that I did not turn pun.
Ideas" She rose. walked hurriedly TO
the fireplace and back In that moment
came to my mind the story Of Catherine
the Great of Russia. The story is this.
Returning 10 the palace after session
of Parliament that had lasted for several
dsys and nights. her firing woman pre-
pared to remove her royal robes
Rest" exclaimed Catherine. II want
another gown. | am going to ball."
Then. to the evident protest of her maid.
she uttered her famous speech. Motion
is life want to live. not die"
Like Catherine, the Countess Of Warwick
gives you the impression OF a vitality
which disdains inaction as a forerunner
and symptom of death. Mentally and
physically she is continually alert. and yet
one would never apply the term ''idgetty'
IN her
New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
"Aunt Kate" Relates How She Took Advantage
of Ten Precious Minutes to Clean from the
Noted English Philanthropist.P
Her Views on Many Subjects.

Ia very comfortable 1ungly sort of waiting
place.
In this cosey jungle / arranged my mental
quadrant and took observations. l have
been far from the madding crowd OF late
Ny re-entrance into II was a matter Of
great interest
! Item: made note of the discreet rubber
ing when mentioned the unimportant fact
of my arrival Miss Carew!" A few. un-
doubtedly, remembered the marvellous
luncheon party | gave and gave away
when the hotel opened and my first public
cigarette smoked under the chaperonage
of the maitre d'hotel, who was quite agon-
lied at my amateur efforts in that strong
hold Of professional skin.
Item: The smart afternoon coats worn by
the hotel officials at 10 in the morning. the
sort our men wear to pink teas and the
neat brass buttoned uniforms of the hotel
staff.
Item: The "howlers"-note the English
term-set tptilted on the head. and the
trousers rolled high, very high, almost TO
the shoe tops. Still ranin' in Bunnon after
all these years. oh, these climatic stops!
Just then / heard a young English chap
pie remark to a pretty American girl.
ooh. I say. where does one leave ones
coat?"
Pretty American responded with pert
ness atoned for by dimpe:
Where two put twos coats, I suppose
ooh. say. you are funny" responded the
! young man.
One led him off to put ones coat away
end I continued my, quiet scene painting
Item: 4 line Of callow youths emulatins
| In tn eir walk the turkey trot.
Item: Lack Of ostentation. Real com
| fort Well trained servants, whose hered-
| itary sense have made them automata.
| vet who have not lost the human note.
| No funkeyism. No acrobatic busting.
! Noiseless machinery It seemed 10 Miss
| Carew, as she sat in the shade Of the
! Jungle. that Lady Warwick ought to feel
very happy at stepping into such staid'
| Old World atmosphere after the sea and
! land changes she had Just encountered
/ - - r
The Colorado statesman., 1912-11-09

Washington, D. G. Oct 20
Word was received here few
days ago that Millie, one of cele-
brated Millie-Christine twins,
known all over the world, had
died at the pair near Whiteville,
Columbus county, and Wednes-
day night message was received
stating that Christine died at 1:30
O'Clock in the afternoon, some
hours after the death of the other.
Born in Columbus county in slav.
cry times, the women, who were
colored were sold in their youth
for $4,000 for exhibition purposes
being shown in Philadelphia,
few years after their sale, they
were stolen and nothing was heard
of them by their owner for a num-
ber of years. Finally he located
them in the city of London and re-
gained possession of them. He
again placed them on exhibition
and they appeared before many of
the crowned heads of Europe, as
we'll as being exhibited throughout
the old country and America.
They were seen in Wilmington the
last time with a carnival a year or
two ago. Mlllie-Christine had
two heads and two sets of lower
extremities, but only one body.
What one dislikes the other dis
liked, the same thing made each
sick, but they had their differences
and were known to have quarreled
with themselves.