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Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Edith Kennlt Carow, and her family has been friendly \u25a0with the Roosevelta for generations. Her father was Charles Carow, son of Isaao Carow, a wealthy " New York shipping merchant. Her mother was '^Ilsa Gertrude Tyler, daughter of General Tyler of Nor wich. . \u25a0 It is too early yet to speak of how and what entertainments are to be given, bat with the first lifting of the cloud that hangs over the country, and especially the White House, the irrepressible young life of so happy a household is bound to work its way, and that way will never be one with which fault can be found. Mrs. Roosevelt .will not, so say her friends, advocate any sweeping innova tions at the White House, but there will be just as much to learn from the way in which she performs her dutie3 as leading lady as in the very recent times when, as hostess at Albany or at the summer house at Oyster Bay, she lived her own life, quite unmoved by criticism or by the ex ample of those around her whose Incomes permitted more show and more luxury of life. •, - v ' ;^, ' \u25a0 XTo Sweeping Innovations. Of course there is no time set as to when the formal Introduction of Miss Roosevelt will take place, but.it may safely be assumed that she will have an unusually brilliant winter for a debu tante, and Mrs. Roosevelt haa moat caro fully planned h<?T trousseau, which now will simply need some additions. Already what Miss Roosevelt is to be 13 belnjj talked over, showing that the personal interest Is not to be lost sight of in tha sudden accession of public interest that must needs come in such a. tremendous change of circumstances. The world at large will have little op portunity to cavil now at American social life. There has come to an end with tha recent tragedy a most wonderfui exhi bition cf a husband's love and tenderness, a devotion rarely if ever equaled, but now as leading lord and lady of the land are a married couple v,-hos»-devotion to one another and to their children ha3 been to every one who knew them an exampla of the happiest possible married life and of how a .-woman can sink herself in her husband's aims without at the same tlmo losing. her own individuality. President and Mrs. Roosevelt are tha voungest couple who have ever occupied the "White House, and they, with their children, will unquestionably transform- it in many ways. But as a nation we can not fail to , be glad that the office has fallen to a man and woman who*e alms are high and whose earnest love for one another has been known to all their friends. The first lady of the land comes from a long line cf ancestors well accustomed to social life, and a3 a young girl she was a great favorite in society not only in this count ry but abroad. She la thoroughly well posted as to social etiquette, and there will never be a mistake made as to the order of precedence, but the formality that must needs rule will be much miti gated by the indescribable charm of th« home life which will dominate every thing, as it always has done. "When It was first planned to Introduce Miss Roosevelt In Washington this win ter all the details of her debut were most carefully planned. These will of neces sity be somewhat changed, but an effort will be made as far. as possible to follow the lines that were laid down, and one may be sure that Mrs. Roosevelt Intends to fulfill to the letter her duties a3 chap eron and mother. Miss Roosevelt's Introduction. Always a Social Tavorite. As Is well known. President and Mrs. Roosevelt have not been people of large mean?, and have certainly never lived be yond those means. Last winter when his term of Governor was over and befor* the inauguration In March, they kept the house open at Oyster Bay, although all their neighbors had long since gone into town. The children attended school then and the governess was retained, but the home iife went on exactly as though It wa3 from choice that they stayed there, and to-day the verdict of the children is that there never wa3 a pleasanter winter. The Roosevelt turnout is a most demo cratic one. The coachman ' is certainly not up to the accepted standards of smart society, for he nas a mustache, and there Is no footman or second man. It has al ways pleased both Mr. -and- Mrs. Roese-, velt to live their lives independent of any changes of fashion or of popular feeling, and the heme has been from time Imme morial the typical American home. In, 'tha best sense of the word, and yet thefe is no doubt that when at the White House, with the necessary formality that the po sition must needs bring, the President and Mrs. Roosevelt will carry .out In every detail the social as well as the poli tical demands made upon them. Of Modest Means. at any entertainment and Is lnvartably the first guest to leave after a dinner. No matter how busy and how full her life may be some portion cf tha day is always put apart for absolute quiet, and certain hours are devoted exclusively to her children, who receive' probably tha tenderest care and attention that have ever been lavished upon children in their position in life. Their Interests are bers and she la more like an elder sister than a mother to them, while in time of Ill ness, no matter how good a trained nurse she may have, the greater part of the nursing falls upon her. An Ideal wife and mother she was often called, and rightly, at tha time of the Spanish war. She never made any com plaint, never showed any signs of anxiety excepting: that those who knew her in timately saw her grow visibly paler and thinner, but she never broke down until after her husband had returned from the war, and during that time she was en tirely with her children, her one endeavor seeming to be to prevent any sadness coming to them. Ftr*-et e f >\vn, Ehe always dresses for din ner, hv.d her dinner gowns are more or less elaborate. Iier one wish seems to be to hsvc fcr»r clothes dainty and attractive, but incorjp'Cuous, yet she admits a fond ness lor rich fabrics. "Do you knovy Mrs. Roosevelt very well?" 18 eft en asked of those people v.-ho are linov.-n to be en her visiting list. There are few who can say they do, for her list of intimate friends is limited, er'l while she is always gracious and j'iiralEg to her acquaintances she Ic not tf>; least diffuse, and seems to keep her bifc-fct for her husband and her immediate home circle. taJker, but is a brilliant conversationist — on apparent Inconsistency explainable by her being a remarkably good listener, and possessing that rare charm of draw ing 1 out the very best In any one sfte talks to. She has a keen prr.se cf humor and coulfi, If ehe cho«e, be sarcastic, but \u25a0Whether frcm. kindliness of heart, good t>ree<2!r:j? or as an exhibition r>f her mar velous Bclf-control Ehe rarely if ever exer cise* that Cift. Not a beauty at "ret glance, Sirs. Roose velt is nevertheless an unusual!}- pretty woman, rather above middle height, with a eMght, girlish figure. She is a brunette in cororinjr, with bro^-n eyes and hair, but fiiir f.Uin, with considerable color. She v.-ould be noticed anyv.-here from her ex ceedingly ladylike appearance and from a certain individuality in dress, for, while ehe dreeres timply, her clothes always Eult her and have a marked personality about them. She rareiy, If ever, wears a large hat, end is generally seen in a small bonnet," g,n& she does not chanpe the style of her li?t as the fashions change. It must be and It always Is, but because j l^shion dictates that only hats are to.be r.ora, Mrs. Roosevelt does not seem to find it necessary to blindly follow the law. Ker brown hair curls in soft ringlets around her face, but 1b brushed smoothly back from her temples and arranged in t soft coil at the back of her head. She wears it In the same style, whether for clay or evening, but with evening dress the Vvonrs an aigrette, wh!ch adds height and crn pha;- iz«s the lonsr line of her shoul ders, crie of her chief !»er«.utlcs. She Is a wor.-.an who looi-is much better In evening cress than in s-trcet dress, and her even ing gov/ris are always rather elaborate. In fome ways she Is rather Bngiish in style, orpeciaiiy in this matter of dress, for no m atter how rimp'.e may be her All about the management of the house bold has been charmingly simple, very dainty and always the same. A true spirit of hospitality welcomed every guest, who was :r.a.ge to feel that his or her presence \u25a0wtls the most to be desired In the world. "Wine was always served, but neither the Jfreeteecit nor his wife cared for it. Tile mentx was always simple and never comprised many courses, for the President Cicllked a long dinner. Everything was well served, but on most simple lines and la a way that would be quite possible for jv-ople cf half their means. This, how ever, with an app«arance of -" absolute ccaifort everywhere — comfort, not show, being apparently the watchword. lira. Roosevelt Is not a very great Simplicity Boles. There is ra g-oEsip or scandal allowed In the Roosevelt household. The matters dieccesel are public issue, and thero Is eo cuest who does not feel irresistibly compelled to stand cp for what Is best arid right, co high is the keynote that Is sounded. This is not saying there Is not plenty of life and Jollity, for merriment reigns supreme with young and old, and never has it been allowed that the cares of office or the anxieties of politics should intrude upon the fun and merriment that eo on unc«fiPir.s-ly. The Koosovelt household has always been democratic In Its simplicity.- There Lave never been any Attempts made at elaborate entertaining. A dinner for fcrty guests la never markedly different £roia the dinner of six or eight, the only exception being some outside maid per vast brought in to lend assistance. There have been no gorgeous banquets to be chronicled ano^f social events, and rtea the ctws columns gave the inform ation that Mr. and. itr». Theodore Roose velt entertained, at dinner there have never been tny wonderful table decora tions to chronicle. A Charming Household- « RS THEODORE ROOSEVELT, / \ / j who now takes her place as { Y j the first lady of the land, is a I woman most eminently fitted fcr the position. Although »»m early childhood she has never bean publicly before the world, and has In fact been noted for her shrinking from publi city, hers is ore of those rare personali ties which are bour.d to assert themselves ur.fier eny and all circumstances. And those friends who have known her from childhood are waiting to see how \u25a0weU every duty will b« fulfilled, for they knew her perfectly balanced character, hep marvelous reserve force and her calm, cool Judgment of people and things. 2£ra. Xtoosovtlt might be taken as the type cf the American woman; essentially fenilnlne and dainty In appearance, sho i-s-s yet er.ourh fondness for outdoor life and eports to be In touch with the amuscsients with which her husband Is \u25a0«Vh«ther ilrn. Roosevelt is entertaining a csuaa party of quests, presiding- at icae public entertainment or public func tion, or alone with her children and their governess, she Is absolutely the same Tie only time when she is In any way different is when surrounded by her very 1! sited circle cf lstimato friends, who are tritn.Cs cf her childhood, and who oom pcte a rare circle cf cultivated and intel lectual women. Their talk is of the lat est bocks and the leading Interests of the day. Bbe Is positive In many ways, with her own Ideas .firmly " settled as to what should and should" hot be done. It is said that when she first went to Albany and. found .that public receptions devolved upon her formal handshaking: she an nounced her' Intention of not shaking hands with anyone. It was wondered how she would avoid it, but when the time cam* for. Mrs. Roosevelt's first pub- llc reception she was. there to greet her quests In the most : charmingly affable fashion, but her hands tightly grasped a large bouquet. No one could feel of fended ! at the gracious manner and the sweet smile and the' few pleasant .words of greeting^ and ..there "were feW-~" who noticed that the handshake was omitted. She haa recognized that It is impossible to- : jflva i out' "to everybody and' conse- quently reserves as much strength as she can. She rarely visits away from home, and 'although she is by no means a re cluse, as both she and the President are fond of going about, she never stays late THE NEW LADY OF THE WHITE HOURS Sunday Call Magazine Section