tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post7916365851417951290..comments2024-02-27T11:36:34.927-06:00Comments on Riding Aside: Alice RooseveltJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14068762965886417061noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-64845841125442404742011-02-26T23:49:46.523-06:002011-02-26T23:49:46.523-06:00She and my great-grandmother, Mabel Courtney (her ...She and my great-grandmother, Mabel Courtney (her maiden name), were close friends while Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House. :) We don't have much more than a few photos, stories, and letters as proof, but it's still cool. :)<br /><br />They were, by all accounts, two of a kind, very strong-willed and outspoken. :) The Courtneys were, back then, a VERY wealthy and prominent family in Philadelphia, up until the 1929 crash.<br /><br />I try to emulate both of them, and hope that any girls I have do the same. :)<br /><br />Sadly, I never got to meet either of them. Great Gramma died in the early 1960s, and Alice the year before I was born.<br /><br />We've attempted to contact Alice's descendants, but have never heard any responses. It's a pity, I've only heard a few stories of their friendship, and would love to know if more survive in Alice's family.<br /><br />-CygnataCygnatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13144141391947212635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-25709770367714019642011-02-26T15:45:01.742-06:002011-02-26T15:45:01.742-06:00... She was quite the gal!... She was quite the gal!Nanhttp://eventingday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-81363232493950582742011-02-26T15:44:54.329-06:002011-02-26T15:44:54.329-06:00Very interesting blog post. Someone has already sh...Very interesting blog post. Someone has already shared it on facebook so I'll bet you get some new visitors.Anna Larsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17189234825992570600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-12499147620328425052011-02-26T15:44:14.862-06:002011-02-26T15:44:14.862-06:00Great story! Longworth is a pretty famous name in ...Great story! Longworth is a pretty famous name in these parts, as is Taft. But I've always admired Alice Roosevelt Longworth and her father.Nanhttp://eventingday.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-12118111727073223812011-02-24T19:31:45.242-06:002011-02-24T19:31:45.242-06:00Awesome post!
Whenever I see side saddle in art o...Awesome post!<br /><br />Whenever I see side saddle in art or in movie I think of your blog. Just watched Wives and Daughters the BBC adaption and they featured side saddle a tiny bit. :)dressapphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193260165913363839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-18363061747699652712011-02-24T17:24:38.578-06:002011-02-24T17:24:38.578-06:00There is a probably apocryphal anecdote about her:...There is a probably apocryphal anecdote about her: she had a embroidered cushion on her couch that said “If you have something unpleasant to say about someone, sit here by me.” <br />I think a similar story is told about lots of famous women, so it might be true of someone.<br />My mother told me that story when I was a kid.panavia999https://www.blogger.com/profile/12022750065016664499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-61584831620746938002011-02-24T11:18:59.849-06:002011-02-24T11:18:59.849-06:00Yeah, I like her already!Yeah, I like her already!SmartAlexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219182373225762230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8533706630841572685.post-23322292098289279822011-02-24T09:57:19.070-06:002011-02-24T09:57:19.070-06:00Amazing I had never heard of her before.. She soun...Amazing I had never heard of her before.. She sounds like she would have been fun to know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com