US President in a kilt

[macwilkin]

Thanks for that tidbit! I especially appreciate it after having worn a kilt in Puerto Rico a few months ago. I wonder if any illustrations of that evening exist.

That still, however, doesn't clear up the Roosevelt-kilt connection.

Good question. The Roosevelts were a Dutch family from New Netherland days. I know TR's mother, Martha Bulloch, was of Ulster-Scottish heritage (and reportedly the "real-life" Scarlett O'Hara, as she was from the South) -- as the artilce accompanying the picture stated, kilt suits were in fashion with the wealthy in the 19th century, just as it was popular to dress children in military-style uniforms during the Civil War, especially the French Zouave uniform.

BTW, there is a very interesting article on the American Heraldry's web site about the arms of Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt:

http://americanheraldry.org/pages/in...dent.Roosevelt

Not to go off-topic, but it does discuss the Dutch heritage of the family.

T.