The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-04
Loved al IaSt--As Olts-EaSi,ao:ied IEO-
nance OF tt,r TREASURY Depart

Loved al Last--ARs OiG-EaSiiao:ied Ito
nance OF tae Treasury Depart
ment.
From Washington correspondence of The i.ouisiiiic
tu,uirr-Jouinal.
That truth is stranger than fiction has been
proved within IL few days by a romance in
which 7. q. Treasury girl of sixty Il sup
pose) winters, as well us summers, has been
the most prominent figure. The lady has
filed position IN the Office OF the Treasurer,
and by her oddities, eccentricities. and. above
all, her Srorn OF all personal adjournment, has
been the butt Of every one who saw her.
She proved her contempt Of ehgnons by
wearing her own hair in topknOt the size
OF hickory.nut. Collars were equally ig-
nored, and as she Is tall and spare, besides
being lame, her dress skirts were not per-
mitted to reach below her ankles, and the
feet and shoes were marvellous to behold.
She Is strong-minded, and writes; moreover,
she has entered the law school here, and
hopes to graduate this session. No one has
ever associated the idea of matrimony and
this picturesque damSel. 1t is hard to
believe that all marriages are made IN
Heaven. The other place must GER
tainly have something to do with them,
though III this case 1t may he OF the most
heavenly origin. Certainly 1t has kindled
hope in many disappointed heart, for Who
should despair after a true lover Is known
TO have been searching for this fair maiden
and has welded her for his wife: When
she writes for The papers she signs her full
name, and one who knew and loved her
thirty years ago came across one Of her arti-
Giles with the name attached, and thereby
learned her whereabouts. He is q widower,
and lives in New Bedford, Mass. man OF
means and good position. After learning of
berresidence he came direct to Washington,
proposed, and was accepted. She quickly
put aside her ordinary dress, exchanged it
for bridal costume, not emitting the veil
and orange blossoms. The couple got into al
omnibus and drove to Uniontown, probably
selecting that suburb on account of tender
appropriateness Of the name, and there they
were united. Promptly was she at her desk
next morning, and she has sent her husband
home, as she prefers to remain and take her
degree Of LII. D.
! know it is the generally -received idea
Tint the L. G.'s are all lovely young ladies
or interesting widows, and that in no place
II there to be found liner display of the
latest fashions than in the Treasury Depart
ment. am sorry TO dispel the illusion by
describing one Of the costumes worn by the
distinguished lady of whom have been
Wrllng. nave Deen Goiu UNI I'lst sttlunlel
she was seen vending her way to the Dc
partment with yell6wish white cambria
skirt which was adorned with cotton lace
founce. About her body she wore black
silk Jacket that did not reach her waist, leay-
ing yawning chaSm between jacket and
skirt, which was not filled with belt or sash.
but disclosed the secret of how several gar
ments Were fastened. Sometimes she dis
pensed with stockings. Thirty years had
elapsed since her lover had met her, and per-
haps she was once q handsome girl who
loved dress and made herself attractive, but
bhghted affections and other disappoint-
ments may have produced the Indifference
about her appearance that has been her chief
characteristic while in Washington.