Morris tribune., 1883-10-24
BROWNING FORTUNE.
The Wife of One Time Millionaire
at Work in New York
A Chicago Society FavOrite Beeomea
n SaIeswOuaan in u New
York ESric-a-Brac
House.

New York, Oct. 23.-Mrs. Herbert c.
Aver, formerly of Chicago, and well known
there as a lady of fashion, is now saiesiady
in Sypher & Co.'S 741 Broadway. A press
correspondent sought out Mrs. Aver and held
a brief interview with her.
''Will you come to my little sanctum."
said Ms Aver, and she led the way to a lit
tie corner in the great establishment where,
surrounded by knightly armor, grim nstru-
nnents of ancient warfare, and furniture OF
modern age, she seated herself at a mahogany
desk and began to talk. ''It is pretty hard
for woman of fashion who for fifteen
years never breakfasted out of her room to
be obliged to work for her bread and butter,
arising every morning at 6 o'clock, said Mrs.
Aver
''Mrs. Aver, where is your home in New
York;
81 brought all my furniture and the rem
nants of my collection from Chicago and
furnished the house No. 120 West Thirteenth
street, but am now stopping at the Colon
made. Mrs. Langtry has rented my house
She went through it once and was satisfied.
Don't think me egotistic when repeat that
she said it was the most elegantly furnished
house she had been in while in America. L
went out like western gale of wind and
am looking for fat or some apartments"
''What induced you to so into the bric-a-
brac business, Mrs. Aver"
''I never applied for a position, it being so
well known that l was a connOisseur in that
line that several large firms ogered me an in
terest to come with them. 1t was while con-
sulting Mr.. Sypher as to which of two offers
! should accept that he told me to accept
neither, but to come with him. l am to travel
through Europe to make purchases, and am
allowed SO many other privileges that hope
l shall feel quite contented. Why, before |
was here an hour had sold $1,000 worth OF
goods
''Were you ever snubbed by any Of your
OLD friendS!" was asked Mrs. Aver.
Eyes, once. a parvenue, who is the niece
of a weIlknown woman of New York so.
ciety came in and speaking almost inaudibly,
gave me her hand fstlesly, and then with
drew. Two years ago she was crazy to make
my acquaintance
Are your feelings hurt by such treat
ment:" asked the reporter.
eyes, indeed. For the first week, when
the people came in and treated NE the same
as they would their maid, I was overcome.
Every night I went home and wept.'
''Do you wish to speak of your family af-
fairs, Mrs. Ayer!"
MY father was the eighth white voter Of
Chicago, and my uncle, Gurdon S. Hubbard,
is now the Oldest settler there. 1 was mar
ried to my husband, who is some years my
senior, when very young, and I have two
daughters whom I am educating. My hus-
band is now in California looking after what
remains OF his financial wreck"
A pretty little girl Of about Il years Of age,
dressed in blue f1anneIs and wearing a iaunty
little red hat, came in at this moment and
asked Mrs. Aver, her mamma, if she was
ready to go home. Eyes, daughter; in a
moment" said Mrs. Aver, and then, turning
to the reporter, she said that she walked to
and from her house morning and night, ac
companied by ole Of her children and some
times by Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, who is
one of her truest friends
When Mrs. Aver lived in Chicago she was
possessed of a collection of curios valued at
$4,000.