The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-10-23
BROWNING FORTUNE.
The Wife of One Time millionaire
at Work in New York.
= Chicago Society Favorite Becomes
a sales woman in n New
Work Bric-a- Brae
HOuse.

NEW YORK, Oct 2S-Mrs. Herbert G.
Aver, formerly of Chicago, and well known
there as lady of fashion, is now a salesady
in Sypher q Co.'S, al Broadway. A press
correspondent sought out Mrs. Aver and held
a brief interview with her.
will you come to my little sanctum9a
said Mrs. Aver, and she led the way to lit
tie corner in the great establishment where,
surrounded by knightly armor, grim instru-
ments of ancient warfare, and furniture of
modern age, she seated herself at mahogany
desk and began to talk. ut is pretty hard
for woman of fashion who for fifteen
years never breakfasted out of her room to
be obliged 10 work for her bread and butter,
arising every morning at O'clock" said Mrs
Aver.
'Mrs Aver, where is your home in New
York;
q! brought all my furniture and the rem
nants of my collection from Chicago and
furnished the house No. 100 West Thirteenth
| street, but l 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 1 repeat that
she said it was the most elegantly furnished
house she had been in while in America.
went out like western gale of wind and
| she came in like a summer breeze, and now
am looking for fiat or some apartments"
'What induced you to go into the bric-a-
| brac business, Mrs. AyergH
/ 81 never applied fora position, it being SO
well known that was a connoisseur in that
| line that several large FIRMS ogered me an in
terest to come with them Tt was while con
sulting Mr.. Sypher as TO which of two offers
should accept that he told me to accept
/ neither, but 60 come with him. am to travel
| through Europe TO make purchases and am
/ sllowed so many other privileges that hope
| shall feel quite contented Why, before
was here an hour | had sold 81 900 worth Of
| goods"
| Were You ever snnbbed by any of your
/ old friendsg was asked Mrs Aver
i eYes, once, A parwenue, who is the niece
| of a wellknown woman of New York so
ciety came in and speaking almost inaudibly,
gave me her hand listlesiy, and then with
drew. Two years ago she was crazy to make
my acquaintance
care your feelings hurt by such treat
mentN asked the reporter.
Eyes, indeed For the FIRST week. wher
| the people came In and treated me the same
as they would their maid, l was overcome
Every night went home and wept.'
4 'Do you wish to speak of your family of
fairs Mrs. Ayer9n
my father was the eighth white voter Of
Chicago, and my uncle, Gurdon S. Hubbard
Is now the Oldest settler there. l was mar
ried to my husband, who is some years my
senior, when very young, and have two
daughters whom / am educating My hus
band is nowin California looking cfter wha
remains of his financial wreck
pretty little girl of about IA years of age
dressed in blue fiannels and wearing jaunty
little red hat, came in at this moment ane
asked Mrs Aver, her mamma, il she wa
ready to 60 home. YES daughter; in ,
moment, said MRS. Aver, and then, turning
to the reporter, she said that she walked Il
and from her house morning and night, ac
companied by one of her children and some
times by Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, who i
one of her truest friends.
When Mrs Aver lived in Chicago she wa
possessed of . collection of curios valued a
81 0O00