Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-08-27
ABOUT AMERICAN WIDOWS.

Ssmiyel WelIer's admonition to Beware,
Sammy, OF vidders," ia not now more gen.
orally potent than it was on his own hope.
full. So many ladies find the black veil
and dress, with the widows frill, SO becom-
ing that they wear the weeds" long after
the allotted period of mourning, and there
are instances where the sable attire is
adopted from fancy.
The modern clearinghouse is the para.
disc OF the widow, and no boarding house
is complete without one. There is the rich
widow-aged, the relict of an aged hus-
band with whom she toiled in early life
up the hill of time; young, having been
left by an old husband, who did
not marry until very late in life,
when he had made his fortune. There
is the demure young widow, who ekes out
living by fancy work or teaching. There
Is the young widow who is accompanied
by her mother. The poor young widow
generally has enc or two small children.
Between the married hirts and the wild
ows, the young miss has to make bold
fight, because she has to Offset their expert
ence with her youthful freshness; and they
can often, without the aid of dress or Co.'S
metics, produce effects equal to her own,
while she can only acquire their tact and
skill by time and practice.
Every community has its rich widow
who succeeded to an immense estate which
she manages with skill worthy of her
late liege lord. The rich widow is gen.
orally fair. fat and forty, while the
poor young widow, who is her
rival. is pretty and demure. The
youthful beaux fret make desperate on
slaught on the last named, who repulse
them because of the unsatisfactory condi-
ton Of their exchequer. Then they fly at
the rich old lady, one of them generally
succeeding in winning her, her rival
finally wedding some bald, insipid old
Cresus.
In this city careful statistieian attached
to the Health Board estimates that there
are at present $50 600 widows in this coun-
try, so, 600 of whom are independent, 50,-
600 of whom live on elegant incomes. 80,
600 of whom ars supported by their own
or their late husbands family or relatives,
the remaining 100000 earning their own
living.
That the widows of wealthy men are not
always well provided for a recent case in
the courts furnishes evidence. The widow
and daughter OF no less a man than the
late Jesse Hoyt are suing for an increased
allowance, claiming that the income af-
forded them under a trustee is not suf-
ficienS
AmonQ tho richest widows may be men
TONED Mrs. w. K Garrison. Mrs. Mar
shall 0. Roberts, Mrs. A. 7. Stewart and
Mrs. Psran Stevens, both of whom have
been reported several times to be again
contemplating matrimony. Dame Rumor
had it az one time that President Arthur
would lead Mrs. Roberts to the bymenisl
altar, but nothing has ever come Of it.
Mrs. Stevens has been reported to be en-
gagged to several gentlemen, but she re-
mains true to the memory of the late la
mented. Mra. Stevens is probably the
richest widow in this part of the country !;
there is one richer in California, the relict
OF one of the bonanza kings. Mrs. A. L.
Stewards age protects her from the rumor
of matrimonial intentions. Mrs. E. D.
Morgan is a rich widow.
When the widow has a manageable
daughter there is often the same contest
between the two that there is between two
sisters, while the more experienced woman
often carries off the prize as often as the
youthful daughter triumphs. The latest
case is that of rich young widow living
in the fashionable LEGALITY OF Beacon street,
Boston. She summoned from abroad a
sweetheart of her youth, whom che had dis
carded because he was poor, but the gentle
man found the daughter moro attractive,
made love to her and finally married her.
An incident the reverse OF this agitated
fashionable circles in Harlem not long
since. The suitor of daughter, whom
be met abroad travelling with some friends,
and whom he accompanied home to pros.
ecuse his suit here, transferred his affec-
tiors to the mother. 1t is rarely thought
that the affections of widow are trifed
with, and it is rarely that widow figures
as principal in breach of promise suit. =
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