Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-10-25
FORTUNES FROWN.
A Chicago Society Favorite Now "A Sales
Woman

woman.
! Chicago Tr55HRe's Neao York SDsejaI .Ocf 81.
Mrs. Herbert c. Aver, formerly of Chi
cago and we'll known there as lady of
lasnlon, IS now a saleslady in Sypher Il
Co.'s, at No. al Broadway.
''Who is that female - asked a matronlv
person of one of the clerks in that store
yesterday, as she saw the lady i'm question
attending to her duties about the estab-
lishment.
"The wife of a man who failed for 81.
| 100000 in Chicago last winter. - reDlied
the clerk to whom the question had been
addressed. "A woman who travelled the
world over; who can converse fluently in
any of the modern languages; who was
the leader in fashion ON the North Side of
ChlcagO, and who was famed for giving
the best dinners in the Western metrop-
oils"
"Oh, dear; how badly she must feel.
especially at being cut by her old friends
Pm glad that didn't know her. cOntin-
ued the matronly person.
Her friends have not deserted ner. my
dear madam" returned the clerk; ''if
they had she probably would not be hold
ing her position here. She was once one of
our largest customers, having purchased
at different times no less than $40. 900 worth
of curios and antiques"
Happening to OveFheaF~ the above -ruTf-
versation, your correspondent sought out
MSr. Aver and held brief interview with
her.
"WIll you come to my little sanctum -
said Mrs. Aver, and she led the way to a
little corner in the great establishment
where, surrounded by knightly armor,
grim instruments of ancient warfare, and
furniture OF modern age, she seated her
self at mahogany desk and began to
talk. "It is pretty hard for woman of
fashion who for 10 years never breakfast
ed 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
remnants of my collection from Chicago
and furnished the house No. 100 West
Thirteenth street, but am now stopping
at the COlOnade. Mrs. Langtry has rent
ed my house. She went through it once
and was satisfied Don't think me ego
tistic when repeat that she said 1t 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 summer breeze, and now I'm
looking for a fiat or some apartments"
''What induced YOU to 60 into the bric-
a-brac business, Mrs. AyerT'
81 never applied tor a position. 1t be-
ing so well known that | was Il cOnnOis-
seur in that line several large firms
offered me an interest to come with them.
1t was while consulting Mr.. Sypher as to
which of the two offers | should accept
that he told me to accept neither, but to
come with him. / am to travel through
Europe to make purchases, and | am al
lowed 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 snubbed by any OF
your old friends?' was asked Mrs. Aver.
Eyes, once. A parvenu, who is the
niece of well-known woman of New
York society, came in, and speaking
almost inaudibly, gave me her hand list
lessly and then withdrew. Two years
ago she was crazy to make my acquaint-
ance."
'Are your feelings hurt by such treat
mentY' asked the reporter.
eyes, indeed. For the first week, when
people came in and treated me the same
as they would their maid, was over
come. Every night l went home and
wept."
"Do you wish to speak of your family
affairs, Mrs. Ayery"
''My father was the eighth white voter
of Chicago, and my uncle, Gordon 5. Hub
bard, is now the oldest settler there.
was married to my husband, who is some
years my senior, when very young, and
have two daughters whom | am educat-
ing. My husband is now in California
looking after what remains of his fnan-
cial wreck
A pretty little ghrl of about II years of
age, dressed in blue flannels and wearing
jaunty little red hat, came in at this
moment and asked Mrs. Aver, her mann
ma, if she was ready to go home. Eyes,
daughter; in moment" said Mrs. Aver,
and then, turning to the reporter, she
said that she walked TO and from her
house morning and night, accompanied
by one of her children and sometimes by
hpr trupSt friends