Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
AGEM FOUNDIN AN ARBOR
TIFFANY'S COURTsHIP A RO-
NANCE IN REAL LIFE.

with Golden Eagle.
Correspondence Of the Morning Netcs.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29.-Tifany's, on
Union Square, is one of the best known
houses in the United States. The man
who is at the head of the firm, Charles
Tiffany, carries 70 years on bis shoulders.
The wife he won in an arbOr is still at his
side and the result of their union is four
children. They make a pretty picture
when nestled together in the family libra
ry at $50 Madison avenue. The romance
which ended in all this happiness could
be woven into an interesting little novel.
Mr.. Tiffany was born at killingly, Con-
necticut, in 1911. His father was
wealthy and prominent cotton manufac-
turer. He was connected in business
with Judge Young. These two gentle
men had been friends from childhood.
They went to school and college together,
When they married, which they did
early in life, they purchased adjoining
houses. They agreed that the first born
of their children should marry each other
and thus perpetuate the friendship. A
year after Charles was born a daughter
was ushered into Judge YOung's house.
hold. The baby girl was christened May,
and as the children grew up together they
became fast friends. They attended the
same village school, and in the winter
time Charles would carry his little play
mate to school ON a sled. Everybody loved
young Tiffany; he was the pride of the
village. When May was about Is years
old her manner changed somewhat to-
wards Charlie. She became coy and dis
tant. This puzzled the nOble-hearted
young fellow, for he loved her dearly.
Finally he went travelling, and did not re-
turn to his native city for two years. The
second visit after his return was to the
home of his sweetheart.
Their conversation during his call was
conventional in the extreme, and only
lasted about half an hour. w hen he left
the house he had reached the resolve to
make another extended journey. He had
walked long distance, when he remem-
bered he had forgotten his cane at the
house of his sweetheart. Glad of any ex-
cuse for seeing her again, he returned.
He entered the gate and walked up the
graYelled walk to the house. The servant
who opened the door said that Miss May
was in the summer arbOr in the rear of
the house. He made up his mind to go
and bid her goodbye forever. AS he ap-
preached the sun mer house he heard
some one sobbing, ald approaching gent
Iy, he looked in and saw his love on her
knees crying over his own picture. Hasti
ly entering the arbOr, ne picked her up in
his arms, when mutual explanations were
made. She thought that he did not care
for her, andYice versa. They were mar
ried after a short courtship, to the great
delight of the old folks.
MR.. TIFFANY7s CAREER IN THE MER-
CAMILLE WORLD
also furnishes an interesting little chap
ter. He came to this city in 1886. He
went into partnership with his brOther-in-
law, j b. Young, under the title of Tiff
fauy Il Co. They started in business at
Broadway and Warren street. They dealt
in Chinese and East India goods. By de.
grees they added European knick knacks
to their stock. Their bu- ness so in
creased that in 1915 they were compelled
70 remove TO more commodious quart ers.
They established themselves at Chambers
street and Broadway. There they began.
the manufacture of jewelry and silver
ware. In 1885 their business had assumed
such proportions that they were compelled
to move again. This time they settled at
No. $50 Broadway. Later on they also
occupied the adjoining building, where
they still are. In 1870 they leased the
plot of ground on which was standing the
Church of the Puritans. They tore this
down and yrected the fre-prOOf building
built of stone, iron and brick, at Fifteenth
street and Union Square. 1t cost $3.50 900
and is one OF the handsOmest business
houses in the city. To 81 0w how much
the business of the firm has increased it
viii only be necessary to compare the
number of people they now employ with
the number employed when they started.
They opened business with eighteen and
now employ over nine hundred.
THE MALE LANGTRY.
The Gebhard-Langtry scandal viii not
down since the rumor that the Lily had
gone to England to obtain a divorce from
her husband with the object of marrying
Freddie The pair have been on the
tongues OF a certain class Of people more
than ever Mr.. Langtry, as a general
rule, has been looked upon as a
most miserable sort of chap.
But stories which are just beginning
be waited across the Atlantic put him in
a much better light. 1t is now said that
Mr.. Langtry has long been anxious to
have his wife obtain a divorce. When
Mrs. Langtry's beauty first became
known her husband, who was passionately
devoted to her, had an income Of $4,000
a year. The tlatteTy of the tilted snObs
who surrounded her quite turned her
head and she began 10 fly beyond her bus-
bands means. He was weak enough in
his affections for her to let her have her
own way, with the result that she pra 3ti-
cally ruined him. But out of the wreck
Of his fortune he has saved enough to get
along upon in comfort, and the story that
she sends him SO a week to live on is
only another of the lies that are spread
about to beget sympathy for the precious
creature and contempt for her husband.
A long time ago Mr.. Langtry became con-
WINGED that his wife was not behaving
in manner exactly Wifely,
and since then they have not
been together. But all this time, while
his name has been on every tongue, while
q "a
even under the evaporation of the mis-
cradle Gerhard business, he has remained
silent and reserved, too proud TO make a
sign, too full Of chiYalry to strike at the
woman he once called wife, and too manly
to call attention to the ruin she has
wrought in his fortunes. He would have
been glad if she had sought to be clear Of
him before now, though he would take no
step toward that end on his own account.
Freedom from woman whose vanity,
whose love of adulatiOn, and whose utter
disregard for Snything but the gratifca-
ton of her petty Whims has estranged
her from him in spirit would now be
very welcome thing. Mr.. Langtry is an
amiable but rather thick-headed Briton,
with a good deal Of strength of charac-
ter, very much spirit and a
great amount OF personal pride. SO far
as Mr.. Gerhard is concerned, fancy the
divorce proceedings will be somewhat
likely to cool his ardor. To be associated
with Mrs. Langtry in notoriety is one
thing; to marry her quite another.
LUCKY" BALDWIN's LITTLE BRIDE.
Mrs. Lucky Baldwin is the latest
sensation at the hotel where she is stop
ping. She is only feet inches IN
height, but well formed ard rather
pretty. She is 10 years old, but looks
like a girl of u, aud dresses like one.
Her skirts are short, and her
brown hair hangs down in
two plaits tied at the ends with ribbon.
"Lucky," her husband, is 81 years old,
and grandfather. The romantic story
is told that the present Mrs. Baldwin
studied architecture in San Francisco
with her father, whose profession it is.
He was summoned to appear before a
building board in San Francisco to give
his views on ventilation, but being too i'll
to do so, his bright young daughter pre-
pared the report and read it before the
boGrd, of which Mr.. Baldwin was a men,
Der. So successfully did she present her
plans that the wealthy widOwer fell in
love with the young architect, courted
her, and in due course of time she ac-
cepted the heart and hand of one of Calf
fornia's most successful spectators.
They were married about two months ago.
She dresses very simply, wears scarcely
any jewelry, and what she wears is of the