The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-07-19
MISS CHAMBERLAIN.


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Gossip About the Fair American Who Has
Set London Society Ageg.
cleveland Letter in New York World
"A few days agoI saw this paragraph in the
World about Miss Chamberlain
An English correspondent writes that Mrs Cham !
berlain and Miss Jennie Chamberlain appeared inthe
royal box at the opera-house few evenings ago ac
companied by the Prince of Wales and small party
Miss Cham berlains remarkable beauty of course.
outshone .all Others but it generally remarked
that the young beauty looked much bored by the at
tenops of her elderly adirer The prince is stouter
and is singlary bald while his heavy cast
of German features presented striking enntrastto
Miss ChRmherlain,s youth. and brilliant loveliness.
j have Thought might give you some facts
from a home standpoint concerning this now
Iieelebrated Young lady, that would be interest
ing In the first place, Is Miss Chamberlain
really handsome2n I:asked "a local photographe
He turned to his album of proofs and showed
several pictures of her, in nearly allof which
she appears dressed in white and posing, in the
attitude which the artist calls ,stabuesque He
said:
Yes. she is marvelously handsome, and am
! told that she has grown more so. Her pictures
do not give an adequate idea of her beauty, much
OF which consists of her splendid complexion
and wonderful eyes"
i "A society gentleman who enjoys the friendship
of the beauty said: Of course she was not popular
with the ladies when here, AND, seeking for some
point to criticise, they found it in her voice,
it a beautiful voice, rich and mellow"
i An old resident who has grown up with the
city leaned back In his chair, and, after consid-
cradle urging. said
Among the early settlers Of Cleveland was
| Judge Wilson With the thrift and foresight
peculiar. to his profession, he purchased a large
farm near what is now the aristocBatic thorough
fare known as Euclid avenue Upon this he
built a handsome residence, somewhat resem-
bling an English manor house. He had an only
daughter beautiful girl with classic features.
/ You have seen the reproductions of the
| picture of EvangeAne, gazing pensive-
1 " in the distance Portraits of her,
taken when young woman, bear a strong re-
semblance to this picture "A European artist of
| deep culture, who had .drifted to Cleveland saw
the picture and straightway fell in love. with the
original i can't say that she reciprocated his
love, for she was q wise girl, with no fryolty or
/ coquetry. The story goes that the artist, having
paid her some attention begged her to exchange
pictures with him, no doubt explaining to her
that in more advanced society an exchange of
ikenesses did not signify a plighted troth as in
1 the comparatively rural circles of Cleveland.
The legend further hath it that she at first re-
fused but at length consented to sit for her pic
4 ture, with the understanding that the artist
might procure one from the photographer The
artist having secured the precious likeness, sent
! his own IN exchange. 1t is further stated that
| Mrs Wilson, learning of the exchange, was
1 much displeased Her daughter very truthfully
stated that the photographer had acted as the
medium Of exchange. She accompanied her
4 mothertO the photographers studio and with
mischieyous twinkle of her handsome
4 eyes heard her mother scold him. He was gal
lantenough to bear all the blame The artist
\ soon left Cleveland and Miss Wilson married as
handsome q man as he in the person ofsa young
4 lawyer named Selah Chamberlain, jr., who was
4 himself something of an artist He was by no
means rich man, and Mrs. w illson did not.irn-
agine that from a financial stand point her
daughter had done amazingly well Selah Cham
horl IL.
most prosperous member of the family, being an
i extensive railway contractor. Having built a
railroad in Minnesota and waited long for his
pay, the uncle finally collected the debit some
few years ago, and returned one day to Cleve-
land with 81 .0o0, 900 hard cash slowed away in a
special ear, chartered for the purpose and
guarded by several soldiers. Like a wise uncle,
he remembered his nephew and namesake.
/ Judge Wilson and his wife having died, their
daughter, Mrs. Selah Chamberlain, ir, came into
| possession of theyaluable homestead much of
! which has been sold off at a handsome profit
! into city lets fronting on a wide avenue,
/ named after Judge Wilson, and now popular
| drive Her inheritance brought to Mrs Cham
berlain a. fortune of at least quarter of a mill
ion. Three children were born to her and her
estimable husbana--two daughters Mary and
| Jennie, and son, now eighteen years of age.
Mary did not inherit either her mothers anfbi-
| ton orsbeanty, although she is an attractive
lady. Shesw married not long ago to a we'll
to do iron merchant named Wick and lis a do
mestic body, taking delight in the calm enjoy
ment of her attractive home. The son is now
preparing for college at Exeter, Il think-and his
| father, who divides ibis time between Europe
| and America, was . few days ago in New York
! with his son. Jennie sChambeFlain,s beauty,
though of the blonde type, rs of that order
which willeendnre as her mothers has done She
was by no means ia pretty girl, when, at about
| fifteen years of age herxmother took her to
Europe the first time. She developed rapidly
into a. most attractively onng lady 20 q ynupg