Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-08-23
MISUNDERSTANDING
Gossip About Victoria and Her New
Gallant.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1Vs--for several
weeks past Victoria Morosini-SchillIng
has made herself quite conspicuous by
promenading on Broadway in the cool Of
the afternoon with chunky, broad
shouldered young man whom everybody
at once knew was not Ernest, the car
driver" from the fact that at the time of
the elopement the illustrated papers made
his features quite familiar to all. II er
appearances on the stage at the Casino
rendered her generally recognizable on
the street as well, and therefore 1t is not
possible for her to go about without at
traoting attention. AS long as she
promenaded with Ernest the sauoy
tongue of gossips wagged idly; but since
Ernest has been displaced by the gentle
man described there is naturally much
talk. | saw them on Sunday last at the
Brighton pier, at Coney Island, enjoying
cream and lemonade in the most rustic
fashion. The tender glances exchanged
by them attracted my attention, and had
l not known to the contrary, / should
have for this reason sworn he was Ernest
the beloved, for whom she had forsaken
home and fortune. Ernest is no longer o
car conductor, but has got o place as
manager of livery stable on the east side
OF the city. Ernest looks likes a dude--a
dude ooachman--but hsis strong fellow,
although he appears TO be slender and
tinicky. In a rough and tumble fight
should bet on the rival, who is heavier,
and whose broad, round full chin tndi-
Gates strength of character. There is no
evidence In his plain tweed sack and
trousers, white vest and DC. linen scarf
that this rival possesses wealth. Seen 80
frequently about with her aud 3 regular
caller at her boarding house when Ern-
nUt ;o No<a ~ H. La oka l.
have naturally become very inquisitive.
about hini. TO all such inquiries Mrs.
Schilling replies: W 1s&s"
"He is an old friend OF mine. Iknew
him before my marriage" He goes by the
name of Charley, and in the public eye has
entirely displaced Ernest.
| thought ViotoriaSs self-reliant and
plucky course worthy OF championship,
and L have applauded her every time
have been to the Casino when she played,
and have until this public exhibition
refused to listen to any derogatory gossip
OF the theatre about her quarrels with her
husband, whom she sensibly, from the first
refused to allow to be about the theatre
While Victoria herself is not very intel
lectual, Ernest is not at all cultivated,
and is only capable OF the cheapest horse
talk. l thought, though, that a romance
worthy of the days of chiyalrY might
prove reality in this age of skeptlcism
and marhmon, and heartily applauded the
pluck and love of the young people, con-
fident that the love would last forever
and day. She is making a great mis-
take In thus publicly accepting the
escort OF any one except her husband,
and must not blame the gosslps under the
circumstances IL they will resume talk
about her.
The only way man can form a proper
estimate of woman Is to get another
woman talking about her. That senti-
ment is Balzac's, not mine. The as
sociates in the theatre claim that Victoria
is very careless, dowdy person, with
little conversational powers, and concur
that she does not make the showing she
should with all her home advantage of
education. OF course the reporters IN
writing about the elopement made out
that Victoria was beautiful in the ex-
treme and accomplished beyond most
young ladies OF her age. Her beauty
chiefly consists OF flashing pair of black
eyes and the freshness of which is al
ready beginning to wear. The features
are sadly deficient in strength or intellect,
and looking at her chatting with Charley
across the table cannot conceive how
she ever mustered the power to run away
with Ernest: no, he ran away with her,
dominating her by his superior will power
after having captivated her by his Othello
stories of hrs pr0wess In subduing horses
intrustetsto him. Morosini, the pere, was
80 much puffed up with his money that he
thought, none good enough to associate
with bim or visit his family except his
superiOrs, who would not visit him. and
consequently, 1t is true, Victoria never
received any OF those tender attentions
from the youth OF the opposite sex which
Is the innlienable right Of every young
lady before marrying. Victoria feehly
declares to her associates on the stage
that she never received attentions from
any young man excepting Ernest be-
cause she never met any such, and that
he was consequently really her first love.
The father always contemplated an
alliance With George Gould, but ne could
never be got to visit the house. II would
have been sensible, proper and human o
in Moroslni, pere,not to have assumed the
airs OF an 0cten n0btesSe, but to have con-
doned the offense after its c3mmital be.
yond prevention, and have taken bis
daughter and son-ln-law to his arms and
prevented all the scandal that ensued and
has continued In consequence of her going
on the stage TO earn her own living. Since
Victoria has made a public display Of
herseif-under circumstances quite un-
necessary, and under the circumstan ces
in decidedly bad taste--.and ''old friends"
neither OF them can complain II they are
again considered legitimate subject for
gossip by JOHN D'ARME.