The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-06
CLARABELLE'SSUNDAY
Piles of Money and the Contingency on
Which Their Final Disposition Rests.
Present Problem for New York Housewives
Where Bohen.a anism Is Found-Pestifer-
Gus People Who Wish to Pose as Models.

Jones IL q very venerable lady, who lives quiet
~, does q great deal OF charitable good. end re-
ally is not to be blamed for being enormously
rich. Yet most of Us who know her are envi-
Gus. She was born Of wealthy parents. and she
had hardly reached womanhood before relatives
began to bequeath additional fortunes to her.
Her estate is estimated at over three millions
She Is approaching her ninstisth year, and Is
therefore old enough to be spared further an
noyance Of that sort. but her cousin Joshua
Jones has just died and left to her clear mill
ion. Poor old LADY, Millions roll around
among Mrs Joness relatives in . manner
which seems 70 make mere thousands trivial and
hardly worth reckoning mp Her niece. Miss
Marjory Chisholm. was married on Tuesday OF
this week to J. Hooker Hamersley. Now that
Is . case Of wedlock curiously snvironed BY
money. Hamersley is an odd character in New
Yorks best society. His personality is the
quintessence of oddity. He dresses in an ex-
trsvaRant and original fashion. he writes poetry
Ut the slightest provocation. and In every way
he il q peculiar Enthusiastically gentleman.
however, and independent enough not to mind
criticism. The Hamerslsys are enormously
rich. Rockers cousin Louis died five years ago.
leaving s., 600 600 for his widow to enjoy during
her lifetime. His viii provided that at her
death the estate should be divided amsne char
liable institutions to be selected by her. un-
less q male heir should be born to the
name Of Hamersley, in which case this scion
of the house would get it all. Now, as ]. Hook.
er Hsmersley was the only Hamersley who
could possibly be q father to the possible heir.
and as be was q bachelor. society's interest in
him as an eligible match became intense. He
couldn't glance at girl without being caught
at it, and If he dared to wink at a maiden there
would have been enormous excitement on MUIR
ray Hill. Gradually his acquaintance with
pretty Msrjory Chisholm became friendship
aud then took on uDmistakable aspect OF
courtship 90 there was no shock to the nerves
of managing mammas and hopeful daughters
The knowledge that Hooker bad made his choice
came slowly and calmly. The wedding was .
quiet. elegant affair. and now our interest In
the matter will relate TO the desired heir.
OF course, the widow of Louis Hsmersley is
not Immediately concerned IN the question OF q
BOY being born to the newly-married couple, be-
cause she will enjoy possession Of her five mill
ions anyhow as long AZ she lives. but it will
make difference to other members of the fam
lily. and to the one OF her many ardent suitors
upon whom her choice may fall. The widow
Hamersley il famous beauty. daughter OF .
United States admiral, brilliant woman in
most observed occupants Of . box at the Metro
politau Opera-house, and her every movement
has been watched as are only those OF beautiful
widow with o fortune of five millions The talk
in society this week is that the Duke Of Marl-
borough has made to ner On offer OF marriage.
He laid siege to her heart very industriously
while here last winter and WAS at least tolerated
by her If not approved. That he desires to
make her his wisa is certain; that she win accept
there is no reason as yet to believe. All that We
can do is to wait sad gossip pleasantly about II
She is matrimonial prize, chat Is sure
The families which can this week feel no desire
for more chill dren, even though they repress re-
greet that they already have any, are those who
are indulging in the annual May moving. and
are trying to settle themselves comfortablyin
modern fat. The devices for economizing space
are wonderful in these establishments. and they
answer their purpose pretty well after being
methodically bestowed, but to pack large fam
lily in few small rooms is job that thousands
of New York housewives are just now hav-
ing forced upon them. The witty Mary
Fiske. who has . comical mode of treatment
ready for every subject, was talking about the
expedients adopted by mother of many chill
dren in bsstowiuR theu in an over-cozy fat
"She was like the old woman who lived IN o
many children that she doesn't know what to
do" Whereupon Mrs. Fiske wrote this new
version Of the nursery rhyme:
The woman who contrives to do
With children many,
Lives in q fat crowded that
No bedstead stands for any.
Some snug as bugs sleep wrapped in rugs.
Twins cuddled are . bag in;
hammock swings from curtain rings
Triplets arrow to sag in;
Two maidens particular,
Yet trick-cots not scorning
Around two pegs, dad ties his legs
Heals over head till morning.
-.
What trace 10 left of the old-tims Bohemian.
ism IL found now among the ranks Of artists
rather than literary men. The literary Bo
hemian has got into bad odor. and now seldom
makes boast of his relations to society unless
he happens to be ignorant OF the general ILL
| esteem in which his class Of writer's 10 held.
But the artists are generally Bohemians per Sc.
There arc several buildings in this city which
have been put MP expressly for their use, and 50
constructed that an artist whether man OF
woman, can live in them and have a studio Of
the best kind. As rule they are the pleasant
| est kind OF people to meet, because TO their Bu
| psrior intelligence 10 added that freedom OF
| manner which puts one entirely at ease and
sads TO the most delightful entertainment
had the pleasure OF listening to . typical con.
versatiou between two or three artists ia one OF
| IL o'clock when / made my call. and
had no more hesitation in knocking at the door
| at that hour than I would in calling at ord
nary house before shutdown. The hours from IL
o'clock until at night are often utilized by ar
lists who have no domestic ties for ioahna
period. Only people Of their own ilk are likely
| to come IN at that time, and they are therefore
free from the restraint that il imposed either By
! work or the possibility. at any moment, Of hav
| ms TO show pictures TO prospective purchaser q.
| ! found three artists in the room-one a mar
| about thirty-ive years old. who makes some
thing Of . speciality In the painting Of marine
views; the others were young women. one
| portrait painter and the other cultivating
| speciality for forest scenes that Is likely, 90 ms
| time in the future, to make her home famous
The talk after the first few minutes was al
| most entirely confined to the portrait painter
and the stories she told developed naturally
from the impatient protest she was making
| against the innumerable interruptions which ar
artist experiences from oil kinds of callers
''They begin as early a. half-past g. she said
| mot counting the milkman and the bakers boy
| and the grocer who leaves my breakfast outside
my door without disturbing me. At some hour II
the morning which il so far beyond my con
seriousness that il might be . hundred years ago
for all that know about IL; but by half past
the bell il liable TO ring the whistle screeel
announcing that somebody wishes to see me
OF course l cannot say that ! am not Away
glad 10 receive customers. at whatever hou
they may come, but there are not usual,
enough Of them in the course of . day q
give me any serious disturbance. / lsav
strict orders with the clerk and the elevate