St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-07
DISOWNED AND DESERTED.
Death Ends the Trials Of a Bankers
Dauyhter.
WORTHLESS HUSBAND.
An Ebony Coffin and Silken Shroud for
a Former Belle of Toronto Who
Could Not Get Bread.


cations Of dire misery was the costly
ebony coffin, with heavy silver mount
ings, which stood yesterday afternoon
in one corner of second-stOry room III
the rear of the big brick tenement
block, =22S East Seventh street. On the
massive silver plate of the coffin, and
the expensive silken shroud which
enveloped the earthly remains of a
young woman were the initials
st. G. NJ" The incongruities of the
situation were SO marked that the case
was investigated by a GLOBE reporter,
who called at the house last evening,
and story of suffering too great to
bear was revealed. The deceased was
Teresa Camilla Mason, the youngest
daughter of the late John Mason,
prominent and wealthy citizen OF Tor
onto. Ont, and her death resulted from
pulmonary consumption.
The story of the girl, who was but
twenty-four years Of aye, is a renlarka-
bly, sad one. Reared in wealth and
luxury, the petted child of indulgent
parents, and
A REIGNING BELLE
in TOronto'S social circles, her life
promised to he fraught with happiness
and sunshine. A man diStruSted by her
parents and relatives proffered marriage,
but the union met with violent opposl-
ton, which resulted i'll a positive re-
fusal of the parents to eountenance the
offspring. 1t was the old story. mar
raige in spite of her family by whom she
was subsequentlydi diSowned and cast OH
to drift2among 7unsympathetIc human
ity worse than alone-tied to a worth
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gave UP home and happiness deserted
her, and with a baby boy she came
West to reside with her sister, Mrs. Ed
ward Richardson, who alone sympa-
thiZed Withgthe unfortunate girl in her
trouble. About a year and a half ago
the husband of Mrs. Richardson was
killed in a shooting affray at the Gall
way house. in Eau Claire, Wis, and
since that time the history OF the two
women cut adrift from friends and fam
lily has been a most pitiful one. The
younger sister was stricken Wlthecon-
sumption,
UNABLE TO HELP HIMSELF,
but Mrs. Richardson labored faithfully
for their support and the little boy, un-
til her sisters condition became such
that she was unable to leave her,. In
the dark and dreary room on East Sev--
enth street the two women passed
through agonies from the pangs of hum
ger, and only the approach OF
starvation broke their proud splr-
it's apd induced them to apply for
public succor. The case was taken up
by Relief Agent Hutchins and oeere,
tary Markoe, of the st. Vincent de Paul
society, and through their efforts the
last days of the dying woman were
made more comfortable and the To
ronto relative notified. Assistance
from Toronto did hot arrive, however,
until the young woman had passed
away Friday. night. Alone with her
sister and little child. she eX-
acted from them a promise that
her remains should be removed to On
tario and buried at. the feet of her dead
father. Saturday morning -telegramS
came from Toronto advising the local
authorities to spare no expense in the
funeral and that all bills would be paid.
The remains will be deposited in avault
here and afterwards shipped to Toronto.
Fresh Features in Mems Dress.
From the Mems outftter.
The bath wrap is an acquired taste.
The white silk band bow is. a dead
failure.
Persian patterns in heavy muffiers
are taking.
Matered silk vests in fancy colors are
good for masquerade weaT.
A very genteel shirt bosom is sOf fine
linen with two pearl studs deeorat-
ing it.
A few fobs are worn with fpll dress.
but not by the men who do the swell
thing.
Gilt buttons, ,on whi e vests is a great
fad among the hotel chemists of Chi
cagO.
Very rich De ,Joinyilles have dark
soft grounds covered with figures, sharp
and brilliant.
1t is the fad among the Paris sWells
to sport an emerald SOLITAIRE in a full
dress shirt bosom.
Holiday suspenders are.in white and
colored satins, plain, for the fair DANES
to embroider. %5E
In many quarters it is predicted that
the black Silk ottoman will he t'the
thing in muffiers this winter,
Cream colored crepes, with silk stripes
in self and bright eolors. are shown in
negligee shirts intended for next sea-
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A startling pattern in Turkish bath
wraps is red and green mixture on a
white ground. The designis like the
effect in Watered silk.
.FuIl dress protectors" are now made
with high collars to encircle the neck,
answering the double purpose of
mufffers and shirt front shield.
Fancy cloth vests, checked and small
figured and ddouble-breasted,a are 'toney"
for business men who do not object to a
front that is a little gay.
A pood many embroidered shirt hos
oms are being sold. In the extremely
fine trade the simpler the decoration the
better demand for the bosom.
A cane 6r umbrella handle with q
timepiece set in is novelty. 1t will
prove very useful cold nights when a
man does not care to ilnbutton his coat
to get at his watch.
Competition among the fancy flannel
men has developed some beauties in the
way of cloths appropriate for shirts. But
many of the patterns are simply unique
with nothing pretty about them.
There can be nothing sadder than the
expression which creeps over the face
of the man who has on twiee-round
scarf when some sympathetically in
clined individual asks him if he has a
sore throat.
The double breasted vest, out of the
field of fashion for long time, has come
back to it: not with a rush, however.
for the style is not being taken up eX-
cent by that select class known as the
limited few.
There is considerable chic about the
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