The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-09-18
ONE OF sARAToeAs RomANces.
Mrs. w. X. vanderbilt's First Meeting with
Her Future Husband.

Her Future Husband.
The old-timers tell of romances con-
nected with Saratoga and then sigh that it
is not as it used to be. They regret the
days when the southern gentry used to
come on for the waters and sigh over the
fact that anybody can get there nowadays.
1t is an exaggerated weighing machine
you drop your nickel in the slot-a gold
washed nickel-and then it is announced
exactly what your weight is from the
golden standpoint by the gossips round
about. The days of romance have gone
by and those of reality are here. About
the last oil. the stories is that of CaIhmack
and the lovely girl he married. He met
her here, and her sweetness of face, of
voice and of manner charmed even the
man who found his greatest delight in
making money, and he determined that
the beauteous maid should be his bride.
Evidently she had no ideal as far as a hus-
band was concerned or else even all the
money would not have made her find hap
piness in a man old enough to be her
father, and certainly not handsome. She
is not here this summer, and it would
seem just as well, for the much-praised
beauty has gone-the delicate skin has
grown flushed and the slender figure is
more than round; it is fat. And the
moral of it is that when you have lived
your romance in one place while you are
young and lovely to look upon never come
back
An older romance that has the charm of
fiction about it is told of Mrs. Willie X.
Vanderbilt, says Bah" in the Philadel-
phia Times. She was here after her father
had lost his money with some friends
when the announcement that the rich son
of William Vanderbilt would arrive that
evening was made. OF gowns she had
but few-most Of them had been worn.
and she did think that she could make an
impression on any man If only she had a
frock to wear. One OF her friends volun-
teered to lend her yellow silk. With
great delight it was accepted, but the
beauty's eyes filed with tears and her lip
quivered with disappointment when she
discovered that onone side of the bodice
and far down on the skirt extended wine
stain. But was this to daunt southern
girl? Certainly not. When the time
came and the gown was put on she took a
black lace shawl that by some mistake
had been put among her things, draped it
about her in Spanish fashion, fastening it
on the head and on one shoulder with am-
Der pins. An admirer had sent her a
bunch of yellow roses, and with these and
her black fan her costume was complete.
She came, she saw and she conquered
The wicked friend never forgave her her
success in hiding the defects of the gown
or the lovely picture she presented when
she stood before Mr.. Vanderbilt, and the
lookers-on could read the admiration in
his eyes. l don't know whether this story
is true or not. 1t was told me and
vouched for, and | like to think that, Gin
AnNallo lla ha r,aoiI 81 ha ~
century can, if she will, find her prince.
l want to say something else, because l
have been moved to it by what l have
seen here about the Jews. And this is it:
l do think, without any exception, they
are the best people in the world for look
ing after their own, and If the men of
other races were one-half as careful there
would not be women and children with no
one to provide for them, or poor relations
who did not know where to turn. Then,
too as a contrast to gentle children at the
watering places, the Jewish ones are a
thousand times more polite, obey what is
said to them by their parents, and show
consideration for each other, even in their
play, that is very desirable. l heard one
say to her little sister: "Do YOU think it's
polite to be cross because you lost at cro-
quet and make all the rest OF us feel un-
nappy Wnen we nave only Deen Playing
fair gamer" The vanquished one bright
ened up at this and apologized to all the
other little girls and new game was
started.
never heard Jewish child speak an
impudent word or refuse to obey its
mother, and for the young girls it must be
said that no dance is too joyous, no frolic
too gay, for mamma not to be with them
in it. | like this | believe children who
honor their fathers and mothers will have
long days and happy ones, and l believe
in giving onor hwhere honor is due.