The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-14

of New Orleans, and Others.
Copyright by American Press Association.l
In vision Of fair women the beauti-
full bellies l remember myself or who
have been described TO me by mother
and grandmother reach back century.
First on the list is the famous Emily
Marshall, Of Boston. Her picture and a
sketch of her life appeared in recent
publication. and / will only add here an
anecdote related of her by my grand
mother.
Miss Marshall was an exquisite
blonde, with fair hair worn in natural
curls, and skin tinted like a peach
blossom. She was ore day walking on
Broadway, New York, her white dress
trimmed with blue ribbons, a wide
straw hat shading her lovely eyes, when
a sailor hurried up TO her and asked her
70 please tell him where to find the Bat
terry. With charming sweetness she
gave the information and walked on.
To her surprise at the next corner she
met the same man, vine asked the same
question. Thinking she had not spoken
plainly, she again pointed out the direc-
ton more distinctly and strolled on.
At the third corner she once more met
the sailor, who breathlessly put the
thrice repeated query.
This time the young lady said IN sur
prise: "Why, / have twice answered
that question. Did you not understands
"Oh, yes, miss, | understood" he an
swered, "but would run round block
al day if could see your pretty face at
the corner.
He had made the circuit of three sides
Of the square while she had walked one,
merely in order TO gaze again on her
loneliness.
The beautiful Elizabeth Patterson, of
Baltimore, who married Jerome Bona
parte, the brother of the great Napoleon,
must have been a radiant young creature
at the time of her wedding. She was a
veritable daughter Of the gods, divine
~ tall and most divinely fair" Her
hair was chestnut. her eyes hazel, her
complexion cream tinted. Her figure
was perfect, and all the graceful outlines
were plainly disclosed by the costume of
that day The extreme of the empire
dress was then worn, short of waist, with
skirt reaching only 10 the ankle, and so
scant that there was just room to step
IN it
Her wedding dress was of thinnest
India gauze heavily embroidered En-
tirely without starch, it chung TO every
curve of her exquisite young form, as
the undertaking was of the scantiest
description, consisting, it was said, oe
only one long garment Of null. A cousin
Of my mothers who was present at the
ceremony, when asked what the bride
wore, said:
Il could have put all the clothes she
had on in my waistcoat pocket"
Il should be remembered that the
waistcoat of that day had more generous
pockets than the vest of today. Yet
never since classic times has any cos
tune so scant of drspery been worn.
So let US think of the beautiful girl
as lovely a vision on her wedding morn
as has greeted mortal eyes since the days
of Diana-rememberng her thus rather
than as the deserted wife, whose long
life was Swallowed to its last hour by the
sorrows that wrecked her early hopes
Quite of different type was Maria
Ludlow, of New York, dainty, laugh
ing, captivating coquette who reigned
in the early half of the century. Golden
haired and blue eyed, she was one of
those beings who set all men ahame that
see her, drawing masculine creatures to
her as inevitably and rs blindly as the
scintillating fash of the electric light
lures all that flies TO destruction.
She was once visiting at a country
seat on the Hudson in the summer DAYS
of more than fifty years ago. OF course
every young man within the sphere of
her Influence WAS more or less in love
with her but there were two, Tom and
Sam, staying ut an adjoining place who
were especially under her spell. One
morning IL was proposed by the girls in
tins family that they should make up
little excursion party, and that some one
should go over and invite Maria.
AT once Tom and Sam were both on
their feet, ready to perform the pleasant
duty Of escorting her Each regarded
the other with jealous eyes, and as nei-
Their would let the other 20 alone they
put side saddle on horse and started
together, leading the animal.
The girls left behind wondered how
the fair Maria would manage to keep the
peace between her two lovers and al
most feared some angry outbreak; but
by and by The trio appeared. coming
slowly down the woodland path, the
sunlight ana shade Pickering over the
pretty flushed face Of the belle. who was
seated on the horse. while on either side
Of her walked Tom and sam. and. be-
hold, each man was radiant with happi-
ness!
How had she managed TO content them
both' Her waiting friends took the first
opportunity TO question her apart.
oh" she laughed. 1T was very easy.
sam, you know, Is quiet fellow and
Tom is a great tslker. 80 / chatted with
him, and that made him happy. but let
Sam, who was on the other side Of the
horse, hold my hand"
Poor, pretty Maria! Her gay career
was cut short, not by the orange how-
cred gates Of mstrimony, but by the
cold portals of the tomb. She died while
yet in the flush of Der youth and beauty,
and many a manly tear fell on her bier.
In the course of time most of her lovers
forgot her and were consoled by others,
but Sam remained q bachelor through
many long years for her sake.
Perhaps the most remarkable belle