Evening journal., 1891-07-06
NO MAN is ALWAYS CIVILIZED.

More than year ago the urangier'
Kerens correspondence began. Nine.
Anna Granger is French dressmaker 10
New York. Mrs. Kerena lives at 80
vAndeventer place, st. Louis. Her hus-
band, Richard G. Kerens, is the vice
president Of the st. Louis, Arkansas and
Texas Railway Company, is member Of
the Worlds Fair Committee, friend Of
President Harrison, and wealthy man,
with several grown-up daughters. Ars.
Granger had branch In Paris, Mrs.
Kerens had had several gowns made by
her and had acquired a high opinion Of
Mrs Grangier's work.
About a year ago Mrs Kerens sent
some materials to Mrs. Grsngier with in
definite instructions that they should be
used In making two handsome cos
tunes and that a bonnet and parasol
should be procured to match them. The
most specific directions given we're that
the bill should not exceed $780, aud ITO
add to the materials whatever is neceg-
sary to make them handsome and
pretty"
Mrs. GRANGER made the costumes.
and in due course sent them, with the
parasol and bonnet to her friend and
customer In st. Louis. Then she went
to 81. Louis, fitted them and parted with
her customer. CLIENT we might say on
the usual amicable and confidential
terms. After returning TO New York
she sent the bill, $3.50, for the COS
tunes. and $50 for the parasol and
bonnet Then the fun began.
The volnmInons letters Of the two
ladies have been published. They are
womanly letters even to the postscripts.
The print unfortunately does not show
the underscores, but we have no doubt
that every fifth word has deep black
mark under Il and some words, t, make
them more ranking aud fercer, have
two marks
Mrs Kerens forgets the confidential
and general character Of her order
allowing woman, In whose honor
honesty, ability and taste shs
apparently had had the utmost
confidence, the most liberal dis
cretior, and practically objects t
everything Mrs Grangier has done anc
especially to the bill, which Ia exactly Chi
amount she had specified She says tina
she understood the dresses were to b
made In Paris. but finds that there wa
no duty paid, hence "the worn" wa
done In New York, which is Objectionable
She refers to her bank account As beinl
separate from that Of Mr.. Kerens an,
ample. She refers. Of course, TO man
other irrelevant matters and threaten
law suit and exposure for chestIng tn
Custom laws.
Mrs. GRANGER in commenting on tn
situation said Madame she like to star
on zs horse so gran an she talk me =
much about 70 Benjam Harrisonn. sh
say he ees = good fren' for her husban
| no care for zat II ze BepjAm Harrison
! eve me for ze dress he mus pay lib
uzEer individuell people.
That is enough Of Mrs. Granger
proclaim her standing.
The amount in dispute is sl43, Al
Eve lawyers have been employed
settle a dispute, which by this tin
Mrs, Kerens must be beginning to col
prehend that 1t is vulgar to have incurre
She should try to conceive Of MADAM
Roland, Florence Nightingale, MI
Gladstone, or Mrs. Cleveland engaged
letter-wiiting and legal controysr
I With an ignorant French woman over
dressmaker's bill
We have no doubt that Mrs. Kerens
as cultivated as she Is rich, but
4 Howells says, No man can be said to
I thoroughly civilized or always civilize
the most refined, the most I
i lightsned person has his moods,
moments Of bsrbarism