The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1891-09-23
A FAIR AMERICAN.
Receiving Attention At Hamburg From
the Prince Of Wales.
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the Prince Of Wales.
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BINGHAMToN, N. Y, Sept. %. Miss
Colt, who. with her mother and steps
father, Madmis Markham, have been
travelling in Europe, is announced as
receiving many royal honors from the
Prince Of Wales at Hamburg, Ger
many.
Miss Colt and her mother, who are
said to be related to the wealthy Colts,
the well-known manufacturers Of fire.
arms, Of Boston, passed the summer of
1889 here as the guests Of G.. Harry
Lester. It was given out that she was
the financee Of Mr.. Lester, and was
simply carrying out an old English
custom in being his guest.
Shortly before her arrival Lester
purchased the magnificent residence Of
the late Judge Phelps, and furnished
it from cellar to garnet in the most
elegant and luxurious style i'm
aginable. This move set society all
agog, and when Lester returned from
New York with his prospective bride
she was received with open arms by
the exclusive set of blue bloods. The.
most elegant receptions We're given in
honor Of Mr.. Lester and his distin-
guished guests, and no money or pains
were spared in making their visit to
Binghamton memorable one. n
Time went on, but still no marriage
occurred, and finally the gossips put
their heads together and set to wag
ging theirtongues. When interrogated,
Lester would give various excuses for
postponing the ceremony. Finally
society began to get a. little chilly to-
ward the Colts, and, although Lester
did everything to pacify them, they
continued to grow colder, until real
freeze took place, and many of the up
per-tendom refused to return her calls,
and some even went so far as to decline
an Introduction.
Notwithstanding all this, Lester CON
tinued to lavish Injuries upon his
guest. He gave orders to various stores
to let her have everything she wanted.
She was not slow, either, to take adj
vantage Of his liberality and ran enor-
nous bills at the dry goods stores.
Lester paid the bills without>a whim-
per, and when one merchant asked HIM
if it was all right to let Miss Colt have
what she ordered, he few into great
rage and said She can have the
earth if she wants it.
At last it was given out that the
marriage was put down for the latter
part Of October, but ere the ideas Of
November arrived Miss Colt, her moth
er, the elegant wardrobe, jewelry,
horses. cats, parrots and about every
thing that could beconveniently moved,
disappeared Lester was missing also,
the palatial residence was closed, and
nothing more was heard Of Miss Colt
until some one brought all the news
that she, with her mother, was living
in fiat in New York.
Miss Colt, with her mother and step
father, now turn up in Europe, and the
press dispatches Of q few days ago tell
of the great social successes and mar
velous beauty Of Miss Colt Of New
York. The party have been stopping
at Hamburg where they met the Prince
of Wales, who was at the same famous
spa, and honored the American beauty
with many marks Of favor, and will Of
course give her prominent standing
in certain grade Of society.
All this, of course, WIN be highly
to Bighamton people, and
viii refresh their minds about the events
Of the memorable summer Of '89 when
this lovely Miss Colt, who they termed
an adventures, practiced her pranks
on G. Harry Lester, and which gave
them a nervous shock such that they
have scarcely recovered yet. They
will not feel much surprisedif they hear
that she is reviving the old English
custom with His Royal Highness, the
Prince of Wales.