The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-05-16
REMARKABLE TWINS.
Women Who Look So Alike That
Their Husbands Couldn't Tell Them
Apart.

Their Husbands Couldn't Tell Them
Apart.
Springfield (MdSs.) Letter in Boston Globe.
Similarity in facial appearance has often
resulted in mistaken identity with the SUBJ
jects OF this sketch, Mrs. Levi T. Coombs,
and Mrs. Josiah Turner of this city.
These estimable women are twins; their
maiden names were Frances Arroette and
Florella Antoinette Foss. 1t will be OBJ
served that their initials are the same, the
middle name being bestowed on the promise
of pearl necklace for each.
The Foss twins were the daughters OF DR..
Simeon Foss, Maine physician Of the old
school and Mason of high degree. They
we're born in Belfast Me-, Nov. %, 1925.
| Frances made her debut in this world half
an hour before her sister.
At Paris Hill they went to school with
the late. Hannibal Hamlin, exVice Presi-
| dent of the United States. u.
Frances married the late Levi T. Cocmbs,
who held the position Of deputy sheriff Of
AndrosoogGin county, in the town of Lis.
| bon, twenty-one years.
Florella married Josiah Turner, now
| dead, who also lived in the town of Lisbon.
| Both have been school teachers and insep
arabic companions. Their mother died
| when they were wears and months old
|
other, and the photographer who took their
pictures for the Globe persisted that Flor
| ella had Just been in the room when, IN
fact, it was her sister who had been there.
Frances has given birth TO six children, all
of whom are dead but two, Walter, Coombs
of this city, and Simeon COMBS, now mail
agent on the Maine Central railroad.
Mrs. John Staples of Charlestown aud
| Charles E. Turner of Lawrence. are the
| only living children of FlorelIa. who had
three in all.
The hight Of the twins is exactly the
same, and IL years ago they weighed just
200 pounds.
Singuarly, when one would fall away in
weight the other would do the same
Their aggregate weight at present is $50
pounds.
These duplicate sisters think alike, act
alike, aud have never adopted different
characteristics or dress to avoid mistakes of
| identity. Often one has worn the others
shoes, while years ago their money came
from one pocket book, and it did not matter
| which one carried 1t.
Mistaken identity was almost daily
occurrence with US in our younger days"
remarked Frances to the reporter who
called on her few days ago. my father
always called US girls and neither of us
ever addressed the other by our given
names. We called each other sister in
| stead.
1.-The reason why father never addressed
the other by our given names was due to
the fact that he was always uncertain
which was which.
after we were married, people adj
dressed me by my SISTERS new name 80 often
that, declare, got puzzled myself once
and couldn't for the life Of me tell whether
my name was Turner or Coombs.
I'VE took our first ride on railway train
ak Of Ia bad he
cars before. At that time we were living
in Lisbon, and drove down from there in q
| chaise to Portland. When we alighted at
| Saco the depot closely resembled the one at
! Portland, and l stuck to it that it went with
US.
Zone time in church Judge Chamberlain
was sitting in my sisters pew. NV seat
was Just ahead of him. When l came in
he mistook me for my sister. and politely
arose and stepped into the aisle to let me
| into my sisters seat
my husband often mistook my sister for
myself
ITO illustrate how easily he was fooled I
will recall the time when l dropped into
my husbands store to pay him a call.
Judge Chamberlain sat there, and l knew
him well, but my sister didn't.
| "As | entered leisurely my husband said:
| Come in, Mrs. Turner, and be seated
! kept straight face as long as could until
he had introduced me TO the judge. when q
| smile on my face let the cat out of the bag,
| and then my husband discovered that he
had introduced his wife instead of Mrs.
| Turner. ..
when we lived in Minot we studied
! French under Parson Jones.
lone day had a perfect lesson and sister
did not know hers. We shifted around
and the parson mistook me for sister and ]
recited the lesson for her, and no one was
| the wiser.
1--WE used to attend parties in my younger
| days, and one occasion, when the fellows
came in after their girls, 1 started off with
sisters fellow and got quite piece with him
before | told him he was mistaken and had
better go back after his girl.
"Once at dusk Mr.. Coombs was going
home from the store. He saw my sister on
the other side of the street and thought it
was !. Florella had bundle under her
arm which he mistook for baby. My
husband thought it strange that was out
at that time with my baby. and said to a
clerk that he believed Frances was crazy
and going to drown that baby
81 used to fool my children sometimes
after they got to be quite large. When
ever l wanted to go away my sister would
| come over TO my house, put on one of my
dresses and stay with the children till
| got back, and they wouldn't know the diff
| ference"
THERE was a novel fight the other day near