The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-18
PRETTY ANGELINA.
The Little Widow Who
Aroused Asbury Park Al
ways Seeking Notorlety.

Mrs. Angeline Allen, who shocked As
bury Pnrk Wednesday by appearing on
the boardwalk III an abbreviated bathing
costume of very natural tint. has also
attracted much attention in Newark,
where shs claims to live, and in Orange.
where she formerly lived. She has been
y familiar figure on Fourteenth street.
New York, and elsewhere. She occupies
a HAT at No. 90 Grand street, Newark.
Her letter-box shows is IL seldom opened
and that she spends much OF her time
away from lone.
i reporter called at ths dashing young
"wldow's' nums on G:and street yesler-
day, The persistent ringing of three
electric buttons falisd to bsing any re-
ponse.
a next door neiehbor aid that Mrs.
Alien had been at nom. but n fe " lain-
utes in tbs In irning. She had simply
'.go5 some things"-more clothes, pre-
sumably,-and had r oJxoly returned TO
A.bury Park.
A patient wait of several hours faile d
TO reveal the petit blonde, either iu
orthodox houss or street Costume, or in
the now famoas suit of silk, cut TX
tiemeiy dscollete: the opera tights. the
costly necklace ani the leghorn hat.
SAoSiy htPPS0 OppA ~ ouSAV hNA0u
curls.
ExUBERANT COMMENTATOR.
This IL rot the FIRST TIME that Mrs.
Aliens thirst for notoriety has displayed
itself, and the newspaper men OF this
city AVE seen frequent manifestations of
y in her constant efforts to place herself
prominently refore The public. Tns re-
porters have. In fact. been besieged by
ner in her desire TO gaiu notoriety
through their aid. Last week the follow
ing letter was received by the local pa
per FROM Mrs. Allen, dated at tbs Hotel
Brunswick. Asbury Park, bat no atten-
lion was paid 10 1t, OF course, until the
incidents Of her on,iux on the beach
Wednesday recalled the exu5eranJ aud
%euloRistic COMMUNICATIONS OF herself
whichtwlil be found in her note:-
Please say that I am stopping at the hotel
and am the belle of the house. the charming
little widow from No. - Graus street, Newark.
That l am one Of the most expert lady bicyciists
here and nave many elaborate toilets, and at a
concert last Sunday eve here played and sang
on the harp at this hotel, winning the most APP
plauss OF ths whole concert which you can
prove istrue ii you desire. l will BE- most graf
flied to You aud wish many copiss.
Sincerely,
MRS. asaEL1sE ALLEN.
On the back o. the envelope was q
modest requesr:-"Please put notice in
Sunday papers"
ONL1 "A GhASS WIDOW.
Although Mrs. Alien seems to covet
the charm with whicn widownooi is in-
vested. she really has no claim to it, for
she is not a widow. The man whose
name she bears. George Marshall Alien.
is still living, aud IL Is not even known
that they are divorced. They have not
lived together Tor some time. Until
recently Mas. Allen was a resident Of
East Orange. where she achieved IA
reputation for wearing startling cos
tunes aud Tor conduct. she
appeared in Orange about ten years ago,
being then Il mere girl, aud from The
first she was a noticeable figure. Due of
her earliest exploits was co ha We her
picture taken in fancy dress and In
n local photographers studio. She fra
quentsd newspaper offices, aud often pre-
scented to the editors such req nests as the
foregoing. Many similar stories about
her are current III the Osanges.
Early in the suMmer she moved to
Newark. having dropped the given name
of her husband and substituted her owa
name, Angelina.
WIDOWS CAP AND ~cRINoLrNE.
It Is not long since Mrs. ALEU-, attired
in u Widows cap aud crinolIne, made all
she women gu Broad street, Newark, turn
their heads 10 see her. She flounced
from Que curb 10 another, aud swung
gracefully 10 aud u the corridor OF The
Prudential Buiiding, apparently con-
scious that She WAS tue talk of the street.
Many were the Kodaks levelled as her,
but comparatively few snap shots OF
value were secured.
This conduct on Mrs. Aliens part won
her some newspaper notoriety, which
lasted about u week. Then she embsrr-
assed several Lawyers By visiting them In
their bf1 ses aud presenting them With