Evening journal., 1893-12-04
ALL The TOWN INVITED
To See Mrs. II. S. S. Meet T.. w. Holding
Newspaper In Her Hand.

To See Mrs. II. s :. Meet y. w, Holding
Newspaper In Her Hand.
The lobby Of the Garden Theatre was
uncommonly full yesterday after the
play had begun. Evidently the loung-
ers had no intention of purchasing tick
cts The reason they were there Ia told
in the following advertisement clipped
from morning paper
RERs.H S.S.-LErTER RECEIVED; MEET
VI me at 4p m. sharp, Saturday, Dec. 2. IN
front of he box Office of tho Garden Theatre.
corner 9th 50 and Mad 's1n av.; will know me
by tall silk hat tall myself; diamond cluster
pin n white necktie; please have ne gspaper
in hand. =. W.
There were young men and old men
and a couple of inquisitive women, and,
although it was a half an hour before the
appointed time, they all seemed to think
that Mr.. + w was sighting them by
not coming early About 81 o'clock the
swinging doors OF the Garden Theatre
were flung open and in walked a
handsome and distinguished look
ing man He was tall, he
wore a high hat and a white necktie,
but no diamond cluster pin Neverthe
less he filled the bill so we'll that.
Regardless Of grammar. they all cried.
When two young women passed 10
front of him and glared at his necktie
be began to think that something was
wrong Then he looked around and
saw that he had become an object of
interest.
"Well, what the dew" be began, aud
then, stopping short. he darted over Ia
the box office, and, peering in slid some
thing to the man inside. The latter made
some reply, aud then the mysterious
gentleman bust out into wild laughter
and walked out of the lobby aud uI
Madison avenue, shaking with merri
ment He was Nelson Wheatcroft, the
actor The crowd did not know that
however, and looked on in dismay as hs
disappeared.
"Well, never said one Of the women
He might have waited a few minutes
longer for her"
Hes impatient" said one Of the ole
men. If Mrs. H. s. S is worth the
price Of an advertisement, she's worth
giving a half an hours leeway
The folding doors were again hupG
open, and this time another tall man moi
nearly as hapdsome as Mr. Whestcroft
but wearing high hat and a white
necktie, in the centre Of which a biz
cluster pin of diamonds sparkled entered
the lobby aud looked nervously around
He was young, but gray-haired. Th'
crowd took the man in from
head to foot in an instant, an,
as Que man made up their m'nd
that they had been mistaken IN the frs
man and that this was the real +. w
They stared and stared, and the NOR
they stared the more nervous became +
w. The box-ofliee man giggled, aud th'
ticket taker almost collapsed. The twl
women began whispering.hoarsely, and
was evident that they were not as wei
pleased with this newcomer as the!
would have been had Mr.. Wheatcrof
been +. w.
II was Just few minutes before
o'clock when in walked a tall woman il
mourning She was about 80 years Of ag
and very handsome. In her hand she car
3 ried a newspaper The tall man glance
Q a. her hand, saw the newspaper, steppei
- quickly up, aud, raising his hat. whis
pered something to the woman. Sh
, smiled sweetly, made some rep
S and then the pair locked arm
and walked out into tn
street Then they came ba,k again, an
/, Z w. went up TO the box office aud trie
j. to buy a couple OF seats The house wa
j. full, however, and looking much -dissI
: pointed, the couple walked out and dow
Madison avenue. The woman wore
Sc lskin saeque and a long black crap
veil She wore diamond earrings.
l thought sure they'd be young
remarked one OF the women who ha
oeen in the lobby to her companion.
81 thought he'd be a sandwich mar
Z with Use Apples Soap on his back,
# grunted one ofthe old fellows. 1.-The ide
d Of inviting the whole ~ New Yor
u Sun.