The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-07
LOUISE MORRIS ENGAGED.
The Promised Bride of Mr.. Frederick
Gerhard,

Miss Louise II. Morris, the far-famed
beauty and society belle of Baltimore,
and Mr.. Frederick Gebhard the equally
| famous club and society man of New
| York. are engaged TO be married. The
! announcement was made yesterday. Mr..
Gebhard's attentions TO Miss Morris,
which have been very marked during the
| past few months, began in the early part
| Of the past summer season. and, while
people were, of course. aware of the
4 growing friendship between the two, there
| seemed 10 be much doubt as TO whether
! or not anything more serious would come
! Of II. Miss Morris is in the city at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John
| Il. Norris No. 207 west Franklin street
near Cathedral. Mr.. Gerhard is also in
| Baltimore, and is staying at the Mount
Vernon Hotel. The wedding day has not
yet been fixed.
Miss Morris and MIR Gebhard first met
at Narragansett Pier, and the New Yorker
Immediately became a devoted admirer
OF the lady She finally went to Bar
Harbor: so did Mr.. Gerhard. Thence she
proceeded to New York, Mr.. Gebhard
followed When the season was at an
end Miss Morris returned to her home
here. and but very short time had
elapsed when Mr.. Gerhard found ii con-
Venient to visit the City Of Monuments
When Miss Morris left the northern
watering places she carried with her Mr.
Gebhlrd's first present. beautiful little
Scotch terrier. She prizes it most highly,
and calls il "Dmple."
Mr.. Gerhard has attended several OF
the Junior Cotllons with his fiance
this winter, and upon each occasion she
carried huge bouquets which had been
Christmas german her bouquet contained
thousands OF yiolcts, and weighed twenty
eight pounds.
Miss Morris has the reputation OF be-
ing one OF the handsomest women in
America. and deseryedly so. and she has
been written about and talked about
probably more than any society
woman. Her pictures have adorned
the society and news pages of
many dailies and periodicals, and her
perfect figure and face were set off to
great advantage I'm painting which was
exhibited at the Worlds Fair at Chicago
last summer She inhcrits her beauty
from her mother. who is siill regarded
as one Of Baltimore's lovely matrons.
Miss Morris made her debut in society
four winters ago. She is slightly above
the average height. and her carriage is
th'NiiS. one mas bIoWh mar ana idfSfs
sympathetic eyes. and dresses In Elegant
taste. She is q clever cOnVersltiOnalist,
and is regarded as "a decided acquisition
in the drawing-room. Miss Morris has
appeared in several amateur society en-
tertainments for the benefit of charities.
She made a particularly striking appear
ance In the Queen Louise fete last winter.
Mr.. Gerhard 10 one Of the best known
society men IN New York. He is fond Of
sports. and has Leen the owner OF a
splendid yacht and has a stud OF
thoroughbred horses. Some years ago
he took fancy 10 amateur ranching,
and selected a tract OF land in Middle
town, Cal. This possession has involved
him in a suit. which was called last
month. and attracted considerable atten-
ton. II is stili pending On June /. 1885,
Gerhard engaged Charles w. Ably as his
manager. He was 10 pay Ably $50 a
month. and what the contract termed
reasonable table board" On January
10 1893, Ably ceased 10 be manager. He
says he stepped out of his own accord,
and Mr. Gerhard says he was discharged.
Then Ably took a similar position under
Mrs. Lily Langtry. the actress, which