The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-01
SPOILED THEIR ROMANCE.
The Woo President interferes with MI
Curtis' CourtshIp OF His Daughter

A special TO the New York Herald from
Washington says:
Vice-President Stevenson has just fouiiu
out that a love affair of one Of his dausI-
ters is as troublesome as the senate -
during a hot tariff debate. e...uo,,,e
George f. Curtis. clerk In the ou iipe,' va1r
Court library. and Miss Mary SteyenSOtt
are also making a discovery, ana ei' Of
is that the old axiom about the CouiSo
true love, &c. is about correct, those
There Is an interesting story aDou o,oi 10
Young persons, which has just CoIne -
ii@ht9 II ia n romance. pure and simple
showing love al first sight, num- Snit
II not opposed to the young man , 9n,Ii
at least does not LOOK Win bro t9l who are
openly against the lovers aspiraIlQqns, d the
nave separated the pair by sehuihs '''0
young wond cbs nS of this interesting little
romance opened about two montns ,i asO
There was no preface MISS @C 'N',.1ior,
met Mr.. Curtis on one or tne eAcu ir ST..
steamers on the Potomac river; Incy
blanchard. wife of the junior senator
from Louisiana. ,. ~ Cd
Mrs stevenson soon became an auI
r1irer of her daughters new frlend' anu
did not look with dsfavor, it is sald' upon
him.
BECAME FREQUENT VISITOR,
Mr.. Curtis became a frequent visitor at
the Hotel NOrmandie, where the steven
sons live. and accompanied Miss Mary
to the theatre often, Mrs. stevenson aCt-
ing as chaperOne. He also took MISS
Mary 10 matinees on numerous occasions
without a chaperOne, ana II was sVOl
whispered about that there WouH proQdi-
bly, be a marriage in the stevenson fanny
Mr.. Curtis is said to have bought dia-
mond ring for Miss Stevenson at a (eWeiIy
store in Pennsylvania avenue. re 49,
presented her with photograph OF MINI
II was lust here that Mr.. Stevenson and
Mr.. Lewis Greene stevenson are sAld 70
have awakened to what was gong on r5
shown their displeaSure at the youiS
mans suit. 1t is said that Mr.. Steven. .1h
could not deliver an Grafton at tne
GEORGETOWN Law School commencement
because he was overcome at the thought
Of his daughters friendship Tor curtis,
instead Of by the heat, as was senerally
supposed.
INyrrRD TO CEASE CALLING.
Mrs Blanchard announced the day be-
fore the college commencement tnat sng
would give a picnic at Great rams ana
invited Mr.. Curtis u attend, in company
with a young lady. Mr. Curtis lmmedl-
ately sent a note 10 Miss Mary requesting
her to favor him with her presence al the
No answer came that evening or the
next morning Mr. Curtis became i'm,
patient and went 20 the N9rinahdie an"
Mr.. Lewis Greene stevenson came down
stairs and invited Mr.. Curtis 10 take
carriage ride. The latter accepted the
invitation. lie was Informed, 1t IS re-
ported. thar the Vice-President wanted his
attentions to cease. Mr.. Curtis dh not
return to the hotel after this, interview
with Mr. Stevenson. and two days after
ward Mrs. Stevenson. Miss Mary and the
other two daughters went % sorrento
Me. where at last accounts they are
still.
Nice-President Stevenson was out when
7 called an the Normandie this evening.
Mr. Lewis Greene Stevenson, however,
saw me. he declined 70 be interyiewed
i'm relation to the matter but hnally said
he said. might make a statement IN the
morning.