Bennington semi-weekly banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 1894-1902, 1894-11-23

The investment which Mr. Jcssup made
did not turn out SO we'll after all. A merely
rich man' who is also single stands a
chance of sneaking into society by way Of
club parlors and yacht lunches, but mar
ried roturiCr, even if his vito belong to a
first family of Virginia" docs not al
ways find open the front doors of Fifth
avenue. Moreover, Jessup had married at
an inconvcnient epoch. There was real
serene highness within the gates, and he
meditatcd marriage with the daughter of
certain society she general. Through the
medium of society papers the Prince Of
Hohenstau1Ten PumpCrnickel's intentions
were no secret. Under the circumstances
the introduction of a Mrs. Jessup proved
difficult You cannot ask an independent
high and mighty lord Of the empire to
dance the cotillon with the wife of a Long
Island manufacturer. At least the great
danes up town argued in this wise Poor
Vivien was very lonely at Newport and
Still more lonely in New York. Jcssup
had a short temper, and he lost it alto
gether when he found that his coup had
failed. Society papers began to say nasty
things about the couple. Nasty things are
nasticst when true, and these paragraphs
were hideously accurate
In the midst of it all the war in the cast
collapsed with a crash. To evcrybody's
intense surprise, the forces of Mandalay
made minCe meat of the CambOdians.
Then young Carruthers suddenly appeared
in London and wrote book. If the war
was the war, then Carruthcrs' book was
the book. A year had passed without
new fad or a new lion. Carruthcrs and
his book filled the gap. Had not the
young soldier author penetrated as far as
Bangkok and seen the peacock throne?
Were there not grand, romantic stories
which made him the Joseph OF mystCri-
Gus oriental Potiphar's sultana, The
Duchess of Gathcrum fed him upon orta-
lans and truii!cs in Lioncatch castle, and
his book went through five editions as q
circus cOlunbno goes through hoops.
When London bows down, New York
salaams Carruthcrs found himself twice
the hero in America that he had been in
England. The great society She general
heretofore alluded to intrigued for an in
PRODUCTION and hailed him off to Lenox
The Prince of demonstration Pumpcr-
nickel planned with him an excursion into
Burma
One morning Mrs Jcssup, nee Daw.
nay, read in her most detestcd society pa
per the following interesting item:
Fortune favors the brave. This week
we announce the approaching wedding Of
that modern Monte Christie Mr. George
Carruthers, to Miss Virginia Van Ruy
ter. 1t will be remembered that Miss
Van Ruyter and her 81, 500, 900 dowry
were popularity supposed to be destined for
H. S. H. the Prince of Hohcnstauffen
Pumpernickel This is not to be. Gossip
says that Miss Van Ruyter fell in love
with 'Carruthers' Cambodianus' at first
sight. Her hero is no needy fortune hunt
er, for his recent work is coming money
and another book may shortly be expected
from his pen"
Mrs Jessup displayed considerable i'll
nature when her husband returned with
out cards for the Van Astorbilt ball.
Poor Vivicn! She had been thinking Of
how differently matters might have fallen
out If only she had remained the flanceo Of
young Carruthers. -New York Press.