The Wichita daily eagle., 1895-10-29
suspENDER BU rroN IS FATAL.
II Creates Havoc In the society "f . Ne
braska Town.

IAnooln. Nsb.. Oct. S-Captain John r.
Gulfoyle, L. s. A, polite society IN In
coin. and army etiquette are in a tangie.
and the war department VIII be drawn
into n az the first opportunity. The Pleas
ant Home club. a social institution OF re-
mute Xs about to demand Captain Gull
foyle's recall from his detail hero as IN *
tary Instructor at the University OF Ne
braSloa- II all came about through
suspeslder button
About three weeks ago Captain Gull
foyis received hss orders from Nashng-
ton He promptly packed his trunk ana
left Fort Robinson. where ne bad oeen
stationed as a captain IN the Ninth cav
airy.
Lincoln society rose to greet him HIS
bronzed face. soldserly bearing. brass out-
tons, and the yellow strpes down Ms
Uniform all endearei him 70 the faSh'on-
able set He was a Ron. able 20 shake
his name ard grow1 80 all coud hear.
And then he lost that suspendcr button
Among the organizations which had
epereatei the solder most cos-eorlsiy wsls
the Pleasant Home club. And among as
members ror-e had been more forwnrd N
greeting the recent military arrival than
It's president, Mattson BALDWIN. mar Of
wealth. the proprietor OF the ls<a<tnS tahor
shop Of the city.
What more na turai when tAst suspender
buuron came OFF and Mrs. Gutlfoyle WIS
far away than for the gallant captain 70
walk into the fashionable tailoring est7b-
Esisnaent of the csty 10 have x sewed on
while he wasted. Naturally. too. he was
greeted by the hoSpitable proprietor.
whom Captain Guilfoyle had last seen In
all the glory OF an evening suit made 10
ORDER IN his own shop under rs personal
SUPERVISION, wheeling IN the mary mca-
sufes OF the wfDsorns waltz.
II CAPTAIN Gu,ifoyle had stopped az that
an might have been welL But nees.ng
brlIant young woman of fashion the
other evening. he confidei his troubles 10
49, -r.r.I b. -
going IN 70 have a humble o<fce per
formed TO meet IN the gu'Se Of an accom-
odaf+nz tabor a person wao pretended 20
social acquaintance with him. He was
sure. he added, that when Mrs. Gu foyie
arrived In Lincoln she would teach him
his place. Mr. Guslfoyie. he concluded.
was not In the habt Of meeting trades
people.
When that remark bad been duly re-
peated and veyl-i lated and flung out 20 .hs
breeZes Of heaven n would have been
better for Captain Grtffcyie n Ne hal
sewe6 that suspender huecon on himself
in teh privacy of his apartment. Tho
Pleasant Home club men ard women rosa
as one person to resent The insuh 20 It's
president. II decided 20 withdraw ~ IN
vifaosons to the warrior. Then some
body said the solder did not intend 20
accept them anyway. 50 Il was decided
not 20.
Mattson BALDWIN. the rre.tdert-taIlo-
met Captain Gu,noyie T.. s A.. ard asked
hsFn 20 aT-oioEize. Carratr CTEfffoyie Fa'd
he was SorTy he had hurt his feef rra hrS,
declfned 20 20 further N the matter
wnether he h7d rs rIs9eyfder burton.
seVged on NJ the beTr place n town o. r~ot
So as a last resort the Pleasant Home
club met this eve1'rR and de~tde<i % w-ife
q long letter 20 The honorable tre zscre-
rary Of wa. and have CAPTAIN Guilfovie
cxiled 20 some spoe whore he could prop
eriy apprer,slfe men who handle more zsis-
psDder bu:tous every dzy q 5sS ufe thao
the caDc1tn ever saw