The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-03
Farnitarc. Carpets Draperes. Stoves Etc /: Ratio


with it's white feet, people turned and
looked at him fits clothes were made IN
the latest style ard OF the best material
ottainsbfe. He was a ''nowiirg swell.
In the natural course OF events he saw
pretty Amy whitney or the street. ard
thought she was the most beautiful Great
urs ne had ever seen. she saw him riding
horseback and decided that ne MAS a very
swell fellow. Eaca admiring the other.
IL was TO be expected thar they would soon
become acqaalnte kttFinger forced
matters. and one day secured the desired
Introduction. Within few days he COM
nsnce6 70 calf upon Hiss Wsstney. AS
their acquaintance grew. each thought
that lo~e had been kisdIed. Some people
have thought that outside Of the mutual
attraction one for the other. each thought
the other was in line for "A large fortune.
This, however. Is mere supposiSion.
Her Marriage.
One evening Kit,lnger and Miss Whit
neg were together In the coy par
Tor OF her home. and the converse
ton turned on inc pleasures OF travel
and life abroad. kitt!nger was a
great lover Of song picturfng life In
Venice. He enjoyed the idea Of gliding
over the waser-paved streets In a Condo
Ia while the song Of the boatman fioated
along on the wings Of the evening. He
spend a honeymoon in Venice. She
thought It would be delightful. and asked
him what he meant. Then he told her
how he would like 10 take that trip and
have her with him as his wife. Her an
swer may be imagined because 1t was not
long after this that Mrs. George y. kittin-
ger gave a reception az which the engage
ment Of Charles III. KIttinger and beau
sifuI Amy Whitney was announced. 1t
was decided 10 have The wedding take
place June H. 1879.
Elaborate preparations were made for
the wedding. The troussean OF Miss
Whitney was very extensive and magnifi-
cent. On the afternoon OF June she was
at the drvssmakers to have her bridal
gown tried on. It was to be- OF cream
satin. She left the dressmakers about
q clock In the afternoon. On her way home
she met kittinger and spoke 10 him about
being at the dressmakefs. At that mo-
nieHt the fire bell rang. II told OF the
fire which has become memorable In the
history OF the city. Kittinger was volun-
teer fireman ard he responded to the call
When the flames attacked the store in
which his afsianced dresses were he made
a desperate attempt TO save them. lie
rushed into the building and grabbed up
everything that he could. Then he made
for the door and was met by mass OF
flames TO save his own life he com
they we're destroyed. Kittinger was quite
badly burned The grand wedding was
given up and on June IA the ceremony
Was performed III as quiet manner as
possible. The bridal trip was TO Victoria
instead of Venice.
After returning to Seattle they COM
menced housekeeping near the old Grace
hospital II was common to hear people
say, What cozs little home Charlie kit
finger has" II WAS nicely furnished. ana
for some time things ran very Smoothly.
Finally there was a Mardi Ciras ball At the
Armory. II was something after Tire fash
ion Of the French bali in New York. Up 10
midnight there was show AT order. Then
the wine commenced to do It's work. and TX
was hoop-la affair If there ever was a
hot time I'm the old town II took place
that night. All the boys were there. All
the girls were there. Wine, hilarity and
freedom of action held absolute sway.
When II was all over about half OF the
crowd wondered how they got home. Some
OF them did not get that far. Somewhere
around the city are pictures giving good
idea of what took place when the whIri-
wind of pleasure was at It's height.
Trouble Ina the Family
After this ball there was an article In
the Mercury. IL told in an anonymous way
how Charles Kit gr had had high old
time" A marked copy was sent by some
one 10 Mrs kIttingcr. She took her hus-
band 10 account for his conduct, and after
II was all over she told her intimate friends
that he threw her down stairs for remon-
strating Mrs. ktttinger WAS one OF those
women who would not sit quietly at home
while her husband went out ana had a
good time. The result Of this was that
there commenced TO he a GOODNESS IN the
family. Not long afterward people COM
menced ~ say that they guessed the KIT
"A. -,
Everybody WAS looking for the announce
rnent OF divorce proceedings. hut 1t was
finally given out that little Mildred. their
only child. was the one bond which kept
the scandal from becoming public prop
crty. Mrs. kittinger did not pay much at
tsntion 10 her husband. and she complain
ed sometimes that he did not give her
enough gowns 10 make her preScnsah BILE.
He secured n position with the Everett
Land Company. and while making his
home In Seattle. went 10 hts place Of bush
ness in Everett every day by train.
Escapadc Mith IraHs,"n potter.
Mrs. kitiinger became acquainted with
Cranston Potter. Of Tacoma. He is the
man who committed suicide AZ the Chn
house In san Francisco and concerning
whom there WAS so much sad. She used
to make trips to Tacoma 20 meet Potter.
and he dld the same thing by coming TO
Seattle. one day he wrote over 20 Mrs.
Kitiiuger that he would call on a certain
afternbon. She wrote hack that Il Was all
right. lie came over and they took a ttip
/ cut ever the Columbia line 20 Brighton
beach. When Mrs. kittiuger set home she
! discovered that size had lost her rings in-
. Guiding her engagement AMI wedding rings.
/ She WAS in great alarm Tor fear that her
husband " huid lind out about her little
eSrapAde and hired detective to iCca a
: the Jewels. Her husband asked her one
day where her rings were aud she Is re-
ported 10 have replied that she had left
them At a jewelers. 10 b. cleaned She
lid the detective that site went out "a
ride with a lady friend ana in pulling of
her gloves had left her rings ana purse on
The car. There CHANGED Il he 81 s19 check
: On an Everett hank In the purse ard when
j this check was returned "a tire hank II was
( discovered hat the rings had been found
( by q man who was honest enough in his
intentions only no could not ind any al
( verttsemeut IN the papers "a 70 she loser
~ the tewelry. He had placed The rings
IN the safe ~ Pike street saloon Mrs.
/ kitt'Ggev got them back and the story has
/ never come out untti now. Mrs kntp-
/ gers friends demonstrated with her con-
/ corning her Firiatiou with Iottag. but she
/ kept IL up FOR some time.
The separation.
! Finally gtttle Mildred died anA ,hen cne
| a separation The afJajV wa< conducted 50
/ quietly that th~fs WIS comparatively III 81
| scandal Nj kltting,r returned ~ tht
home O. her grandmother ard kittlnGoi
| went on s1.ult his business Dafius ths
/ Worlds fa3r Mrs KEiugvr starred last
I Her husband sta nat Know of Z; Until Sares
enc tell h8rt eQ tAv street HI Was zrfg IS
( surprised hs;t hsd nothing 70 say Aftel
/ she left people commenced "a talk ahouI
D. h. IL q $50 e s-s