The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-30
MORE ABOUT LOTTIE BOWES
The New York Worlds Account of the
Affair is Given Herewith.


Affair is Given Herewith.
AS Miss Lottie Bowes' acquaintance
still continue to be interested in her re-
cent troubles at Charleston, S. c., all
information on the subject is eagerly
read
The following is the New York
Worlds special:
Jacksonville. Fla, Dec. 27.-Miss
Charlotte Crane, leading lady in
Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York COM
pany, which is playing here tonight, is
averse to discussing the Charleston
Christmas eve ball episode. Some of
the supersensitive of the elite of that
city persuaded Capt. Hamlet, of the
training ship Chase, to order her es-
cOrt, Cadet Peterson, to take her from
the ball room because she was an act
ress.
mo; have nothing to say" she de-
clared to the World correspondent this
afternoon, but her big blue eyes belied
that denial, and it was easy to see that
there was plenty she would like to say.
From other members of the company
it was learned that the incident was
very painful one to Miss Crane. To
girl friend she said:
1T was the most painful episode in
my whole life. I am a southern girl
at least, part way-and a Virginian,
too, and what could induce these peo-
pie to go out of their way to insult me,
can't imagine"
And her eyes flashed, and she COM
pressed her lips as if the recollection
was not a pleasant one.
4 have always been royalty treated
in the southern towns, and this is the
first time that I have ever been heard
to complain. It's shameful; that it is
and she again looked her indignation.
I did not know anything of it that
evening" she continued, while telling
her friend of the trouble. I know
number of army and navy people, as
well as many society people, in the cit
7 have nlaVR0 |
ceived nothing but the most courteous
treatment from them all I was in
vited to the Christmas ball, which, by
the way, was a society event, gotten up
by the cadets of the citadel, and nat
urally the gathering was large one
Il was introduced to a number of Ia
dies, but thought it rather queer that
I was not introduced to the chaperons.
About midnight my escort, Ensign Pc
terSOn, came to me and said that he
had been ordered to his vessel. I was
thunderstruck
oh, then we must go at once
said. He bowed assent, and 1 noticed
that he looked very perturbed and, 1
thought. angry. This I naturally laid
to the fact that his evenings pleasure
was thus broken up by his superiOr's
orders.
I went up to the captain or Heuten-
anti don't recall which-and begged
him to allow Mr.. Peterson to remain,
but my request was Overruled, as the
officers said that his orders were imper-
to that time I had no intimatiOn that
my presence was distastefuI to any one
there.
THE next morning I was handed
copy of the Charleston paper, in which
the whole affair was written up in a
very sensational manner To think"
said she, her eyes again flashing fire,
that my profession should be attacked
in this wayi
4 know who did it, she continued.
Tt was all due to one woman. I have
always been well treated at the towns
where I have played heretofore, and
never had an unkind word or insinua-
ton, and now this cOmes!" And her
tones showed how keenly she felt the
insult.
I am a Southern girl too,' she ad-
ded; half way, anyway with smile.
My father was well known in New
York and my mother was from Nir-
ginia. My father died when 1 was only
married Dr. BOwes. When L went to
school L took his name, and am now
known as BOWeS, though my real name
is Post; but this doesn't matter of
course.
I see that the papers in Charleston
all speak highly of me personally, but
it seems that some supersensitive per-
sons do not like the profession All,
well, in time that prejudice will be
broken over. have studied hard in
my profession and feel rather proud of
the reputation I have made
Many of the officers of the Chase were |
quite indignant over the episode, and
several of them left the ballroom when
Mr. Peterson did.
Miss Crane is at the St. James here.
When seen this afternoon she had just
returned from q ten-mile ride horse |
back around the city and was admiring
a huge mass of roses some friend in
the city had sent to her.