The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20

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bled over to Berlin to find out something
about her, as / understand che was there
some time ago. All could ascertain from
our correspondent there was that a certain
| Lady Blackburn and daughter were part
of the American colony at Perrin last sea-
son They were very quiet The daughter
had made an unfortunate match or some-
thing Of that kind and did not so out.
| They suddenly disappeared"
Where did she get her utle?"
From the dead Blackburn. His an
| cestor was knighted three generations ago
for a service. The title died with him,
but In this generation the widow, an am
bilious Montana woman. has taken IL up,
and as she has money she is going TO make
the most of it,"
you want me to go to Newsp5rt?"
Eyes, go there and give her ladyship a
fine wrlte-up."
As / started away the chief called out:
Don't take the baby with you: she's too
young to enter society,""
1 went 20 Newport 10 the Rock House.
without the baby. | found the entire hotel
In state Of anticipation, for her laayshp
was expected any day, and a reti9ue Of her
servants had arrived ahead of her.
Here l heard great stories of Lady
Blackburn, such as ] had never heard be-
fore. and / soon learned that she had gone
to Europe In her youth, had married
abroad and recently inherited money from
her father In Montana. She was about to
return to this country with her laughter
to become the queen of American society
The daughter, the Honorable Constance
was beautiful and fit enough to reign over
any belle in Newport
The entire second floor in the Rock
House was engaged for Lady Blackburn
and the Honorable Constance, and three
of the best carriage houses were put in
commission for her ladyship's hlooded
horses.
The day of her arrival at Newsport |
wired fun account to my newspaper al
home and had the satisfaction of knowing
that we had scored a beat" for no other
newspaper had such a fun account Of the
coming Of the distinguished woman 10
Newport.
/ had a glimpse of her ladyship on. the
day of her arrival as she was coming up
the steps. She was a tall. slender, gray
haired woman with a distinguished bear
ing, and by her side, smaller, though with
scarcely less distinction, walked the Hon
orable Constance. Later / saw the young
woman's face II was sweet, though in
expresslbly sad, and I, with my experience
Of the world, said TO myself: 1.-THE Honor
able Constance looks like woman with
a past"
In few days all Newport was alive with
the arrival Of the Blackburns. Cards and
carriages arrived at the Rock House at all
hours OF the day, aud the name Of the
Honorable Constance, the beautiful heir
ess, was on every LIP.
It had been decided that Constance would
make her debut in society at the home OF
Mrs. Senator Gray who IL one OF the most
elegant women IN Newport society. Then
she and her mother having met all New
port, could entertain at grand presenta-
ton ball at the Rock House.
/ must say this much for her ladyship,
that never in THE course Of my editorial
career have / been treated with more con-
sideratlon. Though I had never met her,
/ received each day from her pen very
nice programme of the days doings.
on her arrival had sent her my card
with the name OF the paper represented
engraved upon Il, and her ladyship had
Informed me In very elegantly worded
note, that was written on very elegantly
engraved note paper that she would be
pleased at any time to render me any as
sIstance in her power In the way OF gath
ering society news.
SO every morning / received from the
pen of her secretary fun account, which
greatly facilitated my work.
The Honorable Constance like all girls
OF % who are not yet in society, was pas
sive in this, but 4 thought she was sadder
than he ought to be considering her ele-
CANT coming debut, and when l saw her,