The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-29
MILLIONS 10 MERIT
Will Be Joined When Wealthy
Miss HOrWitz
WEEDS POOR Mr.. STEVENS
Because She Loves Him and
Because She PIeaSes.


Miss Adele Horwitz. the most spectacular
beauty Of Baltimore's richest and mos
/ fashiona BILE set, has refused the offers OF
I twenty men Of millions and IS about TO be
welded 10 a man without property. Mrs
I stevens-solely for love. That a reignine
society belle may go through a score OF
hirtations and yet preserve true heart
was never better illustrated. Miss Hor-
Wits brilliant career as a dashing belle
has scarcely an equal in American ultra
society circles. The most famous belle of
America VIII marry an engineer with a
salary of $500.
Peerless Adele Horw5tz, the most dash
ing and fashionable belle of Baltimore. is
now led captive by love.
The spirited young woman vino for a
dozen seasons has set the pace
for the high-hearted. laughter low
ing set Of the Maryland capital, and has
rejected a score of guided suffers, will
give her hand. next December, TO Francis
Stevens, OF Castle Point, Hoboken.
After casting aside millionaire wooers
she will marry a poor man, who has only
mis- profession to depend upon for income.
Whether 1.-The Peerless Adele"-as Bait
noreans delight to call her-w1n startle
the old conservative Stevenses Of Ho-
boken and their exclusive circle, as she
has done quiet people of Baltimore, and
whether she viii even attempt TO cross
the North River and give ideas in society
leadership 10 New York's swell set is
question for society prophets to guess at
The girl who has mOnopolized more
beaux and excited more feminine jealousy
and heart burnings than any other girl
or the South, now gives new food for So
ciety EXPLANATIONS. She will wed the
man OF her choice, without the sanction
OF her family. They have always planned
for her to make an alliance of millions,
or capture a little 10 caap the social
climax of her spectacular career.
But gay-hearted. spirited, dashing Adele
would no more brook restraint in her own
real love affair than she would yield 20
another's social leadership.
The splendor loving Horwitzes affect TO
look down upon Mr.. Stevens on account
of his comparative poverty, having only
a salary as electrical engineer Of $500
year. That is poor indeed in society's
ratings.
The Stevenses Of Hoooken have a social
position as high as the Palisades near
their own Castle Point. From their lofty
point of view Francis Stevens is simply
choosing a bride from his own social
level. They look with favor on the bril-
liant young women who is soon TO take
their honored name. Everybody likes
Adele Horwitz.
Mr.. Stevens has been engaged to Adele
Horwitz for nearly year. Owing to her
parents objections to his suit ne has paid
few visits to Baltimore. Their first meet
ing was at Narragansett Pier IN the sum-
mer of 1896. then began the attach
ment that has matured into their engage
ment which Will ripen into marriage next
December.
Adele Horwitz's career and character Is
not one that can be summed up in the
usual conventional society paragraph of
an engagement announcement.
The reign of the Horwitz family began
long before Adele made her debut. Mrs.
Ben Horwitz, her mother, had taken up
the reins Of leadership in the ultra-fash-
ionabe set at hte time she went from
Philadelphia to reside in the city of the
Orioles nearly thirty years ago.
Her only daughter inherited many of
the characteristics OF her mother. She
had a bright mind. was beautifully edu-
Gated. and was endowed by nature with
a pretty face, made more attractive by
animation. But she had more-a divine
form
E,f.r 80 - fv,c-t
taneous. 1t was electrical, and from that
tdats until this. Adele Horwitz mas SUI
stained the reputation of being the clev-
crest belle and possessing the handsom-
est figure in Baltimore.
The social prestige that her mother had
gained was only the stepping stone for
the vivaciousAdele when il came her turn
TO be ushered into society. Il was four
teen years ago when she was sixteen. In
mediately she became the belle of her set
and she kept on with her social conquest
tin it may almost be said that she made
the social history of Baltimore for a de-
cade.
Il was during the brilliant period when
the Brass Band was tn its glory. The
Brass Band" was the gayest affair-and
certainly the loudest-tilat old Baltimore
mas ever seen. The Brass Band, " -
should be explained. was a coterie Of tee
SWEETEST people of the city. who set n So
cial pace that was simply meteoric. There
are incidents that furnished sensa tons
for the social gossips OF a whole circle OF
cities.
one Of the most noted incidents Of this
sort was known as the Fountain Es-
capade. \ party made up of The Peer
less Adele's' set Of young men and wo-
men, on returning a. midnight from
swell function. were passing a large
fountain in one o. The public squares in
their carriages
a daring banter. called out by a marry
girlish voice. brought ,he whole process
sion TO a stnadsilL Il was a challenge
as 20 what young lady would daye 10
wade IN the fountain. The carriages drew
~ in q circle round -Le fountain a-z