The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-06-18
cLERGYs HYMENIAL STAR
THEY ARE FASHIONABLE AS HUs-
BANDS AMONG RICH WOMEN.


Goddard Personally Conducts a
''Pussery," Which Supplies Vel
vety Maltese and Naughty AngOras
to American PalaceS-Nrs. Whitney
Sells Strawberries by the Dozen
and Delivers Them With Long
Stems Tied Together Like Heavy
Headed ROses-WeaIthy women
Follow the Trades for Fun More
Than Money-BicycIe Runs by the
Light of the Moon Are in Great
Vogue This Summer.
New York, June l6.-The art of money
getting is evidently an inherent quality
and ambition in the American blood, for
there is hardly a woman in New York
society, no matter how lofty her position
and generous her income, who does not
dearly love the excitement OF earning an
extra honest penny.
Just now it is by sales of flowers. small
fruits and pet dogs that the most flourish
ing commerce is carried on in high life,
and no social leader necessarily feels her
self in the smallest degree contaminated
with vulgar trade by carrying on her po-
lite traffic Mrs. Aston and the Countess
of STAFFORD for example, are in violets,
but to render their business dealings as
distinguished as possible no blossom from
their choicely kept cold frames ever wastes.
its purfume on the unaristocratic air of a
shop. Sales of the odorous posies from
those famous farms on the Hudson are all
strictly private among the friends of the
ladies who are interested in violet culture.
and the florists clarnor as vainly for them
as for the notable crosby roses, or the
fruit dealers for the Strawberries from
the Vanderbilt farm.
On the same system as the Aston vio.ets
are sokd does The coterie that raises dogs
limit their circle of patrons Dog rails
ing is a fine arc and a polite passion
among the animal loving women, and as
high as go good round dollars is cheer
fully paid for frisky terrier, dachshund
or pull pup from private stables, SUCH for
example, as Mrs. H. Carey's. Under the
loving, scientific superintendent of this
lady fox terriers are bred in physical
beauty and 20 the privileges OF high cui-
ture, and though her income from her
dogs is not known yet i is positively a
Mrs. Woodruff Sutton is another woman
who wins profit as well as pleasure from
her dogs, who are raised on her Long ISL
and farm, and whose very blue canine
blood commands an amazingly high fig
ure.
Undoubtedly the handsomest masuns in
New York are bred in their city stables by
the Misses Pierson, who have dogology
and canine genealogy at their finger tips
as well as the quoted prices for high-bred
pets; while Mrs. Goddard conducts per-
sonally, and probably though chiefly for
her own amusement wonderful pussery,
from which are supplied to New York pal
aces. the finest Angoras, Persians and vel
Vety Maltese that ever Tapped cream from
Then there is Mrs. Whiting, whose straw
berries are sold by the dozen and delivered
in the form of bouquets, each strawberry
having its own long stem, and a group of
four or six are tied together like heavy
headed roses. But to enumerate AL these
traders is to mention a good.y majority of
New Yorks feminine society that has
found more than purely amateur interest
in the products of the modern perfected
stable and model farm.
CIergymen the Fashion as Husbands.
Clergymen, so fashionable women are
just discovering, make ideal husbands.
hence the recent large accessions OF wealth
TO ecclesiastical circles through the strong
and holy bonds of matrmony. Counting
only from the beginning of 80, sufficient
evidence can be produced to prove con-
clusvely that the clergymans matrimon-
ial star, from every point of view, Is dis
unctiy IN the ascendant, and that a popu-
lar preacher stands better change OF win
ming a lovely wealthy Wlfe than his more
worldly brother.
large dot, lately gone over TO clerical cir
cles, is Miss julie Fay Bradley She is the
heiress TO tremendous fortune, singu-
larry pretty and socially distinguished deb
utante, and her choice OF a husband fell
on Rev. Mr.. Shipman, fine, eloquent
young man ornamendng modest chap
.aincy. Very shortly after this interesting
wedding a wealthy handsome widow no
less a person than Mrs. Richard Arnold
gave her heart and hand into the keeping
of Rev. Harvey Hartman, and society, that
fully expects every woman 10 aim at a
British title or a The matching of one big
fortune with another, had hardly recov-
cred from this shock of surprise when Miss
Margaret Thorne's engagement 10 ia
mously eloquent, tail and good looking
Swedish evangelist. Rev. Richard Tjader,
This is another sinstance of wealth and
beauty moved to forswear many idle,
worldly joys for greater spiritual privi-
leges, and, like all the women who have
by matrimony gone into the church, de-
voting not only their riches but personal
endeavors to the benefit Of their husbands
calling, Miss Thorne will devote her flu
ture energies TO purely evangelical la
bors.
After Easter, at one of the most fash
ionable of the New York churches, it was
a daughter of the ancient house of Van
Rensselaer, who plghted her troth to Rev
James Johnson who - wen known as one
of the handsomesr and most infuentialIy
energetic young Episcopal rectors in the
big city, and just after that lovely Miss
Whitman was married to the son of one
of Washington's popular clerics, Minthrco
Mckim, and himself an ordained minister
of the gospel
1t is very well Known that of the ia
mously tall and beautiful Dresser sisters.
the youngest Of whom is now Mrs George
Vanderbilt one elected to marry an Epis-
copal clergyman>2 few years ago. and Of
five leading preachers in New York four
have won wives from the corps of bellies
and heiresses. Added 10 those statistics
which seem sufficient evidence of The
popularity of clergymon as husbands. il
is only fair TO state thar in the Presbv
terrain and Episcopal pulpits of the I'm
pire City there can be counted half a doz-
en- eloquent young bachelors who should
they ever elect 10 resign their lonely state.
could undoubtedly win the most admira-
bic wives from among the fairest ricn-
est and most distinguished of their con-
gregations.
Runs by the Light of the Moon,
The Knickerbocker Wheeling Club is an
organization of congenal young society
spirits whose activities are especially d.
rected TO the promotion of moonlight
rides, now that summer has SCI In and
roads are fine These runs, made strict
" by the light of the moon, are governed
by set of laws that Draco would nave
considered severe, for as no ohaperon is
taken along the young people preserve or
der with an iron hand.
The runs are conducted on scheduled
time as binding as that of a railway and
the CaDtain rides In the rear 10 49, 49,