The San Francisco call., 1899-06-25

her form is slight but sinewy
Her fiat, staggering shoulders are in
perfect harmony with the masculine de-
termination of her jaw, though her thin
restless hands with ten nails gnawed
to the quick contradict the wooden ex-
preston of the face in repose.
1t is a charming spot where Mrs
Craft is spending her strange honey
moon. The situation is ideal and the
cottage romantic. Low and rambling
the house stands in the midst Ola wild
garden, sweet with the scent of honey
suckle and roses, and gay with the
patches of vivid red of the Towering
geranium that blossoms over the fence
into the roadside.
| found the groomleSS bride looking
very unhoneymoony in a cool white
dress relieved only by a knot of bril-
liant hued ribbon fastened at the throat
and a belt of rich, warm tones span
ming the supple, stayless waist. She
did not strike me as being madly happy
in that reckless fashion brides have. 1t
would be quite possible for her to roam
the world over with her left hand un-
gloved, haunting the new, plain, gold
band on her third finger to curious
world and no one would ever think of
rice and old slippers.
"Why did you do itP" asked.
Because it is romantic" said the
bride who had left ler husband be-
hinu her. II had always said I
would not do as other girls have done.
Many years ago I decided upon this
style of a honeymoon and I am just
carrying out my prearranged plans
to the very letter. I expected to have
darn good time"
MY ways are not the ways Of the
world. 1 have had considerable no
toriety and I am tired of it. What I
have done is not odd, though 1 will ad-
NIT am eccentric"
"Eccentric?" said L. What do you
mean?"
Well I'm not lilA other girls. L
stay home nights"
The eccentricity of Mrs. Crafts
honeymoon is only equaled by the un-
usual circumstances surrounding her
wedding. She tells the tale in the plain
est. most matter Of fact way, alto
gether undisturbed by the striking
melodramatic situations and the thrill
life she intends to boss she refers to
either in the most formal manner as
Mr.. Craft. or indefinitely as he" AS
for herself, she admits that to be called
Mrs. Craft was at first startling and
disturbing, although now she is thor
oughly reconciled to it.
Il never told a soul about my we'd
ding" said the Honolulu heiress in
even, unfaltering tones-'not even my
mother. / have always done just as I
liked to- and I was not going to change
when it came to a question so closely
affecting me as my marriage. L met
Mr.. Craft, who is a Seattle man, when
1 was going down home last October.
He is a splendid business man. and
soon made his presence felt in the ISL
and We became engaged. [ did not
worry about the wedding. for 1 knew
when the time came matters would ad-
Just themselves"
"On the evening Of May Is We went
out riding ami in the course Of our
conversation decided we would get
married that night. It was midnight
when we had completed all our plans.
We went to the home Of the license
clerk, reused him and got our license.
Then we went and awoke the Rev.
J.. Nua. He performed the ceremony
in the chapel Of the Theological Sem
mary. There were no lights ano Mr..
Nua was not completely dressed.
After we had spoken the fateful words