The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-31
now MISS FAIR TOLD THE NEWS
Assumed, WOmanIike, That Every
body Knew 1t Already.

body Knew 1t Already.
Correspondence of the Philadelphia Press.
On Thursday morning Miss Virginia Fair
started forth from her sisters house APP
parently bent on doing unique and I'M
conventional thing. Whether that was
her purpose, she certainly did in a most
charming manner something that was
unique and most attracuvely unconven-
donal. Miss Fair always attracts atten-
lion, even from those who do moi know
who she is, because she adds to a personal
charm of face and figure a certain vivac-
ity, brightness, alertness, which is some
thing very different from that high form"
which is deemed the essential Characters
tic of those who have been bred in what
is called society here.
She has warm emotions and does not
fear TO express them. She is interested
in many things and looks upon it as no
soIecism to betray that interest. She does
not cultivate the languor and the sham in
difference and far-away sight which are
deemed by many attractive young women
to be qualities well worth cuitiVating. on
the other hand those who know her either
by sight or by acquaintance have long
been aware that she is possessed of fine
artistic sense which makes it possible for
her to dress with exquisite taste, conspic-
uous only for It's perfect taste, and many
have thought her worthy of being called
the best dressed woman in New York.
On Thursday morning she met many
friends who were charmed and perhaps not
a little surprised to hear her say after the
greetings of the season were exchanged,
Are you not going to congratulate me?''
Thus she spoke to one man distinguished
among the citizens of New Y ork and he
with much grace and courtesy replied:
You are well worthy of all congratula-
tons; you have everything to make wo-
man happy and you have a charm which
enables you to bestow happiness upon
Others
But I mean" she continued, aren't
you going to congratulate me for some
thing special?'
Il do congratulate you, although l do not
know what that special thing is"
She looked up into this distinguished
citizens eyes half coquettishly, half shy
ly and said ION my engagement
"Ah, the congratulations ought to be be
slowed upon the happy man who has wen
your promise" was the reply
well, you may congratulate him, too.
when you see him if you really mean it,"
she said.
But how can I congra tulate him, not
knowing who he is?'
"Ah 1 thought you knew. thought ai-
most everybody knew. 1t is Mr.. Wander
bilt"
Il do congratulate him, and 1 congratu-
late you, for he is a fine representative of
his family"
Miss Fair was much pleased to hear that
saying and she bestowed a charming smile
upon him TO whom she had given her con-
idences, gave him her hand and then de-
parted to make announcement to others in
this informal way of her engagement to
the second son of William K. Vanderbilt.
No one can say that this was a romance
In which any other consideration than that
which ought to be the chief in all romances
of this kind had any part. Miss Fair is
a very rich young woman, and she mana
ges her estate with a charming alertness
and keenness that are as characteristic
of her original and unique quality as many
of the other delightful things that she
does.
Young Vanderbilt will be very rich him
self, his father being perhaps one of the
ten richest men in New York. Therefore
there could have been no money motive in
an attachment which has delighted all
those who have witnessed its progress for
a year or two.
Miss Fair has made her own choice, and
she is the kind of girl who would be sure
to do that She has had many suitors, but
she favored none until she found in young
Vanderbilt her ideal. II is probable that
the wedding will take place soon after Mr..
Vanderbilts graduation from Harvard
next June.