The Savannah morning news., 1900-07-22
=. Fl. LEVY & BRO.

man, with prematurely gray hair-in
shrimp-pink satin, foamed all over with
pillows of lace and blazing with diamonds
-laughngly replied: well, there is one
thing, and one thing only, you may rely
upon my never doing, and that 1t to change
my name in marriage" OF course there
was a chorus of dissent and protest
Whereupon she repeated her unalterable
decision with great determination. But
then it is a woman's privilege to change
her mind" as often as she does her dos
tunes Speaking of clothes, Miss Van
Buren, used to wear gorgeously embroid-
cred gowns, bought from Japan, where her
father was for many years United States
minister. One long to- be-re membered dress
was of white satin, covered with gold
; embroidered dragons, very ornate speci-
linen of that beast sprawling all over the
train and reaching his ugly head far up
toward her slender waist The fair Baron
ess, who com bines with her silvery hair
a beautiful color and very bright, dark
eyes, has had a remarka BILE career as
ciety woman in many countries, explorer
and what not. She has dug gold in the
Klondike. killed big game west of the
Rockies, been presented to Queen Victoria
and various other potentates, and is now
the wife of an Italian nobleman.
.
Mrs Robert L. Peary, wife of the ex-
plorer. has just left her Washington home
to Join her husband, who is somewhere in
the Arctic circle. She was accompanied
by their daughter, Marie. who was born
In the frozen northland, seven years ago.
Mrs. Pearys mother, Mrs Diebitch, who
has always lived in Washington, said to
me: Yes my daughter has gone on her
fourth expedition toward the North pole.
She is woman who viii have her way,
and arguments and entreates have been
powerIess to dissuade her from this jour
ney. She knows that her husband ex-
poets her to meet him; for when he went
away, two years ago, she promised him
that If she were alive. she would make
the attempt. Therefore, nothing could
prevent her from keeping her word She
is fathoms deep in love with him, and
says she would follow him to the end of
the earth. And, indeed, she has proved
her faith, by doing it on several occasions.
They are both so much in love that they
do not think anything they can do for
each other a sacrifice. The only thing
that could make my daughter afraid is
the thought of losing her child. But she
would not leave her behind; and as
Marie Is large and strong, and was born
in Greenland, there is no reason why she
should not go to meet her father, of
whom she talks constantly. Mrs. Peary
is also an exceptionally healthy woman,
and absolutely fearless. Peary himself is
a man of magnificent physique. He makes
one think of those great Maine forests,
where he was reared. No doubt both of
them owe to their splendid health much of
their courage and PERSISTENCE and II
anybody can find the North pole, they
surely will Mrs. Pearys objective point
is Etah, Greenland where Lieut. Peary
has his winter headquarters. She ought
to arrive there within a month from
date. If her husband has been successful
in his expedition, he will be there wait
ing for her. If he has nor yet returned
from those dim. dark regions which he
has been striving to penetrate, she viii
wait for him. II his coming is much de-
layed, they will have to remain all win
ter in those ice-bound seas as it will be
impossible to get out by the end of Au-
gust. If Lieut.. Peary has not reached
Etah by that time, his brave and loving
wife must know that in all human prob
ability she viii never see his face again;
and with that dreadful knowledge before
her she must face the long hard winter
OF peril as best she can. Her widowed
mother and sister here are praying that
September may see the reunited family
all safe at home. At the best the meet
ing OF husband and wife must be a sad
one. Since he left Washington two years
ago, Peary has been heard from only
once These letters brought tidings OF
his frozen feet aud the subsequent ampu-
tation Of seven of his toes. The lieuten-
ant Is expecting to see not only his wife
and Marie, but another child, soon to be
born when he sailed away. but which
died when few months old.