The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-01


Mrs. Tip-top, Mrs. Knickerbocker ana a
number of other smart matrons lett
cards no wonder little Mrs Newcome
thought society was kind. When she
returned the visits those who discovered
the mistake were comparatively few, be-
ing only the women who received on GER
tain days. They did not like TO unde-
ceive her, and, as she was most WIN
ming little woman she was taken up by
the older set of which Mrs. Knickerbock-
err was the exponent.
Some day she will undoubtedly hear OF
her fortunate mistake, but by that time
she will be too firmly established to care,
and will consider it simply as a fortui-
tious incident, which is certainly was,
as otherwise it would have} taken her
years, If ever, to establish-herself among
the exclusives
1t occurred at the Opera House. says an
exchange, and he morbidly clings to the
idea that the entire audience knew just
what happened. He was there in good
FORM his wife looked the highly genteel
without appearing conspicuous, and he
was entirely satisfied with the family rep
resentatiPn until he wanted to know the
name of very pretty and fascinating
soloist. He held his programme close to
his nose, held it at arms length and held
it at ALL intermediate points.
ToQ bad" commented the matronly
looking woman on his right to the young
er Eoman accompanying her, that ne
CAN'T read"
<.-AIsn't it? and he has bright face, too,
Probably a self-made man."
They had whispered but a good deal Of
noise is required in whispering against
stage singer and he heard. He blushed
until his hair itself was a light red and
turned half way about to address his
wife. who is the woman we are lis
tening to?"
How can tell? I have on my far
seeing glasses. 1 told you how it would
be before we came
That's nice. isn't 1t? We don't know
how many acts there are. we don't know
where the scenes are laid. and we don't
know one person from another. Which
is the starr"
"Can 1 help you?" asked the good ma
tured matron to the right, still under the
impression that he could not read. She
went straight on telling him the name of
the opera, the fiimsy plot that carried it,
where the scenes were laid, and was just
discoursing upon the soloist in a way
that was unconsciously patrouizing, when
the wife broke from suppressed Jealousy
into speech:
HE can read all well enough, madam.
He's college graduate for that matter,
and l can read in several modern lam
guages; but he's proud and So. That's
all there is to it. fut these on and she
vigorously produced pair of nose glasses.
II wonder if you'll ever have any sense"
He donned the glasses and looked silly.
An enga cement is not always an infalH-
bic road to matrimony and the old maxim
that marriage is a lottery is singularly
true in the case of pretty Emma Burgraff
of Hoboken, N ]. Although only 16 years
old. Emma who is a stylish Vivacious
little miss, was the social leader of her
set and boosted of many admirers. Num-
bered among them was George Alsop,
whose assiduous attentions soon caused
whispers among Emma's friends and fin
ally 1t was admitted by her that George
was her accepted fiance.
For months the course of love ran
smooth Like all other young couples they
planned and dreamed of the happiness in
store for them. They were going to re-
main in Hoboken and had picked out
nice little house to start up housekeep-
ing.
1t was the furniture, however. that caus-
ed the trouble. Naturally the brde-to-be
was on the lookout for dainty and pretty
things for her house and lacking conf
dence in her own immature judgment in
sisted always on her aunt accompanying
her on her shopping tours. One day Mrs.
Greway and Emma noticed an auction sale
sign at Third and Adams street. They
went in. When they came out Miss Bur-
CRAFTS heart had received an inexplicable
shock.
How it came about was this: While in
the auction room watching the objects be-
ing put up for sale the auctioneer held up
a dainty Dresden clock upon which he
wanted bids. Miss Burgraff opened the
bidding, which was Immediately raised by
a young man standing near her He out
bid her and secured the clock. How the
sequel came about no one seems to know
Anyhow, the young man, who proved to
be Anton Klose, a successful furniture
dealer at Newark and Park avenues, Sc
cured permission to call on Miss Burgraff.
His first call was repeated. Being mas
ter of his own time, he called frequently
Meanwhile Alsop, who is a clerk In a
laundry, was compelled to work several
nights during the week, and his rival
progressed so successfully In his suit that
at the end of a week he offered his heart,
hand and furniture store to Miss Bur-
graft.
1t was then she realized her own di-
lemma. She had learned to love Kiose.
but still loved Alsop. Do what she would
she could not decide which she loved best
She confessed all to her aunt and asked
her advice. The two talked the matter
over, trie dto solve it, and finally gave it
up. II was then that Mrs Greway hit
upon plan. She suggested that the two
suitors draw lots. The plan was agreed
upon by Alsop and Klose and Mrs.
Greway acted the part of blind fortune.
She cut two slips of paper. one longer
than the other. These she he'd in her
hand. The longest slip carried the bride
with 1t. Klose drew first and chose the
longest slip. Alsop bid his sweet heart
good-by and went aawy.
The matter was supposed by all hands
to be settled, but Alsop decided to play
one more bold stroke. He secured q mar
rage license and presented himself at
Miss Burgraff'S house the following morn
ing, claiming he had lost on a foul and
insisting on an immediate wedding Miss
Burgraff. however, remained true to her
lucky lover, and they were married last
week.
The great epoch of the fan, from an ar
tistc point of view, was that of Louis
XIV. 1t was treated like favorte dur
ing that period of prevailing gallantry,
and Lancret Fragonard, Boucher and
others have left immortal masterpieces,
which are covered with gold when one is