The Savannah morning news., 1900-09-23


Swedish Baron Cedcrstrom she not onl,
secured third husband. hut one a grcal
many years younger than herself The
world-famed songstress has 20 well pre-.
served her youth ana beauty that peopl,
are apt 20 forget that she Is now IN her
sSth year
she was born In Madrid In FEBRUARY
ist3 AZ the age OF IS she became the wife
OF the Marquis de Caux. and eighteen
years later she found a second husband
In SiEnor Nicoiini. who disd about two
aud a half years ago Several months AZ.
terWard her engagement 60 Baton Cedar.
etrom was announced aud before many
weeks had elapsed the marriage took
place. The Baron Is handsome young
Swsde ~ engaging manners. A counting
hv years he is little more than hall the
axe 81 his gifted ana cvr-youthful wife.
Mrs Frances Hodgsou Burnett. the a.
nous authoress OF Little Lord Faun.
tleroy" ana many other notable works. Is
recent addition % the list OF elderly
ladies who have young husbands. Sh'
was horn Ia Manchester Ia 1883 ana is
consequently now In her 5ist year when
only sixteen she migrated with her pa
rents 90 the United States. margins
eight years later Or Burnett. OF wash
inEton.
From him sha obtained divorce a cou.
pie % years ago. Last February she was
married to a gentleman who had for some
time acted a. her private secretary. ste
phcn Townsend. =. X. A. s. a handsome
young Englishman of some thirty sum
msrs
OF ladies. who. as splnstcrs married
men much younger than themselves Their,
are one or t~o notable examples Per.
haps tho most remarkable o. that OF tho
49, Il r. al
Coutts Her ladyship was born In the
year 1914 and Is consequently now ~ the
age OF S. She did not marry until she
had reached her 67th year when she accept.
ed the hand and heart % William Ash.
mead Bartlett, now N. =. FOR Westmin'
stcr
This gentleman was at that time only
% years OF age. and instead OF giving hts
wife his name. a. nearly every man doe
when he marries. he assumed that OF hts
wife The Barouess Is one of the few
women who are pccresses in Their
own right This rare honor was
bestowed on her IN 1871 and never did Il
have a more worthy recipient.
on many houses In Pompen are 90 b.
seen small round or square frcscoes. from
six tn twenty-fo inches In diameter. Ike
mcdallions painted on the walls. which
portray the faces of people who were
probably the inmates or owners OF tbs
house.
Among the portraits Of women are 90 b.
seen features clearly recognizable "a thos'
OF grand DANES Of the period. whose coli
fures are Of nearly every variety know
/ to the fair sex.
some OF the fresooes are indeed curious
one. for instance portrays the half hgur'
OF a woman who wears a handkerchief
like bandage tied across one eye. Ia sons
| the hair u piled high on tho head In other.
Il rises IN studied disorder. There arr
heavy coils Of hair hanging over th'
| shoulders: there are fringes and curla OF
the forehead. Some have IL divided n
the center. passing In heavy folds clos
to the temples and over the ears. whii'
others keep Il bound up IN a net Of golt
thread Some wear delicate wells. Roller
hllets bind back the raven locks Of others
either en- masse or waived Ia little ridges
Many OF the faces are peculiarly pleas
ing. and even modern In their charm. rs
pecialy interesting are the pretty cora
aud pearl earrings which shine from un
der the masses OF luxuriant hair. A few
are coral and gold pendants. others ar,
simple drops. but all seem proportions,
TO the style IN which the hair Is arranged
They had just got married. says Londor
Answers. and were starting on theh
honeymoon. The bride had got the mar
she loved. and she didn't care who saw
her put her head on his shoulder Tn,
bridegroom had got a farm with his wife
| and II he wanted 20 squeeze her hand o
feed her with sweets. whose business wal
III little old man sat opposite the
couple. and he looked az them 20 Otter
that the young husband finally explained.
We've Just got MARRIED"
II knowed II all the time" chucklod the
other.
And we can't help II. you know"
No. you can't; IN be bowed II you
canf'
Il presume It all seems very silly To an
obi man like your"
Does ~ Does it7' cackied the old fei.
low. Well. can tell YOU Il does not.
then. I've been there three times over.
ana now I'm on my way 20 marry n fourth
SILLY? Why, children, rs paradise boiled
down"
We may well ask ourselves. says Dor
othy Dix in the New Orleans Picayuue
II disagreeable habits are as irremedlable
as they appear 20 b.. why. for instance
should any one wear squeaky shoes that
distract a whole congregation on SUNDAY.
when cobblers are 20 be found on every
corner7 II a woman has a naturally
shrill voice. that IL an afiiction 10 other
people. wouldn't Il pay her 20 devote ~
much time 10 toning II down as II does
20 learn 10 do her hair pompadour? why
should a man 80 through life gobblinR
his food like pig. 10 the disgust OF all
beholders7 We don't see ourselves. happi-
Vs. but surely n IL nothing but common
Christian 20 make the prospect We pre-
sent 20 other people as pleasing ~ We
can.
No woman. az least. can afford 20 In
dulge herself In disagreeabe habits She
might have all the wisdom Of al che
women colleges Ia the land. she might b.
as domestic as Cinderella In her chimney
corner. and as patient as Grlselda she
might b. a. strong-minded a. Miss Su-
san b., and as Unfortunately charita
bic as a ladies' ready relief society. but
II she was unrehned Ia her manners. shrlll
OF voice. frowsy and lacking ncatness IN
appearance. We would be content 10 ad-
mire her virtues from afar. a woman Is
never loved for what she does but for
what she Is. II ~ her ways that attract