, 1900-11-06
"on|DES At WAR
TWO SIMMONS SONS WIVES
STRIVE TO Guido EACH
OTHER.
splendor Of the Luxurious Bathroom
Of the One 10 What the Other Has
Set her Heart Upon Surpassina-
St. Louis Smart Set Amused.


st. Louis, Nov. 1.-Two brides and
their rival bathrooms are proving q
source of high-class entertainments to
st. Louis's smart society this week.
brides In question are Mrs. Edward
Simmons. who married the second son
OF E. c. Simmons. the hardware nall
lionaire. last spring. and Mrs. Wallace
Simmons. whose wedding was an event
Wednesday evening. Mrs. Edward
Simmons Is a very ambitious young
matron. and as Miss Mabel Filley, of
the old and aristocratic. but not by any
means wealthy Fill family. she queen
ed 1t royalty as the belle par excel
lence O fthe city for three seasons.
Suitors innumerable sought her hand
and were graciously permitted to
shower their attentions and spend
their gold, and were then ruthlessly
cast aside. A st. Louis swell, Eugene
c. Cuendt, followed the handsome
brunette over European countries for
an entire winter. pressing his suit. but
to no avail. Edward Simmons, rich
and eminently eligible, was finally the
captured swain, and their marriage
took place with great pomp and cere-
mony last April.
The young couple have just estab-
lished themselves in a mansion Of their
own out in the fashionable Maryland
avenue district. Their house Is ele-
gantly furnished and appointed with
every convenience and luxury. Mrs.
Simmons pride and delight is her
bathroom. The floor and watnscotIng
are Of white tile. the ceiling decorated
in azure tints. with cupids disporting
amid garlands Of roses. All the Ak
lures are of solid silver. 1t Is needless
to say that this bathroom and It's furn.
ishing cost a small fortune. not a whit
less than many young couples expend
on their house and contents.
The handsome bathroom was COM
pIeted just about the time that prepar-
ations we're active for the second we'd
ding In the family. that of Miss Jessa.
mine Barstow to the eldest son.
Now, Wallace Simmons is head OF
the Simmons company. and. moreover.
his fathers hope and pride. 1t was
therefore meet and right that the par
ent should make his gift to this favor
tie sons bride n of great value and
beauty.
Hence came the purchase of the ia.
nous brooch. to secure which he had to
outbid the Shah Of Persia. But, alas
for the ambitious Mrs. Edward Sim
mons. Her gift from her father vas a
chest of silver. handsome. it is true,
but by no means 80 gorgeous as the
brooch.
Never mind" consoled her friends.
you have the h~andsomest bathroom
in the city Of st. Louis. That ought
to satisfy any reasonable woman"
A Short Peace.
So with this thought and possession
of the bathroom, Mrs. Ed" Simmons
was proud to possess her soul in
peace. Not for long. however. One
day shortly efore the Barstow-Simmons
wedding Miss Barstow and her finance
paid a call upon their sister-in-law.
They were shown the house from tip
to toe. They admired particularly the
bathroom. Then they e away and
planned their own house, the ground
for which has just been broken. in the
most exclusive section Of the west end.
known as Portland place.
Yes. the Ed Simmons have a very
fine bathroom" they declared, but
wait till you see ours. Instead Of a
plebeian tub We will have a pool; a
pool, mark you. 1t will be sunken in
the floor so that we shall descend
three marble steps to reach the water.
Tiles on the walls? Ordinary! Our
bathroom will be walled in mirrors.
Our fixtures will all be OF French gray
silver in special and artistic designs"
And these plans and specifications
for the bathroom have gone abroad.
until reaching the ears of the dward
Simmonses, they have filled them
with envy. vast and deep. so their
friends declare. Mrs. Edward Sim
mons. however. manages to hide this
feeling of chagrin. II it exists. under a
smiling exterior.
Jealous of Jessamine's beautiful
plans for her house and bathroom?
Wat an a%bsurdity." she declares. MY
little sister-in-law has already become
far too lear to me to wish her anything
but the greatest JOY"
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