The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-16
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May" as her friends call her, that even
ing
Miss Brown is beauty of the type
common IN tropical counties. Her hair
DluInage Her skin is of an olive tint:
her fingers 1.-THE and sinuous, and she is
extremely charming.
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Leaning on the arm OF the baron. Miss
Brown entered the ball room. Nothing
save slender ropes of pearls concealed the
beauty Of the wearer's olive tinted
shoulders and the skirt. made of crepe
de chine was not encountered by masses
OF lingerie. As she started to dance she
threw the train of her gown over her
arm, ana society again gasped at the
sight of black silk adorned with butter
flies embroidered in bright cOlors. During
a IulI in the dance Miss Brown led the
Daron 10 where a group of the debutanteS
OF this season and last were assembled
Miss Mary Peters was one of these buds
MISS Peters presents a striking contrast
TO Miss Brown. She is of stately stature
her halr Is OF deep, lustrOus brown, her
eyes of clear blue. her face of remark
able beauty and her manner 50 demure
-Four years ago Mrs. Peters surprised
all Maryland with one of the biggest
social surprises in the history of the
state. She caused the arrest of Mrs
OF Maryland most distinguished families,
on "A charge of criminal libel and at the
same time entered suit for 5000 dam
ages, claiming $4,000 Tor herself and SI5.C91
for each of her daughters. whose guard
ian she was. The fun history of this pro-
ceed1ng mas never been made public ana
the case never came to trial 1t was al
legeq, however, by Mrs Peters that Mrs
Gather had, in certain letters which
had come into possession of Mrs
refers, deld7neG the reputation of the
plaintih and her daughters Testimony
In the cases was taken secretly during a
contest Tor the possession of these letters
DuL inatiy the affair ended as suddenly
as 1t began. The suits were dismissed
ana an, almost lmmediately afterwards Mrs.
refers married Edwin J. Farber, the At
torney VINO had repreSe nted her in the
SUITS against Mrs. Gather.
Ihere are those who say it was a case
Of love a. first sight between Miss Peters
ana the baron However that may be
certain it is that for the remainder of the
evening Baron Lehman was as devoted to
Miss Peters as, previously, he had been
70 Miss Brown. The latter did not seem
at the time to notice the change, nor tor
several days did society appear to grasp
its significance.
Within a week. however. the gossips
We're busy. Baron Lehman was spending
more time at the Peters home than ne
had previously spent at the Brown man
sion. The denOuement came in less than
ten days. Baron Lehman gave box par
y a. ne 14cLueiiy OF NIuslet LoIIoWeu py
a supper IN honor OF Miss Peters at tn
Hotel Stafford. and Miss Brown was not
one of the guests. Here was a peg for
society to hang the cloak of gossip on,
and ever since the air has been filled with
TGmOTS.
That Miss Rrowa was piqued subs quent
out OF the list of her acquaintance HIS
name was not included among those to
whom Miss Brown sent cards for her
New Y ear * day reception The events OF
that day were almost ludicTOuS. IT aD-
pears that not Until then did the baron,
borne away by the aTdOr of his devotion
to Miss Peters, come to a full reaiiza ton
of the position in which he had placed
Miss Brown. When he failed to receive
q card t. her reception he determined to
call, Notwithstanding, and make amends
But his plans failed, for Miss Brown
positively denied him admittance to her
home. The spectacle was presented to
those who were there to see the, Neither
lands nObleman repeatedly ascending the
steps of the Brown mansion during La
Belle Nays receiving hours, only to de-
scend each time after being snubbed and
refused admittance. Finally the baron
gave up his effort to penetrate beyond the
doorway of the home where but short
time before ne had been a most welcome
visitor, and began to play waiting
game. For more than two hours during
the late afternoon Of New Years day he
paced TO and frO on the pavement before
the Brown mansion. He was waiting for
Miss Brown to make her appearance.
She came at last, but it was only to cut
the baron. Preceded by several pieces of
baggage, La Belle May descended the
steps and entered a carriage in waiting
before the door As she crossed the side
walk the baron approached her and en-
deavored to speak to her. She never no
ticed him, but, closing me cdTIl{Sge u0Q OF
drive her TO the Union station, where she
took a train for Cleveland
Just now the baron is planning such an
entertainment as Baltimore has never
before heard of. Miss Peters Is 10 be MS
guest Of honor, and the party In attend
ance is TO be composed of her most lntI-
mate personal friends. The affair Itself
is to consist OF a transconunental trip IN
private cars, with pr0tracle0 VISITS 70
places OF fnt crest along the PACING coast
The baron has about completed the ar
rangsments for this tour de luxe, ana Ihe
party is expected 70 NdepaTI, from Pe' -
more before The middle OF FEBRUARY, to De
absent not less than two months, during
an of which time they will be Baron Len
mans guests