The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-02-07
Yankee Girl and ths Oklahoma
Doctor Met Halfway.
she DID AS HER MOTHER DID.
Was Married In a Shiriwast and Trafsng
Skirt CssilJ TTousssiu Followed
Her Later

WallmEford. Conn. Feb. Miss lsa-
belle Perkins. now Mrs. John Williams
Duke. crossed half the continent TO meet
and marry the man OF her choice, and she
let her wedding trousseau follow her A
few days ago her friends in Walhngford,
her former home. received this message
by telegraph from Kansas City;
We were married at twelve o'clock.
ISABELLE DUKE.
Mrs. Duke. who thus became the hero
Inc OF charming little romance. is wen
known to New York society. Her sister
Clarissa married Dr. Frank T.. Coudert a
relative Of Mr.. Frederic n coudert Mrs
Duke before her marriage was entertain
ell frequently IN New York by Mrs.
Choate, the wife OF Judge William q.
choate. OF No. % Central Park South.
who il a brother OF Joseph II. Choate,
United States ambassador 10 the Court
OF St James.
Mrs. choate introduced Miss Isabelle
who was a beautiCul and accomplished
girl. az musicale given ia her honor in
New York few years ago.
Ii Is an interesting coincidence that the
bride of the present romance did almost
precisely what her mother did nearly
thirty years ago. when she plighted her
heart and hand to Or, Edward Perkins, a
surgeon in the United States navy.
DISAPPEARANCE OF DIR. PERKINS
DR. Perkins. In 1873. was stationed in
Japan. His brde-elect crossed the contl-
ncnt 10 San Francisco. The doctor. who
had obtained a leave OF absence from his
post. met her AT the Golden Gate. and
there they were married
After the wedding the husband obtained
a transfer 20 the Mare Island navy yard
at San Francisco. and there they lived
happily for two years. Their eldest
daughter, Clarissa, was born to them
there. But finally orders came for the
surgeon to proceed 10 his former station,
sn Japan.
He fondly kissed his wife and baby and
saued back to his post From that time
until the present they have never heard
from MIN. He had dropped out OF their
lives as IL by magic.
Isabelle. the second daughter. was born
not long after her fathers strange dis
appearances. Fortunately, Mrs. Perkins
was left Ina comfortable pecuniary circum-
stances She returned with her two babies
= 10 tire Enst and settled here Tn Wa4ias-
ford She WAS woman OF rare beauty
and OF charming personality. and she
made many friends.
Little Isabelle. who was growing so
sweetly and demurely pretty that her
schoolmates, half jestingly. half rever-
emily, used 10 call her Madonna" had
now become skilled musician. But she
and her mother missed Cla arissa, and they
soon went to visit and finally TO make
their home in Middletown, with Or. and
Mrs. Condert
You. too, will marry a doctor. Isabelle.
Both your mother and your sister have
married, physicians" So said the young
girls friends, but little Miss Isabelle only
smiled and tossed her pretty head until
one day she met DIR. John Williams Duke
who was then young inferno in Middle
town State Hospital for the insane. He
Is a relative and namesake OF the late
Bishop John Williams. who was dean Of
the American House OF Bishops.
CUPID USES THE TELEGRAPH
With Isabelle and the young doctor IT
was love st first sight. lie saw an op-
portunity I'm oklahoma for an ambitious
physician. and he went Ihere To estab-
1ish himself and win a home for his
promised bride. Rut now came troubles
thick and fast isabeiles mother died Dr.
Couderts health succnmbing To a hung
trouble. he was forced 10 break up his
home and 20 TO Honolulu with mis- wife
isabelle. now alone. without either
mother. sister or tiance, only q few
months ago came back to Wallngford t.
i've with relatives when all this sad
OF telecrams occurred.
MISS ISABELLE T. PERKINS,:
Please name the happy day Shall come
10 Waliingford Whenever you say.
JOHN W. DUKE.
DIR. JOHN WILLIAMS DUKE;
] name Wednesday. January 90
ISABELLE.
Other interchangcs followed. while Ars
Isabelle prepared handsome weddiu,
trousseau. Then, three weeks ago. th,
grip made her its victim. ana on her n,
covcry by some caprice she upset al IA,
former plans and sent word that She Wa.
going West Ca meet and marry hiu
there.
u was finally agreed. as a compromise
that they should meet in kansas City III
bridegroom elect tclegraDbed 20 knoy
what she wouiIASn about her troussea
and how he shFIld dress for the yvnddiue
Rock came this answer FROM the spirite
Yankee girl
shall ee rarried IN shit waist an
travelling skirt You can conform
SO the costly outilt followed her and 8
did u lot OF boxes coutairinr waddiu
gifts from friends who. though disap
pointed At missing sallugford wed
sing. We're determined 10 sond souethinl
a. help beauty The Ok,ahoma home q
"Madonra' Isabelle.
CONGRESS ~ SESSION.