The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-07-14

struck" And heaven knows sensible
mothers fear a boy-struck girl worse than
a pestilence. When she is ruined, as this
foolish child will be-either by fool mar
riage or without il, and one is as sad
and hopeless as the other-her silly moth
err will be to blame for allowing the child
to overdress. She has made the child
a man-trap and she will reap the reward
of men-traps.
Another girl passed down the streets a
few minutes after she first girl passed
the office. Girl No. is daughter OF
family that counts its wealth with six
figures She wore simple Bingham gown
that she made herself, and pair Of plain
50 shoes. Her hair was done up neatly
and simply as a girls hair should be-
There were no rings on her fingers and
bells on her toes She was pretty,
quietly dressed, sweet-faced innocent
school girl with her head full of the fine
dreams and fancies that come to every
girl. Her name is found in the list of
those present at the entertainments given
at the best homes in town.
Her mother is responsible for the child 8
graces. Her mother kept her girlish and
in doing so the mother retains her youth.
She is one of the handsomest women in
town. Her face reflects a clean heart.
The girl doesn't hear malicious gossip in
her home. She doesn't know everything
on earth or in hell-which word Is here
used reverently-and she doesn't CAD the
streets, She is good cook, good house
keeper and has the making of a woman
as useful as her mother is.
1t is all a matter of ideals in this old
world. Often people think because
girl doesn't conquer the world as she
promised to do in her high school essay,
that she has forgotten all about il. But
when woman brings up clean, whole
some family in this generation Of vipers
she has been reasonably true to herself
and her aspirations, even IL she doesn't
strip the laurel tree for her millinery.
Cloyed with beauty. surfeited with
wealth, New York society-capital S, IL
you please-has deserted it's self-elected
standards and taken up Talent-with a
capital T.
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson, says the Chi
cago Chronicle, is its latest idol Pretty
possessed of great musical ability, a fine
linguist, artistic to her finger tips, ver-
satile to the last degree, she has for
time eclipsed her handsome husband.
They call her the Gibson girl
Many people do not suppose that such
one as the Gibson girl-made famous
from the pictures of the celebrated young
artist-really exists. But they are the
uninformed ones who have never had
favored glimpse of this parsonage in real
life
For many years Charles Dana Gibson
did not believe himself that she existed.
Indeed, he said so many times. But he
drew pictures of her, as he saw her in
his minds eye, painted her, posed her
artisticaily. hired models who looked
something like her, and went steadily on,
seeking always his ideal. until he met
her.
1t was at gathering of Southern peo-
pie that Mr. Gibson, author of the Glib
son girl, beheld the young woman who
was henceforth to be his ideal. In the
assemblaee was a fair-haired, = tall, slen-
der creature with wonderful eyes and
the most magnificent figure that he, the
young artist, had ever seen. On being
told thaG she was Miss Irene Langhorne
of the Virginia family of that name, he
sought an Introduction and from that very
minute began to pay court to her
OF course, he was one of many, for such
a fine young woman as a Gibson girl does
not go about unadmired. And Mr.. Glib
son foun1 so many rivals that any man
with less courage than he would have
given up. But give up he did not. With
the persistency that has marked his work
in its progress toward the ideal, ne de-
termined that he would win this Gibson
type for his wife.
Miss Lanshorne was a great belle. Not
only did she look pretty, but she rode
magpifcenty, and in field sports was the
leader of the Southern set In the draw
ing room she sang like an angel, and,
whether in Virginia, in Baltimore or in
New York, she was easily the center OF
her social circle.
Finally, however, the persistent young
artist won the day, and when Miss Lang
horne accepted him she gave up some of
the finest chances that ever fell to the
lot of any girl. Ward McAllister, who
claimed the honor of having in
troduced her to New York society,
declared that never had he beheld
more beautiful or more gracious young
woman.
The Langhorne family were well
pleased with the match. With three
daughters ali endowed with beauty they
felt that a burden of great responsibility
rested upon them, and, therefore, they
made no objection when their prettiest
girl decided to bestow her heart and
hand upon a man who at that time stood
little chance of ever being able to place
her in the position to which her birth
and beauty entitled her
The wedding was a fine affair. Richard
Harding Davis was one OF the ushers and
Miss Langhorne's pretty young sister,
now making a great hit in society, was
her bridesmaid.
Mr.. Gibson brought his bride back to
the Life building and there, in the tiniest
but most artistic quarters, they began
their married life.
In another year another Gibson girl was
added to the family, and soon after the
admirers of Mr.. Gibson found themselves
treated to the pictures of a wonderful
Gibson girl, with strong clear face, hold
ing very infantile Gibson girl in her
arms. both booking as though they found
the world an aristocratic and pleasant
abiding place.
The following summer the newspapers
reported that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana
Gibson, accompanied by Miss Irene Lang
horne Gibson, were making a tour of