The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-20
Miss White Is Young and Pretty,
Mr.. Osborne is So.
He HAS PLENTY OF MONEY.
ITS q Love Match, That's AN," Says He,
but ths Gussips Of East Hampton,
|. |, Are Busy.

New York, Nov 20 Edward Monroe
Osborne and young Miss Grace White, of
Essthampton, l.. l., are to be married on
Feb H. one is we'll within the limits of
strictest veracity in saying that conse-
quently the village is all ssog.
Not since the fear OF bombardment in
the Spanish war has the old South Shore
burgh been 80 wrought UP.
who would a thought of Ned os-
borne a'doins such thingG' is the way
the gosslps sum up the romance.
Mr. Osborne is only IS years old-reaily
IS years young, for he Is hale and ruddy
as well as rich. lie has known his bride
to-be since she was tiny baby, and he
used TO toss her in his arms and give her
his watch so that she could hear the little
man talking inside.
He has watched her grow from girl
hood TO a serious, high minded woman,
graduate OF Wesleyan University at Mid
dletown, Conn. just now she Is cashier
ofNa restaurant at Fifth avenue ana
| Twenty-second street i'm this borough,
| but that Is not because she has TO work
| for a living. She works because self
| respect impeis her TO he self-supporting.
| "A reporter saw her yesterday. She is
slender. tall. with nuffy brown hair,
! straight features. the clear pink ana
white skin of country girl, brilliant
smile and soft brown eyes.
Those eyes are worth going far TO see
| They are large and frank, and they look
| straight at you. They are like big pansios
! cleaning with dew.
! 1--WE are engaged" said Miss White.
| but / hope you won't write much about
! A. We are going to be married this win
| ter"
HAS the engagement existed very
| long,
We've been engaged three weeks
| Miss White responded. You see. no one
In Easthampton knew anything about IL
because Mr. Osborne came 10 this city TO
call on me. | am very fond of him.
And nobody in Easthampton knew any
thing about It," continued Miss White.
until last Friday evening. Then the
Village Improvement society gave
social. One OF the features was vocal
| newspaper-you know, all sorts OF news
reoited instead OF printed.
Spring and fall are about TO DO
| united" was one piece Of news mat
aroused everybody. They All began guess
! ing what IL could mean. You know what
country gossips are-by Sunday evening
| they had found out that MIR. Osborne
and were engaged.
IL don't see what they are all talking
so much about. We are devoted TO each
other Mr. Osborne is splendid man
We are going out 10 Kansas City on our
wedding trip
Mr. Osborne is one of tho wealthiest
natives OF Easthampton. He IL having
} his fine old house reftted throughout.
.Irs love match, that's ALL" hesaid.
when questioned about the engagement
IL have known Miss White since she
was a child. and have always been very
| fond of her. | am now proud to make
, | her my wife ! feel. TOO. that have wor
| something of victory, for there were
/ two other men who sought her hsnd IN
, | marriage and they were both younger
. | and better looking than the man sn'
; inally honored.
II suppose my neishbors say II rs very
strange for man Of my inclinations and
are 10 marry at all There Is no explans'
u lion 10 give only I never loved any other
woman or | would have married sooner
). Yes. | have money enough 10 last us,
!. J think and | intend that We shall enjoy
: life. After We are married We VIII i've
quietly in this picturesque old town ex
h cent when We take occasional trips abou
q the country.
w O. White, the father OF the bride
q be. keeps restaurant AT No. 3
n church street. near Cortiandt street
II AT first opposed Mr.. Osborne's at
tentions to my daughter" he said yester
Z: DIV. but when J saw that the attach
II noent was mutual I was satisfied. MI
Osborne IL very ine gentleman"