The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-24
4 TRIPLE ROMANCE IN LIFE
n J'rcsSmalx2r Raised Her Second
Husband Who Saved Her Life.


Husband Who Saved Her Life.
New York World.
When Mrs. Virginia Rowland. ,
New lorf, lay dying six years ago sl
, gave her two sons iutO the hands ,
her drcSsmakcr, Mrs. Carrie Armcr, {
Newark.
Take good care Of Them she sal
8 especially of little Clifford, for he i
my baby"
And little Clifford, now twenty-five
and Mrs. Armcr are married and ar
expected 10 arrive this week in Bloom
Iicld, n. J.
Mrs. Armcr is Il bright little woman
OF forty-two, with flashing black eye
and very youthful appearance. Whcl
the liowland brothers lost their owl
mother she was Il mother TO them ul
they got through school. Their father
Il New York banker, had died year
| before.
"W We were all surprised when w,
beard that Carrie had married a ma,
twenty years younger than she ~ sal,
| Young llowland's aunt, Mrs. Mar,
| Perry, OF Benson street, Bloomfield
yesterday. "Thcy wclc married Jun,
9th AT Flushing. But, bless you, every
one has known that the boy was WILDLY
IN love with her | think they will b,
happy IN spite Of the difference in thci,
ages"
here is little romance back of thi-
extraordinary marriage. Mrs. Armcl
was divorced years ago. Afterwards
she bought nm interest in Fifth ave
nue., New York, drcssmaking cstab-
Iishmcnt, and also had an establish
mcnt III Newark. She only worked for
rich people.
She was highly educated in her youth
and had expected to inherit large
property The shipwrcck OF her frs.
matrimonial venture broke up her life.
for years she lived amon-, hor friends
as Il sort OF private scamstrcss. 1t was
IN that capacity that she met the How
lands, the prOprictOrs of the Rowland
house at Long Branch
After successfully launching the two
llowan'. boys III the world she return
ed TO d essmaking. Two years ago at
Ncwa k bay She was one of a party of
pea ure seekers upset in sallboat.
Yong Rowland saw the accident and
swan out to save her. He swan half
a mile with her on his back. Two men
IN the boat were drowned. The other
women were saved by fishermen.
Young Rowland began the study of
dentistry, but Il cold that he had con
ractcd III the water ut the time OF the
rescue caused an ear trouble. He re-
covered partially, and believing his
happiness depended upon his winning
the hand of Mrs. Armcr, proposed to
her. She refused him and advised him
To travel, thinking if he would 90 TO
Europe for Il year he might meet some
girl his own age and win her
Il" refused to 90. TO cure him Of
his passion she wen, TO Europe her
self. Though she loved the boy she
did not want him TO hurt his prospects
BY marrying him. Rowland followed
her, but not knowing where she had
gone, missed her. He was taken i'll
again with the trouble in his car. From
CarlStadt, Germany, physicians wired
that he could live but a few days.
Friends here cahlcd to Mrs Armcr,
who vas then in France. She hurried
20 tlr.stHdt and found HIM AT deaths
door. From The moment of her ar
rival he began TO rally, and in a week
was able torCcO9niZc her. The illness
gave way TO her tender nursing and
lncY returned to America together.
How land was doing well at the I'm.
vcrsity Of Pennsylvania dental school,
but refused TO return there unless he
had the promise of Mr.. Armcr that
she would marry him. Their natures
are much alike. Both are retiring and
quiet, fond of books and art The dif.
fcrcnccs in their ages was the only bar
to their happiness.
The young man won the favor of his
relatives and friends to th& marriage
before She actually promised to be his
wife. Russell Rowland, his brother,
gave his full consent, and Mrs. Russell
llOwland was Il witness tC the cCrc-
mONy al the parsonage at the Flush
ing Baptist church. 1T was decided
10 keep thc wedding u secret for two
weeks.
The happy couple went to West Point
for th,,r honeymoon. They will re-
turn to Bloomfield III a few days and
viii occupy the beautiful house of DR..
Bruu"h ON this summer. Next fall
they will live III Philadelphia, where
the bridegroom Will continue his
studies. lie has an independent in.
come.