The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-08-24
Social AffAirr And Per-
sonal ItemE.
BY. MRS. J. M. DE CoTTES.

When / received an invitation from Mrs.
Robert Eilenberg to visit her at the home
OF her mother, Mrs. Mary Van Syckel
Leigh, at Clinton, New Jersey, it present.
ed itself to me as the most tempting one
that had waited my way this summer.
so l began at once to study routes and
folders and learn Clinton's where
abouts and how to get there, and with
little Information on the subject l started
one morning in July. When l called al
The Advertiser office to say goodbye. l
bethought myself to leave some compen-
satlon Tor my absence. in a promise to
write some letters to The Advertiser con-
corning my journey to Washington 1
said-with condescending dignity-to the
editor-in-chief that 1 would write all
about my impressions as to Roosevelts
qualifications for second term, about the
Congressional library, Corcoran art gal
lery. Mount Vernon, Arlington, the
patent office, etc, etc. For nv pains 1
received the short, but to the point reply:
we don't want the letters-the trip has
been made BEFORE so L write on other
subjects. and to save postage and ensure
publication 1 bring my letter of travel
A Pretty Montgomery Girl.
The trip from Atlanta to Charlotte was
during the first part the dreariest, not a
thing to break the monotomy. Two
quiet swell men, one country woman,
and four tramp looking specimens OF
humanity were, besides myself, the only
occupants of the car When one of the
swell looking men got off the other saun-
tered into the next coach and l could see
that he had managed to scrape up ac-
quaintance with some quiet attractive ap-
pearing ladies, one young matron and
her two young sisters. I glanced about
me. The four begrimy tramps looking
travellers were playing cards. chewing
and expectorating.
l asked the conductor how far the next
coach went. ITO Charlotte" he said
Then" said l, IN go into 1t as | take a
sleeper at Charlotte" / did go, and
found the only vacant seat to be one just
across from the two occupied by the swell
man and his new formed acquaintances
quite enjoyed their lively chatter, and
felt little lonesome that l was not in it,
Pretty soon l heard the man whisper
to the young matron. I'm being cha
peroned. That lady has followed me
from the other car"
felt little grateful to the fresh young
man-of about forty--for accusing me of
a desire to chaperone him, rather than
make an impression on him: but l made
up my mind to cut him out where the
pretty girl upon whom he was desperately
trying his facinations was concerned.
listened attentively hoping to hear
them mention the name of some one /
knew, well. as l sooned learned they were
from Atlanta. 1t came. heard the pretty
girl say as she flashed up her beautiful
violet eyes. "Oh sister he knows Joe"
and then turning back to the fresh man
she continued Joe and are good friends.
He is coming back to Atlanta and we
are all so delighted. Well, well, so you
know joel
My time had come. 1 knew 1 could
cut that man out in two minutes. i said
You ladies are speaking of Mr.. -. He
is now in Montgomery on The Advertiser,
the paper with which I am connected"
We passed a few remarks, and / went
back into the other coach for a satchel l
had left. When returned the pretty girl
and 1 passed smiling giances. In a mo-
ment she came over and saying sweetly'
May l sit with you while" took a
seat beside me.
1 was delighted and expressed myself
So
II was born in Montgomery" she began.
sis that SOP" l said with increased in
terest in the lovely young lady.
Yes, she continued, my father Dr.
D. w. Gwyn was pastor of the First Bap-
tist Church, just before DIR. Wharton and
he left there when | was little baby. My
mother always told me l should be proud
of the fact that l was born in the First
Capital of the Confederacy."
l learned that my charming new made
acquaintance-Miss Gertrude Gwyn has
spent the past three years in New York
cultivating her voice. which If anything
akin to her soft mellow sweet CONVERSE
ton voice must be beautiful. Her father
is warm friend Of Mrs. Waller of Mont
gomery, who now resides in New York
with her daughter, Mrs. Chambers and
Miss Gertrude was with Mrs. Chambers
during her stay in New York.
Miss Gwyn has offers of place of first
soprano in one of the largest churches
in Richmond, Va, and one in Atlanta
She will probably accept the one in At
lanta as her father is not willing for her