The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-03-09
WAITED FOR \ YEAR
Rich Young People Put Their
Love to the Test.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
Of Miss Clara Huntington and
Mr.. Perkins.
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

New York, March s.-The New York
World says:
When Miss Clara Huntington, the IA
vorite niece Of the Ia4e Coils P. Hunting
ton and an heiress TO many of his mil
lions. accomanied her mother and sisters
some two years ago TO Lake Mohonk she
was not aware Of the tradition of the
place
But when she came away the fancee of
Mr.. Gilbert Brooks Perkins. whom she is
10 mary in April, she was promptly told
of the tradition
Unlike, probably, every other sumer re-
sort IN the world. Lalzn Mohonk is
marvellous promoter of 7nstrimony. No
attractive unmarried girl so the story
goes. ever left Lake Mohonk heartwhole.
Curious you viii say, that hundreds
of charming young women who are drift
ing into the late twenties and won't &C
knowledge it 90 not take the first train
for Lake AIohonls and settle down there.
Doubtless they would if this startling
chars cteristic Of the place had become
generally known. But It has not. And
that is why the Huntingtons went there,
with the result that there is shortly to
Re in Ssn Francisco one Of The most
charming weddings OF the year
The pretty romance of Miss Hunting
ton and ir. Perkins is one thar has
interested realty some hundreds Of their
friends. who are scattered over the coun-
try from the Auartic to the Pacific.
AIRS. Huntington took her daughters to
Lake Mohork TO spend a quiet. restful
season.
Why do tiey need so many summer
hoascs2" incurred Miss Clara after her
first insrettion Of the grounds. She was
q thoroughly delightful young ingenue.
Perhaps You viii discover before you
leave, some party told her.
The next day q party Of Princeton men
We're introduced to the Huntingtons and
their friends. An informal acquaintance
ship deDrelos ed rapidly. And before
week naG passed The Young men and the
young woi men OF the party had fallen into
the habit If gong Oft on walking expedi-
lions or owing or golfing expeditions
every day. A GOOD fellowship spraug up
that lasted until the latest guest had left
the lake for the summer. Perhaps no
group of voting people eve had SO
thoroughly a good time.
Meanwhile tltre were dances now and
then. with 2aInled screened corners, and
there were rows On the lakes, and there
were quiet hours III the woods when golf
seemed too siren, Ius-and there were the
summer-houses, " pich moro than justified
their existence So it happened that right
under the noses Of their chaperons these
interested in nothing but athletics. be-
came, one after the other quite soIcmnly
engaged to be married..
Indeed if the report. may be believed
the number of girls who left Lake Mo-
honk that simmer wearing diamond rings
on the third fingers of their left hands
IS quite too stupendous 10 be believed.
I}ut il may at least be a6-nEtod that Miss
Clara Huntington was one of them.
No one In the world could haze dis
approved OF Miss Huntngton's falling in
love with Mr.. Gilbert Fer kris. lie is
young. brilliantly educated. having stud
lee both at Princeton and German uni
versines. He is the son Of Judge G.. c.
Perkins. of Covington. Ky. and belongs
10 an excellent family. He is indeed. all
that young man of birth and breeding,
ought 10 be
But in spite of these things the Hun
Gngtons refused t. take their dauehter's
engagement quite seriously. They knew
how fleeing summer attachments ordin-
arily are.
At least YOU do not announce it yet"
they begged. "Wait a year. and mean
while you slau go TO Europe-wherever
you like
This was agreed upon. Having uncOn-
sciously lived up TO the traditions Of
Lake Mohouk. the young lovers separated
and prepared TO undergo the test i'm
posed upon them.
Young Perkins came back to New York
and worked hard 60 establish himself
professionally Miss Huntington was taken
on tour of The wordl Her part Of the
bargain was rather the harder Young,
lovely. ard au heiress. size could have
married tide I'm every city where She
stopped. But she was amazingly firm in
her refusals. And she wore a ring on her
third dneer.
Returning To New York after the years
separation. Hiss Huntington again sub
miued her case to her parents
I've have waited a year" size begged
as ii not time 10 announce our engage
mente"
SO whom she went back 10 her home
in san Francisco ii was ass Air. Pcrkin-s
Iancee.
The weddn~ is TO take place on April
O. and san Francisco society people are
more excited chan II has been over any
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