Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1902-07-18
GALLANT Y. N. |. BOY.
Rivals Affair of the Eady's Glove
i'm We OIden Time, but Is More
Courteous to EXacting DamseI.

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Courteous to EXacting DamseI
Modern chivalry is not unacquaint-
ed with the test of homage that the
lady courtier practiced upon her adj
mirer when she threw her glove in to
the wild beasts arena and bade him
get it. He got it, and "threw it not
with love right in the lady's face"
1t remains, however, for the 2Otb
century to produce a similar trial
and more courtly return.
Sunday morning as the Richmond
members of the "Kiptopeke" Club,
who had been The guests of Hon.
John S. Wise. of New York, at his
Virginia home near Cape Charles,
departed scene was enacted that
would have gTaced the distant time
''when knighthood was in flower"
Miss Nellie Gordon, the young
and beautiful daughter of Mr.. John
w. Gordon. Of Richmond, visiting
the daughter of Mr.. Wise, threw her
bonnet into the Chesapeake Bay to
test the sincerity of the attentions of
a number of Y. M. /. cadets who were
also guests at the Wise home. What
followed was worthy of more roman
tic days. The gallant young man
was Cadet Garland Mourning, of
Louisville, KY.
Sunday morning the members were
leaving for Old Point, homeward
bound. The vessel which was to
take them across the Bay lay some
distance from the wharf and the
party went out to her in rowboat.
In the departing company were the
Richmond members of the club and
the V. nj. L. cadets. Among those
on the wharf who had come down to
say goodbye were Miss Mamie Wise
and her guest, Miss Gordon. The
cadets had all been paying them the
most arduous and knightly atten-
ton. Now they were waving regret
ful farewells. Miss Gordon, whom
nature has been lavish to adorn, wore
n sun-bonnet such as girls in the
country wear to protect their fair
faces from the sun. She never looked
more beautiful. AS the boat passed
out gentleman called to her:
"Fhrow your bonnet in the water
and see which of these young gal
lants will jump in for it."
Instantly the girl took it from her
head, and making tiny, soft, white
bundle of it tossed it into the Bay
with all her strength. The little
bunch of whiteness had not touched
the water before young Garland
Mourning, in immaculate summer
garb, plunged in head foremost and
was swimming strongly for the dain-
ty head-gear glistening on the sun
lit waves. The young knight was
dressed III new straw hat, soft light
coat, white trousers, patent Heather
shoes, negligee skirt, dotted tie
every item of latest fashion and an
honor to the laundryman's art. But
these were forgotten. So quick was
the young mans thought and action
tseemed to the surprised and amused
company that he left the boat almost
the instant that the bonnet flew from
the small hand of the owner.
Getting the bonnet before it had
gotten fairly wet, the cadet threw it
back to the girl upon the wharf, and
smile and kiss of the hand went
with it. The gallant aud graceful
act was greeted with cheers from the
rest of the party, who had looked
on with intense interest and bated
breath. The gallant young Ken
tuckian swan to the boat and was
rowed away to the vessel.