The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-08

him thought you would, and it would
De Just too lovely for anything, and
he's coming UP this evening to ask you
himself. He said he never could have
done it if il hadn't been for me-"
We'll, l declare cried Mrs Will
liams, trying to be calm, "if that isn't
Mr.. Dobbins all over then 1 want to
know" and she kissed her daughter.
adding a rapturous hug that would
have brought Mr.. Dobbins thither an
hour earlier If he had been a witness
to it.
When Mrs. John Adams, the first
American woman who ever appeared
officially at the Court of st. James,
was all ready to go to the function,
says London letter in the New York
Mail and Express. she wrote to her,
sister, Mrs. Cranch, at home in Massa-
chusetts: MY head is dressed for St.
James, and in my opinion looks very
tasty. Whilst my daughter is under
going the same operation set myself
down composedly to write you few
lines. directed my manteau- maker
TO let my dress be elegant, but plain
as l could possibly appear with de-
cency. Accordingly il is white lutestring
covered and full-trimmed with white
Grape, festooned with lilac ribbon and
mock point lace, over a hoop of enor-
nous extent. There is only a narrow
train of about three years in length
to the gown waist, which is put into
ribbon upon the left side, the Queen
only having upon her train borne. Ruff
fie cuffs for married ladies, a very
dress cap with long lace lappets, two
white plumes and blonde lace hand
kerchief. This is my rigging. l should
have mentioned two pearl pins in my
hair, earrings and necklace of the same
kind"
Her daughters dress was also de-
scribed:
We'll. methinks 1 hear Betsy and
Lucy say. What is cousins dress p
White, my dear girls, like your aunts,
only different trimmed and ornament
ed, her train being wholly of white
Grape and trimmed with white ribbon;
the petticoat, which is the most snowy
part of the dress, covered and drawn
up in what are called festoons, viii
light wreaths of beautiful flowers; the
sleeves white Grape. drawn over the
silk with a row of lace round the sleeve
near the shoulder, another halfway
down the arm, and a third upon the
top of the ruff1e, a little flower stuck
between; q. kind of hat cap with three
large feathers and a bunch of flow
ers; a wreath of flowers upon the hair.
Thus equipped we go in our own car
riage, and Mr.. Adams and Col. Smith
in his. But 1 must quit the pen in
order for the ceremony which begins
at o'clock"
1t is said nowadays that there is
far less stiffness and far more social
enjoyment at King Edwards court
than there was at Queen Victoria's s;
because now people have a chance to
greeted the King and Queen. Former
ly there was whole row of royalties
to greet after kissing Queen Victoria's
hand, and then the lady presented had
to go on and out.
But the King kissed the American
woman when handsome Mrs. Adams
went to court, for the first time, as
the wife of our first American minis
ter to st. James.
The Herald's European edition pub
fishes the following from its corre-
spondent:
London, Wednesday.-Wan - An
American to sell one of his country
women for $50 guineas.
Such is the tenor of letter received
to-day at the United States Consulate
General in London.
Here is a copy of a letter which Mr..
Richard Westacott, acting consul gen.
eral, showed me:
Clarendon Art Depot (Old and Mod
| ern Masters Bought and Sold on Com
mission), ia Bond Street, London, May
| 81, 1902:
| LConfidentiaLl
| Dear SRA client Of mine has ask.
ed me if know an American lady OF
| means and social ambition willing tc
| marry an English peer of high rank
middle aged. but handsome and amia-
BILE, a widower, without children.
"Of course, it would be a marriage
of mutual convenience, the lady con-
tributing a certain amount toward the
keeping up of the family estates.
THE lady may be a widow, but she
must be of good repute. not divor-
Gee.
II am aware that I have no claim
to address you on this matter, and
beg you to pardon the liberty I am taxi
ing doing so on the assumption that
you know perhaps a lady to whom the
position in question may be acceptable
or that you have a friend willing to
assist in finding what is required for
a consideration.
my client, who is acting for a third
party, offers $50 guineas (S1,312.50) to
any one whose assistance may lead to
a successful issue of the purpose in
view.
should you desire any further de-
tails on the subject l shall be happy
to hear from you.
I'm any case, l hope you will kindly
excuse this intrusion on your valuable
time. Yours faithfully,
IF. lie Normand."