Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-21

honored guest And there were dinners
and flowers. too, and numerous other at
tentions that inspired the male relatives
Of some OF the smartest women In town
with a variety OF emotions. But through
all the professor maintained courteous.
impartial mind that but added TO his pop
ularity, and when the fve weeks at last
came TO an end, as all things must, before
taking his departure he gave each Of his
former pupils a portrait of himself as
parting souvenir. When the French class
opened in Lincoln a week later several
Omaha women found II convenient to visit
these and, of course, went into the class.
Feeling sure he had not worn his welcome
in Omaha out the professor returned 10
give an advanced course in French. This
time the class was not quite 80 large, but
It's members were quite as enthusiastic
as ever. In fact, one woman, whose mis-
fortune It was to be seated at the rear OF
the room described those ahead of her as
sitting with their ears hanging over the
back of the seat in front of them BY
this time the class was working in com
position and the students We'd with each
other in poetical efforts, many OF them
addressed to their instructor. question
box was the next thing in order, and then
Il became evident that something was in
the wind of which all were not aware.
with persistent frequency some OF the
women asked questions about Kansas City.
They wanted to know II the professor had
ever been there, when he expected 10 go
back. what his errand would be and how
long he would be gone, all of which evil
IDENTIFY embarrss sssed him not a little, until
one day everybody learned that the pro-
fessor had gone to Kansas City, had been
married there and had returned with MS
new wife to Omaha The French class has
now closed and it's remnant Is studying
psychology under it's former instructor He
saws this is his real work. that French was
but a means. few have met the bride
and, It is said, that the others are now
meeting with him mornings, playing
hearts-in French.
Town Topics in its issue Of a week ago
gives more of the details of the fractured
engagement in which an Omaha society
man now wearing Uncle Sans uniform
figures in one of the title roles, to which
allusion was made in these columns last
Sunday. For the benefit Of busybodies who
want to keep fully informed OF all the
social dolngs we reprint the story here
with:
''The prospects for another society mill
itary wedding have fallen through. The
engagement of Mrs Frank NJ. Avery OF
Chicago to Mr.. william G. Doane, heuten-
ant of the Sixteenth infantry, U. 3. A, Is
of, and It is gossiped in Chicago that the
dashing Mrs. Avery has Tilted her former
| love to become engaged to an Englishman
Of prominence though no one seems to
know who the Englishman is. 1 predicted
when she went to London last summer
ahA ornf
| there something Of the kind was likely to
occur, for, compared to London and con-
! tinental gayety, the prospect Of life in a
lonely army post would appear mighty
/ dreary TO a woman of Mrs. Avery's nature.
| 1 am told that the wealthy Chicago widow
first met her new hance at a house party
| given by the duke and duchess of New
| castle last summer, and that the wooing
,, has been desperate ever since. Mrs. Avery
| seems to have lost her head through the
| attention she has received on the other
| side She had told all of her friends she
would return home this month, but now
! the tickle widow has taken house In
London with the intention OF remaining
| until next winter. She has announced
! that she will then take a house in New
York, but her friends in Chicago believe
she intends to make London her perma-
| nent home Her mother, Mrs. E. 8. Clark,
and her young son are with her The
breaking Of the engagement Is regrettable
for 1t spoils the rounding out OF romance
that began in youth. when Mrs. Avery,
then the beautiful but poor Mae Clark,
and Billy Doane were residents of Omaha
| Mr.. Doane is the son Of ex-Judge Doane
of Omaha. At present he is stationed at
an obscure post in South Carolina. l won
der what he has done with the rare col
lection of photographs of Mrs Avery that
used TO be the talk OF certain army
| c,rcles"