The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-26
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~&OCial Incidents.


edick. who lately made rather ''scacc"
sort Of marriage. who is a very attractive
man personally. though he has not what
might be termed staying qualities once
paid numerous and pointed attentions u 4
pretty Cahaunc GIRL who has been In an
other city for the last six months? She is
plump as wei! as pretty and has the finest
pair of shoulders that anybody might wish
for summers day.
The man used to tell her that she was a
perfect drean-I think that his word
IN decolietc gown. when he called.
which was about seven nights a week, she
invariably pat on gown that would dts
play the pearly shoulders.
one night-it was midwInter-the girls
parents deSSsd that SOM thing must ee
done. They feared that the man would lure
their pretty daughter oat 10 Clayton at:i
marry her offhand. In view of the mans
subsequent history they were quite rignt.
But that 10 neither here nor there. They
decided. as / said, that Strenuous MEASURES
must be adopted.
The girls father is the soul of Southern
politeness. and he somehow did hate 10 as
sist the chap out OF doors with i fOrce.El
patent leather.
Then he also hated 10 tell him even tact
fully that his calls were about seven times
ytGo numerous each week. He and mamma
held council Of war and dccided ;hat they
Were up against it, Ge-rge AIDE has said
also other people. They finally agreed cn
strategy.
Mamma remembered her daughters caad-
ness for low-necked gowns when the young
man was expected So mamma suggested
that evening. daughter was logging Up
in her best that she wear u certain J.lil
black lace dress that had no lining in the
waist. and was. moreover. cut low IooIt
the throat. with short sleeves that only
covered nj he
lace full Of big hues In the pattern. Daugh-
ter fell right in with the idea.
Daughter went downstairs that night
looking sweet and dimply and aj'n-
gcther lovable that both mothers and IA
Tiers heart sank with remorse as ;h-y
eazed on her.
But they buoyed each other with tire
thought that 1t was for her best. and 50
they smothered their feelings and resolved
TO act. What did they do?
oh. just turned off the heat in the fur
mace
Cards have reached this city announcing
the marriage of MIR. Leon Y Heuser TO
Miss Nancy May Scott. at Parnassus. Pa.
Mr.. Heuser has many friends in st. Louis.
who will he grieved 10 learn tina. he will
in the future reside In Pennsylvania
Society is ;ndulging in considerable specu-
lation concerning the matrimonial intentions
quietly told her intimate friends that she
expected to marry a medical man from
kansat City. The engagement had no
Formal announcement. / believe though her
aunt Gid give Il sweet-pea luncheon in her
homer. BIT the news had already been told
before the function.
At all eveLts this summer a certain good
looking young banker has been counting the
lady most industriousy. and the Kansas
City Doctors chances are lesssnirg day by
day. Indeed. doubt if he has a show at
all. for l see the banker and the girl to-
Eether everywhere. and they wear an air Of
unmstakahle devotion that Is as far from
anything nlatonic this terrestrial sphere
Is from the Borelli comet
should not be in the least surprised to
sec some realty engraved wedding cards.
relative to this affair, by September q. The
karsas City medical gentlemans name will
not be therein of that you may be sure.
While on this interesting topic Of engage
ments / am reminded OF another affair
du occur. which has not so far progressed
smoothly. That is. The lady and gentleman
are all right in their Knowledge of and NIT
tual trust in each other. but there u the
old but nevertheless unpleasant, parental
objection. The girl is a petite and very
pretty South Side miss. though not Teutonic
IN her ancestry. The man also lives on the
South Side. and they have 50 far been
Obliged 10 conduct their courtship under
very difficult circumstances lr papa and
mamma, the girls parents. are. to be
sangy. dead set against their daughter
marrying any nut a wealthy m2n.
The man in question is In modest but by
no means impoverished. circumstances and
will be able by fail to fit I'D . sraL fat
very cozily, and keep the refrigerator full,
besides.
l don't predict ar e,orement, for they are
enth far too sensible for that. rather
will no
over by October. Let us hope so.
Miss Elizabeth Youngs engagement was
rather surprise to s.. Louis friends last
week and shared honors with that of Mr.
Houston T. Force and Miss Tichenor.
which was not. however, altogether unex-
pected.
Miss Young has not been here since her
sister. Mrs. knight. and brother-in-law,
Captain Knight were at the barracks. Then
there were trolley parties galore and in
formal hops. / remember an especially Jolly
one that viii ]. Thornton gave one sum
mer evening, when the guests rode down
Jefferson Barracks way in private car.
ate largely of all sorts of dainties en- route
and after reaching the barracks danced
merrily till almost sunup-Or wouldn't l
better say reveille?
Elizabeth Young was then at Bishop
Robertson Hall and did not actively indulge
in these Publications. Her next older sis
ter. Marjory. who has since married Phil
adelphfa doctor. the barracks belle
that year and played havoc with the hearts
Of a ST. Louis newspaper man, n ST. Louis
lawyer, a bachelor devoted to the University
Club. where he spends all of his time that
Is not given over TO golf. and n cultured
German doctor-not the one from Philadel-
phia. Then she calmly gave them all the
mitten and went to New York to live Ia
bachelor girl with three other army girls"