The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-12
.CUPID'S. CURIOUS WORK l

cipient? And how could he-whoever he was--know that a letter addressed simply to The Most Beautiful Woman in Ken lucky" would reach her? What a tan. talizing mysterys
 So the "S S. R." card went to keep company with the ''S. S. R." letter-and again Cupid was satisfied to let this par tfcuiar case simmer for awhile.
 After several weeks of successful work
 Miss Terry's health failed completely. She
 visited various health resorts, and finally
 returned to Louisville, her family being opposed to the acceptance of all offers for the next season. She resumed her
 place in society, and the domestic duties in which she had been soildly trained after the fashion that prevails in old Southern families. ',t"
 One of the most precious heirlooms in her possession is a bridal veil of rare old lace, which was originally worn by the wife of Col Andre Courtence. the son of French nobleman. disinherited and compelled to flee from Branch on account of his adoption of the Hugueno. faith. One of his descendants settled in Kentucky and married into the family of Daniel
 Boone. which accounts. to some extent
 for Miss Terry's independent and cour-
 ageous spirit.
 The Beauty That Artists Rave Over.
 Her great-grandfather. on her mothers
 side, was David Watts, the famous to-
 bacco and cotton dealer, who had inn
 mense interests In New York as we'll as
 throughout the South, where he was
 known as "The Cotton King" Her ma ternal grandfather was a cousin of Gen. George Mcclellan. Her father is descend ed from good old English stock. Hence Miss Terry combines a rare mixture of French Irish. and English blood, which helps to account for her exquisite beauty and superior talents.
 Her coioring is like that of a seashell, her eyes are violet, shaded by long sweep ing lashes; her figure superb, molded. upon ! the lines of Venus: her hands so perfect that artists have sought to obtain a model Of then. and her feet like Clnderella's. But the crowning glory of all is her hair,
 the admiration of all artistic people, tho
 favorite color of Henner, the great painter.
 It was not until last spring that Dan Cupid ''got busy" again with this partic- ular romance. He had put it into tho
 mind of the Navy Department to send Sentimental Sammy aboard the Pensa-
 cola at Mare Island at the very moment
 when Miss Terry was en route to Caii- fornia. chaperoned by a delegate to the Convention of the Daughters of the Con- federacy on a visit to relatives
 In due course she reached San Fran cisco, where she met Dr. Samuel Sayre
 Rodman. himself a Kentuckian. the son of the late Dr. Hugh Rodman of Frank fort. who was in his day a fa-
 nous physician and surgeon. Lieu
 tenant Rodman is the nephew of Ad-
 mirai Rodman and of Commodore Hugh
 Rodman. now stationed at Honolulu. Dr.
 Rodman had seen four years of active service in the navy. and Mrs. Terry liked ] him none the less seeing how highly he was esteemed by both officers and men. Shortly after the meeting with Miss Terry he led the german with her at Mare | Island and other dances they "sat out | by mutual consent in a sufficiently seclud- | cd retreat.
 Do you know" he said. as their confi- l dence deepened. "that you are the living
 image of girl saw last year in Bos- l ton?'' -.a >--...
 Indeed? welLrI was in Boston Ia year ago." l "S. S. R." Reveals Himself. l Really? But your charming double ! was an actress-Marion Parker, the pro- gram said. saw her only on the stage.
 but your resemblance to her is remarka- | ble"'
 And did you offer her no recognition | of your admiration?"