Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-08-25
ATTENDED 24,oOO WEDDINGS,
BUT NOT HER OWN

Though he fr.go!onz Baltimore
belle. IN b4r 4aest for amusement
has tha reputation FOR carving he
unsolicited attendance ar eaurch we'd
ainqs 20 a point where il has become
BaI1Dmora fashion. t Fsmained FOR
Philadelphia 70 produce woman who
+ a monomaniac on he subject
lust as surely IS rha rad headed
Girl appears before a white horse his
rirrie aeht-bairad. faded looking wo-
man. Tfrh defcar4lr pretty features
and slighrIg festive touch . her
dress. appears in thA vicinity Of Phil
adelphia churches before the arrival
Of he wedding par+v She finds her
wav % If. so -hat the sight Of her in
locality insures . sharp lookout on
the Dar- Of those living n he naieh-
herhood
She is most often seen IN fa9hion-
able localities. though she IS a COM
mon visitor ar Roman Catholic we'd
dings. whAra she slips auiAt1y in be-
fore shA service. She is also we'll
llnnwr down in The slnms Of the Ttal-
ian quarter. through which many Of
he fashionable wand their way 70
he rfsnalfstfc church Of The F,vangeI
lists. thara 70 be married by q priest
of gorgeous cope
Attends $4,000 Weddings in twenty
Years
Z IS within he memory Of the old
est sexton Of Philadelphia that she
has been attending every wedding
which She could hear of in this way
far twenty wears. Those who know her
hesr sav that she makes a sYstametic
lfsr of every ona as fast as irs date IS
announced and hat she not only eoes
regularly bu- that she averages about
four day for every week in the
vaar 4 -be iowass calculation she
ms already been 70 something over
p mo.
As might be expected. this little
mar has 4 history tt was a ro-
nance of an early aav. and Of lover
who went 70 the East indies and of
a beautiful wedding which was % take
place when the lover came back
These plans were changed and made
an over again each time she was call
cd upon 20 be bridemaid that was
thirty years ago. and II was bridemaid
them. and still the lover did net come
After awhile there were no mere iat
ters. and then there We're years ot
waiting. during which weddings ant
riches dwindled for the bride
Finally there was nothing left bur
q competence and an aristoerattc name
which may be called Rittenhouse. be
cause. although II is not that il +.
equally good in Philadelphia annals
Her prertillv sentimental first nams
Of pronounced with ali Il.
sv13abEas-plaeas her 10 a ntee.v n
her niche Of dav gone 6y and an IN.
poverished gen'ilifr equally on- OF
date There are certain little v4~=
which cling 10 her in spite q m odd
81 Fashioned COX. one. for Instance
that she wears 10 bee weddings When
ever weather permits small white
.acs soqHe w..a sHnch4s Of e:ol-ts
Never IS ear~>5 Fern Weddings,
A. -ha fashionable affairs TO which
her SOM delights 10 obtain admit
raaea <ha carries . fan Of intricate
beautr which IS also an heirloom.
Nany an usher has done tribute 70
her gentle attcactivehess. Offering lar
his arm with special politeness as she
has whispered the name Of Ritten-
house 70 his polite; What name?.
To few enough Of the Philadelphia
weddings is she now an invited guest
although occasionally somebody sends
her card Not long ago one Of the
seasons girl brides. good as she was
fair. determined that Miss Marianne
should be one Of the honored guests
She was not only invited to the
church. but she had full set of crest
ed and monogramed cards to gladden.
her heart
You will come. won't you. Miss