The Cairo bulletin., 1905-12-25
FOR RECOGNITION
OF A SONS WIFE
Mrs. Thaw Declares Pittsburg
Society Shall Open Doors
FORMER CHORUS GIRL
rs TAcTFuL AND CLAIMING
sNUR5E0 BY MILLIONAIRE
MATRoN. FORMERLY a
WORKING GIRL.

Pittsburg, Dec. 2t.--Amcng a Ger
tain class in Pittsburg the Corey affair
has been overshadowed by the efforts
of Mrs. William Thaw to break into
society with her bautifnl- daughter
in-law. Mrs. Harry X. Thaw, who be-
/ fore her marriage was known on bath
sides OF the ocean as Florence Evelyn
Nesbit, chorus girl and artists model.
This fight has been on for Il long
time, and the chances OF Mrs Tnaw
AMI Evelyn are growing better each
day. That Mrs Thaw will win and
that the former chorus girl VIII soon
dominate Pittsburg society seems prob
able now, and then, IL is fair ta as
snme, certain DANES now In high III.
vor will not be allowed 10 even call
on her Evelyn herself is angry clear
through, but under lle guiding hand
Of her mammain.law she ls saying
nothing, smiling all the while. bur oc.
cas- onally landing body blow on. the
pride OF some of the danes Of money
and s1cial preteneion.
The scent of the stable. of the KIT.
chen or Of the mills YET cling to many
of Plttsburgs wealthy. and by some On
them Mrs William Thaw has been
| nubhed because she insists that Pitts
burg society shall receive her daugh.
er-in'law. But she appears not to
mind IT. In this case, though proud dis
Lueifer, she has the sympathy OF the
masses in Pittsburg, who love little
| Evelyn for her beauty, her skill in
landing" a millionaire, ANA also for
he enemies she has made
| On several different occasions efforts
lave been made TO turn yoslng Mrs.
rhaw down. In one instance, Al least.
he effort only brought ridiculc on the
| snuhber.
low Mrs. Peacock Drew the Litre.
A relative OF Mrs A. r. Peacock
had, died Mrs William Thaw, aud
'oung Mrs. Thaw called and LEFT cards
4 coincidence. Mrs. Peacock flew
nto a rage on seing the card OF Mrs.
n X. Thaw" and announced Loudly
hat she always liked Mrs. William
Thaw, etc, but she wouldn't stand
that Florence Evelyn NesbIt."
Mr.. A, r. Peacock is the man c-
whom the magazine story. THE CMrse
Of Too Much Money" was written
some years ago, and Pittsburg grinned
at this ontburst from Mrs Peacock,
who but a few years before had been
4 shop girl in a New York store
When the now Mrg Andrew Carne.
sic was shopping in New York gather.
ing her wedding trousseau; she came
across a eomely young saleswcnian
to whom she confessed her coming
nuptials
81, too, am to be married. blushed
the saiesgirl. That's my intended
over there, dhe noor manager Mr. Pc,
cock"
That seems Scotcl name SAD
the future Mrs Carnegie ~Ffom
where does he come"
From Dunfermline." replied the
saleswoman.
Andrew Carnegie was t.ld by his
Intended Of the young man in the
tore who was from Carnegies own
town in Scotland and the Laird OF
Skibo looked him mp and brought him
TO Pittsbtrg
few years later A. r. Peacock. sit
ing in the waldorfAstoria. was scrih-
bling like mad on a pad when friend
approached
Hello. Peac-ck. what's up?" he
asked.
"Oh, my wife at breakfast insisies.
that I'm worth 100000 600. bui | think
It's only s7o0OOO0 She's u hally right.
but | can't find that Other $4,000. 900
this morning
And so Piusburgers. krow.ng this.
and few more things, only smila,i
when they heard tha, Mrs. Peacock
had declared against the. chorus girl.
Pastor meewan. Too.
But not only have the newly rich
'ried TO take a fan" out Of Mrs. vii
liam ThaW and her FAR Evelyn. Mrs.
Thaw's pastor the Rev william. L.
McEwan. pastrr Of the Thirf unirei
Presbyterian Church. g also alleged
20 have thrust al EVELYN by declining
3 reception Zoe his new bride IN con-
necfion with Mrs Harr- X Thaw AZ
the hands uf Mrs William Thaw. Pas
tor NcEwsn's bride VS. Eltanor CO..
vim. who had been his sisaographer
and secretary. Mrs. Taaw. besides
g wing mos handsome wedding pres
eut sigge ted 70 her pastor that +
would be nice for her 70 give donble
receipt when the pasto- and his
bride returned from their TIN.
Double reception. echoed the Rev.
Mr. McEwan. TO whom
To Ms AcEwan and ny daughter
in-law. Mrs Harry Kendall Thax. Who
Is q recent bride. saia Mrs. William