Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-10-27

motion IN the social scale. She was
one or the most conscientious and dill
gent employees of all in the offices OF
the surety company. And no one
guessed that she ever took time
enough from her typewrting and
shorthand notebook for any man TO
make love to her.
She Is tall. handsome, with dark
hair, regular features. clear skin and a
complexion Of roses and cream-auite a
foil for Mr.. Towner. who Is tall. strap-
ping and athletic.
That the alliance Will be most sue
cessful one there are countless proofs.
Go back only few days to the spring.
time and you Will learn of the marriage
or Jerome Alexandra, heir to a million,
not TO his own stenographer, because
he isn't old enough to have one, but
TO his stepfather's stenographer and
office manager. She was Miss Violet
Adelaide Oakley 1t was an elope-
ment and the family We're very sorry
for II. because they would have much
rather welcomed the bride at con-
ventional wedding ceremony Every
body liked the girl, especially her en-
ployer, young Alexandre's stepfather,
Mr. Bonner. His summing up OF the
affair is as follows:
Miss Oakley was a tall girl of clear
complexion and dark brown hair very
attractive iA feature and manners.
Jerome entered Princeton last fall as a
freshman. When he was home for the
Christmas holidays he first met Miss
Oakley In my office and got to talking
with her. A few weeks ago he gave
up his studies at Princeton and entered
my ofiice-just played around trying TO
look like working He got to taking
Miss Oakley out to lunch and now we
are prepared to welcome Mrs, Alex
andre"
The whiting Greely wedding was
something along these lines. Samuel
Raynor Whiting, son of ex-Congress-
man William Whiting, millionaire pa
per manufacturer OF Holyoke, Mass,
aud Miss Gertrude l.. Greedy. long time,
his stenographer, were married quietly
last February without much formal
ceremony. Mr.. Whiting did not lose
any caste with his father for marry
Ing his stenographer. He Is now sec
rotary of the company and some day
will control It. Mrs. Whiting, how
ever, has enough to do In attending
to the management of hls home and
doesn't go to the office.
Charles Lee a millionaire manufac-
turer, of Oneida, n. Y, has a stenog-
rapher bride. She was Miss Mabel T..
Brown, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rod
ney Brown OF Syracuse. Mrs. Lee no
longer visits the Office where she was
Miss Brown. typewriter, but she IN one
OF the leading social lights OF Syracuse,
thanks to her husbands position and
her own tact and cleverness. No So
clety leader turned her nose up at re-
ceKing Mrs. Lee.
There is family In New York proud
to own an office girl as an heiress to
It's millions. She was once Miss Adj
Briefly who worked In New Britain.
Conn. from n. M. To 8 p. m. She IL
now, " you please, Mrs. Frencis Edgar
Talcott Of west Flfty-secund street,
New York city. neighbQr Of the Van
derbllts. Whitneys, Oelffehes and 9th
ers OF the world OF fashion, and daugh-
ter-ln-law OF James Talcott. the multi
millionaire dry goods merchant.
IT wasn't an elopement.
Mr.. TaiIott, Sir, very frankly admit
ted that he did not want anybody to
think that he was ashamed Of his sons
marrying p girl who had 10 work for
her living.
Both OF them" said Mr.. Talcott
have my full and free approval OF
their marriage"
Young Mr.. Talco,t holds RESPONSE
BILE position today IN his fathers mills
The best proof possible that his mar
riage with stenographcr did not hur.
him In business way IA that he has
been promoted.
Turn now to the case Of Augustin
Meaher OF Mobile. Ala. head Of the
house Of one Of the proudest families