Los Angeles herald., 1906-08-29
Enter mllady-the stenographerl

Enter nilady-the stenographerl
Exit the chorus sirl-turn off the spot
light.
7 may be that the more spectacular
chorus girl gets the publicity. But II is
the quiet little girl in the black dress
and the white turned-over collar and
cuffs who seems to be capturing the
millionaire. And, let 1t be recorded in
passing, that whereas mllllonaires and
chorus girls get divorced In year or
two, it is yet to be noted where a man
who has married his stenographer after
months or maybe years Of daily assoc
citation with her I'm the Office has be-
come tired of her as the mistress of
his home, or she tired of him.
Ask any Of a score OF very rich men
who have married their head stenog-
raphers in the past year or so-ask II
they are dissatisfied In the choice they
have made.
mol" will be the answer in unani-
nous chorus.
The divorce between the millionaire
and his former stenographer has yet to
come before the courts OF the land. And
why should It.?
When man and woman work side
by side for long time, isn't 1t fair to
assume that they know each other pret-
ty well? She knows all his foibles and
his fallings he knows just what he can
expect from her.
They marry.
Is there any reason why they should
not be happy? If she knew him to be
a Vulgar domineering, boorish task
master In the office, can't she conjure
him up to be something like it i'm the
home? If he knew her to be frivol-
Gus, gossipy, empty-headed employe in
the office, would he ask her to assume
Yl nNup h fas ia
OF course not.
And so the marriages of millionaires
with stenographers go on without
single slip-up. And the most recent
one-that of Rutherford II. Towner--is
last to set the business world a-talking.
OF course it came with something of
shock to society. The news was
summed up in the brief card bearing
this legend:
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ellsworth Ports
raige of their sister, Miss Hermione
Bronleben, to Mr.. Rutherford Hamilton
Towner
Who are Mr.. and Mr.. Po~ts?"
asked some of Mr.. Towner's friends
Who is Miss Hermicne Rronleb n?"
lot of Mr.. Towners bachelor ac-
quaintances insisted that the whole
thing was joke Upon inqui V they
found that the CEREMONY had been per-
formed privately by he Rev John p.
Peters. at st. Mi haels church, Am
sterdam avenue and West Ninety ninth
street. little more questioning re-
veloped the fact that Miss Rronleben
had been Mr. Towners stenograp e
Tor more than five years, in the Officer
of the American ,rety c -mpany, for
which he is chief attor ey. Nobody
guessed. however, that the girl whom
he addressed so formally as Miss
Broneben had really won his heart.
And there is great rejoicing today
in modest little room at 2a2 West
Broadway, over a lasricker's s op,
where Mrs. Por S and her husband,
who made the announcement still live.
Ports Is a waiter in a Wet street
restaurant. but for all that Mrs. Ports
is now sister-in-law TO one of the
proudest families Of New England.
We are. awfully glad" sc SAID,
that Hermione is so happy and that
she has married Il rich man. She has
gone with her husband to the Adiron-
dacks and before they come bac'l they
Will visit his old home in Connect cut"
Nobody grudges Mrs. Towners pro-
motion in the social scale, She YVES
one of the most conscientious and dill
gent employees of ell in the Offices of the
surely company. ana no one guessed
that she ev + took time eroush from
her typewriting and shorthand book
for any man to make love 10 her.
She is tall, handsome, with dark hair.
regular features, clear skin and a COM
pleXion Of roses and or am--qc ite foil
for Mr. To"ner who is tall strapping
and ath' etic.
That the alliance will be a most sue
cuesstul one tie are countless y oofs.
Go back only a few days to the pring-
time and you will learn of the mar
riaee of jerome Alevardre. heir to q
million not to his own st nographer,
because he isn't old enough to have
one, but TO lis step-father's stenog-
rapher and Office manager. She was
Miss Vi~let A'el7ide Oakley. 1t was
an elopement and the family were very
sorry for it. becauTe they would have
much rather well omed the bride at a
wedding ceremony. Ev-
erybody liked the 81 |, especially her
young Aleyandre's .step-fa-
ther, Mr. Bonner, Pis summing up o
the affair is as follows
Miss Oakley was tall girl of clear