The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-26

24O minutes, both of which tales were officially voted honors, have. many and various rivals for 1909 first place. Ahe details of the Temagam1 encounter come to Chicago so well autnentlcateu that other narrators of piscatorial mar vels have decided to go back ana pc seated while it is related, on the au- thority of Arnold Morphy of Upper Canada college. He it was shared the adventure, having gone there to fish for lake trout. After landing three beauties they hooked the monster. Ihe fish" as Mir. Morphy expressed II
 pulled like horse,' which is basis for current report that it was sea horse.
 It capsized the boat and the men left
 floundering half a mile from shore. With no help near there was nothing
 for it but to put their theories into
 practice and swim for shore. An ac- cident such as this might easily have resulted in a tragedy to others than life saving experts. After stripping they lowed the rowboat to shore, Mir Morphy towing the boat by its pafter in his teeth, MT. Henry at the stern bewailing the loss of the fish and of one shoe.
 The passing of two millions of Chi cago fortune that was hoarded by cents by the canny merchant of early days, George Smith, to Prince Briganza, picay- une prince and pretender to the Portu- guese throne, by the Stewart-Brisanza marriage, Is commented on as Americas most notable example of lifes perersities. The niggardliness of George Smith, one of the most conservative and hard-headed bankers who ever lived, Is still by-word
 The recently welded Princess Briganza, through her stepfather, the late Silent Smith, nephew of George Smith, became a sharer in the fortune of the Chicago man, $500, 900 of which has now gone to pay ante-nuptial debts of Prince Miguel, $1,2OO,0O0 more to support the young heir in the Austrian court circle. The young husband is a member of the Austrian royal family and favorite of the Elm peror Francis Joseph, and although his forbears were energetically elected from the throne of Portugal, Prince Miguel still claims the right of succession. When George Smith labored among musty rec ords in Chicago, half a century ago, he denied himself everything but the most frugal living, and kept doggedly amass- ing what was then an almost incredible fortune. The fortune ranks pretty well even in these days of financial wizardry, but the thrifty old man rocked little that he was piling up cash to varnish the es- cutcheon of one of the most decadent monarchies of Europe.
 The all-gold costume of Mrs. Ruth Bry- an Leavitt, at Chicago's memorable .bankers' ball." has set tongues of men and women going: Has William Jennings Bryan renounced silver for gold? Has he let this be blazoned by his daughter where financiers of the nation might, if they or their wives observed Mrs. Leav- its gowning, put two and two together and learn in this subtle fashion that he considered gold a good enough standard after iall? Mrs. Leavitt wore a long, trailing costume of yellow, suggesting something of the long-lined robes of the day and something of the loosely flowing robes of the Greeks. Her hair, of just a little darker yellow. was arranged low in a Psyche knot and encircled the circum- ference of her head in a band of yellow gold, and in her arms she carried great sheaf of yellow roses. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grants exquisite simplicity of gowning, always an effective foil for the military gold lace and decorations of her husband, General Grant, stood out like a cameo among the rampant fuss and feathers of prominent femininity to the | number of 5000 who crowded the dancing floor of the Auditorium theatre. While l every other woman was bedight with as many diamonds and jewels as she could possibly lay fingers upon in honesty ]
 
 to call the crush "gemmed jam" Mrs. Grant. silver-haired and patrlcian, was perfect in a modest empire frock of white satin, with just a few touches of rare lace and no ornaments save a spray of white lilacs and single white rose in her hair. Comment was current upon her right to the title of greater beauty than that arrogated to her world-famous sis ter, Mrs. Potter Palmer. She was in a box with President Taft, Governor c. S. | Deneen, General Frederick Dent Grant | and his staff, Mrs. J. T. Harahan, Mrs. George M. Reynolds, and Mrs. James B. Forgan. Mrs. Reynolds wore a blue bro- cade with gold and silver embroidery | and trimming, a gown whose price would have paid off the debts of many 8 work | ingman, and her diamond crown would | have been God-send to many a strug- l gling family. Mrs. Harahan's gown was 1 of brilliant green satin.
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