The San Francisco call., 1910-03-27

mother, Mrs. A. p. Smith, but the
friends of the couple here heard the
news on the same day and there were
messages Immediately of feiicitations.
Bullard went east about fortnight
ago and will remain in Chicago until
after the wedding. 1t is probable that
he will make his home there, too, with
his bride, for he has taken his business
interests or the greater part of them to
the east in recent months. The bride
groom elect is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
e. d. Bullard of this city and brother
of Miss Marie Bullard, who was one of
the pretty debutantes of last season.
He has large social acquaintance, but
has been most active in commercial af-
versity of California and has many
friends in educational circles.
A commentator in the east has some
amusing and interesting remarks
anent a subject of wide interest: "a
wild rumor," she says, reached these
shores recently to the effect that Anne
Morgan, the daughter of the great fin
ancial wizard, was engaged to the
worst and most barefaced of French
degenerate fortune hunters-little Boni
de Castellane. OF course the thing
seems incredible, even If it be true
Miss Morgan has shown herself up to
the time of this writing level headed.
interested I'm the realities of life. She
hoc int in, Nc u
to relieve important needs and were it
not that love is always liable to de-
velop into a species of insanity, one
must refuse even to listen to so pre-
posterous suggestion that woman
like Miss Morgan-she must be now
about 2S-could< even look at such an
atom as her serene highness Anna
Gould's discarded spendthrift husband.
But there are certain details given
in the announcement-wild as it seems
that lend some pIausibility to the
news. There is no doubt that between
Miss Morgan and the play broker, Miss
Marbury, there exists one of those GU
rious friendships that appear to the
locker on incongruous enough to baf-
f1e every logical explanation, for, busi-
nesslike and masterful as the lady un-
doubtedly is, she is devoid of that
magnetic quality that attracts. How
ever this may be, 1t is at the play
brokers' house at Versailles that, ac
cording to the story, Count Boni met
Miss Morgan, and the story also tells
that the news comes from a relative
of the little reprobate, the countess
Jean. After all, have only heard that
the latter has a way about him with
women and that he can make himself
most agreeable. Nevertheless. If such
is the case it will be shame. There
should be law against such follies,
just as there is a law against suicide.
1t were far better for decent Ameri-
can woman--and for the credit of her
country-to kill herself than to marry
a Boni de Castellane. / fully expect,
however, to hear the rumor emphat-
fcally denied. 1t is unbelievable
Don't think for moment the rumor is true,
Fair reader, this as test:
Imagine this Boni proposing to you
Don't tell us the answer--we've guessed.
There is just at present rivalry
between the pleAted> collarette that
turns back from the round neck and
gives the delightful appearance and
the dignified jabot of the directory that
so well fills in the space between the
long reveres. One of the most at
tractive of the Dutch effects is worn
by Miss Innes Keeney, whose pretty
contour is at an advantage in the eff
fective setting. The pleated round
shaoe that several of the girls are
wearing is of course an outgrowth of
the Dutch collar of a few seasons ago.