New-York tribune., 1912-12-01
Drawings by F. Vaux Wilson


- Any town that can turn out an aggregation IKE
the Red Sox and at the time be responsible
for Percgrine-well that's what Id call BEN some
versatile.
Miss Peregrine Peabody Adams is her full name, and
| understand that anywhere east OF Bridgeport Just
savin il over is equal to givin full description Of her
Course it amt 50 iumnatin all that to me- J" nat
I'm struck hardest by is the Peregrinc part. 80
~Perrv-grn eh;" says |. Now, what vaudeville
sketch artist invented that: -
At which Sadie shifts scornul and wants to know If
I've forgot all the American histry got in grammar
school She saws that the name OF the irst DaDy
born after the Pilgrim Mothers landed
"ll news 10 me" saws |. I'VE must have had that
chapter while was down with the measles, or playr
hookv But even 50, why should they load up such a
nice ookin girl Miss Adams with name thl Sot'S
Ike a steam yacht or parlor car!
Well il seems her family went clear back to the
original Percprne and that it had got to be sort OF a
habit to saddle the name onto at least one ieinie IN
~Bcsidcs. SAYS Sadie, Il think its real nice name
especially for such genuine blue-stocking as Miss
Alams It's Just suited to her.
And when ii accumulated AL the facts in the case
had TO admit that Sadie was less right. usual
for while wa Mt any great Judge OF old Colonial Stock
maybe should say that II ever there was a R"l san
nile il was Pcregrnc One OF these Sragh-noSed rlgd
backed queens she is with profile like YOU see cut IN
these old cameo rings and rlch decateShadcd coor-
ing that almost too good to bc true. -,
Oh she's right there with the classy looks, Miss
Adams i. and vet its a style as much diff rent from
,,,~ rcq1ar Fifth-avc type as a Broadway showgirl
"u ,, t'f E , from nrcttv high school teacher Sort Of
looks So thoroughly finished, YOU know, like ilne old
niece Of mahogany that's got the genuine sheraton
lines and the age tint which Grand Rapids can INITIATE
nrcttv close but can't quite produce. Get me;
NOU see. the Purdy-P Pcs discovered her while they
L was on a vachtin trip up TO Bar larbor' ana When
they found she was most twenty five and not even en-
,,aqc1 they invited her down for couple OF weeks as
sort Of an ornament for their box at the opera ana oi
Sbov Also what does Mrs. Purly-Pcl and Sadie do
Ii, Ia ,,ftfi M frfr
her Tbcyd had Pcrcgrine on exhibition for near ten
DAYS now though with practical results ana they
was inclined To feel pccvcd overit
81 ,.lnt understand il. for my part, announces
Sadie ~\ow there was Dick Gallatin, who was simply
rzv to meet her fairly begged to be put next her at
dinner Well. he hasn't been near her since must
saw too that Pcrcgrnc looked too sweet for words that
She did, admits Mrs Purly-Pcl ~ little quaint,
ucrhaps with her hair done IN that ridiculous oldStys
way: but an absolute picture Tor all that IFcd'
seemed rather dazcd when he left. though Now,
what could She have said or done 20 him IN so short
time
WHY didn't YOU ask says Sadie. perhaps Penny
Uvic could tell Atcr he'd had his turn he asked
where We found the pink iceberg.
~IIunph,~ saws Mrs Purlv-Pcu Penny always
s,rai,iny to saw something clever and succeeding IN
being nothing but di,igrccable hope Pcregnne dld
That her speciality gather. throwin the chills
into chatty Young c,tillon leaders who are used T.
hayin' things al their way az any Of these SKIRT
conventions. 40 wonder Dckic GaIa'in acted some
stunned: for hear that at one leap year dance up at
Newport they hocscd around him four deep, And here
comes an unknown from the pie belt that meets him
with win'ry stare
VIM the couple OF times III met her she'd smiled as
sweet and friendly as you please Bur then, hadn't
,ut loose with any fresh conversation AMI as there
,hln, 20 bc any danger Of my bcin exposed again
/ WANT worryin'.
YOU never can tell though. Here the other after