Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-16

Street IN the WOrld,
X Side girl the daughter OF poor shoemaker The
49, Great White Way that boasts that it never
be taken In has been held to rdicule by nineteen
yearold sweatshop worker
The highway OF amusement. known throughout this
country and the 1.-The wise of streets"
has been duped, outwtted laughed to by prod
uct of the tenement districts
Maria Desmonin whose fathers shoemaking shop
is in basement of of the escape-draped dwell
Ing places OF the many at No $40 East Fourteenth
street. has been Toasted and toasted and been though
for brief time. belle OF Broadway.
The wise ones of the wise street. wondering
how It happened Maria Desmonini albeit in the
any other part Of Manhattan. More guilibe. indeed
than her own earnesteyed East Side.
IL got tired working ten hours day and giving all
the money to my mother. So ran away and made
them believe rich the owner OF coffee
plantation In Brazil And they believed 1t for two
pretty GIRL with deep,se shrewd black eyes, little
too close together, engaging smile and enviable
fuency of speech is Maria Desmonni She is tall with
ability to wear her clothes WELL She has 1.-THE.
swinging grace. exotic earnestness Of manner.
wealth OF gesture AS Ruth Downes the name she
herself, she something new In its ending
quest OF novelty Broadway discovered her
For two months she lived at fine hotels exclusive
places at table. Every who met her charmed
BY her Her stories OF life in Brazil vastly inter
esting-to those who had visited the South Amer
lean country. Her sad and greatly
to her credit She told it we'll with alternate signs
mother had tried TO marry her to California multi
millionaire whom the daughter did not love, and how
her pure proud soul revolving at such slavery, she had
drawing room palace and the CONT
nent in the fastest train that runs between San Fran
cisco and New York.
Mamma, dear foolish woman Is proud. She
would not let me marry mere millionaire There are
have millions. Dear mamma, know she is weep
Ing her out She is such picture-always wears
rustlng black silks and high gold comb blazing with
jewels. and priceless lace mantlla handsome
woman, but proud Of her blue blood and great
fortune
The Cross-Continental Journey
Really Ride Cross-Town
When Marias mother. the East Side shoemakers
wife, made her appearance in court she shawl
her head. Ruefully the witnesses who had been
listening Maras stories gaZed upon that threadbare
gray shawl. When the cross-connent journey resolved
ra se on MaSsoe ba wse
and women of Broadway could have wept In sheer
chagrin
"But she knew Spanish" they protested. So she did
She learned it from little red pocket dictionary she
Spanish if know Italian. 1t Is like it."
explained Maria, with her mischevous laugh
for mere aiary said Maria when '' she Vsted the
offices OF theatrical managers One after another
stunning in the pictures-at last we have found rival
OF Anita Stewart said the screen magnates to their
The protector of a musical comedy engaged her for
a production.
She to play the part of Brazilian beauty, and
In yellow satin frock and with many diamonds. was
dance the it is danced Its native SOIL the
pampas Of Argentina
Then came the news that bowled over Broad.
way that left gaspng the street that is proud OF its
prsed-"Ruth Downes" she Of the swinging, Spanish
walk. of the stories of romance that held mingled
flavor OF the old and new, arrested A common
place officer to her lodgings broke in tale
OF alnigh ball at the hacienda OF Millionaire cousin
OF hers in Argentina, Millionaire who aspred for her
hand. but whom she repused because she loved him
The rude. ordinary policeman answered her rich
toned Come n, and laying hand upon her graceful
olive shoulder said, Come on!"
What for?" Ruth Downes lowered above him
offended queen resenting the afront of barbarian.
Its emissary OF your mothers to take you
home" suggested fellow boarder.
"Not on your life! Pm pinchng her because want
them clothes end jewelry she took from the at
No. 24S West Fortyfourth street." said the rude,
detective.
"She Was That Queenlike She Had
Me Going" Said the Detective.
"Ill have you dismissed from the force, you dread
full person Take your fingers off my gown. Your very
touch will soil it," The detective afterward said, "She
that queenlike she had me going. almost begged
her pardon and said there must be mistake"
He might we'll have done SO, for when she was
taken into court she denied Indignantly the theft
that the magistrate discharged her. Miss "Downes"
her eyes flashing left the courtroom moved from the
boarding house where she had been subjected to such
unwarranable afront and resumed her reign as the
novelty Of Broadway.
She seen in the smart Broadway restaurants, in