Msalewr 'Win a Rich Ifaaband.
i ' -EIVKU again will Miss Roberta.
TT I Heln be compiled to polish the
has been mar-Hod to Eberhard
Faber, mllMonalre pencil manu
facturer or MS Pearl street. New York.
Miss Heln Is young, good looking; and a
blonds; her husband Is almost CD years
old and a widower. The Fhbers nre occu
pying suite 960 In tlie Waldorf Astoria.
They wero married In Atlantic City on
April 0, and Mr. Faber' s brother has re
ceived the former manlcur into the fam
ily with open tirmtt. There were no
Faber children by the first marrlago.
Behind the wedding of Mr. Faber and
the manicure lies a romance of New York
life. Manicures nre likely to have many
admirers who whisper sugary words over
the wrist port", but It Isn't often a man
gos to the length of elevating a dresser
of fingertips to the high estate of a mil
lionaire's wife.
. Mtwi Roberta Heln wai the head of the
maalcurlng drpurtment of a pharmacy In
Sixth r.venuo. 1 that position she had
worked l.i-r way from an apprenticeship.
Not nlons was she unusually pretty, but
he whs clever, and her unrvlses were of
great value In the manicure rooms.
She liad come from Kansas City with
her mother and younger sister throe years
before. Roberta obtained a situation In
the rubber department of the drug store.
8he cast longing eyes on the dapper
yoang women In tho munloure shop. She
thought It ever so much more amusing to
polish nails than to sell hot water bags.
At last Mian Huin asked If she could nut
bo a manicure. At a small salary she was
admitted to the department. Her advance
wan rapid and soon she became the most
skilled worker In the shop.
Her "tips" were large and she dressed
In the best taste. Her gowns wore simple,
but of fine quality.
One flno day an e.lderly man, of rugged
appearance and the last person one might
suppose would haunt a "beauty parlor,"
sauntered Into tho manicure phop. He was
ETberhard Faber, who happened to be up
town early. Mr. Faber said he did not
know what to do until It was time to
dress for dinner and fate seemed to guide
his steps to the shop. He asked for a
manicure. Miss Heln anld aha would have
somebody attend to him.
"ltut I waat you," said Mr. Kaber.
I am the superintendent, not a warker
any more," site replied, "but Til do your
nails If you wish."
She rang the bell for the scalding
water and aat opposite the customer. As
aho plied too file on Facer's nails aba
chatted about the weather and the thea
ters and thea about the world In general.
As be lisle nod to her Mr. Faber became
Interested.
"I ra In the habit of attending to my
nails myself." he aald. "but I'll come again
If you'll do the Job."
Sure enough, a few days later he ap
peared agtUa. This time Miss Heta worked
on his (lnawa ' (or more than an hour.
When aha had finished he asked: "Can't
you do them all over again V
MJaa Hem laughed. He came agnln In
a few days. That time he Introduced
hlawlf and told the girt she could look
hint up, because he wished to see her
often. II wen Miss Hetn'a confidence at
the start and soon ha and she were dining
together la Broadway restaurants and go
ing to tho play afterward. Miss Heln
became the most envied young woman
in the shop, especially when she ap
peared la tho dead of winter with a mass
of violets at her waist. Five-pound boxes
of oandy came every weak from Mr. Faber
and these Miss Heia shared with the other
girls. He alwaya appeared before tho
shop in his red automobile er a cab.
In February Faber offered bis heart,
hand and large fortune to the manicure.
She accepted. She said to her friends, "I
really love him." But she did not divulge
her secret until early in April, when Faber
Insisted on an Immediate wedding.
Ghost Tata Off Wedding-.
With hands uplifted as ftiough pleading,
and with eyes burning with the oUl-timo
affection, the ghost of her former husband
appeared to Mrs. Clarence D. Ives of
Waterbury, Conn., Just on the eve of hex
marriage to George B. Rankin of East
Windsor.
Mrs. Ives was In the sitting room of
her home, east of Union City Knitting
Mill, when the spectre called upon her.
Of course she swooned. Those who heard
her cries were quickly to the rescue,
carrying her Into the sewing room on a
sofa.
Oh, I know It was Clarence. The same
bombasine necktie, and the little ctiin
wlsp of reddish-brown hair, and the same
kindly look. He isn't a bit satisfied,
either, and I am bo troubled in my mind."
The foster sister of Mrs. Ives announced
to the prospective bridegroom that the
marriage would not take place; that Mrs.
Ives had had a premonition that a post
ponement would be - best for all con
cerned. Mr. Rankin Is seriously disappointed,
but extremely hopeful.
Girl Hack, a Bridegroom.
Rosa Moser and John David, who live
a few miles west of Nashville, Ind., were
married at the homo of the bride's par
ents. After the ceremony the young
couple entertained a host of young fulk
from the city and neighboring farms, and
among them were the bridesmaids, eight
pretty but mischievous girls, who re
solved to make the night a memorable
one by an unheard of prank.
Late In the night, when the guests had
all departed, the mischief-making girls
returned to the house of the bridal pair.
They invited the young fellow outtdde In
the yard, and, seizing him, tied him on
a rail, carried him several blocks away
to a creek, and dumped bim Into it.
As ho scrambled out, a desperate con
flict took place. The eight girls pounced
on him and be handled some of them
quite roughly. In tho souffle his right arm
was thrown out of Joint and a finger
broken.
Kaa m Tons; Walt
After a wait lasting forty-five years,
Benjamin Gerhardt, of Ixigansport, Ind.,
has clsimei tho woman of his choice, Mrs.
Amanda Harness.
Forty-flve years ago Gerhardt aad Mrs.
Harness were aweethear'.s. They had a
quarrel, and shortly afterward she mar
ried Jacob Harness. At that time Gerhardt
was a young man and had bright pros
pects for a future. When ho learned the
woman he wished to become his wife had
married Harness he quit work, and sinoa
that time ha has been unemployed. He
always wore good clothes, however. Dur
ing the past two winters ha conducted a
gambling room at Young America.
Last fall Jacob Harness died In the Cass
county poorhouse. His widow, now 85
years old, went to Young America to livo
with a son. Bbe met Gerhardt, the oM
spark of love was rekindled, and they
were . married.
Prom Jail to Altar Bark.
Whether or not 1304 has brought much
comfort to the leap year young woman,
It has certainly produced In Europe an
epidemic of convict weddings Indeed, since
the year dawned It has been scarcely possi
ble to tako up a continental paper with
out reading of some dramatic pilgrimage
from the prison to the altar and of tho
progress of the bridegroom, after a too
brief honeymoon, back to Jail.
A typical case was reported a few
weeks ago from Budapest. A man
named G had been sentenced to a year's
Imprisonment, and a pretty girl, Etelka
S , who had known the prisoner for
some years, vowed that she would com
mit suicide forthwith if she were not al
lowed to marry him. In vain her father
tried to dissuade her from her project. All
his pleading was useless, and at last,
through his lawyer, he maHe representa
tions to the minister of Justice to the ef
fect that his daughter's mind would give
way unless her wish was granted.
As the result of this request the con
vict was granted an hout-s freedom, and,
with a warder for best man and an escort
of police, the marriage took place. As
soon as the ceremony weo over, however,
the bridegroom was marched back to
prison again, his wife bidding him an af
fectionate goodby at the Iron-barred door.
Weda Childhood Playmate.
A romance which had Its inception In
Texas several years ago came to a
happy concluulon In Mattoon, 111., last
week, when Paul Adams of San Antonio
married Mrs. Anna Hagan at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception.
Mrs. Hagan, whose maiden name was
Anna Long, lived in Texas when a child,
and one of her young playmates was Paul
Adams. Years passed, Mr. Adams mar
ried another and Miss Long became Mrs.
Hagan. Her husband died a few years
ago, leaving qne son. The youug man was
taken ill with pneumonia, which devel
oped Into consumption, and Mrs. Hagan
took him to Texas. They stopped at San
Antonio and fate brought Mrs. Hagan and
the playmate of her childhood together.
Mr. Adams had lost his wife a short tlrao
previous. He was attentive to the widow
and her sick boy, and when death relieved
the latter of his suffering his was tho
voice which soothed the grieved mother.
After Mrs. Hngan came home a corre
spondence was commenced between the
widow and wldowrr. The result wns an
engagement and the fixing of the date
for tho marriage ceremony. Mr. Adams
will tnke his bride to San Antonio, where
he has a position with a southern railroad
company.
Married a Reread Tlsae.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hens of Washing
ton have Just been married a second time,
la 1894 they eloped and were wedded In
Rockville, Md. Six years later they dis
agreed snd separated, a divorce following.
Subsequently they saw a good deal of
ach other and Just before last Christmas
became engaged again. The young wo
man's father did not look with favor oa
this proceeding, so they eloped again a
few days ago, going to Rockville. where
they were reunited by the same preacher.
Rons Away to Avoid Wedding.
Miss Jennlo Wright, who Is U years of
age, ran away from her home In Louis
ville and went to St Louis to the home of
her aunt, Mrs. L. L. Veaxey of 4312 Finney
avenueN because, aho alleges, her mother
beat her for refusing to marry tho man
who had been selected for her.
Miss Wright worked In the exchange ot
tho Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph
company In Louisville. John Mayer worked
there also, and he fell In love with thm
girl, who aid not return the affection.
Mayer had made a good Impression on tha
girl's mother, however, and Mrs. Wright
was determined that her daughter should
marry him, according to Miss Jennie's
statements.
"My mother would beat me when I said
that I would not marry Mayer," said Mlsa
Wright, "and I decided to write to my
aunt, Mrs. Veazey. I wrote her about two
weeks ago, and stated tha facts in the case.
The result was that my aont made ar
rangements for me to come to her home.
I lert Saturday night and stayed over Sun
day with friends In Louh?ville. I do not
care to state who these friends were, but
they were very nice people. I left Louis
ville Saturday night, and arrived hero Mon
day morning.
"Meanwhile I was, of course, missed from
home and father and mother, It appears
from the Louisville papers, have been
making a thorough search for me, and, ac
cording to newspapers at home my mother
has made very strange statements. I left
home simply because I was mistreated for
not marrying John Mayer, and my aunt
was cognisant of my every move." Mrs.
Veaxey corroborated the story.
Weds His Hoatekceper,
Stephen M. Weld, of lioston, aged 64,
a millionaire manufacturer and a veteran
of the war of the rebellion, find who mix
years ago was left a widower with four
grown up children, has married his house
keeper, Susan Waterbury, the daughter
of a Boston clergyman. The ceremony,
performed in a little parlor on West Cedar
Btreet by liishop Lawrence, was quiet,
exclusive and unexpected. The bridegroom's
sons and daughters have evinced no dis
pleasure and attended the ceremony. Tho
couple are now on their honeymoon.
Two Brothers Wed Two Sisters.
From the standpoint of names an abso
lutely unique wedding was that of two sis
ters, Gertrude and Viola Baldwin, who war
married at Wading River, L. I., last week
to two brothers, Shirley and David Bald
win. Two cousins, Florence and Nettie
Dayton, attended the brides as maids of
honor. William F. Van West and his
brother George A., were best men.
Divided aad Reanlted.
After having lived together for over
thirty years, John Klssick and his wife
were divorced in Philadelphia In IS96. Kis
sick after a time acknowledged that he had
been In the wrong and wanted to be re
married to his former partner. The latter
said that If he remained of the aame mind
for a few years she might consider tho
matter. His regard grew Stronger as
time passed and last week the pair were
wedded once more. The groom, a pros
perous blacksmith, la K years old, his
wife being four years his Junior.