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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. AUGUST 1, f903 Prom Drudgery j Dreamland Wealth Poor Girls to Whom Lupid s TO THF Came With Millions JpROM. drudgery to the dreamland of M1 wealth: from the iort- i.nnlcr I" the drawing room; from the type writer to the boudoir; from the "ifice, the manicurist's table or the loom to the palace of the millionaire! What young woman, stinting herself of 'beautiful gowns and ravishing hats, because of the small pittance she cams, does not entertain these dreams? What Cinderella of modern life does not dream of the possible Prince Charming who will come and deliver her from drudgery? If 'hat poor maid does not look forward to her King Cophctua! It is the theme of fairy tales, this sud 'den bestowing of all the blessings of riches on the fair but poor maid, the maid who makes sacrifices for her aged mother or works 'lovingly for an incapacitated father. And, although it is the frequent theme of Grimm and Andersen, it is a fairy tale that often comes true. Especially in modern life, and in this tountry, where there are so many rich men land so many poor girls, King Cophetua is al most daily outdone, and the latter-day Cinder ell as find more than the magic slipper ever got for the original Cinderella. SOMETIMES, however, there Is a mishap, the, fairy charm fails to work and the young heir finds him self precipitated into poverty by the toe of angry papa. This was the case with Mrs. Bristow Draper, wife of the son of Massachusetts' lieutenant governor. Toung Draper jilted a well-known society girl of Bos ton to marry "Queenie" Sanford, an actress, and found himself disowned by his father. Only the other day was It learned that young Draper is working as a spinner In a cotton mill at Burlington, Vt., for tl.25 a day in order to support his wife and baby. It may come all right yet, friends say; papa is only keeping his bey on probation. But In the meanwhile tha young bride's expectations of wealth remain unfulfilled. This Is an exception, however, and many poor girls . j, Ik ll ''irj' jfLr f ill or Ms. fiancee attached to an advertising card. It aeetaa tlWrS'&' 1 H II i Jf, I ? J 1 that In some way an advertising firm had secured a 11 ?s?.Vrl V!?3i 11 M If, '? ( j '""Jf (' ' photograph of the young woman and was using It In UMfiil&fMi'r j I II ' t:1 ,H"1' f thAl street-car advertising. Vff&tfJWJJ!lWAjr& "JT ' r MS W' i ; IB from his seat, walked to the corner of the car, saw at II 'l 1 I ' I i ' S wifist.l woman who was sitting beneath the picture: "Excuse jchrrrtdf. by and encouraged him. And now that there Is a winsome, blue-eyed baby In the home of the young Drapers their friends are hoping that the stern paternal wrath will melt away and that, after all, the young wife will attain her dreamland of wealth. Some years ago Miss Margaret Harrington was a tele phone operator In a New York hotel. She was always neatly dressed, quiet and attentive to her duties; in ad dition, she was possessed of a winsome face. While she was working at the switchboard one day she was noticed by Mr. Joseph A. Coram, a millionaire mine owner, philanthropist and all-around business man of Massachusetts and the representative of an exceptional family. When Mr. Coram saw Miss Harrington at her ewitch- I ' t .xV.f all a . t ' Wt ; . o i - :.rA 1' Jl4 s or his fiancee attached to an advertising card. It see'ms that In some way an advertising firm had secured a photograph of the young woman and was using It In street-car advertising. When Mr. Tudor noticed the advertising card he arose from his seat, walked to the corner of the car, saw at once that it was his fiancee's portrait, remarked to a woman who was Kitting beneath the picture: "Excuse me, madam, for reaching over your head," and In an In stant he had ripped the photograph off the placard and placed it in his pocket. The other passengers looked nt him and at each other In mystification and surprise. But when the facts came out Mr. Tudor was regarded Iti Boston as something of a hero. Bufore Miss Lydla C. Moore was led to the altar by Frederick W. Schmidt, a wealthy brewer of Philadelphia, she had been earning her living bravely by working as a manicurist at the Hotel Walton and the Bellevue-Strai-ford. Although tenderly reared and of good family. Miss Moore was not too proud to earn her living In honorable employment. Her father died a dozen or more years ago. and Mlu Moore. In order to help the family finances, learned the art of manicuring. She had 'met Mr. Schmidt at Clover Club dances, and when she took up her new trade at the Hotel Walton he was enabled to seu her frequently, as he made his home there when in town. When Miss Moore removed her sphere of activity to the Bollevue-Stratford Mr. Schmidt evidently concluded that, for him, the Walton wag not as attractive as it had been, and he also removed to the Bellevue. In a short time the romanco culminated in an en gagement, which soon terminated In a wedding and a Joyous honeymoon trip to Florida. When they returned the young couple occupied the groom's beautiful country place at Radnor. When William Astor Chanter, former congressman and prominent New York clubmun and a millionaire, mar ried Mlnple Ashley, an actress, the latter left the trying work of the stage for the dreamland of wealth. The romance began one night when Minnie Ashley was singing in "San Toy." Mr. Chanter whs not paying particular attention to the performance at Daly's In New York until he heard a awert voice Hinging "Rhoda. Rhoda Ran a Pagoda." Every night thereafter young Chanler, not long back from honorable service In Cuba, tat listening to the song and looking Into the most won derful pair of blue eyes he had ever seen. AND STILL THERE ARE MORE Then, presently but tho conjecture Is ensy; soon there was a wedding and Minnie Ashley left the drudgery of the stage for her dreamland of wealth. And so the list might e continued. There was doldis Moln , the sprightly chorus girl who won and wed Alan W. Wood, the Pittsburg millionaire, only to be let a widow In a short time; there was pretty Annie Bennett, graceful and soft-voiced, a telephone operator at the Grand Union Hotel. New York, who captured the heart and hand of E. R. Whitney, an aged lumber magnate of Canada, who also died in a short time and left his young widow several millions. There was the case of Miss May Connor, telephone operator at the St. James Hotel, Philadelphia, who mar ried the wealthy broker. Thomas P. Stokes. Not many years ago Miss Sallle Carr, salesgirl In a Boston store, won Francis Skinner, the ritfl young clubman, whose winning had been aimed at by nearly every young wom an in his exclusively fashionable set. And only n few months ago Boston society was elec trified by the whispered secret that Raymond Fowlc. only son of the millionaire Importer. William H. Fowle. had been secretly married nearly two years pgo to Miss Mildred Hayes, a poor hut pretty store clerk. Young Stanley B. Puffer, of Mussarhuoet ts, one of the prospective heirs to the soda fountain millions. " caused a great hubbub a few weeks uro by wedding the daugh ter of a providente mill worker. In Oakland, Cal.. Miss Evelyn Ellis some time ago wed F. M. Smith, the multi-millionaire borax king, and attained the dignity of a fine steam yacht, some magni ficent homes and the command, of a regiment of servants. She had been private secretary to the first Mrs. Smith. Br is fa bave found themselves transported into a dreamland of wealth via matrimony during recent years. In fact, every year adds new chapters to the Interesting serial torv. So If you are poor. Miss Cinderella, do not despair; you may find a prince from the dreamland of wealth com ing to seek your hand and heart. Within the last few years some very poor girls have married Into the very richest families. You recall the marriage of Rose Pastor, the cigarmaker. to J. O. Phelps 6tokes, the New York millionaire; of Anna Strunsky, a brilliant but joor girl lnterefted In socialism, to William E- Walling, who counts his money by the millions: of Margaret Harrington, a telephone operator of .N.-w Vork city, to Joseph A. (Jorum, a. millionaire o: .New England; cf Amy IsaLtllu Iguu. a nenograj 1 er i! Jio.-'. n, t t Frederi'-k Tudor, a iii.iiiuiiairu gas mawnati . anj at l.vdle C. Moore, a manicurist uf Philadelphia,! l Vr Inrirk V. Schmidt, a wt-Aitny brewer. 'And there ai,. mmi. s more. Bur Hit s notable iomarii.es, jusl as wi r.!' rful as those of iirimtn. are tp.ca! "I inai.y po. r g.:.- m--.-t!ng fairy pnncts and Mipjir.s Into the fairy!. mi ,r high so ciety and a life of i...m. l.i.i :re and luxury Now. o: ojjsh. it was to,, tad that F.tO.er Draper would uot count. t,;tt.. ti.o manage ai.d g.w I.- ; arm tal bit.f)-:g to his s n and his new daughter-!.'! after the ma-Mate Ir. .Mi.'h. .7 I'p lo t.-..- t:me . ! M mar riage J.j:.g p.riMcw I'.'.iLcr er.Joye.l a l tl.e .-in 'iwt " :. ':.'! ... ..a:n ei.J.jw 1 with ;... h lie r.a.i aui t . : : cloil.es, was Summer Toury in a Motor Home era a'.d nj; ,ir ; . Mlu led. F-tcht yen-s nc das! :-s arid i-u.;:i of N w Yo; k. ' ! w is n:.J M;s stc hai' '.Vhcini tow He a t lor, tl.et e w t-r. s :! i., ! fr.i nds. 11. s n. he m.-r M si "yj" ni- j 1 iii t rest ! '1 r iB i UK s r i,:.-:n ,: K " ' ?"! 1 a K a LTi f t" glw- . .a:,fr r 1 r 1 w el, U hil re L.iie rd"A ar.'i tu.i- FIRST LOVE DID NOT COOL i. g I'i'.r'r fr..m s : n.. i. . r I ; He r. . tte:. ! M:. ' : t h' a r. W'hti H e re- .r- r '. ! Nt w V"rk thtre 1 ; c ( ... . i . i , '. ii ,t : . w t. herc .; n !.. i- ir ; . Reiurt.iTjc fie-ne i, .r.'er 1 s . 1 gnu! ux'.iun he .ul t iiarn l,r a nt to .e lork, ror c. : r r, .. to Mies 8enford Ir-t.ad. ar. ;. Wirlorx R) of nit, n r , r.e . afls r and an f ngngemem w; a: . Both families iprof ,i of f . arstiora were mi.li for rt we..!;. aad prPrl for their wctjuno Hut bus! W ben It comi 'o love, lC can t, j w Cuptd nT tek- bm Berus.-d t -Rich Mr. Hw.li , Boaton. Tour g Drapr tcx,i. t, x nr. r , Mm gar lord p.a) ed the sir cf T : :- r. en- nuMTiim B. cs ir lire !, f;...J (. i)r w. 4 t ri ig i ri. i air :ar.. ei rr.er . n There was s ipr psrt) l ners wr slier tre rf-rr.irT returned e s- arurpcr party ta ew T-fc rtnM tj Rs'th Csrrr chuSB, sr! Miss Ix! Mem;! Ihr sp s br, fl miran-.a; itai they met ittlo f-r nr. sutf tr.. V rx. There a sujpr tbst :..r g. rter mfcieh !)'.. (u i snarrrace. Furious, Indeed. st the ;er t'-ipT H itm.r.j tat sreuid I'm n.tfctt. ronr to c- wfh his rpr S oashJe tt ss "vp to " tbs istter tc fovld a let fr kiSBS r 4 brkia PW SBfal r Ibe m mt to work as sa erdiaarr "le-t' s (acusry; nt syal!y kis rva wtr rtnod t- - r ;rp -se a, bunt Teepnarrt,' Uper&Tor: board Cupid was standing nearby. The demure little god doubtless noticed that an Impression hud been made, for he launched at ome a ! it from his quier and th3 speeding shaft found l.Jgm nt Ir. the heart of Mr. Coram. iiut even in love Mi. Coram was influenced by the traditional cautiousness of his New England anoestois. He made careiul iriQiiines ahoiit Die iulet-mannered y oung woman uf the hot i telephone ser ice and learned enly good reports of her Then he los! little time. He sought and otitalnod an introduction,' pursued his wooing wuh ard T iind soon i privileged to lead a l.lusnine ttide to the altar. The niarrlage. it is said, has proved except ionally t.apiiv. Mr t ..ram foiifi-l an id.-al wife, the y..i.' . man f md . ' r- . f the sharer of an immense forlur.-- ami m rhe en ; v ::.t i.l of luxuries of which she nad oi.ly dreamed be I re hen Miss Anna Strunsky. po"r and a writer upin socia.lsttr topics, married young William Knghsh Wall ing in Kun.pe some time ago the stepped from compara tive poverty to great wea.th Mr Wailir.g was associated with Holrt Hunter and J ti. I'f.e'ps Mnkn at the fnlverslty SetiUmert in N'-w rit- Tiiee young nun organized a pwi-li'atp to pro il the n ;a;.erp and magazines of w.is c.. ,ntry w'tn unhlasej inf or n.atlon about Rubnia. They p rsja-ld Mr. Waliir.g to go to St. 1'etersburg for th.m ai I help with the Human wr rk. later. and Inde; en. lent of Mr. W all ing. M.s sjtrunkky was sent to the Rjian capitaj. Miss Strunsky was naturally thrown with h. r fellow worker at ntiif Although . t ha l t.nir mtt him in Anier.c. te fact th.t tfey t a n came Irm Amen a, and had many i.im ar.d Fm;ath:B in lOMnr.n rl ne.i their fnn iship t . raridly ti.ar tho "ere er.gag-d nlthia a month Ur Wal'.-. is n t or,; h ireisme t 'it hj a remark sMjr keer, rr.,r..'t P -e Is a Jewe, Irr. in K'Jil and ! r. ught Amr,ea. At 12 years of sge ,hf had cun- tr.buted fi , a : nagazinrs r-ad by grown-upt. She is a wirt '' s.'.moforai r. d conomic f .bjects. i;-'-en. ..f l;rkley, r-!., s; not a work ' g g-H r- n fv cn the ,-rt f Jl K Huntingn.n. I'.t s 'g s.l'e of the Imnvrse fvrtun 'f the late C.".i P H .m.r.g tor., the noted railway magnate. Prv mum a sradast of the University cf California -mI s grst fanr.i tn s-cial circle of the college city, t .' h w r.-t b!-d with huh h of this world s goii r,d her marriar Into a millionaire fsmiiy was regarded r Y r fr.enda aa a fortunate thing for her. Thn thr i the rmnc of Miss Ajny Isabel I. r".. the aK-1-l..okiM Roeton stenographer, who captured t heart of Frederick Tudor, a weaithr aad popular Ciihnal of if.H city. Shortly bvfor his narrlari Mr. Tudor wen tbs fecard ef the women of Kosioa by ss art of chivalrous devotion. He was rvliag ta a street eaur vbea be saw a fcaetocTapS - "jr il'tii -raf Xr , Jti ?!? Jr,hk7&n ijr-' t ' Vil : - T3 I 1 1 WZSYVs I II- fPlif I Jh11 V ' V'W, 2if7. Ui " N OW IT'S the moto; caravan in Europe. Will the fad be imported to this country? What is a motor caraTanf you ask. Why, jtiFt a conrlcnsr-d house on wheels; the very cf-senco of your home put into a kind of I'ullman car, but a car that i roallv an automo--bile at.d which may travel anywhere over rood roads, instead of bcn.g hi Id to the pcnt'up Utica c f stf-c 1 trac ks. "Jl.m:hoatit;c on lan.j" in what you might call motor caravnnin;;. Th-c little trareling h"me8 can ho arranged to provide a remarkable dial of comfort. Thi? utt rutr tiny liavt attained pr-at f .pulnrity in K;irr;e Caravanist have their home even though it he a -mall pilition "f a hon.e alway with tbem; they may po when nd where they please and "cut anchor" for any length of tin.e in a "pleasant harbor." dear,' RSE. we might pro abroad. Ereryhody abroad when they tire of STerytaing Aad I'm wsajjr of lbs eeaUoeat. Mrs. Goldlump Van Rich languidly addressed her husband at breakfast. Mr. Van Ilich revolved his thumbs rapidly, some thing which Indicated rapid thought- "Wby. dearie." he said, "why not let us get one of those new motor caravans? We can hsvs our bedroom, dining room and sitting room, with all comforts, our own aervants, our own cocking, and w csn go wherever we wish " 8he elspped her hands. "But Is it true? Are there such things? ' "I 11 have one Imported at once.'' And he rose to go to the library Th lda of the motor nravan a conceived in the mind of some rnlu. unknown to deserved fame, who ssscw-lared s gypsy caravan with sn automobile He Improved on the original caravan, and made of It a modern. If emsll. home. He divided it into rooms. He enlarged It and put It cm automobile wheels, and he found that be hud a home on wheels, which, to h; rlnd. wa the neweat, mst comfortable way of traveling in the world In Europe France especlal'j' the motor earavsn baa hxomt popular, alntor-esravan clubs hare been formed. The new hlcl is built afttr the style of a Hwias chalet, with a front aad rear entrance and an additions! one at the side. I'sually the MiterW Is c!lvl4d Into four rooms, ss cosy and anu aa can be. In the rear Is a kitchen, wnrt rxo. utensils and a folding- hed for the cook. Adjoin ing this Is a dining room. arrerrd so thst sis pe-ff n may be sested shout a tab. The table Is rmertb and at alg ht Its apextsneat can be mads a slecpin room ta ensergeociea. .x t There is a regular sleeping room, equipped with wafhsrand, mirrors and wardrobes, so arranged thst by the changing of panels and turnlture It may be convert ed Into a charming boudoir. Then there is a sitting room, beautlfu.ly decorated with pictures and brlc-a brae. . ... Beneath the machine Is a place fer extra furniture, and baggage. Hv adding another machine to the res' the houwt mav be doubled, snd an entire family, cni dren nurses snd all. may go for a long journey. Imagine vourself touring In on of thee movable homes 1 No 'waltir.g for trains No tedious parleying about timetables. None of the dlseomforts of traveling with crsnks in trains and one always nveets them In trains No rompulfton to go by certam prescribed routes to certain detinstions at s regulated tlroe. Wtth a motor rsrsvsn you may trarel to jult your own sweet will You may go fsst or slow You msy o up mountalra or down valleys, along forests or rivers, "ou may go ss long ss you like and stop when you r'fVou can In fact, combine the delightful nohemisn lm of the Tps lif with some of the luxury of the ,lOf1,couTe the carsvsn home Is a hesy affair snd must htTi good roads over which to trsvei. It cannot take ail the rvrsl hlghwsys over which the avrrsge aa lomoblie mar spin or crswl. according to condlUona But the iaraisn !s home, il may be fitted F manr comforts drmsnded by lndividusl tutn. Fer thst reason It Is bim'r popular across M-e wstr. Them. , ' mtr etk rieaint acenes on the rummer e- ,Z7 remain In one place as lor.g ss fsnry Is we Jaded )' r-m a rsmsfwahly clerer summer tnrtitatKea, this tnetor cwrsraa ef latter-dsy genlua.
