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Why Joe Humphreys
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burg's Social Aid
YJROM now on monkey dinners, are
jfl passe '
. ' Tintu uas when H any Lehr could
thrill society with a simian ' in , human garb,
(The whole, country quivered in sympathy,
XTons of white paper and ink were required
to spread the news broadcast. -
But "the world do move
Just now the monkey dinner seems as
Same as the traditional pink tea. Harry Lehr
is married, and other beaux have taken his
place. ' ' Tame, indeed seems the triumph of
Viis career.
Sinct Mrs, Adolph Ladenburg threw a
teal pugilistic knockout into society, the old
'guard has taken the count. The man of the
'hour is Brinton Buckwalter. With him has
come another heroic figure "Joe" Hum'
phreys, who. in the classic language of Arte
mus'lVard'has riz, stately and majestic," to
he a social aid. ' .v . mv'-W
Once manarer i or Terrs McGovern,,
nod the second of Mrs. Adolph' Ladenburg;''
from the plebeian bier to the bottles that bub-
hie; from the lads with short hair and sweat- '
trs to the pretty -boys in swallow-tails
really; doesn't the rise of this Humphreys re
mind its of the Arabian Nights?
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NTHOW. It waa a Jolly party.
. But. after this, one must be caretui not to
get the sporting pages .mixed with the society
Not. at ail overdrawn, this warning. Nothing forced
cr unnatural about tt. From hfneeforth and now ot we
i mikh'I to read. Instead of the dull, dry "among
Uijw prrsent," somethlRg like thlsi
oi.e ot the boys was stronger and shiftier than tila
r jonffit, and from-the momi-nt the gung tapped he
m-' K afier Ms rival and rtp(ed In blon that brought
, rt fhrteka front the women. His opponent was
.4!ly oinoiul. but. nevertheless, he was game, snd
i t . hb itf r-eranoa and mo!nei that won him the
k 'ntw.n of ihre t the rlngsi'le. : -. -
T lie waa felled wiib right hooks oa the Jaw,
t t 1-.'fd of Inking the ommi, he nimbly ercembied
i 1 ftt arrt mlx't it up with hii man. driving him
t . !.- rv !. but only t eent reeling backward with
;m,1c atralgbt Jabs that rocked hi bead.
STOPPED A BRUTAL BOUT
-Tt m.B rTlJ tn ITumr-hrefS to stop the bout.
t ' wf.ii f-t l.y 1, w ijd his lnjaret itoee wttb
.. an, I k-tt after t, t nal. feWy plavtrg for the
. t r, .r tf'Utxled. ft of Mrs. I aomi burg's
- r 9 w rt..e Mm Irni'loped btia i give up.
it t tn tnt he l-tt atrong end would toorae
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niit ut .f f rrrr nm!ptlr freh st the
' I ' . but f w .rw1a Uter He mmm re)lne;
- rr y that ha rxid tarrily ka
. f H m tk m ( Ufit ef grig ewn te the
r ; full - ur. i w r H jti I, bel)fig tha
' ' www-n. nt-r4 t-etweea the fgftlers asd
. i tt i T g irtuff tJ.at Mra.
r- te f"r tK r"wa rni.
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pugilist into his own. there is one ruae jarring note
the conduct of the women. As Ixird Jeffrey exc aims m
one of hia criticisms of Wordsworth. "Thia will never
'Our weaker sisters, who are getting almost strong
enough to vote, must cease this getting unnerved when a
v. .-!.. in hhvm hia itMifin rlirhl Into the Other boy S I
IfLESS those foreigners are fired - we
quit" '
That was the ultimatum which, in
the history of labor in the United
SUtea, has been heard many a time, and in count-,
less localities. - : . . ' ' ;
The strikers are now Italian noblewomen , by
birth of by marriage; the stricken are the love
lorn duke of the Abruxzi and the American bride
against whom all the Pates seem joined. Miss
-Eatherine Elkins. - -
"If he comes here ar one of the royal houses- -hold,"
protest the grandes dames, who are rdina
for apTTice at the court. towe shall '
an ueiiiuc uib uisuuuui.
THE marriage mart baa tnade a score aciynere
prlDceasee oat ef plebeian' America women,
ell more er lesa gilded wjth the wealth that
works wanders with titles. There were so many "
wben the first rumor of the Abracsl-Elklns match was
h'ard that bo ene oa this side of the water, and few on
the other aide, had the emsilest suspicion that eny d'-f-HcuHy
could trlM beyond the eaual struggle ever the
amount ef th bride's dowry and the suiter himself
a r reared willing eaeagli te orege ail monetary ad-
as tagee.
It a trr i,T0 match, ee far aa all wbe knew t
tta 4k aed Mix Klktns rould lam f urmlw. It
w s I'n'ftlir heheved t he en hrt match
fcat k rMo.i at )arg!. at lst v"-arlnlT jictr.l ia
n i!tT ever the fate Ha Karereanised daugh-'-
trwaiad that. ,tMe Mfi at lat. A mm -Ln
g ri ii aHeat te sr ifre lutie rnu1r ha;plnesa
as we4 sve tee cheating ticsel et t.'it 4.Ua
breadbasket, xney muii Kirn iu - r
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who was swatted comes back with a left uppercut that
brings the juice. When both boys get gory and are going
it hammer and tongs for. knockout, the gentler sex
must remember that It's bad form to turn pale and,
faint. No one wants to take a girl to a prise fight who'
aoinz to go bughouse on his
ie dear things
have simply got to get in the game ana learn to nouer.
T-ir f,i. hinw nfTi- nice noon reiiows.
his Di
Ike kc
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ng of
And Vet anotner warning is nt:eJ5ii j 411 b.u iuia
notner warninr is
moral upUftj this switching or tne pugiust rrom one
ni.n tr nnnther. is there not grave danger Of the de
cadence of the manly art? 4 v ...... - - . 'j
Just ponder over this a bit: - - '
Beverai - or nv wonren ncr i
t 9 el KKLirfe7 Ccurt
All ever t tourary weat th sveregn ef h war
dukes HrMe wuil b waliad en- H '-ouH
14 fr hJf tow rri- 1s'- tt? wttt mu-t at
tr.d hr. tut certaiT.ir - Witt U tire ("''
from h ir o,t ,. pa-iied f-' of tt ra'Tn.
grevb;v fr'.a t; itian iilPtif.
T-. 'l.ttle curt !at he sew rrlf- 6 i-V
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counter, - but - stayed (or tha final' bout,, which wa an
evsn affair from start to finish. After the bout th box
era, ? who dressed tn the saddle rooms of toe barn,' wer
escorted to the house, Where they were feastei until the
wee hours. When the festivities were ended It wa lound
that there was no automobile to transport the pugllims
and their seconds bark to the city, and thereupon Mrs..
Ladenburg Invited them to stay over until tho forenoon.
"The boxerg accepted the Invitation, and long after ,
daybreak, they were escorted to their rooms by liveried
servants. Yesterday morning they ; were , breakfasted,
after which they rambled about the beautiful grounds
and in, the afternoon they were driven to the West.wry
station in th society matron's carriage.' - v j1
Talk about decadence! If this son of thlnjr Iteep tip
our prle fighters may yield to the enervating; effects
Of society and become too bored to flght. -
After all, does this Beem much more overdrawn than,
the newspaper reports of the doings at Mrs, Lden
burnr's? ... - ' 1
It seems mat mere wre iiuhuiou ur juuro nuo
mainly from the Meadowbrook Club set.iand six pro-
fesslonal pugilists
lists among, inose present. . . .. . -
, " HUMPHREYS IN HARMONY j
- After dinner the whole lot" adjourned to the "Latlon
burg barn, on the beautiful estate nar Wostbu.v,' Long
' island. The women, we are told, were, "in evening dress
; and with furs over 4helr shoulders." - - -
In harmony, with the evening clothes of the women
'was "Joe"- Humphreys In his tuxedo,,. ; v
Bright particular genius of the occasion was Brinton
Buokwalter,- who, when not occupied with his social
duties, is aecretary to "Big Bill" Edwards, street clean
ing oommlssloner. So painstaking was he with avery .
detail of the boxers' debut In society, that he evea '
matched the men.
Whether the young gentleman realised the glory that
was to be his, through the thrills of society, the annals
of the event record not. But, In any event, he made
himself eligible for enshrinement, along -with Harry
Lehr. aa among those valorous and Vall-nt enough to be
able, to amuse, society a task from which .real heroes
frequently quail. ' " ',' . " ,
..... From the beginning the party dlepelled any Tingerin
Wba e tfic erf oJ cf the rj
1!iel loan t th pftallnn ef li lafllea ef rnr
ad t! ? UlrMi .f t' t-t)f. wm c" kf fM cf
Vnrr ar4 twe grt'"i ft vt T"r ef ri
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fears of dulness and insipidity. At first, though, there
; waa an honest effort to conduct the mills fin well-bred.
. passe atyla. - Mr. 4 'Joe'' Humphreys, - the - gentlemanly
announcer and chaperon for the Cherry Hill pugilists,
tried to explain the boxers' movements for the edification .
of the ladies. '. - , ' 1 " ' '
Well meant as were'thesei efforta. they speedlly failed
of their effect, Pretty soon the boxers got tired of the
explanations and began to awat each other regardless.
The first mill,, being somewhat hampered at the start
by the oratory, was only an Interest rouser. The second
It was which aroused all the emotions which hav pre- ,
vlously been described., Arter that there was nothing to
distract from a whole-souled enjoyment of the occasion,
save the squamlhneBs of some of the women, who had
never included priae fighting among their amusementa or
accomplishments. 4 - ; ; V -.' ' . ".'-' ' ,
When the bout were over the half doaen pngiiists,
who wre from an athletic ciub in Cherry- street, Man
hattan were escorted to tne supper table by Messrs.
Huck waiter and Humphreys, and coached , by hose
worthy gentlemen in the art of eating aristocratic grub.
i Well might the battle-scarred boys of the mltta con
sider themselves in the halls of the elec. Their hostess,
Mrs. Iadenburg, Inherited all that the heart could desire
Bv birth aha was Emily Stevens, a daughter of A lex-
.n,t; u Ktuvana nrRHlilfnf nf -he Sixth National iSailK.
a granddaughter of that Miss Emma Marshall who was
one of Boston's great beauties of a generation or so ago.
Another of her noted ancestors was Albert Gallatin, sec
retary of the treasury mter..afteraott.-4'..-.-v,-;;-'J.--: "
For a husband sne chose Adolph Latlenburg, sdn'of a
tremendously wealthy German banker. First an officer ,
In the Germaifr army, young Ladenburg preferred busl
ness, and came to this country In 1876, fits father setting ,
him up in business with the Ann of Ladenburg, Thalman
Co. . "... v. .........
In the neignnornooa or iwo iiwcaaes ago ib peuumm
gMlss Stevens and the young German banker united their
. lives. ' ' ' , .
ThPB. in 18!). haonened one of thone things that mor-
' tal men cannot explain. While on a Ward Line steamer,
taking an ooean voyage for his health, Mr. Ladenburg
disappeared. It la supposed that he was washed over
board by a big wav Vet nothing definite la known.
AH hia fortune went to the widow, whose estate la
supposed to be 4 gomewhere between $5,000,000 and
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Certainly such a fortune has not lacked suitora. Yet
the Widow Ladenburg has resisted all pleas that she
provide her young daughter with a stepfather, v
A great deal of her attention had gone to horses, of
wliich she ! extremely fond. She is one of the best and ,
boldest huntswomen in both America and England, and
has followed the best hounds on either side of the water.
. Not Infrequently has she gone to England for,' the
hunting season, occasionally taking a lodge at Melton
Mowbray, where she. ties entertained many notables.
When, at noma, on Long Island, Mrs. Ladenburg Is
one of the leaders of the exclusive Meadowbrook Club
set. Msny fine estates there are In, the neighboring coun
try, with plenty, of drag and fox bunting whenever the
weather ie .seasonable. , : ... ,. ;.v.;
Elkins" private court.' her own preferences -would be Y
studiously consulted in order that her Intimate ootni
panlons might be congenial to her. v
While the Inalienable honors of the bride of the
duke of the Abruirl were being so unctuously snumer- .
ated there were those' in Washington whe were won
dering how the dashing and cheerfully unconventional
, Katharine Elkins could ever reconcile herself to such
a eelemn round of pleasure, and hew her dames and
gentlemen in waiting would ever be content to dance
attendance to so spirited a princess. . . -
Her famous horseback rides would have to be
taken always with at least a count and countess to
play propriety. All Italy would feel as though an-
other Meaalna, earthquake had broken loose If she '
were to let hwr hair down her backhand go ripping . .
over the face of the earth at night. s she loved to de
st The Plains, the .exclusive hunt club near Wash
ington. 1 ' -
It msy have been thai her unoonventlonallty wee
one of the main grounds on which th Italian women
'met on common footing. It has long been known that
the entire court seemed permeated by some occult in
fluence antagonistic to the match. But It was only a
little while ago that the full measure of the opposl
tton waa revealed by some frank geaslp attributed to
Mrs. George Law while she was staying abroad this .
fall. . .
"Why," she wss quoted as ssylng. "it is no wonder
that the match remains Indefinitely In abeyance. Not
only was the opposition general, but the Udwa of the
courts ef both gueen ftiatrherlta and Queen F.lf na. and
all thoae titled women who apprehended that they
ni.kt ha aaalcned lo "do service on trie eurneas i
th. Ahruixl. drew an a written memorial declatin
va.
that If the wedding, sbould take place with ro
tetu for M!n EiklnS they would refuse to wait oa
ber."
The wont of It all was that women of Italian Urth
were not alon In their threats of gelng on strike.
The moat prominent of the princely farnMtes were
rerreanted BTiong the leaders who aigned the mime.
.rial: th Prlnreaa Ha"insn. the PTrnoe Ixjraa. the
prlrt'- ilevarinl. '"the Prlnr.n KB Kanatino and
'rirr"a Aioorranai. nni m"! -mrrinn wivr ui
ItaHan nfH(in 1omed forces to bar their fair con-partf-t
from the fejal honor hr Inter was o eager
to w for her. -
Th fatal-memorial Hte the mi'i rf Cnutews
C'inttl wife ef tl grand maal-r ef prmnn, at
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