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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1911
Page
6
Frances L. Garside presents a brief tale of a simple girl who flatters a proud man, promises and marriage follow, then reveals class vanity and family clashes. The wife toys with superiority, tries to secure her kin as boarders, and the husband learns to envy praise rather than affection. No moral is stated.
Publisher Katharine M. Joseph lists contact details and prints a schedule of social gatherings. The Plaza hosts multiple dinner parties including Mr and Mrs Weakley and Judge Storey among others. Moonlight picnic planned for Laurel Heights Class No. 9 teachers and guests attend Cedar Street card party. Early arrivals from St Paul to spend winter in San Antonio. Various families travel and host visitors around Woodlawn and St. Marys areas. Craig Adams to Austin for university. Flys return from Maine. Dulin family depart for home via Tampico.
A Reading club gathers at 3 30 at the club house on Camden street. Mrs Edward Leighton hosts cards at 3 at her Avenue D home. San Antonio Self Culture club opens at 3 30 at Mrs R G Callahan's West Commerce street home. Laurel Heights Missionary Society meets at 4 at the church on Laurel Heights.
Miss Addie Applewhite wed J Horn at 7 last evening at the bride's South Olive street home with Rev. T C Long officiating. The couple had been sweethearts since childhood and plan to reside in Dallas after visiting Oklahoma City. Mrs Horn is H C Applewhite's daughter and is noted for her singing in city churches. Horn works as a traveling salesman for a Dallas firm.
Mrs Edward Leighton hosted an afternoon cards gathering at her Avenue D home in honor of her mother in law Mrs Frances Leighton. Attendees included Mesdames Muel ler Wesing Kalteyer Elmendorf Hader Dwyer Small Leighton and Misses Harriet Leighton McGhee among others. Salad and ice were served after the game. A mass meeting of city church aid societies is announced for Thursday October 5 at 3 30 at Travis.
Mrs. William B. Deeds, famed New York socialite, declines Prince Murat's proposal and plans to sail with her eight year old son William Bateman Leeds to settle in New York. The heir will be left in the care of American tutors and businessmen with a trust of 20 million dollars.
Mrs. R Weber hosted a china shower yesterday at her San Jacinto street home for Miss Elizabeth Mueller a November bride. A Dutch linen was served to twenty five guests and Miss Mueller received many pretty and useful pieces of china.
Mrs J Hites will host a hosiery shower Thursday afternoon at 214 Mason Street for Miss Elizabeth Mueller bride to be in November.
Ex convict Dick Ransome reunites with Haidee, believing the unknown benefactor framed him. A late-night visit reveals Hastings St. Clair, presumed dead, is alive and explains a twin brother’s murder plot and his own disguise to protect Haidee and Ransome from a fatal truth.
A manicure lady and a head barber discuss two society ladies from Chicago visiting a household. The tale follows Wilfred and a writerly sister as they scheme to ply editors with a verse book, seeking publication while the narrator teases the pretensions of literary society. A streak of intrigue and wit threads through a night of gossip and pseudo sophistication.
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