The evening world. Newspaper, December 13, 1901, Page 9

ss yp a mean ATE THE WORLD: FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 13, 1901: GIRL AUTHOR ON WHY SHE __[(NEAPECTED GIFT [$3,i00,000 HOTEL CHILD BOILED T0 Talented Miss Hum- phreys, Whose ‘Jack Recer” Brought Her Fame, Tells of As- guming a Man's Name—Secret Long Wept. Shantey, the Newark Milllona: to the New Jersey Preiate, | ge Hobart Doane, of the dio- | Waldorf-Astorta, wark, Was unexpectedly pre-|a hotel tn Phila | During a private dinner at Delmonteo'a| George C. Boldt, proprietor Presentation Made by John F.{ 1 WIL Ocoapy Site of Hotel Strat. j ford—Widener and BIKE | Backers, par! delphin tt Qucled away in a cozy corner at the i 1 with a cancelled mortgage for | nis New York establishment zi by John F. Shanley, the Newark | ‘The new hotel will be on the u ftop of a big building o: -seventh s : eee Res jonalre the Hotel Stratford, in Hroad street 9 a dainty etudlo. To cet there one {s mmhisked hich in an elevator, olimbs a filght of stairs and traverses a| marrow hallway. ‘The afr ts filled with | art, It needs ro glanco at the doors | along the hall insorlbed with the n, of well-known artists to tell that h fs a charming section of artistle hemia. ‘The dainty studio at the end o: corridor !s tho Iterary avorkshop of Mis Mary Gay Humphreys, who, as Henry) yar, Bomerville, played tricks on her ; | AM ers, the public and her friends. After a] > year’s concealment of her tdentity un : the nom de plume, hearing her boo pratsed and criticised before her face and “Henry Somerville" talked of as “one of that clever group 0 Hotat made © mortgage had long bean held by Mr. Shanley: on ng Men's Cathollo Aas pullding beeau: Mgr, Doane ts deeply tnter- | control of a ami |, and tts reception by the latter as rear of the 1 a most agreeable surprise. | ‘The new ho r arranged by Mr, Shanley | mimored tha him an opportunity to make the|Willam I. the capital ne e. fifty-six. gueats, who ant Hy Violets: lilies of the. wall h Violets, lilies of the valley tonite and with an electric fountain Ae tre-piece MOUNT VER? Gey, | Auumpbreys P CY vith an acceptance tn which he told | $19,000. It will h: wo much the gift would de apprectated | of about 60. and sent In the card of Som- | fellow’ was Henry Somerville, 2 prom- last week Mr. Phillips, When Centered e elaborately dec-| New Ohurch pinns for th fome years ago, but was foreed to delay) Goy night wit he could not all bit of iand mm most unexpectedly, In all for Yonkers, ening World S ¥., D ‘Connor, one of the guests, |The Park Hill Reformed Church has speech for Mr. Shanley in which | accepted plans for a new edifice, and he praised highly Mar. Doane's services| work will be begun as soon am’ $2,000 in the past, and then turned the mort-| more {ts subscribed ‘The cost | gage over to him. “Mar. Doane respond: | churen when completed will he about ave a seating HMeved by De. of the nite atreet.| !ome, fe hotel] Sle was play! her four-ye recure J0r: In the) (1 the stove was a nx. Lilllan atruck aguin je pot and overt. ctors could do ne ce, 18.—| HOF Ue a death came to her relies. of the! wost things found and found thing, find owners through tho medium of sapacity Sunday World Wants. writers,” she has been forced to conte ising young writer, of Ohio, ery “Henry Somervilio's” book “Jack | “Everything went on beautifully untill } Racer,” one of the successful books of | te” wrote me for nome facts about my| the year, has been praised particularly | fe. That staggered mo for awhile. tau for {tm “raasculine” qualities, itn “virility | But with the ald of two friends whom I) of ntyte and ‘manty" lack of compro-| Mad let into the secret a weird «ito mise, If there ts one thing that her|\Qaraphy was concocted. friends claim for Miss Humphreys, and Natale hoped; would} contentathe, gustly, {t 18 her femininity. In appear. |lOM#ty of the bookmakers, and I could anco she is petite and dainty. A wealth go tn peace. It was not to be, i of dark-brown halr frames a face of ren- [8007 Sot a demand for a photograph. aitiveneas, Her eyes are dark and bril- he looked up at me surprised nm Rullty, artily. wi ‘1 told him, and he he understoed.” nreys told of he dinner “Somerville’s” Photograph. Mant. “The fun had waxed so furlous there Henry Gomerville’ waa Just a made- | could be no let-up, so I arranged my ‘ap name,” Miss Humphreys explained | hatr fiat, parted in the mtddle, and with faughingly to an Evening World re-|4 coat and high steck had my picture \porter, “I had two reasons for wishing | taken at a desk. It did look nomewh my identity hidden. I did not care for | mannish, I must say. It fooled Mc- ‘motortety If the book was successful. | Clure's, for they falled to see tho re-| © ‘But a greater reason was that I wanted | semblance to me. “the manuscript accepted on tts merita| “After the book came out I was much | a ilumphreys haa’ been. for «ome the publishers to wnom I submitted | amused to hear oriticism upon it by my newspaper aud magazine -con- frlenda, who had no idea T wan the|{fiputor. Aw ‘a’ musical “and dramatic ‘et nave known McClure, Phillips &| writer. That was really about the jol-|notes| on travel she hn enieny bee Qa, publishers, for years, and have had | Ilest part of it all, kr up to this time. At one time she them socept my work. I knew ifI sent| “The end came to the masquerade—as | \) Mitor of Romance, a periodical now ithe manuscript to them in my own| far as McClure was concerned—when name it would et least get a hearing| they wrote ‘Henry Somerlle,” asking | 3, Recause they knew mo. I wanted to | him to send the manuscript for another | orles inphreys | Iter 5 rial Ina French village #he | no reason why a small town | States with its Interesting ‘ould not be used. She went a commended moat highly only recently returned from y ip around the world. ke after hand: | Christmas. also have a number of choice pieces in diamond jewelry. i b village tte cash comes with the order, with the understanding that they can be returned if not satisfactory or as expected. | by read- | Open every evening until midnight. Keene's Watch Store, 140 Fulton St., New York. $45 WATCHES $15. KEENE’S LIST | “? WATCHES, DIAMONDS, JEWELRY. We have already sold nearly 1,000 of thees wn tchea, When \avold recognition in this manner, and if | novel. “& was to be judged at all I desired tt} ‘The business end of tt wan getting $udged by its merits. too complicated for me to manage uniler | “Mn writing the name and writing a | {Wo fdentities. I went to the publ! ‘etter to the publishers I sent it with the rest which may em- Interesting book soon. ENE, 140 Fulton $9 WATCHES—Ledy'e beautifull engray ‘gold superior watches, hunting +: vement; «uaranteed for 35 years b: arantee: thie price includes @ velret case. red 14-k. American y written manuscript to friends of mine In Ohio, ‘with Instructions to forward to McClure, Philips & Co., here in New York. \ a yeara: these will cep an for $15. KEENE, 140 Fulton at. VI-WATCHES for young wen, American make, Mem wind, dam-proof case; TOO of there for sales a writien guarantee will te elven for 10 tame ar any sold mauenere|| Pianola Recital | Ushers addressed to ‘Henry Somerville. They accepted the book. Then followed | ||| a long and delayed correspondence. | To-morrow, SATURDAY, December 14th, at 3.00 P.M. fi, | autptreree S00 RE “My letters were all written here, sent N Pine te | Seciterelee feo Oito and maiied. The anewers|went No Cards of Admission Necessary. i] | jipcpawonp LocKeTs: te Obio and were gent on to me. All the SOLOIST: ‘| lars, full reat aia $2-nIAMOND CUFF BUTTONS, 9 genuine %, otalls of the printing of the book were Mr. ISIDOR SCHNITZLER, Violinist HH : ready. Ww had | ae arranged In this way. Yet almost every bireleet case Sats week I was in McClure's office, but they | || ” : en EN wa oF never auspected. The Pianola will enable | procram i | Tristan und Ieolte Vi “I was Miss GTumphreye and the ‘other!!! you to play on your piano Mt eee se | Mazurka OLIAN OF a | : any selection you. | EX-SPEAKER OVIATT DEAD. ||| 207 deena Oe aur ta Prominent New Jeracy Man Suc- » even though you am cumbed to Heart Trouble. may not know one note (Special to The Eveatng World.) || fromanother. The Pianola ASBURY PARK, N. J, Dev pe : Sherman Is, Oviatt, Speaker of the Hil makes an Ideal Christmas Jersey Hous: of Assembly in 1880, gift. ( here to-day of heart trot | Ho vas sixty-two yea 4 and had gmap fortunes at Gueoerer of || OAC AeOlan Co., 1 ¢ of the seamen. AL r wath any eoneern in for less than Tale lot co at $10. Wil be, seat with full guarantee to any agdress | tn tecete of price, KEENE, 149 Fulton ot. New tor ee ett timakeuper 840.00 RING, Here ie a ring that th ctually ell for Tt le the cew a standing thet money vill be re- funded ff it can be duplicated for lesy S [than 355. | Bpantache ‘Tansa i MR, SCIEN! ct KEENE. 140 Fulton ‘st. New Yor ra the Shark River gravel which is pow eased most of the turnpike roads of ‘[L- New Jersey. of the best bargains Geld iunting-Case 820 vaay's EN EVERY EVENING UNTIL }DNIGHT. 8 48 tnches long. a tually worth $16, for—. —— $m, with $3—DRACELETS, Ker) sotually wo Sr THs Diamand — stone, full at, tafe, The regulae gold, heats 337, Med with bolling water but eane her patn the influence of A 13: bio Fulton et large, pure tl of rv, The > perfany eolld 14k Ly itt . eo kitehen W pareo ng shower fell on her he Dolling her @catp and neck thy See $15.00 FOR $3. ef @ watch Ov Sreat ry WAS “HENRY SOMERVILLE.” 1 giSHOP DOANE) FOR QUAER CITY, DEATH I FROLIC. HE RECEIVES A CANCELLED) BOLDT WILL BUILD RIVAL TO|UPSET HOT WATER ON HER | MORTGAGE OF $8,000. | WALDORF-ASTORIA. After Lingering Awhile in Agony, the Shy-Vear-0ld Waa Re- Incite In this list will be found only a few “Specials” in the immense stock of watches I am offering for Goods will be sent to any address if tie a etcuine Sti ea ren meee “Gtamonda; der ranted 4 gold. KH —————-———— | 7 MG gold. Vogel Bro AQ Six. Cor. 8 Ave. || Sale of Men’s Winter Overcoats and Suits. __ We want you to know by personal investigation the great® difference between our clothing and the ordinary ready made clothing. We ask you to study the styles, the fabrics, the make of our overcoats—they are such as can’t be duplicated in the ordinary kind—our stock includes every style and fabrie that is smart and proper. The prices range from $12-to $45, and we can fit everybody. Men’s Great Coats at $15, The real smart Overcoat for this season 1s our Great Coat cut with big; broad shoulders and long and loose all around body, pointed lapels, slash pockets and. narrow, snug-titting collars, cuts on sleeves, or without. The fabrics are Oxford, Cambridge and Black Friezes; really worth $22; our price, $15 Men’s $20 Overcoats at $15. Overcoats are cut in the medium length style, but the same gracefu?fines are retained as our long overcoats show. The shoulders are broad and s! and backs are full and loose, the pockets are vertical or straight, the sleeves: are plin orwith cutts, They're made of dark Oxford, Cambridge blue, gray friezes and blue and black kerseys. These $20 overcoats at the spe- $1 The: CLA Price Of... .ssecccccccacsoceccessenee cececces emecceccesce Ten’s $30 Great Coats at $22, at high-class custom tailoring, very broad shouldered and extreme long —and the fabrics are the finest and most exclusive ever im ey consist of rich browns, grays and greens, with large overplaid $ 22 in contrasting colors. Fine custom tailors charge $45. 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