HKNUARY 3 1920 " ras casasorrarown Gusnnlas llEll[l|l5Y HIFE _ AMIINBMIIIBETS h D a How -1-QM 1-_°°'_HuMB MANAGED Test His first question let ln the 'ro Mans A ensues To Pao. nous wl-rnour mrausues Fnom commonest: Nurr ' (Boston Globe.) I The death of the Countess Magri has recalled to _many older people _of Boston the early fame of the little lady-when she was known as Mrs. General Tom Thumb or.. even earlier, as Miss Lavinia War- ren. By the luck of combined circumt. Btances-her extraordinarily tiny_ stature, which was in no way a de- formity, her association with P. T. . Barnum. the greatest snowman lu wonderful personality, she became one of the best known women oi this country. ,_ lt. is quite sure that more Ameri- ` can homes, fifty years ago, con tained photographs ol' Mrs. Gener- Bl Tom Thumb than of any other Woman. living or dead. And prob ably more people knew her, any way, and perhaps talking with her -than knew any other one woman ' in this country Romance Begins With a Rlngt 'Hn Lavinia Warren was born and Brew up in Middleboro. Barnum I heard of her in 1862, twenty years t after Tom Thumb had delighted the world with the aid of Barnum's B E clever advertising. The great 0 showman engaged Miss Warren, and she became a member °f the Thumb was eminently tt man ot' famous group of pigrnles who ex- D hibited themselves in the Ameri- p can Museum on Broadway, New York. Commodore Nutt was the most prominent member ot' this g group, and it was not long before h the little man was strongly at nodore never ceased. The Coln- aid the General on his back on he floor. I-Ie was constantly brag- mony. Partly for fear of the lndy's her for the first time, and utte na t il urally made her acquaintance. He" ad a short interview with her, af ter which he came directly to my rivate office and desired to see me lone Of course. I complied with his request. but without the remot- est suspicion of his object I olos ed the door and the General took a il n ight He inquired about the iam y of Lavinia Warren I gave him the facts, which I clearly percelv ed gave him _satisfaction of a pecul lar sort, Helthen said with great frankness and with no less earnest- ess: ' "Mr. Barnum, that is the most Illilvming little lady I e_ver saw, md I believe she was created to oe my wife! Now you have al- ways been a good friend of mine, and\I want you to say a good word to her for me. I have got plenty of money and'l want to marry and settle down in life, and l really heel as if I must marry that young lady." Pugnaclous Commodore Nutt. Mr. Barnum told the General that Lavinia was engaged already, and l‘om Thumb jealohsly inquired if t was to Commodore Nutt. Barn- im said, "no, to me," but told him llso that he would have to do his lwn courting. General Tom Thumb was a con- stant visitor at the museum' after hat. But his jealousy ol' the Com- odore was the stronger man of he two, and was pugnacious to boot. One day in fooling he had ing of his adeptness in the art of elf-defence, and talked much ab- ut knives, pistols, as il’ he really anted a chance to use them. Tom eace,~and it is a little more than robable that his rival had him He seemed to be making pro- ress in the little lady’s favor, but e had not dared to suggest matri- were sitting to overhear the pro- posal if possible It was from their testimony that Mr Barnum wrote the story, long afterwards To Meet Kings and Emperors The Gen'eral began by showing the lady his insurance policies, to prove what a clever financier he was Then he said "Bo you are g ing to Europe soont’ Yes, said Lavinia Mr Barnl um intends to take me over in a f w months " ‘ You will ,find it very pleasant,” remarked the General. "I have been there twice, in fact, I have spent six years abroad, and I like the old country very much." “I hope l shall like the trip. and I expect I shall," responded Lavi- nia. "for Mr. Barnum says I shall appear before the Queen of Eng- land. the Emperor and Empress of France, the King of Prussia, the Emperor of Austria and at the courts of any other countries we may visit." "Aren't you afraid you'll be lone- some in a strange country?" "l think there is no dauger, my friends will be with me." "I wish l were going over, t'or I know all about the different coun- tries, and I could explain them to you," said Tom Thumb. “That would be very nice." said Lavinia. "Do you think so?" said the Gen- eral, moving his chair closer to Lavinia's. Depended on the Company. “Of course," said Lavinia, coolly, for I, being a stranger to all the habits and customs of the people, as _well as to the country, it would be pleasant to have some person along who could answer all my foolish questions." “l should like it first rate, li' Mr. Barnum would engage me," said the General. "l thou ht on remarked the oth- . .. R Y b“m"l°ed~ er day that vou had money enough, and were tired of travelling" said Lavinia, with a slight mischievous look i`rom one corner of her eye. “That depends upon my coin- t td b Ml _ . . ~ _rac e y ss Wil-l'l‘€ll refusal and partly because he dnl pm,” when lm,,,,mng_-- ,.el,||ed(he Tom Thumb had no engagement n that auttunn and was living quiet- ‘ _ ly in Bridgeport, Conn., where he sgxgggfe might do H the ml) had bought a number of houses and 3 5°°d deal °f l““d~ He md anne invite Miss Warrengilp to Iiritlgo- stable and it yacht and was enjoy- ’ _ P ing himself na tl gentleman of leis- mother to meet Mis” Warren' and ure* , was terribly afraid his mother R°ma"°e begun with 9' ring' "5 might be opposed to his lnarriulre. it is said -to do so often. ln this case' the 'mg W” W" °f “ P"m°°` Commodore also insisted on going ot fancy the idea of what the In the end he be ed Bmnumto ort over Sunday. He wanted Lis Miss Warren accepted, but the l General. “You might not find my company greenble." "i would be glad to risk it." “Well, perhaps Mr. Barnum would engage you, if you asked him,” said Lavinia. “Would you really like to have me go?" asked the General, quiet- y insiuuating his arm around her ll waist, but hardly close enough to ly °“tm °f Jewels and 5°W”5 up. He was on duty Sunday even- touch hen which MY- Barnum l]""P‘"`ed '° ing at the museum, but said he deck out Miss Warrens person. It would take a [min up after his ]m,_ W9-3 H ring Of dlam°Ud3 and emef' formance, and arrive at Bridgeport i “Of course I would.” was the re- Ply. The little General's arm clasped olds, and it did not exactly fit her me ln the eVenmg_ me waist closer as he turned his finger. Mr. Barsum told her that he would sive her another ring. and establishment built on his _own that sho mlsht Drosoni the ilrsl seals; a little house, with specially one to Commodore Nutt so 2 slit made furniture, a stable for his from herself. This had the unfor- llny ponlesl and a llttle gm-l-lage tunate effect Of mllklllg U18 COIN- and diminutive coachman to match. modore believe he had roooivod I He met Mr, Barnum ana Misa war- ‘en at the station, and then took W love token. Miss Warren had not 1 the slightest idea of that possible BBIl00l1 Of U16 gift. l`0l' Bile 00l1Sld€l"‘ he- evidently pointed out the many Gd ll€l‘S6ll` Qllllo 8 W0l11all t-¥l`0Wll- pieces oi’ property he owned. When Bild l0°l¢€d llll0l1 the C011lm0d0l‘0 they returned, she told Mr. Barn- as a "nice little 11052" AS HOV- ell' um “It was very pleasant, but it l tirely unusual with women, she did u y not like to offend him, and while owned about all B,-ldgepm-g, be. she did not encourage him she did tween you.” not repel his attentions. . o Love at First Sight I The rest ofthe story of the rom- or his heart, for the Commodore ance has best been told in that was due to arrive at 11 o'clock. most delightful book in all Ameri- cas literature, the autobiography' of sit up i'or the Commodore “if Miss P. T. Barnum. It was a formal business, and very gravely gone l es y a _ through. Mr. Barnum says he has late hours and would sit up. ‘ And often been accused of arranging as the rest of the household leftl the marriage himself, but he denies them, they sat down to play back- this flatly in his book. gamnlon. » Whenever Gen. Thom Thumb came- to New York, i\ir_ Barnum pose was known to everybody in says, “he naturally called upon me, the house excepting his mother. his old i`riend, at the Museum. One Two young women were there as day he called. quite unexllllilgle'-`=:il’ gun gl- l il; th “mem ilLaii - a,us oppose eroom ' to see me' wh e V nu was 0 Tom Thumb and Lavinia Warren ing one of her levees. Here he saw American history, and her really » `l Lil "Half Owner of Bridgeport." Gen. Tom Thumb had a. whole vlnla out for a ride, during which 1 eems as if ou and Tom Thumb Tom Thumb then rnanoeuvred r an evening alone with the lady Gen. Tom Thumb volunteered to .arren wouid.” She replied care- sl th t she was accustomed to The General’s intention to pro- 'est and the hid in the dark face nearer to hers, and said: "Don't you think it would be pleas- anter if we went as man ami wife?" The little lady quickly disengag- ed his arm, and rernarkedthat the General was a funny little fellow to joke in- that way. 1‘l wonder why the comrnodore ‘doesn’t come," said Lavinia. “I hope you are not anxious for his arrival; I assure you I am not," responded the General, "and what s‘more, I hope you will say ‘yes’ before he comes at all.” - Barnum’s Magnificent Wedding Plano. Well, it was out. There was some more sparring of the conven- tional sort, but before the commo- dore arrived two mites were en- gaged, secretly. Barnum gave them a magnificent wedding in Grace Church, New York, inviting govern- ors, congressmen, and select soci- ety of the day. He was accused of making a show -out of the wedding. This _he indignantly denies. though he does muse a little in his book over how much money he might have taken in if he had held it in the Academy of Music. New York. There was a nla niiicent recep E '_ tion, with thousands of people at- ,_.@_1_.»...-.--_~~ _ _ ","""t'1';'}"i- lrllf '.- E ‘i.~_.'!'~;-.,.'. galil. GETTING DOWN TO FACTS When you feel upset and theres no Dlher cause apparent, quit coffee and try NSTAN posr. Not a particle of caffeine or any other-harmihl substance can be found A “ in.Postum~_ _lust the pure ingredients f noted; on the package. ° A ` “Its aglieéable coffee~lilte flavor will please you; there has been no ‘raise ln price, and the convenience and economy of Posium,w1lhout conslderlng its greater healthfulneSS.W111 T glad you made the change. ~ Q _ _ _ “,, modes of the eighteenth century; “Noela” are Numerous. Noel is, of course. only another form of the word Christmas, and W _ _` ‘ -of famous Noels, both living and the day. Color schemes will be dead, there is a lengthy list. It is. of coursef the family name of ‘the Earls of Gainsborough, whose history has been a disting- uished one for generations past. Noel-Hill( again. is the name of Baron Berwick, a famous member of a famous old English family. Vice-Admiral Sir Gerald Noel has received many decorations, in cluding the much coveted gold medal of the Royal United Serv- ice Institution. Going farther back, there was that Iienry`Noel, the famous cour- tier of the reign of Queen Eliza- beth and author of the now famili- ar phrase “Money was made to spend." His extravagance knew no bounds and very much displeas- ed his royal mistress, herself one of the most extravagant of man- archs. Of a very different type was Bap- non-conformist divine. He was at first educated for and inducted in- to the Church of England. But the result of the Gorham case which drove many high churchmen into the fold of Rome, sent Noel into the ranks of the Baptists. I-Ie publicly renounced on Dec. 3. 1848, his connection with the Es- tablished Church and was a little ister publicly rebaptized by im~‘ mersion in John street chapel, Holborn," a building situated hard by the very church wherein he had ministered during long years prior to his "converslon." Christmas i.: an nl ; Ji' __'- ' "" 4:” _ .wr X ll .ll -,l _ I li' »_ “;i’T°__“_€`_TT_T_T_Tl"l :_:_;:_'1T J . ,_ - ~ .t.. has reached a high degree of pop- charms, is to get one and to have ularity and which still continues to it just n. little bit different from all the rest. This -"Ilttle difference" which will make it individual can . Sl Il . cloth ones are quite nice, loo, for oi’ course, only be thought out by everyday wear., There is quite tt the wearer. variety of styles io choose l'rom,l -i~b0->--- NEW VORKERS wIL~L HAVE TURTLE SOUP ALRIGHT NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Electric baths and a steam heated room as first aid to twelve frozen 300-pound' turtles which arrived here today on the steamship Tivives from _ 1:' ...-.sum ll ' .-,f§i;'; ‘ f ./" f ' ` -"',\_::.~'.-..:;-_.___ -i= \ /I T/3%: ,. `l-a=l;¢,_._____" \ 'C .-fri.-j »' _-l~._1,'»\';1,'¢,-,_-1'... an ,/I/Q-_-( I _-'._t_’-_l.`-`\l- A hotels during the New Your holi- days. One turtle said to be only 490 years old, was saved with snot diii‘lcutly_ _ Accustomed' to the warm wats!! of the Carribean the 'turtles which were in tanks when the ship reach- ed the northern temperatures. The ship‘s physician reported an ab- sense of pulse heatsh-rdlhrdluhrdlu heat in large quantities. 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