The Rose of Sharon

A picture containing sentiment and pretty scenes. The story is of a man who becomes an officer in the Northern army who is in love with the daughter of a Southern officer. Before the Northerner goes away he writes a note to the girl asking her, if she feels for him affection, if she will the following day wear a rose. He calls on the girl; the two kiss most affectionately. The man when the girl is out of the room puts the note inside the girl's handbag; she does not find it. Twenty years later she receives a note that the man is coming to town and wishes to see her. The message begins: "Dearest Althea," although presumably the writer has not seen her in the twenty years. Althea arrays herself in the garb of the old days, even taking out of the trunk the handbag, which she places on the piano. Of course the caller finds the note where he had placed it and all ends happily. It is possible the young man had no right to construe the demonstrative kiss as an indication of the girl's affection; but even if this was insufficient to endow him with courage to ask Althea point blank he might have put the note where it would be certain to reach her. - The Moving Picture World, August 2, 1913