, 1876-07-24
RICH GIRLS.

Tho T1o1rcsses Of New York.
ft'o York. oo1sspon"enes, BlGato Commercial Ad'
Probably no city t.i tlis United States Inns 10
Many beautiful and what club men call "elgi-
hle " helresses us New York, an1, as hive
written of the rich widows aud bachelors, some
iaets anl particulars concerning the niiaiticns
ricl and fancy free may lie aa readable ~ Inter
csting. 1t is not Inappropriate to head the lit
With Miss Marcia Roosevelt, although size II nn
orphan, her father, c1-Julgr Roosevelt, having
IN Paris. The is0uscrets ra,ne Of good knrk-
crbocker stock, aild we're fQr many years con-
splctlous asnons the clilo: Mrs. Roossvel. was .
Miss Van Hess, aud her father wss Mn;
mud talented Indy in her younger days, and =
great entertainer ut tho old Roosevelt
mansion Of broadway, near Thirteenth street.
Az ter death she lett her property, valued ut
aud, Il Is said, to the exclusion Of her sons. Tho
young lady tnherits many OF her distinguished
nothrr's talcnts, and Is Utmost as geucral fa-
yor!Ic
Stevens, ot hotel fame, is hcreas to million
old, anti reported engaged to an EnElisf, noble.
unali. She is young, pretty, and stylish, fond Ut
society, hnssc-raclng, Yachting, polo, etc. She
spends some nf her winters in Europe and her
Ii opposite tic Ocean House Mrs. stevens WIS
Miss Reed, Of Boston, anll llcE sister, who Ia
completing hcr musical etlucatton in Paris, IL
engaged t. n, Mr.. Moses L. G1Inucl' formerly
Miss Weed, daughter Of Thurlow Weed, will
one tloy come II possession ot nlahy hundred
pl!shcd voting Indy, and acts a. her fathers
secretary. 1'hcy live plainly, but handsomely
Twelfth street, Just west ot Fifth avenue.
Miss Autlrcss, daughter Of tho iats Loring
Andrews, the millionaire, la destined tu be one
Of the richest ladies IA America her fstlcr's
with hcr n5tliur, and their n,agulflcent country
seat at Newport has been rented to Mr.. unve-
meyer, the Austrian Consul-0eneral at New
furk. Miss Andrews Is uot yet ID years Of age,
Miss josepHiae iiocy is the daughter OF John
1Ioey, head Of Adams Express Company, whose
wife was oncc leading latly at Wallacs's Theatre.
The young la.ly Il possibly two and twenty
ycaFa Of aye, stylish, aud The best .whlp" At
nler residence bhs drives a pair Of cream
cu.urcl hurscs 10 Abaskct+arrtaEc, and Ia known
TO all the huhltucs Of thu, Branch. John uoey
beGan 'fa at TIC lnTsst y round e the Ladder,
900. Josephine Is tho only daughter.
Miss Atoler is II daughter Of William atoller,
Tie susar-reilnot Whom everybody Thought rich
unit! .iu failed uGolt a year agn. She Is very
fPs II P'rs a vsn o ssps ssg he4
fatltrr settled half million on her years ago,
at.d she las always bcsn regarded " IN Acircsa
by young ulen in sGurc4 OF y rich Rl(c.
Miss Lamont, daughter Ut tho la!u Charles
Lamont, WHO fell fron tho window Of his housu
IN Fifth nycIlue one summers night while Ills
fatniy WIS al West PoInt, and was instantly
killed, Il with her luutl,cr ut the West End,
Long Branch sts Is iust Of a:e. yery hand.
Is 10 be married III tEp fail. Her dot will be
fully S35D.u1J.
afss Astor aud Miss Chandler, ,tece and
granddaughter VI The late ", b. Astor. arc both
hrtressts to laFgn fortunes.
No Is Miss keFl,bcall, daughter oi Mr., J. r.
kcrnorlau, who lately paid sll3 600 cash fof
thu celebrated Darscda Mansion on Madison
avenue.
Miss Smith, niece Of Mrs. A. T. Stewart, has
largu cs.ato settled upon her eIucc tho iner-
chant prinre's death, and Ia now In Paris With
Brs. Stuwnrt.
Miss Barlow, daughter Of 3. l.. NJ. Barlow,
the Eric lawyer; Miss Cooper, granddaughter Of
Peter Cooper; Miss Brown, daughter of James
brown, OF brown Brothers; Miss Leo, daughter
Of William i. Lee; and Mlss Morgan daughter
OF cx-uov. Morgan, are all hslresscs, and there
arc 0tltera wllose names ut this writing do not
recall,