, 1876-03-26

.-C&1rks Sttt.Tf h ettk$ IN The 4Aeo 11fk AdAt.
rHF RICH WIDOWS OF NEW YORK.
A Latter from New York to the Buffalo Com
mercial rays: 4 donation Of 5000 few days
aro by Il well-known and very wealthy widow
ladv OF this city to charitable institution re-
e,ls to mind the number Of widows coEtrollin:
their millions. who reside in New York To be-
cip With, there is Mrs. Paran Stevens, widow OF
tbe noted hoselkeeper aud original owner Of the
Fifth Avenue Hotel. Mrs. Stevens vas Miss
Reed. Of Boston. She is very ambitious and
pe1seyerns lady, and has been more or less
prominent IN fashionable society here aud
,brosd for many years. She has q house at
Newport, q large amount Of real os-
tits in Sew York aud Massachusetts,,
ind house in Paris. The Stevens apart
ment house on Fifth avenue. valued at
<7oa00D, is among her metropolitan posses
eiops; likewise the fne house in which abe
lyes 244 Fifth avenue The story Of her stolen
1exels is familiar ono. Her sister, Miss Reeu,
Is now in Europe, completing her musical edu-
cation, and her danshter will be married in the
serug TO an English Doblemau.
Se1t is Mrs. George Griswoli Graz, who was
Mlss Irwin. daughter OF Mchard Irwin, mer-
chant of high standing, great wealth, and aris-
tocrsuc ancestry. George Gris.old Gray was
b&EQelGE D1 ID NEIIS NIFn uH .H1H6 4fFln.
He had been shining light i'll society and at
Tue clubs for long period. and few thought him
q marry1ng man. He originated tic Four-iu-
Hand Club, and vas President Of it at the time
of luis death. lie was ereat Traveller, and ia
China. m-uy years ago. wss shot BY the natiVea
while defending tho British Consulate with o
handful OF English and American gentlemen.
He had beautiful country seat at Newport, 4
toxn housa on Washington Square, yacht,
horses. carriages. dogs. and servants in great
abundance alr. GRAY died g little over year
ago. leaving ll.s widow thousands upon thou
<snds
Atrs. Horace T, Clarke comes next. sho is a
daughter Of Commodore Vanderbilt, and mar
ned M1. Clarke before he became such nabob
aud railway KING as he was at tina time Of hls
deatn. When tlr- Cla:ke's estate was settled up
Il vas foun1 that he was by NO means as rich as
uas conjecturel. Mrs. clsrke soon afterwards
went to Europe, where che now resides. Her
dacehter-who Was Cuco . belle III society
married Mr. C:a1ence Collins
Nrt. lorlug Aud.ews, uho:e late husband left
IN estate valued a: SJ,G00.020 is also i'll Europe.
The lady owns house st Newport, and sererai
blocks Of houses here
Mrs. La1nout's husband fell from the fourth
story window Of his house on Fifth zvenuo and
vas irstansly kiIled-the family bsing at West
Point He left very large amount OF money,
and his widow and daughter live in PARIS.
Mrs Thomas Hicks nee PloaeIEglll, osciflates
between this country and Europe, and has se-
cured for herself the reputation OF being the
nost liberal and extravneanr hostess OF the Pc
nod. Her New York residence is At No. 10 West
Fourteenth street. mansion OF the old style,
which w.s recently the scene OF series OF very
elegant entertainments. Mrs. Hicks is lady OF
rena, ,kab1e beauty, very talented, and possessed
Of infinite tact and sound social Judgment Sha
has q penclaut for literary people. and lately
patronlzed JOAQUIN Miller to his inteuse satia-
faction and the llI-conceated amazement of her
aristocratic friends As the saving is, "Shs
hss no end of money" She thinks nothing Of
spending from 800 to s., 500 on single Gu
tertainment, ard delights in unique and odd fea-
lures ut her parties In Europe. a wear ngo she
Queen, then travelling incog, desired for
herself and snltc. The landlord stated
the case to Mrs. Hicks, mud begged
her to vacate, offering her suite OF
rooms on the same floor free OF charge. Nrs.
Hicks declined to vacate unless the royal lady
took possession of the desired rooms at her in
yitarion aud expense This the ROYAL ladE re-
fused to do. and Mrs. Hicks kept her rooms.
She had been many times reported the iancee
Of Gen. Robert G. Schenck, ex-United States
Minister to England, who is her cousin, but
friends Of the lady deny that there is any. ttuti,
In the report. Mrs. Hicks left New York for
London three weeks ago and in April will be
presented 1t The Court Of ST. James.
Ira. Astor, 1irs. Warren. MIS-. AsplnTall, 3lfs.
Addison Jerome ({os1nerly OF Bu1alo}, Mrs.
Gase, Airs. Bodgett, Airs: Brooks, widow OF the
Hon. James BROOKS. aud Airs. Benedict are
among the other wealthy widows Of New York,
I'll Of whom could start National Cank with
large capital their own account, If so dispose!-
Mrs. Keen, once the richest widow in New 1oIK
il nov the wife OF Judge Schaley, Of Savannah,
Ga
TEMPTING 4 HUSBAND.
Some years since (*ays the Greenwich Jour
naD while tasrying at Shanghai and Hong
Kong, the writer became acquainted with Air.
h,ne, head OF tho highly respectable firm OF
aessrs. King l. Co. doing business at shans-
hi. Mr. King mad recently returned from
vut to the United States. where he bad formed
IN alliance with . blooming young lady, the
dauehter of a Presbyterian clergyman residing
naar Doston, who. after the nuptial ceremony
lad been performed. accompanied her lord
to the Celestial Empire. On their why they
stopped for 4 few days at Hong Kong. After
eascoucirg themselves in comfortable quarters
ths couple were visited bg rich Mandarin The
Latter regarded the lady very attentisely, and
Seemed to dwell with delight upon her move
uents. When Mrs. King at length laft the
apartmeut he said to hcr husband, in broken
English (worEe than broken Chiua). t'What you
k,ye for that uifey,o yours ?" "Oh!" replied
the husband laughing at the singular error Of his
Visitor, '.SlO Co.," This the merchant thought
sould appear to the Ch1naman rather q high
asu1e. bu: le was mistaken. ''Well," said the
Mandarin, taking out his book with m air OF
bnsiness, "s'pose you give her to me; e1ve
sou $l5000." It is difficult to say whether alf-
hlng was more amazed than amused; but the
sesr grave and solemn sir OF the Chlna1nan cou-
$t,o{f no earnest