The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-13
WHAT CRAZED MRS. MARSH
FASHIONA BILE LIFE IN VIEW YORK
AND IN WASHINGTON.
The veracious FIJI Perkins Tell. all he Knows
about the Marshes and Likewise about
Mrs. Belknap and her Two Husbands.
from ne hdfanapoHs Sentinel


Mrs. Belknnp and her Two Husbands.
Prom ne indianapolis Sentinel
Eli Perkins passed through the city yes
terday en- route to Kokomo. Knowing that he
had spent much time at Saratoga as correspond
ent and author, the Sentinel tapped him for an
interview on the subject of the tate Secretary OF
War aud his successor, and the women VINO had
brought about the crisis and the change. In an
Informal interview the following facts and
fancies were cleaned from the genial little gem
tleman.
did you know Mrs. Marsh !" asked our re-
Yes. very we'll. sir. The Marshes live in a
most beautiful brown-stonc house on Fitv-
seventh street, near Fifth avenue and Central
Park. For years Marsh aud had the finest
suite Of rooms IN the Firth Avenue Hotel. Her
Park"
Beautiful. sir lone Of the m ost stylish ladies'
In New YORK. She Is petite In stature. and has
head 81 silver hair that Mother Washington
would have cnyied. All the ladies' In New YORK
go Wild over Mrs. Marsls gray hair. She wears
1t pompadour, and displays II with pearls and
diamond dust on all bail occasions, and. good
ness when she rides IN the Park, or promeDades
at the charity ball don't the people stare -.
The Marshes are rich, then, Mr.. Perkins2"
Yes, Caleb Marsh Is a rich man. They don't
live on less than $4,000 year, and never have
while In New YORK. To be sure Mrs. Marsh
never went in the best society. She went In
respectable but in second rate sofa set OF
moneyed aristocrats-a fast set, who live In
the big public balls In winter-anvwhere they
can be the focus Of fashionable excitement and
liar about Mira. Marsh, she seldom went with her
husband. Caleb most always STAYED at home OF
Coated around the outside OF ia bell room, while
splenceDt with diamonds and toileted in tho
richest Of Worlds dresses but hanging on the
arm OF some dashing society bachelor. She
liked to be admired by gentlemen. She bad no
lady friends-didn't want them; hut when It
came to young beaux. why Mrs. Marsh Just took
them hight AWAY from the Young ladies'"
Perhaps that was the trouble between Mrs.
Marsh aud Mrs. Delknapt" suggested our re-
YES. that was Just II. Mrs. Marsh was styl
ish. hut personally cold and selfish. Mrs. Bel
KNAPP was not sO stylish. but she wAs full OF sen-
timent. Her figure was well rounded. She al
WAYS wore her dresses low. Aud with her per-
sonel charms she could and did win gentlemen
away from Mira. Marsh, who only held them by
her stylish ways and beautiful and costly toll
cites. Men were proud TO escort Mrs. Marsh
With her diamonds and worth dresses In a big
crowd, while they were glad enough TO get Mrs.
Beiknap IN q side room and iirt with her.
Zone dav," continued ELL "some one spoke
TO old Zick Chandler bout Mrs. Belknsp's low
neck dresses, when the old fellow remarked.
Humph yes. pretty low, but like it-outside
What made the fuss between Mrs. Marsh and
Mrs. BtlknaDT
Mareh's gentlemen friends away from her-moTe
especially certain Baron de Martini. Both
Mrs. Beiknsp captured him. This BROUGHT about
a GOODNESS, and though tho two ladies' went to
Europe together, hey returned In separate ships
and when Mrs. Bower married Secretary Bel
knap, she put, as she thought, the last nail In
Mrs.. Mrshs coffin by not inviting her TO the
wedding. THIS set Mrs. March crazy. Che
sought for revenge. She put her husband up to
Nil Bcknap IN order TO get even with Mrs. Bel,
easp s %r ss' n eeT p ToHnaed Pride hs' sir
Or, in other words, birs. Marsh ruined the SEQ
rotary OF wsr; broke up her own family, aud
raised the whole row jus, so she could snap her
finger In her flval'e face"
Who was Mr.. Marsh formerlyS'
"Mny, Marsh" continued Mr. Perkins, was
one Of the best men Cinciunati had; He was
once In business with Mr.. ProbAsco-th richest
man in Cincinnati. Marsh got rich honestly IN
time in Cincinnati for $4,000. and the hanks
would cash Il. Al the swell people 10 Cincin-
becks. McLeans. ana al OF them"
How docs he ioog :" Inquired our reporter,
ell. Marsh 10 about forty-eight years old
His wife Is about forty. lie Is tall and slim, has
cry hair, prematureiy gray, ike Mrs. Marsh
gray rnoustache He is very stylish m IN, looks
about as Fernando Wood did twenty-five years
ago"
Us he honcsti"
"Yet, Marsh is honest, hypercritically aud
hypocritic lily honest He. cold. calculating.
never talks much His fort is to stand around
ana let people look &C him. and see people
drive span Of horses around the Park-likes a
font seat or none a; all. Marsh would feel IL
dollar b. ~ II It should kin the President and
his entire Cabinet. NJ II \ cold, selfish, III an
despisinR, woman-hating man Of the world.
Marsh wouldn't lie to make a dollar, out bed
sacrifice all the personal friendships IN the world
TO carry q pont-to please mis- vile, whom he
loves with love undivided they having no chill
dren. Marsh wouldn't lie, but he q run near
TO lie that the truth would be disgusted-and
he wouldn't tell a square truth unless he knew
he could burt some body by it,
How about Mrs. Bolknapp"
"Well, sizes the bad eGg. The kentucky Tom
! linsons are bad blood, her hrst husband was a
| rebel colonel. tie ives q red-faced. red-nosed
whisliey sampler I've seen him many time
sitting around Saratoga. He Away used to
| come there overy year. He wore nne Flsk vel
| vet coat. drank S. o. r. brandy, smoked Henry
| Clay clgars, and abused the d--n Yankee lie
was equity. and when he died Mrs. Bower wac a
| happy widow. Everybody said Old Ii Iwor Is
| dead now the widow will shinel And she did
| shine She incurred two mOGths and went TO
| Europe. Sue laid siose TO every man size met
whose bank account was over f3O9,0OO Mrs.
Marsh SAYS Mrs. Bei6nap caused scandal In
| Europe aud dsgraced herself. But Mrs. Bower
was too smart to be caught In any scandal II sho
WIS engaged IN IL. No widow In play ever
| nourshed ike her as soon rs the grass grew on
Col. Bowers grave But failing 70 marry n for
tune she came home and made up her mind TO
scoop In Cabinet Minister and make n fortune
| ANY smart rebel woman can carr, OF all honest
man-if she sets ABOUT II. Bclknap hadn't seen
much good society, aud he fell victim al the
! nrst tire. And she brought his rum"