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Tie Heiresses of New York.
Some Agreeable Combinations OF FaS-
c!na;i0ns and Figures.
From a Ntw York LeiG.l


From NtY lerk Le'tG.
Probably no city 10 the United States bas
so many beautiful, aud what club men ;eail
eligible" beiresscs as New York, and e.
have written of the rich widows and bachelor,
some facts and particulars 'sconcerning tho
maidens, rich aud fancy free, may be as read
able and interesting. 1t is not Inappropriate
to head the list with Miss Marcia Roosevelt,
although she is an orphan, her father, eN-
Judge Roosevelt, ihaviug died .wo years as',
and her mother last winter in Paris. Iae
Roosevells came Of good Knickerboeker stock
and were for many years conspicuous among
the elite. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Van
Ness. and her father was minister to Spain
She was beautiful aud talented lady in her
younger days, and great entertainer et lEo
old Roosevelt mansion of Broadway, near
Thirtheeut ss-irect At her death she let her
property, valued a, $4,000 coo, to Miss Mar
cia, her only daughter. and, it is said, 20 tho
exclusion Of her sons. The young lady n
berits many of her distinguished mother
talents, and is almost as general fayori'e.
Miss Stevens, daughter Of the late Col Paran
Stevens, Of hotel fame, Is heiress to a million
odd, and reported engaged to an English
uobleman. She is young, pretty, aod stylish,
fond Of society, horse racing. yachting, polo,
&c. She spends some Of her winters Ia
Europe, and her summers at Newport, where
the Stevens cottage is opposite the Ocean
House. Mrs. Stevens was a Miss Reed, q
Boston, aud her sister, who is completing tcr
musical education in Paris, is engaged % BIZ.
Moses II. Gripnell, formerly collector Of tie
port.
Miss Weed, daughter Of Thurlow Weed,
will one day come in possession Of many hun
dred thousands. She is very clever rud
accomplished young LADY, aud acts as Der IA
thcr's secretary. They live plainly, but
somcly and comfortably, in largo double
house on Twelfth street just west Of Fifth
avenue.
Miss Andrews, daughter Of The late Lor.ns
Andrews, the millionaire, is destiucd T. b.
one Of the richest ladies in America, hr &C.
theirs estate being S5,0O0,OOO. She is now
in Europe with her mother, and their magniis-
cent country seat ct Newport'has been rented
TO Mr.. Ilavcrmeyer, the Austrian consult gen
eral at New York. Miss Andrewsss not yes
nineteen years Of age, and very beautiful.
Miss Josephine Hoey is 'the daughter cf
John Hocy, head of Adams Express Company,
whose wife was once leading lady at Wallack's
Theatre. They young lady is possibly lwo-snd-
twenty years Of age, stylish, and thS bosi
whip" at Long Branch, where the Hoeys
have their summer residence. She drive
pair Of cream colored horscsl TO baskct-car-
riage. and is known TO all the habitucs of no
Branch. John Hoey began lifc q! The lowest
round Of the ladder, and is now worth "all 'ho
way up" froml $4,000. Josephine ia ito
only daughter.
Miss Moller is a daughter Of William Nol-
e., the sugar ref er, whom everybody thoughs
rich until he failed about year ago She is
very stylish aud effective, aud has beon much
admired iu Paris and Vienna. The goss.ps
say her father settled half million on her
years ago, ard she has always been regarded
as an heircss by young men in search Of . fi.h
wife.
Miss Lamont, daughter Of the late Charles
Lamont, who FIJI from the window Of bis
house. on Fifth avenue, one summers uigfi
while Tho family was at West Point, and wsg
instantly killed, is with her mother at tho
West End. Long Branch. She is jus, Of ago,
very handsome and fascinating. II is report
cd that she is to be married in the fall. lIci
DIT will 10 fully $3.50, 900.
Miss Asior and Miss Chandler, niece snd
granddaughter Of the late W. b. As,or, are
both heiresses to large fortunes.
50 is Miss Kernochan. daughter # Mr J.
P KernocLan, who lately paid $4,000 cash
for the celebrated BArrcda Mansion on Madison
avenue.
Miss Smith, niece Of Mrs A. r. Stewart,
has large estate Settled upon hef since tho
merchant princes death. and is now in Paris
with Mrs Stewart.
Miss Barlow, daughter Of s. L. W. Barlow,
the Erie lawyer; Miss Cooper, grand-daushtef
Of Peter Cooper Miss Brown, daughter Of
James Brown, Of Brown Brothers Miss Lee,
daughter Of William II. Lee, and Miss Nor
gau, daughter Of Ex-Governor Morgan, aro
all heiresses, and there are others whose nsmos
at this writing do not recall.