Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1876-08-28
THE HEIREssEs OF NEW YORK.

Probably no city in the United States
has so many beautiful, and what club
men call 'eligible" heiresses as New
York, and, as [ have written Of the rich
widows and bachelors, some facts and
particulars concerning the maidens rich
and fancy free may be as readable and
interesting. 1t is not inappropriate to
head the list with Miss Marcia Roose-
velt, although she an orphan, her father
ex-Judge Roosevelt. having died two
years ago, and her mothor last winter
in Paris. The Roosevelts came of good
Knickerbocker stock. and were for many
years conspicuous among the elite. Mrs
Roosevelt was Miss Van Ness, and her
her father was minister to Spain. She
was beautiful and talented lady in her
younger days, and great entertainer
at the old Roosevelt mansion on Broad
way, near Thirteenth street At her
death she left her property, valued at
S2,000,000, to Miss Marcia, her only
daughter, and, it is said, to the exclu-
sion of her sons. The young lady inner
Its many of her distinguished mother
talents, and is almost a general favorite,
Miss Stevens, daughter of the late
Col. Paran Stevens, Of hotel fame, is
heiress to million edd, and reported
engaged to an English nobleman. She
is young, pretty, and stylish, fond o.
society, horse-racing, yatchting polo
etc. She spends some of her winters
in Europe and her summers at Newport
where the Stevens cottage is opposite
the Ocean House. Mrs. Stevens was {
Miss Reed of Boston, and her sister, whC
is completing her musical education il
Paris. is engaged to Moses H. Grinuen
formerly collector Of the port.
Miss Weed, daughter Of ThurlOV
Weed, will one day come in possession
of many hundred thousand. She is ;
very clever and accomplished young lady
and acts as her fathers secretary. The,
live plainly, but handsomely, and com
fortably, in a large double house OF
Twelfth street, Just west Of Fifth Ave
nue..
Miss Andrews, daughter of the lat
Loring Andrews, the millionaire. is des
tined to be one of the riches ladies il
America, her fathers estate being So
| 100000. She is now in Europe witt
her mother, and their magnificent coun
try residence at Newport has been rem
| ted to Mr.. Hayemeyer, the Austrian
consul-general at New York. Mis-
Andrews is not yet nineteen years Q
age and very beautiful.
Miss Josephine Hoey is the daughte
Of John HOey. head Of Adams expres
company. whose wife was once leadin
lady at Wallack's theatre. The youn
lady is possibly two and twenty year
Of age. stylish. aud the best whip" a
Long Branch. where the Hoeys hay
summer residence. She drives q pal
of cream-coIored horses 70 q basket-eaE
riage. aud is known to call the habitu
Of the Branch. John HOey began lii
at the lowest round Of the ladder. al
Is noR worth "all the way up frot
$4,000 Josephine Is the onl
daughter
Miss Moller is daughter Of NiiliaI
Moller, the sugar rehner. whom ever
body though rich until be failed abol
a year ago. She IS very stylish an
effective and has been much admired
: Paris and Vienna. The gOssiPs say b
father settled half a million 90 b
: years ago. and she has always been r
garded as an heirezs By young men
search of rich wife.
{ Miss Lamont. daughter Of the la
! Charles Lamont. who fell from the Nj
J dow Of his house % Fifth avenue q
; summers night while The family was
West Point. aud waa Anssantly killed.
] With her mother Il the Vest End. Iou
: Branch. She Is Just Of age, very han