Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1876-08-12
Tho Heiresses Of New York.

Probably no city IN the United States
has 30 many beautiful and what club
men call "eligible" heiresses as New
York, and. as we have written Of the
rich widows and bachelors, some facts.
and particulars concerning the mailens
rich and fancy free may bo as readable
and interesting. It il not inappropriate
to head the list with Miss Marcia Roose-
velt, although she is IN orphan, her
father, OF. Judge Roosevelt, having died
two years ago, and her mother last win
ter in Paris. The Roosevelts came Of
good Knickerbocker stock, and We're for
many years conspicuous among the
elite. Mrs. Roosevelt was Miss Van
Ness, and her father was minister to
Spain. She was beautiful and talented
lady in her younger days, and a great
entertainer at the old Roosevelt mansion
on Broadway, near Thirteenth street.
At her death she left her property,
valued at $4,000, 900, to Miss Marcia,
her only daughter, and, it is said, to the
exclusion of her sons. The young lady
inherits many of her distinguished
mothers talents, and is almost as geper-
al favorite.
Miss Stevens, daughter Of the late
Colonel Paran Stevens, OF hotel fame,
is h, iress to million odd, and reported
engaged to an English nobleman. She
is young, pretty and stylish, fond of
society, horse racing, yachting, polo,
etc. She spends some OF her winters in
Europe and l,' summers ut Newport,
where the Svovens cottage is opposite
the Ocean House. Mrs. Stevens was
Miss Reed, of Boston, and her sister,
who is completing her musical education
in Paris, is engaged to Mr.. Moses 81.
Grinnell, formerly collector of the port.
Miss Weed, daughter Of Thurlow
Weed, will one day come into posses
sion of many hundred thousands. She
is very clever and accomplished young
lady, and acts as her fathers secretary.
They live plainly, but handsomely and
comfortably, in large double house on
Twelfth street, just west of Fifth
avenue.
Miss Andrews, daughter of the late Lor-
ing Andrews, the millionaire, is destined
to be one of the richest ladies in Ameri-
ca, Der fathers estate being $4,000, 600.
She is now in Europe with her mother,
and their magnificent country seat at
Newport has been rented to Mr.. Have
meyer, the Austrian consul general at
New York. Miss Andrews is not yet
nineteen years of age and very beauti-
full.
Miss Josephine Hoey is the daughter
of John Hoey, head Of Adams express
company, whose wife was once leading
lady at Wallack's Theater. The young
lady is possibly two and twenty years of
age, stylish, and the best "whip" ut
Long Branch, where the Hoeys have
their summer residence. She drives q
pair of cream colorcd horses to q basket
carriaee, and is known to oil the
ha6itues of the Branch. John Hoey
began life at the lowest round of the
ladder, and is now worth call the way
up" from $75O,OO0. Josephine is the
only daughter.
Miss Moller is daughter OF William
Moller, the sugar retiner whom every
body thought rich until he failed about
d year ago. She is very stylish and eff
fective, and has been much admired in
Paris and Vienna. The gossips say her
father settled half million Oh her years
ago, and she has always been regarded
Is an heiress by young men in search OF
/ rich wife.
MISS AHuOub, uauBuJeI VI tAo ite0
Charles Lamont, who fell from the win
low of his house on Fifth avenue one
night while the family was at
Vest Point, and was instantly killed, is
With her mother at the West End, Long
Branch. She is just of age, very hand
ONE and fascinating. 1t Is reported
hat she is to be married in tho fall.
Ter dot will be fully $3.50, 1000.
Miss Astor and Miss Chandler, niece
nd granddaughter of the late W. B.
Astor, are both heiresses to large for
unes.
SO is Miss Kernochan, daughter of
Ir. J. P. Kernochan, who lately paid
l12, 900 cash for the celebrated Barreda
aansion on Madison avenue.
Miss Smith, niece of Mrs. A. L.
'tewart, has large estate settled upon
er since the merchant princes death,
nd is now in Paris with Mrs. Stewart.
Miss Barlow, daughter Of 8. L. M.
Barlow, the Erie lawyer; Miss Cooper,
of Peter Cooper; Miss
,rown, daughter of James Brown, of
Brown Brothers; Miss Lee, daughter Of
Vm. II. Lee, and Miss Morgan, daugh-
er of ex- Governor Morgan, are all heir
sses, and there are others whose names
t this writing we do not recall. l.-Er-
hange.