The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-22
UNION OF MILLIONS.
Marriage of "a Nanderoii'
and of a Belmont and u Morgan In Ne"
York.

Approaching Marriage of Vanderbilt
and of a Belmont and Morgan In New
York.
Among the marriages in the fashionable
world the coming season none will excite
more interest than that of Miss Wander
bilt, the youngest daughter of the railroad
king, with DR.. Seward webb, the son VI
journalist. Miss Vanderbilt is now the
only unmarried child of Vim. ii. Wander,
bilt. She is twenty years old, a slim anu
graceful brunette, resembling her mother
in appearance. She has an interesting ana
Intelligent though not beautiful face, ana
| is very well known by sight to almost every
body in New York who goes to the opera,
an amusement of which she, as well as her
father, is very fond, During the past three
years she and her mother have Deen
among the very few ladies occupying the
conspicuous boxes at the Academy OF Mu-
sic who have not attracted attention by the
splendor of their toilets. Mrs. Vanderbilt
| il lady ofquiet tastes, and in such public
places as the opera she, or her unmarried
daughters have never been noteworthy ior
gorgeous attire. Miss Vanderbilt made her
debut in society two winters ago AZ the pa
triarchs' bali, where it is fashionable Tor all
the Young ladies of New York's upper ten
dom to make their social entree. Some
time later she went to Europe with her pa
rents, and in Paris she unwittlHgly cap
turcd the heart of Lord Dutheld, who OF,
iered himself in marriage, His proposal
was declined. She has been engaged Tor
about year to young Dr. WeDb,
who is some six years her senior.
Mr.. Vanderbilts wedding presents to each
of his three daughters already married
were something magnificent, as would ma
turally be expected and it is said that his
gifts to his youngest daughter Will include
the house on Fifth avenue i'll which he at
present lives. He will move into the pa
lace now nearly completed for him within
few months. DR.. Webb is in comfortable
circumstances but he is by no means
wealthy according to the New York dein.-
ton of the word. Some three years ago he
thought of abandoning medicine and of
entering the journalistic ranks, in which his
father, the proprietor of the Courier and
Enquirer, which preceded the World
newspaper of to-day won reputation and
competency. lie gave up. the idea, how
ever, and is doing well in his profession, if
he has not yet achieved so brilliant sue.
cess as he has met with in his matrimonial
enterprise. The wedding will occur late in
the fall,
Another event which is exciting an equal
degree of interest in society il the prospect
i've marriage of August Belmont, ir, to
Miss Bessie Morgan, the charming daugh-
ter of Mr.. Edward Morgan Both parties
are immensely wealthy. Young August is
the sporting member of his fathers family,
The two brothers, Perry and August are
about a. dissimilar in everything az they
can possibly be. Perry aspireS to be a CON
sttutional lawyer, and he has made hit in
two or three arguments ut the bar which
proved him to be a young man of studous
habits and excellent ability. He is dem
oCratiC member of the state senate. lie
and W. W. Aston are representing at the
state capitol the wealth and aristocracy of
the metropolis and both young men have
thus far acquitted themselves with great
credit. Perry is a bachelor, and they say
there are no indications that he
thinks of exchanging his bachelor free
dom for welded life. lie is tall, dignitied
and rather reserved, and very much resent
blcs his mother August, on the other
hand, is short and stout, like his father. He
is the pOloist, the yachtist, and the hunter
of tho Belmont family. His father while
ago took him into his bank rs one of the
partners. Ii il said he ContemplateS send
ing August after his marriage to Frank
fort, Germany to permanently represent
the firm in that city. The young couple
are reported to he very much pleased at this
prospect, as they think they would like to
reside in Europe. Miss Morgan made her
social debut in New York ut the patriarchs
ball last winter. She is a great favOrite,
and is one of the handsomeSt and most Vi
vaciOus young ladies in New York $ society
Her father is the son of the late Charles
Morgan of the New Orleans and Texas
steamship line, who died some years ago,
leaving an estate worth several mil lions.
The wedding will be celebrated early in the
winter.
Another approaching event is the mar
riagc of Miss Adele Hammersley, the only
daughter MIR. A. NJ. HammcrSley, to MIR,
Herbert NJ. Southwick.-[New York cor
rcspondencc Chicago Times.