Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-03-28
THE GREAT CITY.
INV YORK SOCIAL, FINANCIAL, AND
OTHER GOSSIP.
Amer James Gordon Bsnnett-0reaf speca
issions- society-A Real japanese
Tragedy. &c.. 90.

Tragedy, &C. oS'
ss,o,raspou dcnce ofthe Richmond Dispatch
New YORK. March Il, 1886.
The favorite son.in-law Of the late
william II. Vanderbilt Was Mr.. Ham
iIson Twombly. who married Miss
Florence Vanderbilt. l have often
heard 1t remarked be was poor when
b married her, but such was not the
case. His father was a wealthy Bos-
topian, an importer OF resin, gunny-
bags, &C., and their residence was on
that aristocratic thoroughfare Beacon
street, . location envied and admired
BY al Bostonians rs sacred 10 the
"blue blocds," and made famous
wherever the English language IS spo'
ken by W. d. Howell's books.
Hamilton Twombly was a graduate
of Harvard College, and was unusually
clever and studious. His mother was
: Miss williams, Of Boston. Her bro
ther. MIR. John NJ. S. Williams, who
recently died, was . member Of the firm
of Clidden & Williams, the California
Packet Line, and also . member OF the
Forty-third Congress. Mr.. Twombly
Is domestic in his tastes, devoted hus-
band and father. is tall, rather corp1-
lent, has fine dark eyes, dark curl
ing hair, and is bald, althoug h but
thirty-six years Of age. Such is the
man who will probably be called to the
presidency of the Cleveland, Columbus,
Cincinnati and Indianapolis railroad,
left vacant by the recent death of Cen
eral Devereux. Mr.. w. ii. Vanderbilt
suggested 1t before he died that Mr..
Twombly should, in the event OF Mr.
Deyereux's death, be the successor, al
though at that time he had no reason to
suppose the death of the latter would
80 soon occur. Although this is a busi-
ness question, it has been much dis
cusscd in society, together with the loss
of the Oregon and the great good for
tune of Mrs. L. d. Morgan in recover
ing her diamonds.
DRESSING IN A HURRY.
Several paragraphs are going the
rounds of the daily press as to the
ridiculous assortment Of clothing Mr..
Hitchcock and Mr.. Mortimer appeared
in at the time OF the wreck-trousers
of one suit, dress coat, towel for a
necktie, and q jockey-cap attributed to
one. Both Of these gentlemen are con-
sidered "the glass Of fashion and the
mould of FORM" but the veriest dude
alive does not stop to think Of clothes
at snch q time except to get into them,
and be it said to their credit, both MIR.
Mortimer and Mr.. Hitchcock were very
brave and helped the women and chill
dren. Il takes an emergency like this
TO test the true grit of mans charac-
ter, and most cases prove the dude
drawer than the bully.
A RICH WIDOW.
Mrs. Marshall o. Roberts has re-
turned home from Washington, where
her beauty, her diamonds, and the fact
tl.At she is very wealthy widow has
attracted great attention. Mrs. Roberts
was the third wife of her husband, an
old man, and his widow, although about
forty years Of age, was still many years
his Junior. She was a Miss Endicott,
and is a second cousin OF Secretary En-
dicott. Her New York residence
is on Fifth avenue, on the opposite
corner Of Eighteenth street from Mr..
August Belmont's dwelling. Her house
is very fine, and she is very proud of it.
1t contains one Of the finest private art
galleries in the country, and some of the
best examples of Knaus, Messonier, vi
bert, Van Marke, Constable, and Schryer
are to be found there /; also, many speci-
mems of American artists--notably
Church's celebrated Z" Niagara" Mrs.
Roberts will remain but short time
in New York, she having taken house
in London for the season. How de-
lightful to be rich widow !
"a BANQUET HALL DESERTED.
II is rumored in society that Mr..
Henry Willard and wife, who was a
daughter Of William Lloyd Garrison,
will soon leave Berlin for New York,
and that Mr.. Willard will resume some
of his former business relations. The
magnificent palace on Madison
avenue which Mr.. Willard built still
stands untenanted, and the marvel is
that some of the wealthy men from
the Pacific slope who are fast forming
homes in our city do not purchase it,
with its grand marble halls, its onyx
fireplaces, the walls covered with silk
hand. embroidered, and its Louis-XVI.
dancing. hail, to say nothing Of the
large baronial dining-hall with its
carved oak and massive doors. The
estate is in the hands of Mr.. Edward d..
Adams, who lives in one of the four
houses erected by Mr.. Willard. 1t was
enormously stated that the Willard
mansion was purchased by Mr.. Fahne-
stock, but such was not the case, as
Mr.. Fahnestock lives in another one of
the four houses, as does Mr.. Adams,
both gentlemen being members Of the
banking firm Of Winslow, Lanier & Co.
MRS. POTTER, AGAIN.
Mrs. James Brown Potter gave her
first recitation since her return from
Washington the other evening at the
Methodist Home for Aged Women, and
they seemed to enjoy the treat. She
did not recite Z" '0stler Joe" this time
but Cowper's lines to his friend Joseph
Hill, which Mrs. Potter gave in
charming manner. She was aided II
this charity by Mrs. Florence Rice
Knox, the charming contralto. Tickets
for the entertainment we're sold and the
proceeds are to be used towards build
ing the new Home.
Colonel Urquhart, Mrs. Potter
father, has just left for Louisiana, hav
ing with him his younger daughter
Miss George Urquhart, also beauti
full girl, and resembling her more 10
nous sister, except that she is darker
They will return to New York from
their plantation before warm weathe
sets in.
THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
4 Tho stock brokers are dissatisfet
with the present Stock Exchange, not
withstandipg the fact that in one wa,
or another il has cost them abou
12,000,000. 1t is too small, gloomy
and uncomfortable il is a Gehenna q