St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-16
T1LDEN,s ONLY LOVE.
The Belle of New Orleans Who Re-
ceives 100000 From the LaIa


The Belle of New Orleans who Re-
ceives 100000 From the LaIa
DemOcatic Chief.
New York World.
Miss Marie Celeste Stauffer, to whom Mr.,
Tilden has left the handsome legacy of $780,.
600, is the youngest daughter of l. 81. Stauf,
a prominent merchant of New Orleans. Miss
Stauffer is well known in New York, having
frequently been the guest of Miss Samuel
Cogrove here. Last autumn she visited Mrs.
John Bigelow and Mrs. Peter Cooper at their
handsome county seats, and this summer Mrs
Hoffman at LenOX. Mr.. Tidens acquaintance
with Miss Stautfer began about five years ago,
on an ocean steamer, when he was returning
from summer jauut on the Continent and
she was homeward bound from the usual
finishing tour which all young ladies make
prior to their debut to society. An invitation
to GrayStOne was the result of this acquaint-
ance, which now ripened into warm friend
ship. On each subsequent visit to New
York, Miss Stautfer, with her mother and her
sister. Mrs. Preston, visited for a few weeks
at GrayStone. On these pleasant occurrences
Mrs. Peton, Mrs. Tilden's sister, Il warm per-
sonal friend of Miss Stauffer, acted as hostess
Mr.. Tilden was great admirer of ladies. He
had a courtly manner and a quaint, gallant
way Of expressing himself towards the fair
sex. In the numerous letters of Mr.. Tilden
to Miss Stauffer during these past five years
there are many stately compliments and
poetic sentiments such as characterized
the correspondence of the last century. In
one OF these, after the departure of Miss
Stautfer for the South, he graphically de-
scribes the wintry storm beating upon the
massive walls of Graystone, the snow Whirl-
ing in gusts against his window pane. the
desolation of the house since Miss Celestes
departure, and sadly adds: ''You have left
the world to darkness and to me-" In 1885,
the year of the great exposition in New Or
leans, Miss Stautfer was chosen queen of the
carnival. There has never been so grand u
pageant in the history of carnival displays in
the Crescent City. Mr.. Tilden took great
pride in the event, and as a souvenir of the
occasion sent Miss Stauffer massive silver
bangle studded with twelve large diamonds.
The beautiful present she wore as part of
her royal jewels.
''This is Miss Celeste's horse" said John
Lynch, the stabeman at Greystone. as he
laid his hand caressingly on the shining
chestnut back of beauty; ''she can ride
well, clear fence or ditch just like man.
and the guy nor loved to see her ride Point
ing to the piazza Lynch added: 1.-The guy'nor
used to sit right there in that chair and Miss
Gould there and Miss Celeste there and Miss
Celeste used to tell him funny stories and he
used to laugh, ana heard him say that she
always put him in a good humor-she was
like q bit OF sunshine to the place. She was
a great favOrite with every body, wasn't she
Leo?'' And here he patted the head of the
great st. Bernard, Mr.. Tilden's favorite dog,
which looked wonderngly for moment at
the vacant chair and with q low whine went
slowly away.
Miss Staufer is at present at Vichy with
her parents. She will be here in the fall and
after short visit in New York return to New
Orleans.