The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-28
OUR NEW YORK FEUILLETON
written for the Indianapolis Journal.
New York Society.

New York Society.
The favorite son-in-law Of the late William
q. Vanderbilt was Mr.. Hamilton Twombly, who
heard il remarked he was poor when he mar
ried her, but such was not the case. His father
was wealthy Bostonian, an importer of resin,
gunny-bags, ETC., and their residence was on
that aristocratic thoroughfare, Beacon street,
location envied and admired by all Sostonians as
Dacred to the "blue bloods," and made famous
wherever the English language is spoken by w.
D. Howells's books. Hamilton Twombley was
graduate of Harvard College, and was I'M
usually clever and studious. His mother was
Miss Williams, of Boston. Her brother, Mr
John NJ s. Williams, who recently died, was
member Of the firm of Glidden 6 Williams. the
California packet line, and also member OF
che Forty third Congress. Mr.. Twombly Ii do
mestic in his tastes. devoted husband and
father. is tall, rather corpulent, has hne dark
eyes. dark curling hair. and is bald, although but
thirty six years Of age. Such is the man who
will probably De called to the presidency OF the
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati q Indianapolis
railroad, left vacant by the recent death of Gen.
Devereux Mr. w. Fl. Vanderbilt suggested it
before he died that Mr.. Twombly should In the
svent of General Devereuxs death, be the sue
cesscr, although at that time he had no reason
20 suppose the death of the latter would so soon
occur Although this is business question, it
has been much discussed in society. together
with the loss Of the Oregon and the great good
fortune Of Mrs. E. D. Morgan in recovering her
diamonds.
Several paragraphs are going the rounds OF the
daily press as to the ridiculous assortment Of
clothing Mr.. Hitchcock and Mr.. Mortimer ap-
peared In at the time of the wreck. trousers Of
one suit, dress coat, q towel for a necktie, and
1oekey-cap attributed to one. Both Of these gem
tlemen are considered "the glass Of fashion and
the mold Of FORM but the veriest dude alive
does not stop to think Of clothes at such time
except TO get into them, and, be IL said to their
credit, both Mr.. Mortimer and Mr.. Hitchcock
were very brave and helped the women and
children. 1t takes an emergency like this to
Esst tina true grit Of q mans character, and most
eases prove the dude Drawer than the bully.
Mrs Marshall O. Roberts has returned home
from Washington, whore her beauty, her dia-
monds. and the fact that she is very wealthy
Roberts wac tae 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 Miss Endicott, and is q second cousin
Of Secretary Endicott. Her New York residence
IL 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. It contains one of the finest
private art galleries in the country. And some
OF the best examples Of Knaus, MISSIONER,
Vibers, Van Make, Constable and Schryer are to
be found there also zaany specimens OF Amer
fean artists, notably Church's celebrated Mag
ara" Mrs. Roberts will remain but short time
In New York. she having taken house in Lon
ansn %Ana dali kfsr1 10 ho rsnt1
widow!
Il is rumored In society that Mr. Henry Viii
Hard and wife. who was o 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 stall stands untenanted. and the marvel is
shat some Of the wealthy men from the Pacific
SLOPE. who are fast forming homes in our city, do
not purchase 10, with its grand marble halls, its
onyx freplaces, the walls covered with silk.
hand embroidered and its Louis XVI dancing
hall, TO say nothing OF the largo baronial dining
ball, with its carved oak and massive doors. The
6stEtg Is in the hands Of Mr.. Edward D. Adams,
Ms Willard. It was enormously stated that the
willard mansion was purchased by Mr.. Fahne-
stock, but such was not the case, as Mr. Fahne-
stock lives in another one Of the four houses, as
does Mr. Adams both gentlemen ,n being members
Mrs James Brown Potter gave her FIRST reci-
tation 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 "'Ostler Joe" this time, but
Cowper's lines to his friend Joseph Hill, which
Mrs. Potter gave in a charming manner. She
was aided in this charity by Mrs Florence Rice
Knox, the charming contralto. Tickets for the
entertainment were sold and the proceeds are to
be used towards building the new Home.
Colonel Urquhart Mrs Potters father, has just
left for Louisiana taking with him his younger
daughter, Miss Georgia Urquhart, also beauti-
Sul girl, and resembling her more famous sister,
except that she is darker. They will return to
New York from their plantation before warm
weather. Mrs. G. e. HARyIER.
Nym Crinkle's Dramatic Feuilleton.
The Japanese contingent in America is sore
ever the sMikado," 1t appears That operais re-
garded as burlesque Of people and potentate
And what do you think it is now proposed to dot
Nothing less than to produce genuine Japanese
tragedy in English. under the patronage Of the
Japanese embassy.
The play has been brought over. Mr.. Bob
Miles, Of the Bijou, has offered to produce it.
and arrangements are making to costume it
regally.
believe this tragedy in the original played
four days bat now has been cut down to four
hours it being pleasing notion of the projectors
shat the public taste has been educated to the
point of entire indifference to time by the Ger
man opera this winter
DR. Bob Miles is a philosopher, and he thinks
that public that will take six hours of Wag-
ner without wincing will bear up heroically
dnder anything. and guess he's right
We had q Greek play here one winter, you
Wili remember. and it was the fashionable thing
TO talk Greek on the horse-cars for month or
two We've also had Russian opera Why not
o real Japanese play2
One of the papers called the Russian company
ssfsozen frauds which added materially to their
success Now that afternoon teas are the proper
caper, why may not tea-drinking cast be a
swell notionf Bob Miles might get Mr. Ruther-