The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-26

is embarrassed with riches She, too, Is
young and pretty, and very fond of yacht
ing Her husband has beautiful steam
yacht and she goes with him upon long
cruises. Mrs. Goelet comes from one of the
old Knickerbocker families
Mrs Jay Gould and Mrs. William Astor
are too well known to need personal de-
scription, either physically or otherwise.
Their charities, like their wealth, are not
unknown.
Mrs. Fred Vanderbilt is another woman
who believes that her wealth was given
her for the purpose of doing good. Her
mission is one of the most prosperous in the
endless. She is tall, dark and handsome,
woman of whom one instinctively says:
Who is she?
Mrs. Seward Webb, who was Leila VAN
derbilt, is daughter of William II. Van
derbilt, and consequently an heiress. Hers
was purely love marriage, as her husband
was not rich and her father did not at first
approve of him. They met elsewhere than at
her home for their counting for long time,
but at last the stern parent relented and the
lovers were made happy.
Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt was Miss Alva
Smith. She won her husband by her true
womanliness, and with him her wealth,
which she uses most generously to help those
who are in need.
Mrs. Levi p Morton received her wealth
from her father. She was Miss Street, and
luxury that money could procure. She is
fine musician and most accomplished
linguist. More than that, she is beauti-
full woman. one who will grace our national
drawing rooms, and of whom we shall be
proud.
Mrs Bronson, widow of Theodore Bron-
son, who died in Paris four years ago, has
an immense fortune, which she looks after
herself. She displays wonderful business
ability and enjoys the labor. She is not
in the least eccentric, however, but revels
in pretty things. She arrays herself like the
lilies of the field, but, unlike them, she is a
toiler.
Mrs Frank Shepard is also widow Her
husband was a cousin to Col. Elliott +.
Shepard. Mrs Shepard owns the Standard
theater and vast amount of property be-
sides. She attends to her business exclus-
lively. She is her own bookkeeper. Her life
has been and is a very busy one. She is
mistress of several languages, and an un-
usually accomplished pianist,
Mrs. Pullman, wife of the car manu-
facturer, is numbered among New York
ladies now, though before her marriage she
lived in Chicago. She was Miss Sanger.
She has now beautiful residence in Chi
cago so large that a real theater is built
III IT, MIS-. L ululdu lnOtItobS ntISclL very
much in the employees of her husband,
who are indebted to her for many acts of
kindness.
Mrs j. Hood Wright has been the wife
of two members of the firm of Drexel, Nor
gan s. Co. She is a very handsome woman,
and has a beautiful home on kingsbridge
road. She is queen in society, both here
and in Paris. Her estates are said to aggre-
gate value of nearly S5,000,000
Sc a1xrx hn r,ct
all the fingers of one hand to count her
millions and it takes deal of figuring to
count her diamonds. She is yet in the hey
day of her youth. She is very pretty and
very much admired.
Mrs. George Lorillard was a famous
southern beauty. She met her husband
while he was wintering in the south on
account of his health, and married him,
although both knew that his life would
be very short. He died few months after
their marriage and left all of his wealth to
his widowed bride. She used it well, how
ever.
Mrs. Lorillard is very fond of fast horses,
and owns several valuable ones. She is
the only person who now displays the Lor-
lizard colors at the races. she has a country
house at Islip, L. l., near the Vanderbilts'
cottage.
Mrs. John Bigelow, wife of the ex-minis-
ter, is one of the wealthiest women in New
York and one of the most eccentric. She
is true American, and defends American
institutions, no matter where she may be
or who attacks them. She is utterly re-
gardless of society conventionalities, but
she has a big, generous heart, which is genu-
inc to its very core. Many struggling man
and woman has been helped from her gener-
GUS bounty.
Mrs. Paran Stevens is another woman
who has eccentric traits. She is not in the
least like Mrs. Bigelow, except that they are
both very generous. Mrs. Stevens owns
the Victoria hotel Her wealth is boundless
almost Her daughter, who married Lord
Paget, is an unusually fine singer, and her
mother is very proud of her since she be-
came my lady" Mrs. Stevens dia-
monds are matter of history. She prob
ably owns more than any one woman in
America.
Mrs. Hicks Lord, whose gowns, diamonds,
receptions and charities have been so much
talked of, is another woman whom fortune
has richly favored, but to whom society has
been unkind Mrs. Lord is a very generous
woman even to her foes. 1t may be that
those who malign her could copy some of
her virtues to advantage.
Mrs. Marshall Roberts, who is said to be
engaged to an earl, is an aunt of Miss En-
dicott, who was recently married in Wash
ington She is very wealthy lady and
very beautiful one She has exquisite taste,
and her home is a gallery of fine paintings
and statuary.
Mrs. August Belmont, who is famed the
world over for her beauty, as well as for her
wealth, comes from one of the oldest famil-
les in New York. She is most sumptuous
entertainer, and is one of the best dressed
ladies' in the city. She is universally be-
loved, for her nature is one of the sunniest
in the world. She studies to make every
one happy who is about her.
Mrs. Lispenard Stewart, Mrs. Bradley
Morton and Mrs Agnes Van Wart are all
ladies whose checks would be honored for
over 81 900, 900.
Mrs George Blanchard is another woman
of wealth who married poor man because
she loved him. Mr.. Blanchard is now gen
eral freight commissioner for the Erie rail
road, and is rated as one Of the wealthiest
men in the corporation.
There is long list of others, all of whom
are not more notable for their wealth than
for the good they do with it.