The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-14
TWO H~EIRESSES,
DAUGHTERS orr PANDERBILTs,
S00N no BE IN SOCIETY.

Grotesque Ouida-A Colored Heroine
Everlasting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
skin Observation-Disclosures Pudding.
There were two little girls at Newport
last summer who attracted more than
the ordinary interest attached to children
OF wealthy people. These two maidens
were Gertrude and Consuelo Vanderbilt,
and in u few years they will be the rich
est heiresses in society.
They are not sisters, but cousins, and
as entirely dissimilari in appearance and
character as though no drop of the same
blood flowed in their veins. But they are
close companions and apparently o of
Il another, and when one drives u in
her little dogcart the other is sure TO ap-
pear also.
Gertrude is the Oldest daughter of Cor
uelius Vanderbilt. She is about thirteen
years old, and the fairies have given her
the fair beauty of the Snow Princess, !"
as well as her pot of gold. Her resem-
blance to little Elsie Leslie, of "Fauptle-
roy' fame, is often commented upon. She
has the same long curls, deep blue eyes,
and oval face and pearly complexion. She
is tall for her age, aud has such a pretty
willowy little figure, dainty hands. and
slender arched feet. Her nature is sweet
and sunny. Naturally shy with strangers,
she is full of merriment with those she
knows,
Little Consuelo is about the same age,
and is the Oldest of w. X. Vanderhilt's
children. She is named tor Lady Mande-
vile, and is an odd little creature, with a
thin, graceful little figure and a dark
Mignon face, lit by two serious gray eyes,
as deep as wells and as bright as stars,
Her hair is like a tangle of dark shadows
about her head, and her little mouth,
which often has such mutinous curves, is
as scarlet as a p~omegranate.
She has been twice around the world in
the Alva, and in many strange countries.
and the little sprite can talk in Japanese
and Italian as well as IN German and
French. In fact, she is as highly educated
as though she was a princess royal. plays
classical music and sketches, rides and
driy es, and knows more about the stars
and the waves than many a college gradu-
ate.
Some day each of these children win
probably have a fortune OF at least
$4,000, 900, and when they make their
debut into society they will eclipse all
other heiresses of the time, Both girls
are always simply dressed, pretty ging-
hams trimmed with white embroidery,
russell shoes and big hower-trimmed hats
\ for the morning, and soft white mullS
and muslins with broad sashes, white
hats and fine black stockings and patent
leather ties for the afternoon,
They are never seen at night, but are
tucked away in their little beds, sleeping
the beauty sleep thai will grow them into
beautiful young women. They spend
their day playing tennis, horseback
riding, driving their ponies to little light,
wood dogcarts, and go to dancing and
swimming schools. Each girl has q
governess who devotes her entire time to
her pupil, and if they do not grow into
beautiful, cultivated women, 1t will not
be from lack of attention. Boston
Traveller.
A Colored Heroine.
In almost every great disaster among
the steamboats, of the Mississippi River
some ideal Bludsoe or realistic Given has
appeared to leave the impress of his he
roism and self-sacrlfice upon the terrible
event. Charity Lambert. the simple black
negreSS whose bravery saved SO many
lives in the recent explosion ofthe Corona
is one of those heroic souls Charity was
born in Maryland-when she does not
know. The browning glory of her life
was her heroism in this great disaster, in
which forty souls were hurled into eter-
nifty without warning. Charity was taken
aboard the boat by Captain Blanks as
chambermaid. The Inflated boat was as
cending the river at the usual rate OF
speed, and Charity was toward the rear
of the boat ironing when she heard the
whistle blow.
The familiar footing of the Corona had
scarcely died away when the most terrific
explosion that ever shocked the ears took
place, and the gallant craft shivered and
shook and seemed to be parting i'll two.
Nanny had scarcely time to look around
when the door burst open and the ladies
ran in imploring her assistance. Her
quick intuition came to her aid, and she
saw that something must be done, and
| lone quickly, to save the passengers.
Hurriedly but calmly, she Went to the
place where the life-preseryers were kept
and parceled them out to the terror
stricken ladies until all were supplied but
herself, and. Needless of her own safety,
she led the way 60 the roof. w.
All who had been provided with life
preservers by the noble, self-sacrificing
old negress hoated on the surface and
were saved, except Mrs. Hough, who was
struck by a door and drowned beneath
the weight above her head. Old Nanny,
after struggling in the water tor several
minutes. was finally rescued by a roust-
about. Ever unselfish, she begged her
rescuer to save the white ladies first n
leave her to take care of herself. Pitts
burg Dispatch.
Ouida.
Ouida is as grotesque a figure as Mrs.
Mackay is a proper and conventional one,
writes Blakely Hall in Frank Leslie's
Weekly. saw the novelist once in Lon
don. and | shall never forget the impress
sion which her astounding appearance
made on made. l should say that Made
moiselle De La Rance, us she now calls
herself-adding u syllable to her name
with each decade-might be described as
the worst-dressed woman in Europe.
Perhaps the most ridiculous thing about
her appearance Is her air OF assumed
~juyenility.
On the day that I saw her she wore a
| skirt which showed half an inch of white
hose above a pair of funny little congress
top CATERS, sueh as one occasionally sees
in the prints of 1850. The skirts was per-
fectly round, like a cheese-cake. Above
the waist was q jacket with Two d little
tails behind, and imbued with Il wonder
full collection of homogeneous colors. 1t
looked as though it might have been
copied after one of the costumes worn by
Onida's wonderful little viyandieres. h
wore lace mittens. a jaunty little hat, and