The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-15
THE MAN OF FASHION.
COW he "GOEs 1T"
WHILE BE IS YOUNG.

How Four Sons of Observation-Disclosures
Vie With Each Other for Social Dis
tinction-W Where the Vanderbilt,
rockefeller, Gould and Armour Mill
ions Are Invested With the Best Re-
turn In Pleasure.
Copyright 1917
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Most Of US are
sufficiently familiar with the disadvantages
of wealth. We know how the millionaire's
form is bent with care and how the gold in
his pocket makes the silver in his hair. We
have been taught since childhood to pity
and forgive the rich for they are not really
having good time. Our youth and health
and strength-blessings which in popular
mythology never attend the wsalthy-far
more than counterbalance the delights of
pate de foie grds and champagne.
1t may not be bad idea, just for variety
10 look at the other side of the picture; to
see where wealth brings happiness and care
is unknown. will name you four men
who never knew what it was to need dol
lar, and who are making a brave fight to
bear up under the burden of riches. Incl
dentaliy we shall see low fashionable fads
get tart, and shall take look at one or
tle InOSg lulGI6ctluR COubeSbS III tue country
to the participants, ct least.
Cornelius Vsnderbilt's son, William a.,
is q years old and student Yale Mean
while the father struggles to give the boy
an education aud make both ends meet on a
capital OF about Sl25, COX, 900. J. d. Rookie
Teller, son Of the Standard oil king, is q
cassmate of young Vanderbilt in 1913. The
elder Rockefeller is said to be worth $780,
100000. These young men are excellent
IL h.,kz A. Ia
get ahead OF him in the matter of conspicu-
GUS expenditure. They are members OF all
tho swell clubs and societies. Their rooms
ara filled with furniture such as Solomon in
all his glory never sat upon. They are the
richest fellows who were ever at Yale, and
1t is only natural that each should be the
center Of an admiring circle
Perhaps it Is natural, too, that rivalry
should exist between them. If they didn't
think Of it themselves there would be plenty
Of suggestions from interested adherents.
Vanderbilt soon headed one set and Rookie
Teller another. the rich young men of the
east gathered around the former and those of
the west around Rockefeller, whose family
comes from Ohio.
Young Vanderbilts chief interest lies in
boating One of his early devices for enter
tanning his friends was the purchase Of a
fine steam launch. Young Rockefeller is
Guido his rival on the water; but about the
time that Vanderbilt began TO be popular
for his steam launch, Rockefeller aston
Il ished the college and the town with his
horses. He kept buying handsome steeds
& until his equipage was the talk of New
n haven. Then he developed fad for dogs,
81 and purchased three or four st. Demands
that we're miracles of beauty, and looked
81 Intelligent enough to pass the Yale entrance
IN eYamiuati0n6 without conditions
u Vanderbilt too invested In dogs and
III horses, but the natural bent of his DISPOSE
ton was in another direction, and Rookie
Teller easily kept the lead.
Then Vanderbilt made novel and we'll
81 considered move; he joined church choir.
All the children OF Cornelius Vanderbilt
have fine voices, and have developed a love
of music. Alfred Vanderbilt is famous in
81 his set as violinist. He played for little
Josef hoffman, some years ago when Mrs.
# Cornelius Vanderbilt gave musicale IN
u the prodlgy's honor. Young William III.
rs sang at the same time. The church choir
business was point on Rockefeller, for bis
H& voice is not attuned to melody. All the
fashionable students went to hear Wander .
bit sing in DR.. Newman Smyth's historic
A church on the Green in New Haven. Thus
z the young millionaire did something toward
smoothing the road by which rich man
enters tbs kingdom OF heaven.
as Rockefeller stock in Yale at this time
could have been sold short at profit, but
ne made strong effort to bring itup again.
lie established standard in English suits
# o ., clothes, and his stunning get-ups were
The marvel of the whole college. Sunday
ZONES only once week, but man may
ureSS every day, SO Rockefeller had dis
|# tlnct advantage in thu race against the
Wa popularity of church choirs. Vanderbilt is
not much of dresser, and for a time be
E# ueariy lost his lead, on the question of
cioVnes. 10 recover the ground, he began
70 give series of very swell musical enter
talnments in his room. He plays a banjo
~ wen That II anything ever goes wrong
WIN the Vanderbilt millions. young Will
l9 i d. will be sure OF a good living. He
alSo plays the piano admirably. The musi-
cae became great success. and Orpheus
won the ralm from Narcissus.
q All last year at Yale the battle of the
REI h inulti-millionaires went on.
ne fathers OF the young men took an in
SoIesG IN the battle, and purse strings hung
tying Meanwhile the boys, and their
a.ionus TOO, were having a time that it
warns the heart to think about. Perhaps
sno ooys VIII never see the like of it again,
., 'on wnen the money comes to them, as
Inc Inc oulk OF 1t will some day. 1t is becom-
.Ie much more the thing TO consider
uo consolidation of large fortunes
Pr Snelr transactions in the direct line.
III M anoerbllt and Rockefeller millions
~nI 10 handed down in that way, or rumor
p9 a falsely Cornelius Vanderbilt is said
re nase once estimated that, following the
tr aaua al laws or increase the family fortune
l WIG rol! up TO S500,000,000 by the time
snn n.Ilaih II. is 40. If then, as is correctly
INK p,seu' ne gets the greater part of a fort
HVol,o 'Ne youth who is now astonishing
h. ~ WIZ his expenditures will be one OF
'ienesC men in the world.
LAST summer Cornelius Vanderbilt gave
|SanarU vu d yacht which cost $4,000. A great
81 ~ a 5acn1s cost more than that, and yet
3octdpf t9S1y good boat for boy. When
lmr 1ete i.s father heard of this gift he
Ban9s T.; uls ieVorlte one of the finest fourth
bnd c,a IN Uhe country. The outfit, horses
aeigneS iou, cost $4,000. Young Rockefeller
kyherot :; supreme in Westchester county,
ala us father has a SO, DOC, OO0>summeI
In IN Dung Vanderbilt spent most OF
fenca t I'M ~ the magnificent summer resi-
IAN i me Breakers" in Newport. 1t is
for LOO a1S new York's Four Hundred looks
than NJ ~ more from young William H
&he ola sH any of the other descendants oil
IornaI;'o.oo u1I y through the four sons
81 Tia 49, a, frederick, George and William Fl
/ SRitb aaSyJ ere back again in Yale this year
Ter sinat;eaul influence. and an increased de-
LII st1I 70 out-do each other. Wander
Hsookaftat11, depends upon his music, AND
A'heir r;tIsi upon his dogs ami horses
xoursa ns Will losS through their college
3eaders a; au =, beyond IL when they become
\ III '93 ,pha New York society. In the spring
<kee two son sney graduate, old Yale may