Telegram-herald., 1891-11-15
OUR NAN Oh FASHION
sho wing How He sGoss II" while
He II Young
1IRRELL IS IN BIS BEST MOOD
bsw Fear Seas Of a.iss- Misiisnsirss Vie
with E><A Csasz Tor social Dtssis<tssa
where aLI.lsas Are Iase.ts1 With
xAs aess 6srzrns In Fis~sa<s.

with the disadvantages Of wealth We
know hosg the nill.on@ire's form is bent
with care and h0w TIE geld in his poel-
ct makes the silver n his hair. We
have been taught since childhood To
pity and forgive the rich. for they are
not really haEiag . good time. Our
youth snd health and strength-bless-
ings which in popular mythology never
attend the wezlthy-far more than
eountrrbaisncc the delights Of PATE DO
foe aras and champagne
IL may not be . bad idea. Just for
variety. 10 look at the other side Of the
picture: - see where wealth brings
happiness, and care n unknown Will
name you four men who never knew
what IL was 70 need a dollar. ana who
ere making a brave nght 70 bear up
under tho burden Of riches Incident
ally we shah sec how fashionable fads
get a start, and shall take look at one
Of the most interesting contests In the
country-to the participants. At least
Cornelius Vaadrrbilts son, William
III, is twenty-one years old and stu
dent al Yale. Meanwhile his father
struggles to give his boy an education
and make both ends meet on a capital
of about sies, ooo. 900. J. ID. Rockefel-
Ter. son of the Standard oil king. is
elassmzte Of young Vanderbilt in '93.
The elder Rockefeller IS said TO be
worth $3.50, oo0. 900. These young men
are excellent friends, bat neither pro-
poses 70 let the other get ahead of him
ia the matter OF conspicuous expendi-
ture. They are members Of the swell
fitled with furniture such As solomon In
al his glory never sat upon They are
tae richest fellows who were ever at
Yale, and Il is only natural that each
should be the center OF an admiring
circle.
Perhaps IL Is natural. too. that rivalry
should exist between them II they
didn't think Of il themselves there
would be plenty OF suggestions from in
headed one set and Rockefeller another.
The rich young men of the east gath
cred around the former and those Of
the west around Rockefeller. whose
family comes from Ohio
Young vanderbllt's chief interest lies
IN boating. One Of his early devices
for entertaining his friends was the
purchase of = 6ne steam launch. Young
Rockefeller Is rather q landsmsn- He
did not attempt TO outdo his rival ON
the water; bat about the time that Van
eerbilt began to be popular for his
at IN iannch Rockefeller astonished
the college and the town with his
, horses. Hs kept buying handsome
: ssecds until his equipags was the talk
of New Haven. Then he developed .
fad for dogs. and purchased three or
four ST. Eernards that were miracles Of
beauty. and looked intelligent enough
90 pass thosYale entrance examinations
without eonditionA
Vanderbilt. too. invested In dogs ana
horses, bat the natural bent OF his dis
position was in another direction, and
Rockefeller easily kept the lead
Then Vanderbilt made a novel and
well-eonsidercd r,ove; he joined a
church choir. All the children OF Cor
nelius Vanderbilt have fine voices. and
have developed love OF music. Alfred
Vanderbilt is famous in his set as
violinist- He played for little Joseph
Hoffman some years ago when Mrs
Cornelius Vanderbils gave . musicale
in the prodigy's honor. Young VIII
lam II. sang at the same time. The
church choir business was q point on
Rockefeller. for his voice is not attuned
20 melody. All the fashionable stu
dents went TO hear Vanderbilt sing in
DR.. Newman srryth's historic church
ON the Green in New Haven. Thus the
young r1illionair. d;d something to-
wards smoothing the road by which .
rich man enters into the Kingdom of
Heaven.
Rockefeller stock IN Yale At this time
could have been sold short at a profit,
but be made a strong effort TO bring IL
up again. he established q standard
4, English suits Of clothes. and his
stunning Tet-ups were the marvel Of the
whole college. Sunday comes only once
q week, bat a man may dress every
day. so Rockefeller had distinct adj
vantage in the race against the popular
ity Of church choirs. Vanderbilt IL not
much OF dresser. sad for time he
nearly lost his lead. on the question Of
clothes. To recover the ground he be-
gan TO give series Of very swell mu-
s;cal eptcrtainmcn.s in his room. lie
plays a banjo 50 well that II anything
ever goes wrong with the Vanderbilt
millions. youny William II. viii be sure
pf a good liriag Tie also plays the
piano admirably. The musicale became
. vreas success. and orphcus won the
palm from Nsreissas.
AL last year at Yale the battle Of the
prospective muiti-millionaires went ON.
The fathers of tae young men took an
interest in the battle. and purse-strings
hung las,sely Meanwhile the boys. and
their friends TOO, were having time
that IL warns the heart IN think about
Perhaps the boys viii never see the like
cf il again. even when the rnoney comes
o. thess. a. the bulk OF il will some day.
r. is becoming much more the thing 10
-,usisser the consolidation Of large for
tunes and their transactions IN the direct
Ine. The VanSerbslt cad Rockefeller
millions win SA hasdad down in that
way. or r1ncr SPEAKS falsely. Cornelius
yanderl,iit - said ~ have once esti
mated tAst. following The natural la~s
ef srcr-a-c the family fcrtnpe would
roil M ~ s5oo. coo. ceo. BY the time VIII
rsn II. IA forty. II then. as is correctly
supposed. Ne gets the greater part 81
t,~fuoe. the youth who Is now sstruisf-
49, VI. vx;fh his e~p~ndifur~s will 20