The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-03
DID NOT CfJOLE HIM.
Mrs. Ogden Doremus Defends Young biaines
Divorced Wife.

Divorced VIE.
NEW York. March Mrs. Ogden Dore-
mus was seen at her residence. No. 2i1 Madl-
son avenue yesterday, and was asked tins
question: =,
" From what you know Of the marriage OF
Young Mr. Blame aud Miss Marie Neyins, 90
you agree with tho declaration OF Secretary
Blaine that his son was caJoed into IL oy lis
wife,"
such a statement" Mrs. Doremus an
swered. unhesitatIngly is absurd. Any one
who knows young James Blaine and Mario
Nevlns is aware OF how ridiculous such
claim IS. The young man had had experience
in the world far beyond his years. HIS colieRe
chums and bis companions since he lett col
lege cannot help laughing Mt such defense
made by his father Instead Of the young
woman leading him an awkward and basniul
captive. | know that he sought the union. As
to their ages. she at the time was seventeen
and he was about nineteen years old.
II believe that they led perfectly happy
life until Mrs. Blaine the elder. lntertered.
She had plans for her son and had expected
that. on account of his fathers position ne
would make match with some wealthy lady
Naturally she was incensed at the marriage:
| know that Marie Nevlns Is sweet ana
lovable girl and she tried TO get along
with her husbands family. Once, wnen
she was living with her father-in-law Mrs
Blaine ST.. petulantly said to her: 10 you
known you are dependent for everything you
get on the Blanes:' Those were the ht'le
things which made the trouble. The young
wife retorted in kind and said that when her
mother-in-law WAS married she, too, was u ue-
pendent for everything she got Oh 'he
Baines.'
YOUNG BLAINE IN WALL STREET.
Have you any information bearing on
Secretary Blaine's statement that he onered
| the young people home IN Augusta:
He NAV have offered them the use OF the
| Augusta house while the family was IN Eu-
rope but jimmy Blaine would not have
| lived there a week after the family had gone.
| He wanted the excitement OF life IN New
! York city, so they came here. Now Mr;
| Blaine speaks Of an allowance OF $1,000 ana
of finding his son heavily in debt when he
returned from Europe. Whose fault was
that but the young mans: lie MADE theu
an allowance Of between l.2OO ana Tl'oVO a
year That was a mere drop IN the bucket
| for him. | am reliably informed that young
| Blaine took this money, went into wall s'ree'
| and lost it all in speculation
NJ Blaine" continued Mrs. Doremus,
may say what lie pleases attacking the mo-
| tives and character Of the woman VINO mar
ried his son, but / repeat what ! SAID wher
testimony in the divorce case was beng
taken. that | never knew girl who had ths
| faculty Of 80 attracting woman trlenus ahO
| holding them You know she contracted her III
| hammatory rheumatism at Long Beach; WINE
studying 70 go on the stage. and suddenly
| collapsed at a rehearsal. IL 1t had not Deel
for the charity of friends she would have been
in a sorry plight indeed. One lady sent mel
| $50 worth OF fine underwear when she was Ill
| One OF her most devoted friends was Mrs;
| Kendall the actress. Mrs. Kendall IS Il trained
nurse herself and doctors her own children.
NUBsED BY MRS. RENDAL.
After young Mira Blaine had been removed
| from nv sons house TO apartments in the Per
| cival she was so III that she could not move
| from the hospital bed. Even when garment
was changed she had 10 be chl0rOfcrmed
! Mrs Kendall visited her every day. She mas
saced her with her own hands. and finally got
| her from the hospital bed 70 her own bed and
/ then TO lounge. And when her engagement
was al an end here she offered 70 take the
/ moor deserted thing over the country with
! her in her private car and attend 10 her Just
as she had been doing for weeks and weeks.
] Now / say that such woman as Mt
( blaine describes could not have won hearts
| like that Her enemies talk about her five
gowns. They were given TO her by friends
while she was i'll. and it was good thing
they were so charitable
The picture of Mrs. Neyins, the mother OF
Mrs. Marie Nevins Blaine. is the the first
neygspaper portrait of her which has ever
been printed She herself had a romance
connected with her life. She was the daugh-
| tor OF Governor Medary. of Ohio. and when
only sixteen was riding with an admrer
| While crossing a deep stream her horse lay
! down and she would have been drowned but
for the efforts OF her companion. He was
| Colonel Neyins and afterward became hel
| husband.
Mrs. Elaine Leaves for New York.