Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-11-24

Ia friend who had been pledged to
secrecy. The preference for Mr.. Wood
RIFFS society manifested by the daugh-
,,s' of the famous wizard of Wall
street had its origin last winter, 1t
Is said, when the actor appeared with
Iamer's company in Oscar Wilde's
play. Lady Windermere'ss Fan,
| which ran for several weeks at Pal
meT's Thesiter in Broadway and IS
now on the road The part assigned to
MIR. woodruff was not Il very import
ant one. but he appeared to very good
advantage and more than one feminine
heart was caused to tiutter by his inN
tercsting personality.
Mr.. Woodruff is very young in an
pearance. Indeed from before the foot
lights his years appear to be scarcely
more than Il legal voters. His figure
is tall, rather slender. but is graceful.
and he knows how to dispose of his
long arms and legs to picturesque adj
vantage. His face is very fair, almost
chalky in complexion. His features are
regular, 4 fine Roman nose being it's
most conspicuous detail His eyes are
large and of u deep blue, restless and
brilliant
1t is only Within the last two or
three weeks that his attentions to Miss
Helen Gould during the last summer
became remarked. Since her fathers
death Miss Gould has lived with her
younger brother Howard in the old
Gould family residence ut Fifth avenue
and Forty-ninth street where JAY
Gould died. Actor Woodruff WIS fire.
quent visitor ut the house and later on
when the $1o,0o0O0O heiress moved to
lrvington- on-the- Hudson me- continued
his attentions. He was also in Chicago
attending the fair when Miss Helen
and the members of the Gould family
spent three weeks there The real
state of affairs did not become known
to the Gould family until about
month ago, according to the best infor-
nation obtaanable OH the subject, and
it caused genuine sensation. Every
member of the family argued against
TIE continuance of the engagement or
contamination of it. George Gould
was said to be particularly emphatic
III his protests against the choice OF
his sister and after Il consultation with
his brothers is said to have rendered
Actor Woodruff Il gift of $4,000 to
Withdrawn his attentions. The offer
was instantly declined, it is said, and
them all negotiations We're broken Off
Miss Helen, however, continued to
receive the attentions of the actor, and.
realizing that she was determined to
have her own way, the family took
another tlca1 a rigid investigation
Into the character and family Of the
young man was made, and it was an
nounced last night that love had tri-
umphed and that within two years
Miss Helen Gould, already Il brilliant
ard beautiful woman. besides being
worth $1O,OOO,OOO in her own right,
would become Mrs. Harry Woodruff
and that Harry Woodruff would for
law department of Yale College and
branch out, when he has been legally
equipped, as one of the legal advisers
OF the Gould family syndicate, of
which he will be Il member.
A description of Helen Gould makes
her demure but sensible looking; not
pretty, but possessing fine and abund-
amt brown hair, very white and even
teeth, a clear olive complexion and
two jolly dimples that dot her cheeks
whenever she laughs. In all the time
her father and brothers were lombard
ed with inveGtiyc ami ridicule nothing
was ever said about Helen Gould that
would Indicate that she was not Il good
and loving girl, living in simple taste
and frightening her fathers life-the
lrcarieSt life that ever man unwillingly
gave up.
Since he was forced by impatient
III ture to abandon it she has lived the
same retired, quiet life. He left her
q great fortune which made her the
richest unmarried wOman in America,
except, perhaps, Miss Garrett, of Bal
timore, but she has never "splurged."
She has allowed society to pass her
by Her whole time has been devoted
to charity and the care of her magnifi-
cent collection of orchids and other
flowers Marriage seemed never to
have entered her head.
The LATEST report is that George
Gould fatty denies the engagement.
WILL RETURN TO CHICAGO.