New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-12-29
MRS. HETTY GREEN md HER ia UGHTER
THE MOTHER WANTS 4 POOR YOUNG MAN FOX
N-LAW-GERMAN SUITORs IN
THE MARKET


With the other talk about Mrs. Hetty Green and
her affairs. 1t has been reported that Miss
Sylvia Green VINO will doubtless inherit one-half
OF her mothers fortune. was engaged to
young man well known in a number Of fashionable
clubs. the OF a conspicuous banker. \ friend
of the family yesterday denied that Miss sylvia
was engaged or even receiving especial attention
from any person. In talking on this subject, Inc
Tribune reporters informant related an incident
which reveals in 2 stronger light than ever the
hard-headed cOmmon-scnse characteristics o. MIS-
Hetty Green. Two or three seasons ago Miss Sy-
via Green, who is plain quiet and intelligent
young woman abou, twenty-one years old, spent
several weeks the guest Of a celebrated family
at Newport Ambitious young society men paid her
a good deal OF attention. and she showed 4 de-
cided preference for the young man with whom
her name was connected recently. IL was only Il
few days after the friendship became interestns'
however when Miss Sylvia called home to
New-YOrk by her mother.
I've found out something about the young man
who haa been waiting on YOU ~ Newport sylvia
said her mother. quietly. The daughter busned
little and wondered what was coming
81 find" said the mother that your young man
is very nice and proper. but Il it wasn't for MS
father the world wouldn't know thing abpu'
him. He has never earned a dollar ana doeSh !
know the value of money. Now. Sylvia, I've Kept
my eyes open all these years, and want to say
society man with nv consent | want 10 see you
happily married and IN a home of your own nut
| want you to marry poor younS man OF soon p'i''
piles who ia making an honest. hard ight for success
1 don't care whe her he's got 500 or not provi'i
he is made of the right stuff. You viii have more
money than you'll spend. and 1t isn't neces-
sarv 10 look for a young man with money. NO"
YOU know my wish. and hope won't hear any
thing more about your young man at Newport
VINO knows just about enough 10 part MS h'ir }"
the middle and spend his ather's money
Miss Sylvia I'D receive any more attention,
il is said from the young man. and she Is placed
in 4 rather embarrassing situation. The young
men whom she meets or is likely to NEE; are not
poor o, unused to society. the fact thdl Slc -" -,
SS.GOc.oO in her own right gives hrI r''' 81. ~
society where poor men are rarely II ever seen.
ma Green family was subjected 10 someWhat
uilcrous experience about two months ago Nv
York paper printed a long sketch aDou' WIS iir.t'
Green and made prominent the fact thai her dauSh-
ter Miss Sylvia. would inherit many. "i'''Un.
d1li,rs on the death of her parents. the fact M;
S,IWia vas unmarried was also made PLAIN tn"
gst Of the article was sent 10 'ti an l"l.. -,
special dispatch and was cop.ca thiougnou' ham
many Within fortnight Mrs. HcttN F'oe" p, ,
to receive begging letters rom ,'eifii tj in or
fiftv of these asked Tor her daughter manu- ~ M
LINED fellow, named Kaufman. who declared ihdt
he was high born. had never been Il iheIShd an
was not far removed from royalty ltsel!. -, w
was poor and although u was dcuSt'e III" so,
he was ready If a draft for l,V" marks VIZ 80
him 10 take a steamship for New OK io's INV
,hn es'eamed angel sylvia" II ne did not impress
her fav0rabv he would. upon me pay l'H, VI Vi -
other 100 marks take AK re nf sylvia shall no more
"S Hrn Uet;V Green waded through lot Of this
LIND A. st,n and finally turned about 800 unopened
iatters hearing German postmarks over 10 one Oh lc
lawyers with Instructions TO repor' 10 ne, II nhu
Miss sylvia is said 70 be heart whole and fancy
free