The evening world., 1894-05-23
SAYS IT IS NOT OFF.
Miss Mandelick's Friend Denies
Her Engagement Is Broken.
Says Millionaire FIagIer Is Hopping
Mad Over the Report.
Neither Swain Nor Sweetheart Visi-
BILE to Newspaper Reporters.

Millionaire John ii. Flagler and Miss
Alice Mandelck, the choir contralto,
whose marriage engagement has been
reported as broken, had both retired
from public view to-day.
During the forenoon. however, THE
Evening World" office received a visit
lady, who announced that she was a
near relative of Miss Mandelick.
She declared with the positiveness Of
intimate knowledge that the engagement
still existed undisturbed She backed her
claim OF relationship with the declara-
tion that she had seen both Mr.. Flager
was their accredited envoy.
She maintained a firm incognito, but II
Miss Mandelick has near relative who
hair and snappy black eyes. a full.
graceful figure that was draped. to-day
In bun melton jacket and terra
Gotta dress of somewhat similar ma
terial, who wears at her throat a pearl
trimmed miniature and has charm
ingly resolute manner, THE Evening
Worlds" informant is that kinswoman.
began, and l cannot conceive from
what malicious source the story origin
ated. Why, there hasn't been the
slightest interruption In the course OF
Miss Mandelick's engagement to Mr..
Flagler. They are as devoted as they
can be,
pers. MIR. Flagler Is indignant and
Miss Mandelick is distressed beyond
measure There is not the fantest cx-
Suse for The thu report of "a disagreement
stands as firmly as ever"
The young lady was asked II she
knew Of the date appointed for the
1T is a secret between themselves"
She would rot even venture to say
whether the present Summer would wit
ness the event. However, If the we'd
pr svious gossip Of friends wnnne indicate
that 1t is the intention of the contract
ing parties to have the ceremony per-
| formed at an early date.
An Evening World reporter called
this morning at Mr.. Flagler's residence.
43 East Stxty-seventh street, and also
Church and Cortlandt streets. At neither
| place was he to be seen. The door at
tendant at his home said that he had
gone out, and the clerk in his office said
| that he was not expected until late in
| the day, If he came at all.
The latter accompanied his statement
with the information tflat Mr.. Flagler
was in towering rage over the publ
cation Of what he termed his private af-
fairs and would talk to no one about
| them
Porter's ring at the fiat at 1872 West
Twelfth street, where Miss Mandelick
resides The jantress said that the
young lady and her mother had left the
city yesterday afternoon and had not
yet returned. There Is strong evidence,
nevertheless. that Miss Mandelick was in
fact at home at the time, but In seclu-
sion.
John II. Flagler Is widely known in
financial. social and yachting circles.
He Is estimated to be worth upwards of
n score of millions. He is about fifty
years of age, and has long been retired
from active business.
He Is a widower and the father of the
Baroness Harden Hickey. He Is the
Commodore of the American Yacht Club
and owned the splendid steam yacht
lsolene. that was burned not long ago.
Miss Mandelick is a young lady, twen-
ty-two years old. of excellent social
position, but moderate fortune. She
has a highly trained voice and holds
lucrative position in the choir OF the
Church of the Ascension, Fifth avenue
and Tenth street.
1t was at church that Mr.. Flagler
met her n year or so ago, and his at
tentions have since been devoted and
marked. Their engagement was an
nounced last March and all their friends
were preparing for a realization OF the
match, when up came this report of a
rupture, which they both deny.