The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
HETrY GREEN AND HER DAUGHTER.
The Mother Wants "a Poor Young Man
for Son-in-Law.
New York Tribune.

New York Tribune.
With the other talk about Mrs. Hetty
Green and her affairs. ii has been reported
less, inherit one-half of her mothers for
tune, was engaged to a young man well
known in a number of fashionable clubs.
of the family yesterday denied that Miss
Sylvia was engaged, or even receiving
especial attention from any person. In
talking on this subject, the Tribune re-
porter's Informant related an incident
which reveals In stronger light than ever
the hard-headed common-sense character
istics OF Mrs. Hetty Green. Two or three
seasons ago Miss Sylvia Green, who is a
plain, quiet and intelligent young woman
about twenty-one years old. spent several
at Newport Ambitious young society men
paid her a good deal Of attention, and she
showed decided preference for the young
recently. 1t was only few days after the
friendship became interesting. however.
when Miss Sylvia was called home TO New
York by her mother.
i've found out something about the
man WIG v mas ai waiting har on ou
wondered what was coming.
II find" said the mother. that your
young man is very nice and proper. but
If Il wasn't for his father. the world
wouldn't know thing about him. He has
never earned dollar. and doesn't know
the value of money. Now. Sylvia. I've kept
to say right here and now, that you shall
never marry society man with my con-
sent SEM Il want mt, to see you happily married
you to marry a poor young man OF good
principles. who is making honest hard
fisht for success ! don't care whether he's
right stuf. You will have more money
than you'll ever spend, and IL isn't neces-
sary to look for young man with money
Now you know my wish. and 1 hope 7
won't hear ANYTHING more about your
young man at Newport. who knows just
about nd snnd to to- part his hair in the mid
Miss Sylvia did not receive any more at
tention. il is SAID. from the young man.
and she IL nlaced In rather ernbs rrassing
situation. The young men whom she meets
or is likely TO meet are not poor unused
to society. The fact that she owns g o00. 900
in her own right gives her entrance TO So
ciety where poor men are rarely il ever
seen.
The Green family was subjected to a
somewhat ludicrous evnerience about two
months ago. A New York paper printed a
long sketch about Mrs. Hettv Green and
made prominent the fact that her daughter
Miss Sylvia. would inherit MANY millions
of dollars the death of her parents. The
fact that Sylvia was unmarried was also
made plain. The gist of the article was
patch, and was conied THROUGHOUT Ger
rranv. Within a fortnight Mrs. Hetty
Green began to receive beeetng letters
for her daughters hand In marriage.
Among those letters was one from a hair
Drained fellow named Kaufman. who de-
clared that he was high born. had never
been a merchant and was not far removed
from ROYALTY itself. But he was door, and.
although IL was delicate matter, he was
ready, IL draft for 10sp marks was sent
him. to taFe a steamship for New York
forthwith. Once here he would throw
h'r,self az the feet Of the esteerned ANGEL
sylvia" If he did not impress her favor
ably he would upon the payment OF an
other J .0no MARKS. take the newt Steamer
hack to Germany. so that the gentle
Sylvia shall no WORE again sec NV face"
Mrs Hettv Green waded through a lot
of this kind Of sfnff. and fnallv turned
abou. two hundred unopened letters hear
ing German Dostrnarks over to ono OF her
LAWYERS. with INSTRUCTIONS ~ report 10 her
II there were anv ssbus'ness'' in any OF
them. Meanwhile Miss SYLVIA is said 10 be
heart whole and fancy free"