The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
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NEWPORT GOSSIP ABOUT IT.,
InfcSicitics' OF the w. X. vanderbiIt-
Have Kept Tongues nury.


| OF the domestic infelicities Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt at Newport
extends over a period OF two years oil
| more. and as far back as that time the
| probability of separation was the
gossip ofythe place. Two Summers age
Mr., w. X Vanderbilt turned up at
Newport on his yacht Alva. and later
was on II when 1t was run down ana
sunk In Vineyard Sound. A few months
| after this Mr.. Vanderbilt. who IL an
| enthusiastic yachtsman, went to Eng
! land, where he remained while his
, present yacht. Valiant. was being built.
/ built.
Last Summer at Newport the chatter
| was incessant.
When Mr.. Vanderbilt returned. on his
new yacht gossip was silenced by the
announcement OF plans for long yacht
ing trip with Mrs. Vanderbilt and other
well-known persons in the party.
Curious stories have reached here OF
quarrels aboard the yacht, which are
said TO have resulted in the abandon
ment Of the cruise at an early stage
and the entire breaking up OF the party
Mrs. Vanderbilt has told her frien1s
and Is said to have written to them
also that she has no intention or re-
turning to Newport for years, and that
the marble house. which cost SlWc,m 10
erect and which her husband settltd
on her, would remain closed during that
time.
1t was a matter Of general surprise
Yesterday TO friends Of the Vanderbilt
family that happened to be IN town
that the domestic troubles Of William
X Vanderbilt and his wife should have
reached the point where a Judiclal sepa-
no secret for some time that trouble
has been brewing. Mr.. Depew first
heard about 1t when the Debs crisis
was at It's height in Chicago. and he
the Pullman strike was practically over
he sailed and until word was received
yesterday to the contrary II was be,
the Vanderbilt family linen out OF the
public wash. Cornelius Vanderbilt was
not In town last night. 1t was said a.
his residence that r. mao let to.S Mewpor
some woman, with beautiful COLDER
hair and large blue-gray eyes and. al
those who know her say that she Il
very gracious and charming to thos'
whom she fayors with her friendship;
MIR. Vanderbilt. 1t is said, built thu
place the wrecked Aiva, chiefly to pleas,
her. as she is very fond Of yachting
and It was to enable her to entertain
lavishly, another Of her pleasures, tina
cliffs at Newport was built:
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt was for
merly Miss Smith. of Mobile. the seat o
ana lire Of the
beauties and made up In pure blue bloot
what they lacked In wealth One 2
Mis-. Vanderbilt's sisters married Ferdi
Paron de Fonteuelliat, a young French
man. Both displayed some eccentrici
ties In their capacities AZ wives. which
Il Is undsrsto bod. gave Mr.. Vanderbilt
Mrs. Yznasa secured a divorce ant
Baltimore. The Baroness de Fonteuel
1T makes one smile" a well-knowr
Southern woman said, in speaking abou
Mrs. Vanderbilt recently. TO hear peopi
class her WITH too5 she yea rshS
in her veihe. not that, mean sire wal
q Howard, YOU know, but that is an ole
English saying, signifying the best o
smhs Me Mob Sre Il WASN'T ths proG res
lily, but IT wasn't money then that gave
you position. but srandfathers ant
People say that Lady Vaudeville heipet
Mrs, Vanderbilt into society that the oil
| Commodore was excluded FROM but Lad,
NanueViile WIS u southern BtTl herself
then she became one of the most pow
erful society leaders OF England"
w. II. Chandler. IA son of +. Is. Chand
Ter and a member of the firm Of Jay 4
Chandler. ~ Wall street, said:
so far as our. firm IL concerned W,
nave absolutely no Information about th,
matter. We have transa cted most of Mr.
Vanderbilts private business. and hat
anything In the nature or suit beer
contemplated we should probably hay,
heard something about 1t.
Il have Just left my father and
am quite sure he Is as Ignorant OF tn
story as / am l do not believe tn
| reports. / think there Is absolutel
| nothing in them. Col Jay Is at pres
| ent In Europe, visiting the Nanderbilts
From Mr.. Chambers remarks the in,
preston was created that If the report
| of trouble IN the Vanderbilt househol
were true and Col. Jay was an inter
ested party. he was acting merely a
a friend and not as an attorney.
| At the New York Central Railroa,
offices 1t was learned that both Mr.
Depew and Mr.. H. &. Duval, his privat
1t Is said, may not return for SOM
| time. Mr.. Du Val is expected back Sat
urday.
It requires ten family residences 4
accommodate the Willie X. Vanderbilts
The tenth Is the costly marble palac
erected at Newport few years age
finishing touches TO It. They have resi-
dences on Long Island, n handsom
mansion in the city and shooting re
serves In Scotland. Each establishment
| Is complete i'm itself. with fine furnitur
and all the outfit necessary for a luxur