The evening world., 1894-08-20
AMUSES The ACTORS.
But Society" Stunned at the
Regled- Ronalds Wedding.
She Is Fully Seventy and Worth
Many Millions.
He Is ga Poor Player" and Scarcely
Half Her Age.

The public announcement to-day of the
Reglid-R onalds wedding brings the
Rialto and the 400 together on terms
of equal enjoyment in the same event.
The actors of the town are very much
amused and society, no doubt, is not
a little astonished. In the first place,
the bride is more than seventy years old,
, while the groom is still in his twenties.
Further. the lady is the possessor of mil
lions of money, while the gentleman Is
"a poor player, of the proverbial for
tune of that class.
Both bride and groom are known in
their circles for their eccentricities, and
altogether. the union seems to have
! many strong points of eminent propriety
| despite the wide difference in the ages
of the contracting parties.
Charles Franklyn Reglid and Mrs
| Adele A. Ronalds were married Thurs
day last at New Rochelle by the Rev.
DR.. Davis. and the publication of the
nuptials was made with due elaboration
| to-day.
FRANKLIN Reglid. as the groom is
known In his profession, is a young
actor. formerly connected with the com
panies Of Augustin DAILY. Stuart Robson
he was clever and popular, and socially
he has wide acquaintance among mem
bers of the dramatic profession. He has
a strongly marked taste for dress and
adornment. The eminent alliance he
has Just made comes as rare surprise
to many of his stage conferrees, for
from a purely worldly standpoint he has
| His bride is the widow of Thomas
Lorillard Ronalds. who died nearly
twenty years ago, leaving fortune that
has maintained a city house at 81 West
| Forty-fifth street and a country place
at Avenel, in New Rochelle. where the
marriage occurred.
age, the widow Ronalds has always pre-
served the best of health and mos
With St spirits tondn sas fo Is the sos
spicuous styles of q quarter OF a cen
fury ago. and cannot fail to arrest at
tention wherever she appears: 49,, .,
fine weather while IN town she make
three times day.
observed as her constant companion
The neighbors in Forty-fifth street, WIFI
cannot recover easily from their aston
they thought her young gentleman com
panion was her nephew.
Mrs. Ronalds had a box at the operi
ass Wth h end H kss reaves ans Oh
family friends obtained the impression
that Reglid was a protege. whose talent
s shs Tas Eoi ne TO World hsp to
The wedding itself Is reported to hav
been a brilliant, q. .nough rather privat
!, event, and the few guests were given
, feast and soree to remember. The new
ly married pair are stu residing there
and the house in town Is let
The villa ofAvenal Is said to be fin
, combination of artistic magnificence an
! bizarre fancies. The widow Ronalds ha
chung very largely to the fashions
the ornamentation Of her country home
Two tall statues at the gates OF Ayene
i are said to be figures of herself and he
/ former husband.
Thomas Lorillard Ronalds was
? grandson of the first rich Lorillart
!, whose numerous descendants and con
nections have maintained the forum
; and honor of the house. Another mem
Der of the family Is Pierre LoriIlar
Ronalds, whose wife Is leader or Lon
lard and Reginald, are well known her
and abroad. The widow OF George Lori
lard Ronalds, still another brother,
prominent in Partisan society. A siste
was Mrs. Frederick Conkling. the moth
= err of Alfred, Howard and Miss Laur
Mrs. Thomas Lorillard Ronalds ha
had no children, and there has been a
l. impression among acquaintances tha
n her interest in her first hus6sh nos ne e,
J. Mr.. Regis name was origlnall
n Charles Franklin Dilger, but he change
= II by permission of the courts 10 tne AM
e dramatic form of Reglid. He Is con
monty supposed to be an Ensnsnr,i sa
= know him we'll, declare he was born
e He has told friends since his marriae
" that he is very happy, and does not col
template returning to the stage