Evening journal., 1894-08-31
MI / MISS NEUSTRE
The Parisienne Known as the
Queen Is Another.
SOCIETY GossIPs ARE MISTAKEN.

lhe Woman Who Now i Connected with
the Vanderbilt Scandal said to Be Nine.
Meiie-The other Woman Is Now Roll
ing High In New York.
NEW York, Aug 3l.-1t is Nine. No
lio pronounced Maleo) who Is basking
IN the smiles Of Willie X. Vanderbilt in
Paris and not Nollie Neustrettor Miss
Nellie is IN this city and has been here
three years. She arrived direct from Par
IS She lives in a luxurlously appointed
iat in q stylish neighborhood between
Fiftieth and Sixtieth streets. not a stones
throw from Broadway
Last night, with a gentleman much
older than herself she occupied two or
chestra chairs at the Casino Hor costume
was marvel Of pink Parisian delicacy,
and as she entered the lobby Of the thea
ter which was crowded with first night
srs, she croatod a decided sensation Her
companion looked painfully "hayseody''
IN comparison, as he was dressed In an
ordinary light sack suit and straw hat
Miss Noustretter Is trino undor mo-
dium height, with large, fiery blnok eyes.
and hair. Her hair last night was brush
9d straight back from her low, broad fore
head, while two prominent "split curls'i
adorned either tomplo For a hat she
wore some sparkling jewels that could
nave been put IN ones waistcoat pocket.
A Ciubman's Story.
A reporter had been givon the tip that
the big dailies were all wrong IN the iden-
tiiieation Of the young woman who was
said 60 bo creating such havoc with tho
domestic peace Of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie X.
Vanderbilt, and that the young woman
who had boon named was in this city
Standing in front Of the Hoffman House
were two gentlemen, both club members
and all around highhiers II anybody
would know II Nellie Neustrettcr were in
the city thoy surely would, and they did.
More than that, one Of the men not only
know her but knew her history and no
told it Go the reporter
"Nottie and not Nellie Neustrettor be-
gan life as Nettie Cohen, " said ono of tho
lclubmon. "Sho was born in Eureka.
Nev., and her fnther was Ben Cohon, who
amassod fortune in the clothing trade.
She was beautiful child and her fathers
pride, Whom II years Of ago he decided
that the educational facilities OF Eureka
wore not good enough for his daughter,
and he sent her TO tho Mills seminary in
Alameda county, Cal
''Whon she was in her eighteenth year,
she was graduated from tho seminary and
cnmo home as beautiful specimen Of
lyopng womanhood as you ever gazed
upon. On her account alone hor father,
having rotired from business, moved to
san Francisco where no hhd hoped to
make q brilliant wedding for her.
She was witty graceful, all that was
charming, which, with her beauty, easily
made her the bolle Of the town
A Varied and shady Past.
Prom her associates IN the seminary
Nollic had obtained lovo for qayety.
which soon led to unconyontionalities in
her manner OF behaving herself, and 1t
was not long before she posed prominent-
ly In two continents. Her face was a fa-
miliar one on Market and kearnoy streets,
San Francisco until she met rich old
man named Rothsohild He became so
infatuated with tho dark haired beauty
that he placed his fortune at her disposal.
and she made things hum, you can bet
up to that time pretty Nettle's heart,
however, had not beon touched and It ro-
mninod for young cigar drummer nnmod
Noustrotter 10 call that entirely his own.
Both were much in love, and they were
married. For time Nottie was all chat
a wife should be, but her husbands buA-
ness keeping him from home the greater
part Of the time his bride relapsed into
her gay mode Of life
In 1887 she left her husband and came
to New York with Laura Edelman. a
popular woman of Los Angeles, who Ia
now under the protection Of q we'll known
carriage manufacturer of Chicago Tho
woman had been in this city only q short
time before a prominent manufacturer,
with almost unlimited capital, succumb-
cd TO her charms.
"The couple went TO Europe, where tho
fair Nettio travelled like princess and
on her return to this city sho created o
sensation by the magnincence Of her
Worth toilets and jewels. In 1890 she re-
turned Co Frisco on visit TO her parents
and set the town wild by the magniiicenco
OF her attire. She returned to this city
and In 1891 again went to Paris.
she Posed as Duchess.
"Thoy stopped at the Continental hotel
In Paris where Miss Nettie soarod so high
that she was requested by the manager
OF the hotel to seek other quarters Her
conduct on that trip was so sensational
that her friend cried quits and returned
without his black eyed pet Nettie how
ever was not long without a protector
and some months after the manufactur-
er's return she also landed In New York.
She had in the meantime, however, risen
In tho social scale and was registered at
one Of the leading hotels of the city as tho
| Duchess da Costa.
Her toilets continued TO be marvels Of
beauty and good taste, but the duchess
uncomfortable desire at times to paint
things led the hotel proprietor to request
her to move. Among her love affairs in
this city one which attracted much atten-
tion was that with popular bachelor law
yer That's all know about Nettie Neu-
stretter, except that hear she is going on
the stage and has been engaged by prom
inent manager Of road companies.