Evening journal., 1894-08-30
VANDERBILT GOSSIP.
Society Has Talked Of the Af-
fair For Two Years.
HOW TIE SEPARATION OCCURRED.

Mrs. winie X. Made the Guests on tho
Yaeht, It Is said, Feel That shs Had
win Of Her Own-Neilie Neustrctter and
1lrr New Partisan Establishment.
NEw York, Aug. 30. Now that the
| troubles Of Mr. ANA Mrs Willie * Van
Gcrbilt have become known, the people
who havo whispered many interesting
! tories in Climb corners are beginning to
/ talk more openly. For almost two years
/ tic Nanderbilts' unhappness has been
/ kept as d sort cf society seeret--to0 sacred
| iar everyday folks to hear
It is all ont now though, owing 60 the
iact Chat q gentleman well known in so
ciety has been talking for publication.
This gtntlemuns position Is such that
| he Il familiar with an tho details of the
trouble as wen us tho events that marked
tho tnur of the Nandolbilt party several
months ago ia the steam yacht Valiant.
| ITO Is credited With saying that Mr. and
| Mrs Vanderbilt have not agreed on va
riQus matters for the past two years.
| There was d serious dispute III Newport,
bat subsequently that was an patched tip,
and when they went away in Tho Valiant
with oliver II. n Belmont Fred Beach
and several other friends the conjugal
clouds appeared to nave rolled by.
Mrs. Vanderbilt WAS strict.
Tho horizon ramainod clear however,
for only few weeks, says the man who
IS doing the talking Whilo the Valiant
was cruising around the world Mrs Van
derblt, who is known among her friends
as q woman possessing a viii of her own,
was disposed e. be exceedingly strict with
her husband Here IS what friend Of
the couple says
She objected to their being away from
the yacht over niwht or remaining away
later than i0oolocs in The evening Thon,
as is quite customary in yachts, when the
gentlemen Of the party proposed some
game to while away the evening pleasant
", Mrs Nanderhilt always insisted that
one Of the party should slay AWAY from
tho gaNe and entertain her This Mr.
Vanderbilt did not like She also wanted
20 plan or alter the itinerary Of the cruise,
but q lady motives in matter Of this
kind must not be questioned.
'Alhrward the party broke up-somo
people thought too sudaenly-and Mrs.
Nanderbilt went to Paris, where apart
ments had been secured for her acoommo-
dation. Trouble had begun to brew ere
this The house was ns handsome place
as money could procure, but for some roa-
son She did not like it and declared she
would not occupy it. She ordered altora-
tions costing 100 600 francs and Mr.
Vanderbilt objected
"a quarrel followed, and he posted off
20 London with friends and saw the Der
By run returning to Paris to witness the
Grand Prix Oh SUNDAY, juno ~.
The waman In the Case.
"The turning point in their affairs was
reached here. Mr. Vanderbilt won 80, 900
francs on the race, and almost immedi
ntely after receiving his winnings was in-
troduoed to a woman well known for her
beauty and numerous following among
the lights in swelldom. This person was
Nellie Neustretter She fascinated the
millionaire, ana as an evidence of his ap-
probation Of her company lie presented
hor with tile 40, 600 francs So openly tha6
several friends saw the unusual occur
renee and demonstrated with him. The
story Of how bic fitted up a magnificent
establishment for her ia Paris and suhse-
1 lquently gave her q residence at Deauvilo,
with servants and every luxury she desir-
ed IS true, ltshocked and surprised the
American residents ia Paris, but Mr.
Vanderbilt was 50 open in his attention
as to puzzle everybody. One Of the most
/
servants OF Nellie Neustretter % wear tho
same livery as was worn hy Mrs. Van
derbilts servants. This fact has been no.
tcod and commented upon by every per-
son who saw ner and her eQupaees in
Paris and Deauvlle,
When these things reached Mrs. Van
derhilt, she Immediately communicated
with her friends IN America ana set about
! TO procure q divorce Mr. Cornelius Van
derbilt went. ovcr to Paris hastily to patch
UP matters and the story is that he met
William *, his brother with whom he
has great influence, and hearing Ills story
secured from him a promise not to mike
the details of his differences with his wifo
public or to bring an action for divorce.
as it is understood William Is. was at first
determined to do, claiming that ho had
grounds for such action.
Divorce Proceedings stopped.
Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt also saw
| Mrs W. Is. Nanacrbit and heard her
story, 3o made every effort % bring about
s reconciliation, but failed i'm everything
except the stopping of proceedings Ii
was at this time that Mrs ~. is. Van.
I dorbilt was tn london suffering from merry
Gus prostfation. During her illness Is
1 il generally understood that she changed
I her mind about going TO the courts ana
was willing to DO anything 70 avoid the
/ publicity that must follow snit for di-
I vOrcc
Colonel ana Mrs William Jay. both
friends 81 Mr. and Mrs. William IS. Van
derhilt then went over, ana they nrc even
now trying CO effect a reconciliation and
4 save thg publicity 81 q scandal, but are
I not meeting with exceptional success.
ia hayo heard that Mrs. Vanderbilt has
mado propositions 20 her husband % pro.
/ vide hEr ana her children with on income
/ and lhc us0 OF their town house at Fifth
avenue and Fifty-sccond street and ths
lalip house The marble mansion at New
/ poft IS hers and ia her name That VIII
| liam X. Vanderbilt gave her outright
conspired 60 Kin the King Of Greece.
RnNE, Aug. 80 Tho police Of Milan
have arrested an anarchists in whose pos
session wero papers detailing the plans ol
q conspiracy TO stub the king Of Greece.
Ten Horses Horned.