The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-08-31
VANDERBlLTS 70 PART.
nrNrwED REPORTS TINT 1HEI
uxyE A0HEED 10 sEPdRATE.
NJ, VIM. X. Vanderbilt, it 10 SAID WIZ
n,vo nj. Wife SO ,oo0. 900 and tho
Children will Live with Her.

The Times yesterday printed the S."'e
ment that Mr. W. X. Nanderp'it anu
wife would probably separate H. H'oee"'
the divorce courts were not appealed TO-
The New York Sun of yesterday eNe'
these additional particulars
In the spring months Mr.. NahuerDn'
WAS conspicuous in Paris. lie spent
money without stint. and Is reported 10
have had very good time indeed, but
Mr.. Vanderbilt has defenders among his
friends here who declare unworthy oil
belief the published reports involving
woman.
Mrs Vanderbilt. at her country place
across the Channel is said TO have beeh
kept regularly Informed OF Mr.. NahuSi
bits movements. After cohsluelihs "IS
matter she determined TO take auNIce VI
some OF her London friends. Her lawyers
i'm England. IL IS understood, at once sOt
into Communication with Mr.. Nanderpht
iawyeL-> and after deal OF otleIinb an
rejecting OF plans II IS SAID they HlidHy
reached an agreement to have merely q
eenaration. Each was strongly opposed
TO publicity and they had an loca 'i"'
that might be avoided ,
William X. Vanderbilt, who Is known
to his intimates as WINE ,,,i,, ~ !, va ,1e
4erbilt. and grandson of Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt, the founder OF me
great fortune that has been divided
among the grandchildren. When " lllian
II Vanderbilt died be willed SlO.Vn.WD
outright TO each of his children. me
residue of the estate, estimated AZ Slw'-
pO,Opt, was equally divided between ms
two eldest sons, Cornelius and William
X. Since then it is believed TO have IN
creased largely.
William N. first saw the woman he
married In 1913 He was then twenty
nine. He had Just returned from Euro
pean tour, ana Mrs. Elliott f.. Shepard,
his sister gave a reception in his homer.
Among those present was Miss Ava
smith. n beautiful Southern girl Of eigh-
teen. Within q year they were married.
The engagement was kept secret Il long
time but the wedding itself was, OF
course. the big society event Of the year,
or 0f several years. and the people VINO
came from abroad 10 see ii were almost
the wedding trip Mr.. Vanderbilt took his
bride abroad. They were gone a long
time, but at last they returned 10 settle
down. In 1881 Mr.. Vanderbilt began the
the corner Of Fifth avenue and Fifty
second street. which is one Of the finest
houses in this city II Is said to have
ing ii was under the eye, not only of Mr..
Vanderbilt, hut OF his Wife who took
great interest in It. Two or three years
later the marble palace at Newport was
At, this time Of year there are few
people in town who know the Nanderbilts
Intimately enough 20 know just how
long the trouble between husband and
wife has been brewing. but some who
know the family very well and the talk
that has been going around about them,
sscon at the idea that the quarrel has
been q recent origin. ITS been going on
FOR years" said one Of those men whose
knowledge is always considered exact 1T
isn't the separation that's taken peoples
breaths away, but the delay IT seemed
veloped q year or so after the marriage.
Mr.. Vanderbilt YOU know. is very high
strung and his wife is also.
HIS VIE. YOU know, was the Oldest
Of three sisters. who were called in So
ciety the pretty Smith girls The family
was from Mobile. where the father hal
been = wealthy cotton factor before the
war. When they came from the South
they hadn't 50 much money, but they
had the three interesting daughters. ana
their blood was the best
Mrs. Smith. the mother. had great
ideas for her daughters who besides
being beautiful. were accomplished ana
had been educated IN Fran g. That was
a great card In those days. recent as
they are. so when the Smith & rls bios
somed out they attracted attention.
well, the Young couple went 10 T. rome
on their wedding tour. and when they got
back they jumped in 10 entertain. Of
course. And when they entertained tn
Smiths were there ia force Willie *.
seemed 10 think ii was great fun. In n
short time Mimi smith the youyest
daughter, went 10 Paris with a Mrs.
Field. Philadelphia woman who had
just divorced her husband. Virginia. who
was year or so younger than Alv1, stay
ed here and married Fernando Yznag1.
from whom she was SUITS tuently
divorced. I'm Europe Mrs. Fell AMI
Mimi Travelled around for a While. then
settled in Paris. There Mrs. Field fell IN
love with q Baron lie Fontenilliat and
married him privately.
The Baron was the son Of the Old
Comte De Fontenillat. and he had two
brothers. The eldest was a C'mte too
l.ut the youngest. Castor. had no title
/ believe he called mself the BlTon
Castor De Fonteniliat-5ut they Jet YOU
DO that In France II you want t, you
know Castor. anyhow, was best man
for his brother at the Wedding. and Mimi
was maid Of honor to Mrs. Field. The
young people We're both handsome. and 4
seems that they. too fell IN love, for
they were shortly after married.