The herald., 1895-05-26

ago. She married an Englishman and
went abroad to live. Since the. death oi
| her husband the rich young widow has
| spent all of her time in Washington. She
has pretty home on r street. and her
two young daughters live With her. The
| only son is at school in England.
Mrs. William Vanderbilt is interesting.
aside from her charming personality. by
reason of being the widow of the richest
man IN America. No capitalist has yet
come up to the $500, ,OO0.0O which Mr..
Vanderbilt left at his death. She lives
ON Fifth avenue. All around her on the
beautiful avenue are her children her
grandchildren and the little great-grand-
son. who is now two years old. She en-
tertains very little. but now and then
throws open her doors for some great
function.
Mrs. Ward McAllister. the widowl OF
the late social arbiter. is positively un.
known tn the people of New York. AL
though her name always appeared upon
the lists of subscribers TO the Assembly
balls and other social functions she never
appeared at one. So retired has been her
life, that she did not even preside over
the dinner parties her husband was SC
fond of giving. All her social duties
have been relegated to her daughter Miss
Louise McAllister. VINO has inherited heI
fathers fondness for society.
worth now $500. .0O0 almost all the gift OF
the American people. When General Gar
field died his estate aggregated only $50.
0C0. Mrs. Garfield lives in elegant but
quiet style in Illinois.
Mrs. Madeline Vinton Dahlgren, widow
of the admiral, lives in Washington, She
spends much of her time in literary work.
and writes for publication when she feels
the inclination. Two of her sons married
Drexel girls, bringing with them fortunes
of two or three millions each, and the
Dahlgrens are we'll provided for them
selves. So the work is merely a labor OF
love- though the publishers are always
glad to send substantial check in return
for it.
Mrs Joseph Drexel. the beautiful widow
of the late banker, lives in a magnificent
house on Madison square. She is one of
the best amateur musicians in America.
playing with equal skill on the harp and
on the piano. Her three daughters are
all accomplished musicians. Frequently
at the musicales Mrs. Drexel delights in
giving, all the music is furnished by the
family quartette.
est widows of America, has deserted
Washington. where she used to spend
most Of her time. and lives for most of
the year in California. She is greatly in
terested in the great university, on the
Pacific slope. built as a memorial to her
only son. Leland Stanford Jr.
Mrs. George Hearst, widow of the Cali
fornia senator. still keeps her old home in
Washington, but spends most of her time
in travelling on the continent or in Cali
fornia.
Mrs. Lucy Carnegie. sister-in-law of An
drew Carnegie. probably has the most en-
joyable time of any widow in the world.
She is the only woman member Of the
New York Yacht club. In her yacht
Dungeness she sails all over the world at
will. Her winter home in Florida Dun
geness' has game preserves, stables, beau
tiful driveways, and bridle-paths, besides
all OF the feminine belongings with which
women love to surround themselves.
Mrs. Kingdom, the mother OF Mrs.