The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-09-30

I the world were made One million dollars
was spent. or at least appropriated. for
the trip. and the first outut of provisions
cost Ssnwo in cash. Ia addition 10 Ar
aud Mrs. Vanderbilt and chil lrcn. the party
consisted OF Winfield Scott Iioyt. "a grand
son 90 General Winfield Scott. oliver Haz-
: arl Perry Belmont and Frederick -. Beach
{ The crew numbered twenty-five seamcn.
besides the officers. and there were fifty
servants aboard The yacht first steamed
10 Lisbon. where the party embarked and
. took train for Paris. Subsequently al
/ Versailles the family and guests r..-rmbarl-
. 81 10 complete the journey. While On the
r Mediterranean the trouble began in this
: Wisa. Air. Vanderbilt wanted the gentle
Z men in the party % occupy very cous.d-
I cradle portion OF their time with him in
D the cardrOom. Mrs. Vanderbilt objected
u IL thus ostracizinr her from society and
Z couversati ton. and began monopolizug the
3 time and attentions 81 Young Mir Belmont.
1 Something like an innocent Irritation was
maintained between them until finally Mir.
Vanderbilt objected. the lady lost her tenn
I per a1t "A scene cnsu"i. The party was
broken up. discmbari.d instantly the
guests departing for home and ,hc family
going To- Paris. Then followed th,. episode
with Nellie Neusircttcr. To magnify the
insult which 10 implied the servants Of
that woman were given Tie same livery as
the Vanderbilt family. and the divorce
court ~as thus necessarily invoked. Mr.
katit.ffiffii - friends iIfUk that this little
departure from the usual saud, riIit meth
ods was for tire purpose ot provoking tnat
RESULT"
Both the actors I'm this domestic drama
haNe their uartisans. and there are those
who insist that Airs Vanderbilt was not
biamelcss. She was Miss Smith, or Ala 4
hama. famous beauty. and il IS recalled +
that % three sisters all of them were ill 4
vorc'd. cone Of thcHn married Nzma-a. 4
Whose divorce In Montana is won rcmem-
her'd. tie subsequently married Mabel /.
Wright from whom Dice also obtained a
divorce not long ago. The fact that there
has hceu tender feeling brtwrcn Mr..
Belmont and Airs. Vanderbilt ever since
the yachting event. ANA that since
the divorce common rumor has couuioi
their names together as prospective bride
and groom, gives color % the impression I
that there may have been some reason i'm
Mr. Aanderbilts protest on board the
yacht At amy rate, the close friends OF
the Nanderbilts insist that while Was at
least much sinucd against as SHINING.
and the fact that his behavior since the
divorce has been exemplary 10 some cX-
tent iustifi.s this estimate.
ou tine other side of the house that is To
lhs there is skeleton la the domestic
closet The father of the present duke
was ilcllIed To Doe oycrgay al intervals
and his early life marked him as essential
ly the black sheep OF a particularly correct
family Before hc succeeded 20 the tide
and estate 81 the dgkedom of Marlborough
he was very WILD young man ami scat
tered oats and tar's about prum.scuously
Able. educated anu suaVe. IA was popular
In society with both sexes After "A series
81 designations, hota in England and the 2
continent. he married Lady Airertha liam
lton. sixth daughter Of the duke of Abor-
'orn. and "A most beautiful and accomplish
~ woman. Within a year from that time
be- was discovered Ia an intrigue with Lady
made a confession involving the prince of
Wales and the marquis. la 1913 he became I
involved in fresh troubles with Lady Aylcs-
ord This caused quarrel between him
Ielf and his wife. during which he struck |
her. and divorce proceedings We're the next