Evening journal., 1895-01-08
THE AST0R FAMILY FEUD
Even Mrs. w. w. Astor's Death
Does Not Bridge It Over.
NEW YORK SOCIETY SET GossIPINa

N1N IbIlh DbO1b1 Nl4 QOGalI INV
While One Branoh of the millionaire Fam-
fly Is Entertaining Lavlshly and Joining
In Public Festivities the other Branch Is
In Mourning.
NEW YORK, Jan s.--Mr. and Mrs John
Jacob Astor give dinner tonight In their
splendid new residence at Fifth avenue
and Sixty fifth street
Mrs. William Astor has cards out for o
banquet 60 be given at her residence, Fifth
avenue and Fifty-fourth street.
The body Of Mrs William Waldorf As
tor lies in Trinity chapel awaiting the
funeral services and Mr. William Waldorf
Astor Is expected to reach here tomorrow
on the Toutonic. Society people have put
all these facts together, agd the result IS
a wondering Interrogation as 70 what IL
the matter with the Astors. Those who
discuss It say John Jacob Astor and VIII
liam Astor were almost insoparahlo and
when each had son born to him he
named IL for tho other, so that William
w AstOr IS tho son OF John Jacob Astor.
while John Jacob Astor is tho son Of viii
liam Astor Then why, they ask, should
those receptions be held when death casts
Its pail over ono side Of the houseg
DO riot Wear Mourning.
Mrs. William Astor and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Jacob Astor appeared 90 the opera
on the night Of the day the news Of Mrs.
William Waldorf Astor's death was cabled.
Mrs Astor and her daughter-in-law woro
arrayed on that occasion with unusual
| splondor. Moreover, they have not as
sumed mourning since
Mrs John Jacob Astor was one Of the
reception committee at the first assembly
/ Of tho season last week She surprised
every one immensely by appearing there
/ in gorgeous array. II Is related that when
a prominent man asked Mrs. Astor polite
/ ly as to the health of the family thero was
o nervous titter along the line.
There are two sides TO the question,
and the friends Of tho Astors hore bring
/ forward the argument that ever since Miss
| Ava Willing became MYs John Jacob As
/ tor she has been IN polite mourning for
one or another relative Of her husband in
| whom her personal interest has Of necessi-
| ty been very slight.
"This is an iniliotion certainly for q
beautiful young woman, said one Of hol
society friends last night, "and when al
last she was emerging from all this gloon
and about to entertain in suitable fashion
in her grand now home 10 be again seclud
ed and gnrbed in the habillments Of wo'
was too much for hor to bear
Mrs. Astor's drudge.
1t seems that Mrs. Astor, according Il
the friends who side with her, has had
grudpe in mind FOR a long time. NheI
John Jacob A stor died four years or s.
ago, he was apparently IN good health ant
In point Of fact tho story OF prQiectel
second matrimonial venture with
wealthy widow was current, II not cor
rect AS It happened, he passed away Il
the night and Mr. william Waldorf Asto
failed to notify Mrs. Astor, who was I
sail for Europe and departed on o steame
OF the French line at o'clock in th
morning The first intimatlon She ha
Of the death was when she reached th
othor side
The body Of Mrs, William Waldorf Al
tor was landed from the Aurania yestel
day and taken to the Trinity chapel vault
whore It will remain until Mr. Astor ~
rives on the Teutonic. due tomorrow
No arrangements for the funeral win
made until Mr. Astor arrives.
, There was no member of tho family o.
the pier yesterday, and all the arrange
ments for. taking charge Of the body wor
attended to by Sexton Meurer.