The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-02
Cincinnati Enquirer.


town last Thursday night they brought
with them the biggest piece OF gossip
that society has known this season In
short. IL is: The Vanderb!lts have turned
down Mrs. Ava Vanderbilt. the divorced
wife OF Willie X. Vanderbilt.
The way In which the family and Its
connections acted vas simple. Mrs. Van
derbiit received no invitation from the
Sloanes 10 the wedding. On the other
hand, her former husband was welcomed
with open arms. That was all society
wanted.
For some time the smart set has been
wondering what the Nanderbilts would
DO with their ex-sister-in-law. The an
nouncement OF the divorce came too late
10 allow them TO see whether Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt was wanted any longer or
not.
None OF the various Vanderbilt branches
gave any formal entertainment after the
divorce became known. so that IL was
impossible TO determine by this means
the outcome. Accordingly all society
guessed and waited for the Burden-Sloane
wedding.
AS every one In the 400 and many a one
out of IL. for that matter. knows Mrs.
Sloane is Willie X. Vanderbilt's sister.
An invitation, therefore. to her daughters
wedding would mean that Mrs. Alva Van
derbllt was still friend to her ex-reia-
tives.
Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt and her grown-up
daughter. Miss Consuelo. are still on the
other side, but will he here within fort
night. OF course, had they been invited
guests at the wedding 1t would have been
an easy matter to have come over earlier,
so when two special trains arrived at
Lenox the occupants knew what to expect.
Neither one was there. They were among
the absent. Then the gossips began their
ar lie uh n dixeny0ra1
Mrs. Alva Vanderbilt had not been invited.
and Miss ConsueIo Vanderbilt had received
an invitation in Europe. but declined to be
present where her mother could not come.
They also found that Mr.. Willie h. Van
derbilt was one of the guests. 1t devei-
oped, too that his nine-day trip from Glib
raltar, aboard the Valiant, his ralatial
steam yacht, was for the purpose of being
on hand at his niece's wedding and for no
other reason. He haze brought with him
one OF the-most splendid wedding gifts
that taste could design or mony could
buy. IL was a diamond tiara, fashioned of
perfect stones, each one set on a gold
STEM and so arranged that the gems Quiv-
cred with every movement. OF the wearer.
Many were the kindly hands extended 10
the home conner. During the festivities Mr..
Vanderbilt was unusually quiet, and spent
most of his time at the side of his mother.
Mrs. William IT. Vanderbilt.
The story Is that the Vanderbilts have
tacitly arrived at an understanding among
themselves. and this understanding takes
in all the families allied by marriage, TO
have nothing more TO do with Mrs. Alva
Vanderbilt.
Furthermore they will visit no house
where she Is a guest, II is said. This de-
cfsion will go into effect when she arrives
al Newport.
There are many who have been o.
posed to Mrs. Aiva Vanierbilt's well
come The point in question is best Illus
tratsi by little story which the late
Mrs Paran Stevens used to tell with
great g,fsto:
Mrs Aiva Vanderbilt had her Newport
mansion Marble house, built with a mar
hle wall around II. The entrance was at a
barred gate which no one could pass be
fore a larkey, always in waiting. had sent
the visitors name to the house by tele-
rhone Then. IL Mrs. Vanderbilt wished
to see the caller. Ambulance was allowed.
Persons in carriages had TO wait With the
rest.
Ono day two years ago Mrs. George
Peabody Wetmore wife of the present
United States senator from Rhode Island,
and a member OF one of the oldest fami-
lies in the country. drove up In her per-
fectly appointed victoria for her first call
at the new residence. The lackey stopped
the horses at the gate, and Mrs. Wet
more's footman got off the box with her
card 10 take il up TO the house.
ERE" called out the lackey, ''give me
that card. and I'll telephone up TO the
'ouse and see If Mrs. Vanderbilt is at
'ome."
Drive on" said Mrs. wetmore.