Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-07
Twenty-one Financially Attract i've Young Women.
"A TALE OF MANY MILLIONS
Which Seems Like Monopoly of Money-Fam- flies Where Each Girl Receives
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able the aggregate of their wealth is $200, ,000 900.
 They are: Miss Elizabeth Perkins, Miss Hattie Gammell, Miss Virginia Fair, Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, Miss Angelica Ger n.y. Miss Mabel Gerry, Miss May Goelet,. Miss Blanche Havemeyer, Miss Edith Wetmofe, Miss Maud Wetmore, Miss Helen O. .Briee, Miss M. Kate Brice, Miss Hoffman, Miss Mary Trevor, Miss French, Miss Grace Wilson, Miss Edith Gushing, Miss Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, Miss Lila Sloane, Miss Edith Shepard and Miss Marie Winthrop.
 Thirteen of these surprisingly rich young maidens are now In Europe. They will return at the height of the Newport season, their trunks laden with. the lat est Parisian frocks and hats.
 Miss Elizabeth Perkins, a pretty girl, demure and unassuming, heads the New port heiresses. Within a few years she will come into the fortune left by her grandfather, the late Stephen Weld of Boston. He bequeathed her and two other granddaughters $17,000,000, which has since increased largely.
 Miss Elizabeth Perkins is an only child, and her mothers fortune was as large as her own. Miss Perkins is at present trav- cling in Europe, chaperoned by Maud Howe Elliott, daughter of Julia Ward Howe.
 Miss Hattie Gammell returned from Europe last week. She is a daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Gammell, who owns more real estate at Newport than any other matron.. Mother and. daughter travel constantly during the winter, but are always at Newport in summer
 Mrs. Gammell is a Providence woman Each of her daughters will inherit $15,- 100000 some day. The elder married an Englishman of some distinction, MT. Ar thur Herbert of the English diplomatic corps.
 Miss Virginia Fair just at present is in Russia with her sister, Mrs. Hermann Oelrichs. Late in the summer they will return to "Roselawn," their Newport place. Miss Fair is a. devout Catholic. She worships at St. Mary's church. A few summers ago Miss Fair was regard ed as one of the two or three most expert bicyolists at Newport. Now, when every heiress has a wheel-or a dozen, for that matter-comparisons are indeed odious.
 It falls to the lot of few girls to be both lovely and rich. Miss Gertrude Wander bilt is so gifted. She is likely to have $1000o,000, and may have much more.
 Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt is sweet and womanly..-She is not so tall as her cous- in, Consuelo, Countess of Marlborough. Her face is. oval, with! regular features, and she has gray eyes, light brown hair and a pretty, fair complexion.
 Commodore Elbrfdge T. Gerry is now the second or third largest real estate oWLef III NeW 1OTk. MfS. terry ndS d big fortune inherited from her father, the late Edward Livingston. The Gerry girls are likely to have $10,000, 900 each , some day. There are five in the Gerry family, and each, from Mrs. John Stew art of Baltimore, down to the two grow ing lads, are delicate.
 The Misses Gerry are accomplished, agreeable young girls. Last winter, when the family were in mourning for Commo Gore Gerry'ss mother, born Goelet, the Misses Gerry had their own sewing class, the meetings being held in the evening at the Vanderbilt or other houses. They Were very smart functions, with supper, music and vaudeville.
 The GerryS will, as usual, arrive at Newport late in the season. They will again occupy the Hodgson villa. The Family are factors in the summers gave ners at their house, and bigger and smarter affairs on the yacht Electra.
 Until the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough few of the old New York friends of MT. and. Mrs. Ogden Goelet recalled the fact that they had a, grownup daughter, She was one of the bridesmaids at the Marlborough wedding. MT and Mrs. Goelet, it was said, would give a ball later in the season to intro- duce their daughter, but they sailed away dn their yacht White Ladye, and Miss Goelet is still to be introduced.
 At Newport MT. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet have a beautiful cottage, and it is very likely they will give their daughters com- ing out ball there late in the season. Miss May Goelet is an attractive young girl. She has travelled much and speaks many different languages. Her prospec- tive fortune has frequently been estimat- ed at $14,000,000. Others say that $8,000.- 900 will be the extent.
 Mss May Goelet and the Misses Gerry are cousins once removed. Within gen. oy.t txpn of iuor net of relationship has enveloped the fashion able set. Miss May Goelet, who Is likely ito be the chief debutante of the Newport season, is niece of Miss Grace Wilson. Miss Wilson is prospectively heiress to at least $7,000,000, and probably twice as much.
 She is not likely to have large mar riage dot for that does not accord with the notions of her father, MT. Richard T. Wilson, who is now regarded as one of the greatest real estate owners in New York, as well as one of the leading multi millionaires.
 Miss Wilson is a. handsome blonde and looks radiant in evening dress. She is still abroad with Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Goelet.
 Miss Marie Winthrop is the daughter of Robert Winthrop, banker, and besides his fortune she inherts that of her ma- Hernal grandfather, Moses Taylor who left all his fortune to Mrs. Winthrop. He mauG tremenuOuS IOrIune III sugar, shipping, railroads, banking, gas and coal companies. Robert Winthrop's annual sncome is $125,000. income tax $2500. Miss Winthrop was one of Consuelo Wander bilts bridesmaids.
 If Miss Blanche Hayemeyer is intro- duced, as she is likely to be, 1t will be of distinct. advantage to- the Newport sea- son. Miss Havemeyer's mother. Mrs. Theodore A. Havemeyer,. can, whep in- clined, entertain more lavishly than any woman in society. Miss Havemeyers prospective fortune is way up in the mil lions. She is a very pleasant jolly, nice girl, and is sure to be popular.
 The Misses Wetmore are very wealthy. They are neither blondes nor brunettes, but "betwixt and between" MT. and Mrs George Peabody Wetmore are very English" The sons have been educated in England and the family passes most of its time in that country.
 The Misses Wetmore have been out for several seasons They may inherit S3,000,O 900 each. The Wetmores come from Providence and go to England.
 Miss Sybil Sherman is a niece of Mrs. George Peabody Wetmore on the mater
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