The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-12
HOW THE 400 LIVE.
Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt and
Oliver Belmont Married.
NO PREACHER WOULD oFFIclsTE
Both Have Been Divorced. and the
Groom Has a Record on Two Con-
tinents as Poor Husband.

New York Jan. 1f.-Mrs Alva s. Van
derhilt, the divorced wife OF William X
Vanderbilt was married 10 Oliver Hazard
Perry Belmont by Mayor Strong this morn
ing. The ceremony was performed at No.
"A East Seventy-sscond street, the residence
OF the bride. al 10 o'clock Only Mss Smith,
Mrs Vandsroilts sister, and a few yer
sonaI friends were present Almost i'm
nedsately after the couple had been welded
they left the house and started for New
port.
Newport. r l., Jan. 11.--Mr and Mrs.
Oliver II. p. Belmont, who were married
in New York today. arrived here tonight.
At the steamer landing large crowd had
gathered Mr.. and Mrs Belmont paid no
attention 10 the curious crowd, and az once
entered Mr. Belmont's private carriage and
were driven TO Belcourt, Mr.. BelmonfS
combination stable and villa. There the
couple will spend few days Of their honey
moon Mrs. VanGerbilts marble palace IS
stu closed
The marriage Of Mrs. Vanderbilt and Mr..
Belmont was so scandalous that no Epis-
cOpai clergyman would perform the cere-
mony Public sympathy was with Mrs
Vanderbilt when she separated from her
husband. but now she has married man
whose wife left him for precisely the same
reason that Mrs. Vanderbilt assigned.
"A III.
Vanderbilt began Immediately after. II nos
before, she was divorced.
Mrs. Vanderbilt obtained a divorce on
March s. 1884 because Of her husoand'S
adultery with Nellie Neustretter, a de-
PRAYED woman of Paris. whose immoral
life in San Francisco, Portland and other
cities Of the United States had made her
rotorious before she went TO France. Mr..
Vanderbilt fitted up a magnificent estab-
ushrnent for Nellie Neustretter in Paris,
and subsequently, gave her a residence at
Deauyille with servants and every luxury
she desired. Il shocked and surprised the
American residents of Paris. but Mr.. VAN
derDilt was so open in his attention as 10
puzzle everybody One OF the most sur
prising things he did was 10 allow the ser
wants of Nellie Neustretter TO wear the
same livery as Mrs. Nanderfoilt's servants.
II is said that the engagement between
Mr. Belmont and Mrs. Vanderbilt was
made the very day that the divorce vas
granted, and a runor even went so far as
TO say that they were married last spring
while they were in England, with the I'M
derstanding that the marriage was TO re-
main secret until Mrs Vanderbilt should
announce IL. II was never denied that
they were married but Mrs. Vanderbilt did
not assume the name Of Belmont.
The decree Of divorce gave Mrs. Wander
bilt the custody Of her children. She re-
cEtEeu N3,Dpt,Utv III money anu the houses III
Newport and Madison avenue. which cost
about 5000. 600 from Mr.. Vanderbilt in lieu
of the alimony Of 10000 ordered oy Judge
Van Brunt.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was commended by his
friends for not calling up in his answer
anything which might reflect upon Mrs.
Vanderbilt, and he has never given any
hint that his jealousy OF Mr.. Belmont was
well founded He gave away his daughter
Corsuelo at her wedding to the Duke OF
Marlborough.
Mr.. Belmont's marital relations We're
much shorter than those OF Mrs. Wander
bilt. While he was a student in the naval
academy at Annapolis he married Miss
Sarah Whiting, daughter OF the late
Augustus Whiting. and a relative Of John
Jacob Aston. Miss Whiting was a Phila-
delphia belle. and the treatment which she
received from Mr.. Belmont was Of a char
acter to arouse the greatest Indignation.
even among the people who were inclined
10 be friendly 10 him. He had not lived
with his wife a month when he started off
on debauch with Percy Drayton. the
brother of Coleman Drayton, whose
troubles with Hallett Alsop BoTrowe, be-