The evening times., 1896-04-09
ANOTHER DUKE COMING
Duchess of Manchester Wants
Her Son to Marry Here.
THEY WILL VISIT NEWPORT
Many Mnrriageable Heiresses Are
Awaiting the Young Mans Advent.
1t IL Also Said That the Duchess
May Again Become Bride-w w.
X. Vanderbilt BE the Groom?

The Duchess of Manchester will, 1t is said,
spend next summer at Newport. Her
gracc's expected visit there has already
stirred up the gossips and all sorts OF ru-
mOrs are rife concerning its objects and
outcome.
Two things are generally agreed upon
that in returning To her native country the
American duchess does SO to find a Amcri-
can wife for her son, the young Duke OF
Manchester and probably to secure an
American husband for herself.
Newport will fairly swarm with heir-
esses this season-girls of high position,
beauty. culture and wealth, with ortunes
ranging from hundreds OF thousands 10 $i3,-
100000.
Heading the list comes Miss Gertrude van
derhilt, eldest daughter of Cornelius Van
derbilt, whose fortune will not be less than
Sl5,OUO,GUO, ana probably reach nearer
$50 100000.
Her father has always been credited
with prefcrriug an American soii-in-law
TO one with Il title, but then the young duke
is half an American, and in every way such
an excellent match that it is POSSIBLE Mr..
Vanderbilt might be willing to entertain
the idea OF Il u alliance be wccn him nd Miss
Vanderbilt.
Such a wedding would be quite as bril-
liant an his niecc's TO the Duke OF MARI
borough.
RICH AMERICAN GIRLS.
Miss Virginia Fairs fortune will not fall
far short OF Miss Vanderbiit's. She is sup
posed to have inherited about Sic. 900. 600
from her father, the late Senator Fair Of
California. She is an exceedingly pretty
girl. and might win a duke any day with
out the aid OF her colossal wealth.
Miss May Goelct is another fabulously
rich girl. Ogden Goelct is worth at least
$40 ,OG0 600, OF which about third will
eventually fall To her. Some of the resi-
dents OF Newport believe that the Gneiets
will entertain the Duchess Uf Marlborough
this summer at their great stone palace
Oh Ocbre Point.
Already these dippers into the future are
talking Of The little heiress' prospects. She
has not been formally introduced yet.
although she was one Of the bridesmaids at
the Vanderbilt Marlborough wedding. Miss
Goelct will probably he presented this suni-
mer. and We're she to become enSa ged about
the same time she wuuld only be I"iio wing
Vanderbilt.
Miss josephine Brooks has not yet made
her debut. and Is therefore kno wn To only
the intimate friends Of her mother, Mrs.
H. Mortimer Brooks. and the very young
element. Size Will probably he introduced
next nGusi. and have an immense SUCCESS
socially. FOR size is 4 charming girl. Hiss
Brooks fortune will read well up in the
millions: So 600 900 is n conservative esti-
mate.
HAS GREAT EXPECTATIONS.
Besides her wealthy parents, she has
bachelor uncle, Eugene Higgins. whose for
tune is set down at something like 500
400, 900. and who would probably add sew
eral millions to her dot if any marriage
arranged for her meets with his approval.
Miss Maud Wctmore, daughter of ex-Gov.
George Peabody Wetmore of Rhode Island,
will uave an immense fortune, and Sen
ator Bricc's two daughters and
Hclen-wili also come I'D for several millions
apiece.
Miss Mabel Gerry and Mrs Angelica Gerry
VIII have very large maria &c portions, and
more later, and Miss sybil Sherman, Miss
Marie Winthrop, Miss Evelyn Burden and
M lsS beHt Ou SCll-
erous dowerics.
Tue Duchess Of Manchester, il will thus
be seen, will be surrounded by an almost
embarrassing amount OF wealth and beauty,
and il the young duke returns to England
without a bride it will not be because of
a scarcity of girls from W bom to select.
His mothers choice will be more limited
in fact, Will be narrowed TO one person. if
socicty's rumors and hopes count for any
thing. This one person is said to be William
K. Vanderbilt, who bas known her for
years and is supposed to be one OF her great
est admirers.
FRIENDS NO LONGER.
Acco riding 10 the stories, it was his
friendship for The duchess which caused the
first trouble between him and his former
wife, now Mrs. Q. II. P. Belmont.
Whether this is so ornot, the two W omen
were once devOtedly attached and are 10
longer so.
Mrs. BclmOnt's daughter, the Duchess OF
Marlborough, was named Consuelo, after
her godmothcr, the Duchess OF Manchester.
The Duchess OF MaDchcsters social cam
paiGn at Newport is anticipated with the
grca;cstinterest by the fashionable summer