The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-04
MAY WED CIIAUNCEY DEPEw
Reautifui Young Woman Said to Bave
Captured Her Guardian.

Captured Her Guardian.
New York. Oct 3-Following on the
heels of the announcement of William
c. Whitney's marriage to the charming
Widow Randolph, after repeated and
vigorous denials of their engagement,
comes a revival OF the rumor of the
engagement of that most interesting
of wadcwers, Chauncey Mitchell Depew,
to Miss Edith Collins, mis- ward in chan
Gerry. Rumor says the wedding is
TO take place in October, and the story
Is widely accepted
When Mr.. Depew,s services were
needed on this side of the water by
Cornelius Vanderbilt 10 pursuade c.
Vanderbilt Jr. not to plunge into the
matrimonial whirlpool with Miss Grace
Wilson. several years his senior, Mr..
Depew was in Europe travelling, and
Miss Collins was his travelling compan-
ion. Mr. Depew hurried back in re-
sponse to the call OF duty-and Miss
Collins hurried with him.
A few days after young Cornelius
and Miss Wilson were married, Miss
Collins returned to Europe-and Mr.. De-
new saw her off. Now the rumor
comes across the sea that Miss Collins
has been attending to the purchase and
construction of Sundry elaborate gowns
and millinery which, so Nine Rumor
SAYS, could never be for any other use
In this world than that of a bride, and,
therefore, it follows she is TO become
Mrs. Depew not later than October
for gowns go out of fashion with awful
rapidity.
All the world is a joke to Chauncey
Depew and when he has shown news
paper Clipping containing the rumor of
his forthcoming marriage, he looked
up and said, as his eyes twinkled:
That's a nice story.
Yes, it's nice story, but is ii true?"
DR. Depew looked quizzical, and re-
marked: Mr.. Whitney has married to-
day one of the handsonest women in
America.
do you think of following the eX-
ample set by Mir. Whitney,"
Mr. Depew laughed, and, then. look
ing out at the threatening clouds. re-
piled:
81 think it looks very much as though
st is going TO rain
DR. Depew fenced ALL leading ques-
tions. and neither denied nor confirm
ed the report concerning his contem-
plated marriage with Miss Collins.
Miss Collins is a great granddaughter
of old Commodore Vanderbilt and a dis
tant relative to her jovial guardian.
Commodore Vanderbilt's daughter mar
ried President Horace F. Clark of the
Union Pacific railway. Their daughter
Lulu Clark married George Collins, and
Miss Edith is their daughter. Her
grandmother, Mrs. VanderbiltIClark,
married Robert J. Nivens on the death
of Mr.. Clark. Mr.. Depew's first wife
was a Miss Hegxnan, a cousin of the
Nivenses. and that's how Miss Collins
and her guardian ara related.
Miss Collins is % years old, tall and
pllmD. with black hair and brilliant
black eyes. She has been Mr.. De-
pew's ward several years. Mr.. De-
pew's son Buster is now Is years old.
and Mr.. Depew is-but love is ALWAYS
young.
The Emperor of Russia bids fair Z,
deserve well of folklorists and students
OF early music. His influence is at tn.
bottom of a remarkable inquiry. which
Is TO be carried ultimately over the larr-
er portion OF the Russian dominions.
This inquiry. which is under the man.