Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-04-12
WHITNEY MARRIAGE
SON OF TINE Ex-sncnErAny TO
mAaRr vAsDERpIIrs DAUGHTER.
The Prospective nr,de Young ana
comsiy ana Desusante Of oniy
Year or So Ago.

The engagement Of Gertrude Wonder
bllt and Harry Payne Whitney is now
admitted by all their friends and de-
MED by none OF the family. 1t only
awaits the fownality OF an announce
ment
AZ Miss Vanderbilt 81 the daughter Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt and therefore
prospective heiress to onc-fourth OF
about 800 900, and rs Harry Payne
whitney is the only con OF ex-senator
William G. whitney and prospective
heir to one-half OF the Payne Whitney
millions, this enlargement glitters and
CLEANS afar.
Nanderbilts engagement has been an
nouncod. The other time Moses Taylor
WAS the lucky knight to whom Il was
alleged she had thrown her glove. But
that nvas mistake. Moses Taylor
was very rich He had been friend
OF young Cornelius. the brother OF Aiiss
Vanderbilt. He WINS very well ac-
Quainted with Mise Vanderbilt and the
whole family. As Niles Vanderbilt was
a fascinating young woman and as
Mr.. Taylor was . fascinating young,
and as love Is so largely a matter OF
propinqulty. It seemed really quite i'm
possible to avoid n matrimonial alliance
between the new and rich house OF
Vanderbilt and the less now and less
a
But It was avoided. The unexpected
always happens NJ has been observed
peveral times before, And young Mr.
Whitney. Who was claAsinatc of the
young Vanderbilt who died at Yale. Is
TO hurry the heirees.
Miss Vanderbilt Is not a heautiful
young wpinnn. but she Is very comedy.
with her round form and her round.
Intelligent face, and waving fair hair
She looks like her nnooher. who was n
Miss Gwynne, OF Cincinnati rather
than like the Vanderhllts She ~ iiiat
twenty years Old and was introduced
TO society ut the largest reception ever
given In New YorlS---the reception in
the Cornelius Vanderbilt palace In
Firth avenue. from Fifty-seycnth to
Fifty-eishth street, january q last
year. She and young Whitney assisted
NJ the marriage n her sister. Pauline,
TO Mr.. Paget. of England and Mlnne-
sofa. last fail.
Young Whltney Is a fine. athletic
looking youth, with dark hair and a
dark skin and n manner that II chy
wnen you first meet him. He n very
simple aud natural and frank. He Is
an exceedingly good type OF American
youth. and would have made plaza
for himself In the world without his
fathers influence and would have de-
served TO marry Miss Vanderbilt, al
Nht0HfA ht ~ HAORAbAitNe Noulu IOA
have had the chance TO convince her
that he was just the man 10 maze her
happy.
The natural Impulse rs to contrast
Miss Vanderbilt with her cousin. Con-
sueio, and Mr., whitney with hls cous-
in-to-be, the Duke Of Marlborough.
Miss Vanderbilt is just as pretty ard
Just as clever and Just as f1ne an
American young woman as the
Duchess. Also ehe will be inst as rich
come day. Like her cousin. she Is
marrying for love. She marrics q bet
ter quality OF brains than did her
cousin. but YOU may think the balance
IL somewhat restored by the better
quality of social position the cousin
got I'm marrying Duke. Again. you
may not think 80.
As to the two men, young Whitney
II a graduate OF Yale and the Duke WAS
educated ut Oxford Young Whitney
Ia little older than the Duke and
about two inchte taller Young whit
ncy Is more athletic but less refined
looking. Both are Rhy and very polite
Both are plain and very democratic.
the Duke perhaps a little moro 80 than
MIR. Wiiitney.
Miss Vander'bllt's brother. Cornelius,
Jr, Is also being talked about a great
deal nowadays. He Is supposed to be
on the ocean, coming home 10 get good
and ready TO marry Mes Grace VIII
son. II IA said that Miss Wilson In get
ting together the necessary garments
for the event In Paris She IL q little
older than the young man.
II 10 SAID that everybody Il only
awaiting the return OF Cornelius Van
derbilt here from the west TO make the
official announcements OF these Joyous
events.