Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-07

 to have a gay time under the auspices of her aunt, Mrs. Martin. Miss Sherman is a pretty young girl,5 who has been out for a season or two. She is to come Into something like $4.000,000. Her young stepmother, who was a Miss Carter Brown of Providence, has very large fortune of her own. Miss Sherrnan's s. sis ter, Mrs. Harold Brown, married the brother of Miss Carter Brown.
 The Misses Sloane, who are now abroad, will be the guests during the gayest part of the Newport season of their cousin, Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt. They are both handsome young women, tall, with good features and fine com plexions. They do not wish to be re- garded as butterflies of fashion.
 They organized the A. B. c. club, of which they are energetic workers. They are now abroad with their parents, MT. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane They will come into at least $5,000,000 and will have dowry of $1,000,000, if not more. Titled foreigners are numerous in their train of admirers.
 Miss Helen o. Brice and Miss M. Kate Brice are more cosmopolitan than other heiresseS likely to be at Newport this season. They will inherit $8,000,000 be- tween them, and probably more. AS they have been in Washinton for several winters, they are familiar with atten- tionS- from titled attaches of the lega- tions and embassies.
 They are sensible, clever, intelligent and unaffected girls. Last week they were presented at court at the drawing room. As it is understood that they will go through the London season under the auspices of the Duchess of Manchester, they will. certainly score a success. It would not surprise society. to hear that either or both of the Brice girls would make the next great international match. They may possibly visit New port late in the season.
 Miss Helen Brice, the older daughter, Is an unusually cultivated girl, and in Z her school days she exhibited an energy which was regarded as remarkable by her friends. She prepared for the en- trance examinations at the Harvard annex and passed them with credit be- fore she was introduced into society by her mother at Newport and Washington. Miss Brice was never regarded as great beauty, but she is handsome girl, who represents a type of young Amerl- can femininity of which her country has reason to be proud. Much of her en- ergy and seriousness was inherited from her mother who was once particularly interested in various causes aided by women. It has been said that before her social duties became of the first importance, Mrs. Brlce never hesitated to make long journeys to attend meet ings or congresses in which she was in- terested. Mrs. Brice has found less time for such activity since her husband went to Washington, but it is said that her ln- tereSt in the causes for which women are working is as lively as. ever.
 Miss French and Miss Hoffman are two pretty girls with millions at their dis posal. When Miss Elizabeth R. French became the wife of that very agreeable man, Col Herbert F. Eaton of England, it was said that she had $3,000,000 in her own right. Miss. French has no less, while her motheris enormously rich.
 Miss Hoffman, who is one of the few debutantes of the last Newport season, is a granddaughter of the late John w. ed as one of the wealthiest at Newport, and Miss Hoffman. has handsome for tune of her own now, and is likely to come , into several. millions. later on.
 Miss Katherine Duer, Miss Evelyn Burden and Miss Edith Cushing are among the Newport. "cottage set' of heiresses. MT. and Mrs. William A. Duer, who will occupy one of the Pinard. cot tages, leave for Newport on June 4. AS they have, lived in the simple fashion, affected by the old families the Duer . fortune has not been depleted. Miss Duer is only IS years old and has been reign ing belle since she made her debut last winter
 Mrs. Duer was a Miss TraYers and, is rich.
 NlSS ENSlyn buiueii "iii iiiiiei /. %-'oo,, 000 and is likely to have more. She and her parents, MT. and Mrs. I. Townsend Burden, have just been in London in search of their lost jewels.
 Miss Edith Cushing is we'll known and popular in society. She has taste and eX-. ecutive ability, which is useful in organ- izing tableaux or private theatricals. The. Cushings are Boston people; but of late years Miss Cushing and her father, MT. Thomas F. Cushing, spend the sum- nner at their Newport cottage, pass the winter season in New York and when Lent is at hand go abroad for awhile. Mr.. Cushing isTvery wealthy.