The age-herald., 1897-09-28

Mrs. Hetty Green. of New York, who is known to the word at large as the wealthiest living woman, has caught the social infection at last. She will now occasionally grace the dinners, teas and receptions of New Yorks four hundred with her mature and auriferous pres ence. Mrs. Green denies that she has a desire to become "butterfly of fash ion" at this late day, but there is every indication that the glimpse she had of the frivolous side of life for a few days at Newport, during the past sum- mer, awoke within her heart fancies and tastes that are inherent with every woman. Still mo one who has grown familiar with Mrs. Green through the newspaper reports, can think of her in any other way than as a woman whose heart and soul have been hardened by constant con act with greedy and rapa- cious business men. She is regarded merely as a marvellous financier, to whom the clink of gold is more melodi- ous than the song of cherubim and ser softer side to this remarkable woman's character, and the world is just begin ming to discover it. With a masculine genius for money-geltting, and money saving, she has been @ gentle, loving mother and an exemplary wife. Her two children, Edward and Sylvia Grean are worthy representatives of a good mothers careful training, and will doubtless prove useful citizens, and re- spectable and agreeable members of so- ciety, whenever they desire to become active in social life. Mrs Green, with all of her deep affection for her two children, has no matrimonial ambitions for them, save that they shall marry happily and congenially. In a recent opinions, which are a credit alike to her mind and heart. Speaking of tine pos sibility of her daughters marriage, she said: "I want to see her happily mar ried, and in home of her own, but I want her to marry a poor young man, of good principles, who is making an honest, hard fight for success. I don't care whether he has one hundred dol lars or not, provided he is made of the right stuff. She will have more money than she can ever spend, and it is not necessary for her to look for more. Now. she knows my wish, and hope I won't hear anything further about her New port sweetheart, who knows just about enough to part his hair in the middle, and to spend his fathers money"
 Mrs. Green is a woman of tender sym pathies, notwithstanding all reports to the contrary, and is a thoroughly orig final, self-reliant character. She is pecu- liarly independent in thought, expres- sion and action, and, taken altogether is one of the most remarkable women of this prolific period of feminine de velopment. Her views of her persona responsibility, in relation to her vast wealth, are thus expressed:
 'I look upon my property largely as upon a trust. It is not mine absolutely, but only mine to take care of and pass on to the next generation. That was my fathers idea, and it is mine.
 He believed that the inheritor of an estate had the right to spend the in- come from it, but not to scatter the es- tate The interest can be properly used, but the principal should be kept un- touched, or increased.
 All that 1 hope for my son is that he will always be an honorable and upright man. I would like him to be able to manage his property and to make the most of it and himself"
 A recent edition of the London Specta tor contains a very complimentary crit. cism of the literary work of Col. Johi Hay, American ambassador to the cour of St. James.
 Tn reviewing Con Hays Poems" anc "castillian Days" the Spectator say August 2S):
 The world knows Coh John Hay bes by his Pike County Ballads Few things, indeed, are morr5 remarkable il the history Of our moredn literature thai nhe way in which this tiny handful o poems took the English-speaking wcrll by storm. They came, they saw, the, overcame--after the manner of all tru poetry which touches the most human side of men and women. Many grca poems, especially if they appeal solely O. chiefly to the ina gimative side of thu mind, cr if they rely solely upon awaken ing the emotions which respond to tn sense of beauty. or again, if they ar