Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-02-11

Olu pIdlc VI llldl queen > llLlGt WI . |
John Jacob Astor in a Louis VI court |
costume; Mr.. j. Townsend Martin as a |
cavalier of the court of Louis XIII; |
and Mrs. Henry LOhr in Louis XIV
court costume.
From another section Of the room
came Mrs. Orme Wilson, looking pic
turesque in a Louis XVI court dress
of white and silver brocade. which |
followed the Elaborate designs of the
period, and Mrs. Whitney Warren
wearing a costume of pale blue bro
cade and silk. after the style of the
time of Louis XIV Mr.. Lispenard
Steward closely followed his partner,
Mrs Whitney Warren, dressed as a
cavalier of the court Of Louis XIII.
The others OF the sixteen who TOOK
their places in this quadrille were Mrs.
Lee Taller. Mr.. Craig Wadsworth, Miss
Gerry. Mr.. Confer Hitchcock, Miss
Lena Morton, Mr. B. b. Van Alen Miss
Madeline Cutting, Mrs. Stuyyesant
Fish.
AS these partners waited for the
opening bars of the music the scene
was the most beautiful of the night.
Far beyond these characters of action,
about them on either side were the rich
laces. the glittering gems and all that
went to make up the historically rep
resented personages Of the ball, the
whole backgrounded by the natural
flowers. the lights and the ferns.
AS when two hundred years ago,
when the Quadrille d'Honneur was
danced at court where the king and the
queen took part in it, they were accord
ed due and proper honor. so tonight
Mrs. Bradley Martin and Mr. Astor
were given that honor as king ana
queen of the night
In those old days, too, the Crown
Prince and Princess stood beside King
and Queen at the head of the quadrllle,
so in this set, these places were gwen
TO Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish and Mr.. hoo-
ert Van Cortlandt.
After the first measure following
THE Figure" and The Honor Doth
OF which were more elaborate, came
the second quadrille, which had been
organized by Mrs. f. l.. Baylies ana
danced by Mrs. Ogden Mills, Mrs. John
Jacob Astor. Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt. ir.. Mrs. Henry Sloane, Miss Edlth
Morton, Miss Van Rensselaer, MIS-
Alfonso de Navarro. H. d. ROBBINS
and Worthington Whitehouse.
The cotillion, which was led by Mr..
Elisha Dyer, jr., was the event which
had been looked forward TO by the
younger guests, and there were nearly
two hundred couples in it. Mr.. Dyer
appeared as Francois |, in a rlch cos
tune. consisting Of a cloak of royal
purple velvet, lined with violet satln
and embroidered with gold.
While there were light refreshments
served throughout the evening, 1t was
not until after / o'clock, at the conclu-
sion of Mrs. Bronsons duadrille, that
the ~so-. supper began. This was
served at small tables in the winter gar
den. but this place would have never
been recognized by those familiar WIN
if The more than one hundred tables
had all passed through the hands OF
the florist. and were so hidden by his
ART as TO have lost all resemblance TO
bits Of furniture.
American Beauty roses and white
liIacs were banked so high that the
queses seemed to eat from the top o.
fower-hed. Beyond the tables and be-
tween the guests so as to almost hide
one from another, were decorations o.
spring ilowers-tulips, lllacs ana rare
blossoms-to make the place DoNci
Of beauty and fragrance. o
The costumes Of the SO0 or more
Guests were exquisite in tie extreme
and made picture Of rare beauty.
ca much has been said about the pai
thot neople are interested IN knowing just
VINO Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley Martin arc
Bradley Martins father was Heh'!
Merlin. an Albany merchant. There were
Eve children TO divide his wealth Wheh ne
died hut Bradley. the eldest, received
Iargcr norton than the others This lor-
innate son has not been idle all his NE
pafora his marriage ne went into the Oh.
business at Albany and showed coHs''-
eraby ability. although ii was an U''-
fortunate period for speculation III OIL
He was an aide on the STAFF Of GOV.
Fenton. and Co, Elliot Fitch Ehepherd
was another. When Col. Shepherd was
n he married TO Miss Margaret Louise
vanderbilt he sent for his friend Brtd!ey
Martin to be his best man. Miss van
derbylt's dearest friend was Miss Nellie
sherman. a tall. handsome girl of her own
age. So Miss Vanderbilt invited MISS
sherman to be best girl at the wedding
II was under these auspices that the
rresent Bradley Martins became acquaiHl-
ed. Mr.. Martin had never met Miss
Sherman before the Shepard NanderuH'
Wedding. Within two months after that
event he led her to the altar. Her iather'
aud exporter. considered well-to-do. but
nor exactIv rich. even for those days. He
was not a cooper. as has been reported.
Mr. sherman bought and exported bar
rel slaves and grew rich-how rich not
o,.on his friends and noighbors knew until
he died and left as an agreeable posthu-
NOUS surprise TO his heirs fortune oil
something like ten millions Of dollars.
This was about fifteen years ago, after
his daughter had been married more than
fifteen years She and her husband had
been active in society during that period.
but were not regarded exactly as social
leaders The accession Of any consider
able part Of ten millions 10 the eXchequer
of a family Of high social ambitions and
no small gifts for shining i'm society VIII
often be found to effect important changes
in their mode OF living. 1t was 80 with the
Bradley Martins. Within "A reasonable
time after the death of isaac H. Sherman
his daughter was the proud and charm
ing hostess Of an establishment compris-
ing one Of the cosuiiest shooting boxes
and the finest deer shooting in lnverns'
Shire. Scotland. Among the young noble
men who came to Bai-ca-Caer. was the
youthful Earl of Craven. who became the
husband Of Corneiia. eldest daughter Of
NJ and NJ. MarLln. An e!der son. sher-