The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-02
ALVA, JENNIE AND LULU.
Three Sisters Who Have Become
More or Less Famous.
From The New York Press.


From the New York Press
saw the Ollie Belmonts the other day
looking as happy in each others society
as a young couple in the first blush of the
! honeymoon. He is growing more like his
dear old father every hour, while she is
wearing bride roses in her cheeks-which
were not there when she and her first hus-
band agreed to sever conjugal relations.
Perry and Augie Belmont take after their
mothers side OF the house, the Perrys,
while the only Belmont of the family is
Ollie, who celebrates the battle of Lake
Erie every Sept. TO-
In the meantime where. let me ask, is
Willie K. Vanderbilt? He sailed suddenly
for Europe awhile ago 10 marry the Ouch
ess of Manchester. according TO a state
menf from an authoritative source. hear
there is some hitch. There is one thing
ceFtain-Wile X. has no intention of re-
manning bachelor ! wonder If he ever
runs across his sister-in-law In Paris?
New Workers have forgotten Lula Smith.
who was married 10 a Frenchman, good
honest soul, who was tortured nearly TO
death by her escapades. She was as wild
as All antelope and had no conception of
the meaning of conventionality She
threw form TO the winds, and went in for
novel fun. OF course her name IS never
mentioned in the Vanderbilt family.
There were three Smith sisters-Alva.
Jennie and Lulu. Their father was Mo-
bile's richest citizen before the war, but
the great conflict ruined him. He became
as poor as a rat. The girls came North
and took in sewing for "a living-Alva,
Jennie and Lulu. They made dresses for
the family OF Antonio Yxnaga al Newport
and Orange, and were guests at his houses,
ne having been a former friend of their
father Yzuaga was distinguished and
rich His wife introduced the Smith girls
to the best people, and their prettiness.
their smartness, their Vivacity, their excel
lent taste and their faultless tact made
them favorites wherever they went.
One night Mrs Antonio Yznaga gave Il
large reception at her Orange home. and
among the guests were Willie X. Wander
bilt and Alva Smith. They met and sort
o liked each other, seeing which, or Oh
vining il. Mrs Yznaga dropped everything
else TO bring about match. In this, as
history has shown, she succeeded. The
little Mobile dressmaker became the wife
of the greatest catch Of the day. Her
dearest friend at the time of the wedding
was Consuelo Yznaga, Antonlo's lovely
daughter
The hands and hearts of Jennie and Lulu
Smith were in great demand after Alva
became the wealthy Mrs Vanderbilt Jen-
nie capitulated TO a handsome Baltimorean
of the name of Tiffany, proud, but poor,
and Lulu married a Frenchman whose
name l have forgotten, but something like
Charot or Chariot. l did not know him
personally, and, in fact, never saw him.
but his friends always said he was the
best fellow in the world. She ted him a
merry dance. More than once she was
discovered in questionable places in mans
attire having a little fun. She walked the
boulevards in doubtlet and pantaloons .
Through the intimacy that sprang up be-
tween the Yznagas and the Vanderbilts,
owing to the marriage of Willie X. and
Alva Smith. Fernando Yznaga, son of An
tonic and brother of Consuelo, became the
confidential broker of Willie X. When the
TiffanEs of Baltimore found themselves
unable to keep up appearances as the kin
by-marriage of the Nanderbihs felt bound
10 do, Willie X. said TO Fernando: Look
here, YZnaga, If you want to remain my
broker you must give up out of your COM
missions $4,000 a year TO Jennie Smith,
Mrs. Tiffany" What could Fernando do
Obeys orders. But it really was not so
much Willie KS business that Yznaga
was doing as William HIS. 1t was William
II. who assisted Fernando to fortune