The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-09-01
.TACIPJL : WILLIE K
And How He Chose the Queen
for His Carnival
NOT QUEERING HIMSELF
With Any One or Other OF
SwelldOm's Factions.
NOT QUEERINs HIMSELF

state OF excitement ever since Mr. william
X. vanderbuist announced his intention Of
giving at the Coli Club the etertainment
which has been called BY every name
except the one properly describing Il.
A midsunmer-nghts ball in Newport
wibha vanderbuilt' as q host means the
climax of luxury ana beauty. the culmina-
ton of elegance and splendor. small
wonder chen that the smart women OF an
the rival factions have geen discussing Ine
Vanderbilt function.
For Wngam X VanderbuiH Is perhaps
the one only man Of all the rich sex VINO
Is not identified with one OF another OF 'lle
cliaues chat have rent and confused ara
oonfounded what 3 known as the best
society during these past years OF divorces
and scandals and parttsanship.
Mr.. vanderbuin's position Is unadue In
many ways. He Is the richest eligible IN
America. He spends money Ike a Prince
"a he should. and his taste Is undisputed-
His entertainments may be said 10 be the
only ones, IN the present state OF social
disruption. that takes place on neutral tee
ritory.
All the various cllques. composed OF the
Cornelius Vanderbullts the Fishers. the
oetrIchses. Gerrys, AstoCs. Brookses'
Drexels. Nelson's, Sloanes. Nie~es' Fdl-
mers, Dyers. Burdens, GamHieils' Potts
whites. Twombys. Mackays. Burke
REACHES. wilson's. Hunters, Hewitts'
whitneys and collateral branches. though
in many instances at swords points are
Friendly with Willie K, who Is backed by
Aha Cornelius clan and by no means aban-
sone|i nv the inttnates of his former vile
Mrs. eBlnlont is too clever a woman 10
expect superhuman loyalty from ner
friends. She knwos Mr.. VanderofnIt
personal popularity and docs not under
stand his social prestige. She exacts trio-
Ute from her own particular chosen COM
ranions, but she mas given them TO unoer-
stand chat beyond her own relations with
them she assumes TO dictation. Ard this
groves for the thousand and first time
how passing clever a woman Il Mrs. Bel
mont ftoday-so short a time back MIS-.
Willie K. Vanderbilt. OF Marble House.
II may therefore be repeated that Mr.
Vanderbilt today occupies a position uni
que In the world of fashion. he has al
the privileges OF immensly rich bachei-
ordom and the advantage of being tbs
proud father of the most popular woman
in England. the charming little duchess OF
Marlborough.
A bachelor In the smart set may not
entertain without the aid OF a woman
To be selected az Mr.. Vanderbailts assis-
Aant In receiYeing the cream OF the social
world is no small honor.
Mr.. Vanderbilt knows every woman tr
Newport worth mentioning. They all Ike
Willie k" as he Is commonly called
In fact, the smart set speak of Mr. Van
ference wdi3ch ever accompanies the com
ments Of fashionable men and women In
London when the refer TO the Prince OF
Wales
The dear p. W." the English ultra
fashionable will call her prince. just as
her American cousin or SISTER will refer 10
.,d.sr wIrteK." In either case the man
renreseuse un4nhttgsted social power
so when Mr.. avDderbuiBt 5ade the saar
Ladies and brave men Of Newport preP'ase
Cor a mfdzynmer-nigh Teve. OF Whihoh
ne snbouA be the host, there was gre7i'
a,,-sertn1 OF flounces and furbelows ana
~,,cA, hidden heartburnings among 'he
bsa,,,ifh women in the village by che sea
"a may not here be chroutcled
For only a beautiful woman would be
cSosar,-,asar was tacitly understood-ann
nm tn a few days before the entertainment
really took place the gOssips had u mar
Mrs. William Ernest aCrter had been IT.
vt,ed by Mr.. Vanderbilt to assist him N
receiying his guests AZ the Coz Cluo-
Ms carter Is an exquisite little woman
under thirty. blonde Of the blondes siishi
e+beral and as dalntily pretty az a Dfss-
IA, sbeuherdess or a Vatican LADY or
,r,rsvra hgurtne. She vas born Lucile
polk Of aFa.fmore. and married WSh1ln
Earnest Carter Of Philadelphia six q sew
en- years ago.
Ms Carter has been very conspicuous Il
Newport this summer. she vas pFacfie'i-
Il, unknown IN fashionable NeS YORK uh''i
1sSt winter. when she appesred al the
Horse show. and her blonde iorlinshs at
,raofed universal admiration. This season
sba has been one Of two or tarce I'hiia-
seluhfanS who have been in CONTINUOUS
evidence.
For I. has been a PhIia'e liza svnr1r
n Newport Mn. John DTezel, Mrs Car
Ter. Mrs.. Wiener rave been a. the had
and front u social functions. aud they
are Of the Quaker city.
Afr. yaaderbudls's Admiration fog pfetty
women a. well Known He could not 6rf
ace IN the fair PI4sdelphiaa n new tTpe
ara an altogether charming ore Bosh
Mr.. and rada. Carer are warm though re-
nsy. friends Of Nr. vsn8eF6ssit- asd y
wa 4herefo-s enEnssoniy rep0r<ed n NsS-
po-t ssas Ms Garter vas 90 - tbe ehus-
en- queen % NJ ayp5srbshE's fste.
Ana Ne~1o-, women SA nj Iks IRE
prospect Just IItsIs BIT For Mr.. Carer
e. 10. OF any 81 tbe old reooFni1se eiGDes-
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