The evening times., 1899-07-27
WEALTHY LOVERS TO WED.
Reported Engagement OF r.. X. Cas-
satt and Miss Minnie Drexel Fell.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. July 27.@Though their

Reported EnEagement OF II. X. Cas-
satt and Miss Minnie Drexel Fell.
Philadelphia. Pa, July 27.-Though their
engagement has not been officially an
nounced, there is little doubt that the ru-
mors that have been persistently circulated
among the smart set for several weeks that
Minnie Drexei Fell are correct.
Mr.. Cassatt is the son of Mr.. Alexander
]. Cassatt. the multi millionaire president
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
and Miss Fell is the daughter of Mrs. Al
exander Van Rensselaer,, and a grand
daughter of the late 8. A. J. Drexel, the
great Philadelphia banker. At the Cassatt
and Van Rensselaer, country places yester-
day no one could be found who would dis
cuss the rumored engagement. Intimate
friends of Mr.. Cassatt and Miss Fell. how
ever. admitted their engagement. but said
the formal announcement would not be
made for several weeks.
Socially and financially the alliance will
be brilliant one. The engagement is the
outcome OF cruise on the steam yacht
May toward the close of last winter. Mr..
and Mrs. Van Rensselaer,. with large
party Of friends, sailed from Philadelphia
on the May just after the great blizzard,
with Havana as their destination. Mr..
Cassatt and Miss Fell were OF the party.
The account of the trip given on the re-
turn of the May by some of those who
participated in it showed that the cruise
had been an exceedingly pleasant enc.
Mr.. Cassatt and Miss Fell spent much time
in each others company. and there were
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the beginning of the romance which may
shortly culminate in a marriage.
Miss Fell. who has fortune of several
millions. made her debut In Philadelphia
society last winter. She was educated in
France, and was little known among the
younger or older set until Mrs. Van Rens-
selaer presented her at a tea at the Van
Rensselaer, mansion. in Rittenhouse
Square. last December. During the winter
several large balls were given In her honor
and she was a conspicuous figure at the
opera Miss Fell's popularity began the
moment she ''came out" and her attrac-
tive personality has done much to increase
it ever since = She has light hair blue
eyes, and is a fine type OF the American
girl. Yachting is her favorite pastime,
trait inherited from her mother.
Mr.. Cassatt. who is twenty-seyen years
old. was graduated at Harvard in 1893.
Like his father. he is lover OF horses and
all kinds Of outdoor sports. Since he left
college Nhs has devoted himself to acquir-
ing knowledge of every branch Of the
railroad business. He spent year in the
Altoona shops, and afterward worked with
the surveyors and constructors. Recently
he was transferred to the Philadelphia Of
fice of the New York, Pennsylvania and
Northern Railroad
1t is said that the wedding Is likely to
take place next autumn. At present Miss
Fell is at Camp Hill Hall, the old Fell
country place, near Fort Washington,
which was left TO Miss Fell, her brother,
and two sisters by their father.
1t is understood that the formal an
nouncement of the engagement will not be
made until Miss Fell returns from her trip
on board the May, which starts on the an
nuai cruise of the Corinthian Yacht Club
on Friday next.