The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-01-21

in outlines, It's larger proportions, 10 feet
wide by 200 feet long, set off by orna-
mental gardens, will give 1t "a palatial as
pect The building is expected to cost
81, SOC. 900.
Mr. Carnegie is just past sixty years
Old. but his wife is not much moro than
half his age. She was formerly Miss
Louise Whitfield and was married. to Mr..
Carnegie about ten years ago. Mrs. Car
negie Is a decidedly handsome woman
and q gracious hostess. Her one child,
little Miss Margaret, is barely three years
old. --
The splendid steam yacht Dungeness Is
Mrs. Carnegie's personal property. She Is
most ardent yachtswoman and sails her
vessel under the colors Of the New York
Yacht club. ,t3 .4 $500?
The Carnegie summer home is Skibo
castle. Scotland Mr.. Carnegie, already
has an international reputation as
founder of phiianthropic institutions and
a writer on economic questions
OTHER ACCESSIONS.
Another accession to New York's mil
| lionaire society from Pittsburg -ds Mr..
William G. Park and his family They
| have taken up their residence at No. g.
| Fifth avenue.
Mrs. Park was. q Miss Betty Sweitzer
| daughter CT Gen. j. B. Sweitzer, one
| of Pittsburg's famous Civil war heroes
| Mr.. and Mrs. Park are Of a very modest
disposition. and do not care much for gay
| society. '7s2 49, isr-ss:
| To Pittsburgs capacity for producing
| multimillionaires, New York is indebted
to still another wealthy family, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edward Thaw. Mrs. Edward Thaw's
position in society is still unique The
| ThaWs are enormously wealthy, having
| made their money in Pittsburg iron mills,
| and the father of young Mrs. Thaw is
| known to be multimiliionaire. He is
stock broker in Wall street, and among
! his intimates is known by the sobriquet
| of "Old Marsh From his dress and
| bearing and his frugal manner of living.
| one would not think he ever had a fnan-
cial rating. The Marsh family occupy a
| small apartment in the Rockingham
| apartment, in Seventh avenue, and it was
| here that Edward Thaw wooed and won
| the beautiful daughter, {F'rieda. Hereto
fore the Marshes have. been unknown to
! society. ,' p
| There was no elaborate wedding, the
| apartment was far too small, although
| the occupants would require more than
| two fingers on which to count their mil
lions, but "Papa.S Marsh was mGomitable
/ and said there should be no more spiurge
at the beautiful daughters nuptials than
! there had been in the quiet home life pre-
| Vious.
| Edward Thaw bore his lovely bride
| away a little over two years ago, and
| since then they have occupied beauti-
] full apartment in the Fashionable Dakota
| flats, overlooking Central park
| Mrs. Thaw is noted for her peculiar
| style Of beauty. She does not quite reach
| average height She Is 1.-THE and grace
1 full Her manner is rather more quiet
than vivacious although she is an inter-
esting conversationalist, and is credited
! with a passing amount of wit.
| Her complexion is fair and her express
! sion Is described as mystical" mean
| ing that 1t is one thing today and an
other tomorrow, leaving one but
| vague idea as to how to describe 1t. She
| Is the idol of her husbands eye, and the
| baby boy, born less than a year ago,
makes the charming little family COM
| plets -,
CHARLES YERKES.
Charles 7. Yerkes. VINO made his f1f-
| teen or twenty millions mostly in Chi
| cago street railways. came to New York
| five years ago. ~ -
| He bought a plot Of land on the corner
| Of Fifth avenue and Sixty-eighth street
| and erected on it house costing mil
| lion and a half. He filed 1t with art treas
ures said to be worth $2.0O0,0e0 more.
On the top floor of the house is novel