The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-12

! spondent Of the Philadelphia Times. Har-
ry Lehr has healed the breach between
Mrs. Oelrichs and Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
and Mrs. George Gould is now full
hedged member Of society.
The social war that waged at Newport
hinged upon the question as to whether
Mrs. George Gould, wife Of the head Of
the family of the late Jay Goudl, should
be received in society. The feud was
promised long ago, but ripened within the
past month, American heraldry stood on
the one side and American millions on the
other; and then there were divorces, and
the remarirage Of Divorces, and all that
sort of embarrassing material. Meantime
the pro-Gould element, as represented by
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, appeared to be in
| the ascendant
| Newport, as every one familiar with
! American society doubtless realizes, is the
stamping ground of American aristocracy
| Here come foreign princes, diplomats and
notables. Here is returned, in an inef-
| fective and shamefaced manner, some Of
| the hospitality which rich Americans en-
| joy abroad. All the equipment of fashion
, is here, including fiunkies In and out Of liv-
| ery-those In livery imported, for your
! native American is disgustingly averse
| to wearing yellow silk stockings or set
| ting Ike tent peg on a coach seat. There
| are also caterers and varIets; and the at
mosphere Is chock full of the real old
| English accent. In fact the place is red
| olent of me boy"
! Under these circumstances soicety was
| naturally very much worked up by the
| announcement that Mrs. George Gould
| was about to enter its charmed circle.
Incidentally Mr.. George Gould was about
| to enter it too, but Mr.. Gould was not
considered. 1t was alleged as an argu-
ment against her that before her marriage
| Mrs Gould had been an actress-an allie
| cation that could not be and was not de-
! MED. To permit the entrance of Mrs.
Gould was. of course, to relax the here
! tofore stringent and almost infexble rule
laid down by Mrs. Astor, former head
| of American society, whose husband was
the possessor of millions inherited from
| a grandfather who peddled clocks, bought
| fur and sold pianos. She was, therefore
| particularly and undeniably proficient In
| deciding upon the claims of other mortaIs
| TO social recognition
TO be sure, Mrs. Gould was bright,
| tasteful, attractive and absolutely re-
respected-which qualifications are not all
to be ascribed to some of those already
within the portals Of society.
Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont gave din
her lately at which Mr. and Mrs. George
Gould were the honored guests. Mrs.
Willie K. Vanderbilt was not present at
the dinner.
Now Mrs Willie X. Vanderbilt is the
wife, as must be obvious of Mr. Willie
K. Vanderbilt; and Mr.. Willie K is a
son of Mrs. o. H P Belmont, his par
ents having been divorced some years
ago, when there was an extensive mat
rimonial shuttle and deal in Newport.
Subsequent to the divorce from Mr. Will
lie K. Vanderbilt's father, Mrs. Van
derbilt senior married Mr.. o. H P. Bel
mont. Mrs. Willie K. Vanderbilt is the
| sister of Mrs. Herman Oelrichs Both
the latter are daughters of the late Sen
Eator Fair of Nevada. who left them
Fmoney.
\ Now Mrs. Herman Oelrichs, erstwhile
Miss Fair, of California, is opposing the
entrance Of Mrs. Gould into society, and
has the evident countenance and support
| Of her sister in this enterprise Just
what the ground of her opposition to