The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-16
PIERRE LORILLARD'SLOYE
SECRET OF THE MILLIONAIRE.s LIFE
REVEALED BY HIS WILL.
Celebrated Rancocos stock Farm BE-
arated Him from His Wife.


Rancocos stock farm, the pride OF the old
man and the hope of his family. is be-
queathed TO Mrs. Lillian Alien Who Mrs.
Allen is has been sorrowfuly known 10
the Lorillard family for years And. know
ing her. the family declares emphaucally
that she shall not have Rancocos. Mrs
Alien is a beautiful woman. She is tal'
with charming figure. She has long wavy
brown hair and great brown eyes She
was born in Orange, y. j., about thirty
three years ago. AS a girl she had many
admirers. Her parents were in moderate
circumstances. but her suitors were mostly
sons of wealthy men. and ii is said she had
in her train not a few bachelor and mld-
dle-aged beaux. In the summer or 1871
one of these introduced her 10 Mr.. Loril-
lard. always one Of the most gallant OF
men. This was on his yacht Rhoda.
Mr.. Lorillard fell in love with her beauty,
vivacity and grace. Soon after that she
went on a long cruise with him. From that
time Mr.. Lorillard was rarely separated
from her. She was ruler Of the yacht, and
sat at the head of the table when Mr.. Loril-
lard entertained. Protests by his family
had no avail. Mrs. Allen was his COM
panion until his death. Besides being in
love with her he was proud of her. She
is witty, clever. and at his board easily
held her own with the bon vivants whom
Mr.. Lorillard gathered around him.
Four or five years ago she convinced Mr..
Lorillard that she should wed. An English
man, Lewis Allen, little known here. be-
came her husband He was the descendant.
on his mothers side. of a noble French
family. The ceremony that gave to Lillian
Barnes the name of Allen was performed in
a church in this city. Pierre Lorillard was
present and it is most credibly said he gave
the bride to her husband Some servants
acted as audience and witnesses. When the
ceremony ended the bride coldly nodded
adieu to her husband at the church door.
She spoke to him as one who addressed an
ordinary acquaintance. In truth, she did
not know him very well. Mrs. Allen entered
Mr., LOrillard's carriage and was driven
away ALLEN caught train for the west,
and il is reported, has obligingly died.
Mrs. Aliens father is John c. Barnes
brother of the late Albert S. Barnes. of the
firm of A s. Barnes * Co The friendship
of Mrs ALLEN for Mr.. Lorillard has caused
a division in her family, but throughout her
father has remained loyal TO her. lie lives
with her to-day at II East Tiirty-hrst
street, the house which was presented to
her by Mr.. Lorillard years ago, and at
which he was ledger whenever they were
in New York. \ young married COUPE WHO
have two little children occupy the house
with them They are said 10 be reiatVes
OF Mrs. Allen.
BLINDS WERE SELDOM RAISED.
The house at II East Thirty-irst street
is a handsome brown stone structure of
four stories and a basement. The most
conspicuous feature of the place are the
heavy dark blue blinds on every window.
The neighbors say they are seldom raised
Houses of the same kind on both sides of
No. II rent for $500 a year and are valued
at $4,000. Mrs. Allen did not take posses
sion of the place until about eight months
ago. Then she went away and was not
seen again until the time of the death OF
Mr.. Lorillard. The young married couple
lived there alone and finally the young
woman, who has blonde hair and is about
twenty-siX years of age. went TO Europe.
She returned with Mrs. ALLEN and the
millionaire on the Deutschland. Her little
children call Mr.. Barnes uncle"
The house is splendidly furnished through
out. There are magnificent Turkish rugs
in the hallway. Almost all the furnishings
are things Mrs. Alien has picked up in her
ten years of travel with the millionaire.
She has much bric-a-brac and many art
treasures. She also has a fancy for an
tiques, and many of the bits of furnature
have traditions clinging about them.
A friend of the Lorillard family said last
night: For the last seven or eight years
Mr.. Lorillard had the companionship of no
friends save Mrs. Allen. His old friends
went TO see him occasionally, but she man
aged TO drive them all away. She was
much given TO speaking slurringly of
she always appealed to Mr.. Lorillard, and
he stood by what she said. Rancocos farm
was one of Mr.. Lorillard's pets. He shov-
eled money into the place to make it per-
feet but ii was always a disappointment -
The friendship between Mr. Barnes and
Mr.. Lorillard was strong and lasting. He
generally accompanied his daughter when
she went abroad with Mr.. Lorillard. Mrs.
Allen had been abroad with Mr.. Lorillard
for eight months. His health had been
such that she was in truth his nurse. And
the fact that she was his nurse offered the
excuse that hid her identity when they ar
rived on the Deutschland There was a
great deal of speculation about her on
board the Deutschland The New York
millionaires who formed such an important
part of the throng of passengers knew who
she was, but they did not tell. So II became
quite the thing for the best cabin passen-
gers to file curiously past the women seated
in the chairs reserved for the use Of Pierre
Lorillard.
MORE EXPENSIVE GOWNS.
Her constant companion was the young
woman with blonde hair, who lives with
her I'm the Thirty-first street house who is
married and has two children. The two
women attracted attention on the ship be-
cause of the expensive gowns they wore.
Many of the mllionaires had their wives
and daughters with them. but none of them
dressed so well as did Mrs. Alien and her
companion Another thing that attracted
attention to Mrs. Alien was a long seal
skin sacaue which she wore whenever she
appeared on deck She spoke 10 none OF the
other passengers, though she was person
ally known TO some OF them.
When the Deutschland arrived al the pier
in Hoboken Pierre Loriiiard met his father.
But Albert s Barnes. a brother OF Mrs.
Allen met her. He also went into Mr..
I.urillard's staterOom and had talk with
him. Then he escorted his sister and her
Communion to the Fifth-avenue Hotel.
where they awaited the arrival OF Mr.. Lor-
lizard.
woman to inquirers.
They are trained nurses from Bellevue
Training school," said Pierre Lorillard. jr.
The will had not been read; ii was not
then necessary to say who Mrs. ALLEN was.
Necessarily Mr.. Lorillard relatives do not
wish even now 10 admit IL
Rl,t Mrs. Alien was at his bedside when
his lie went out: hers was the last face nc
| looked upon And her presence kept away
the wife who, relenting, was willing &c
Iake a last farewell of her husband.
Mrs. Lorillard is still handsome woman
| Her figure has lost but little OF the grace
| that made her a famous beauty when she
won Pierre LOrillard's heart. Only sparsely
| streaked in silver, her hair has yet the
wonderful brown coloring that delighted
/ her admirers.
sent his mother on July 4. when the father
| and husband was taken almost unconscious
| from the Deutschland. is common property
Its tenor was: Father is home He Is
lying His hours are few. He has asked