The age-herald., 1901-09-08
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aphernalia and supplies that would have done Justice to one of the grandest of balls were gathered at Beleourt and at the Train Villa, and at 10 o'clock this evening a signal light was displayed on BaiIeyis Beach. Silently, on tip toe, steal ing along, like Sir Joseph Porter's numer- ous relatives. the two large companies tracked across the veldt toward The Rocks.
 The supplies were sent on ahead in charge of burly expressman Henry Johnson, otherwise known as Sunny because of his radiant. smiles, who in the costume of an Arab knocked boldly at the door of The Rocks, and, with band of big fellows dressed as he was, de- manded admission. MT Clews was for a. moment in doubt what to do but Count Guardabossi assured him that 1t was only a party Of men who wished to pose for him, so they were admitted.
 Behind them, though, was about every body on Newports cottage list including Mrs. De Forest, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Mrs. Belmont and Mrs. Elliot, who reas- sured MT. Clews as soon as possible, and got him into the receiving line with them, and then the party began.
 It was merry evening, the feature be- ing cotillion, which Mir Harry Lehr led, dancing with Mrs. Oelrichs, Mrs Bel mont and Mrs. Elliot MT. Clews threat ems to retaliate upon the ring leaders of the party who so successfully took The Rocks by surprise.
 John D. Rockefeller Is going to marry Miss Abby Aldrich. daughter of the Sem ator from Rhode Island Her father has always been considered a rich man, hay Ing some i've or ten millions well in- vested, but beside his future son-in-law he is very poor man. How must 1t feel to be the father-in-law of a young man who is worth at least half a billion, or whose investments f1uctuate in day CT more than you are worth, or whose an nual income at per cent. Is four times your entire riches? The young man Is twenty-eight, pious, proud and a good business man. Young Rockefeller went to Brown University, at Providence, and was constant visitor at the Aldrich residence, and so-well, the young lady was worth the wooing and Rockefeller won, even though he was rich. It Is a terrible handicap nowadays for a young man to go wooing with mllllons at his back. The age Is romantic. Miss Aldrich is not unknown in Washington, but she has never taken the position in society there to which her personal charms and her fathers prominence in national af- fairs would naturally entitle her. The reason for this Is that during the last
 
 not resided in Washington during the ses- sionS of Congress. Mrs Aldrich has never been sufficiently attracted by the gay world in the national capital to give up her comfortable and commodious home in Providence. .z
 In view of the important roll young Rockefeller Is destined to play in the af- fairs of this country, some little com- ment about him may not prove uninter- esting. Indeed, the Rockefellers, in cir- cles of fashion, are destined to play the part now absorbed by Vanderbilts. John D. Rockefeller Jr., was born in Ohio, and spent tthe first fifteen years of his life on an estate near Cleveland. MT. Rockefel- Ter, to test his sons mental trend, offered him one cent for every picket he found displaced on the farm fence. Young Rock efeller walked around the entire estate-a days Journey for a lad of his age-and netted thirteen cents. He was still look Ing for defective pickets at nightfall, when Mir. Rockefeller came upon him in a. far corner of the estate. It Is related that the thirteen cents hus earned, judi ciously invested, has grown to $12, 900.
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