The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-12-08
VIVIAN Is TICKLE
Grants Granddaughter Is En-
gagged Again.
TO A DISCARDED LOVER
Her BaIfour Engagement Is
Called Off,

M AOItCn NlcEOiS, son OF MI anu MIS-.
Gilman Nichols Of New York. The formal
announcement may be delayed until Miss
ssrtoris' return from Europe. says the
New York World.
There is a long story in this simple an
nouncement. Miss Vivian Sartoris has
been engaged before. she has even been
engaged TO Mr.. Morton Nichols before.
This, however. does not necessarily argue
hckleness on Miss Sartoris' part
On the contrary, II may demonstrate her
constancy. Although Vivian Sartoris has
had an English father and an English
training, she has been afectionateiy ap-
propriated by her mothers country and
has fallen natural heir to the almost idol
atrous devotion which was formerly Of
fered to General Grants Nellie, the
Daughter of the Nation"
Therefore, Mr.. Morton Nichols is re-
ally to represent the ultimate issue in
Miss Sartoris transactions with Cupid.
purveyor of true hearts. her American
friends and admirers wish to know Of it.
Briefly this is the situation:
Miss Cartoris and Mr.. Nichols were en-
gagged a few seasons ago. Mr.. Archibald
Balfour appeared and changed places with
Mr.. Nichols. The wedding day was set,
when Mr.. Nichols appeared again. Upon
which occurrence Mr.. Balfour was sent
on his way and the SartoIis-Nichols we'd
ding is expected TO be a thing OF the
early future.
AS may be guessed from this and from
the fact that there are whispers of var
ious engagements in which she has at one
time and another been a participant. Miss
Sartoris is not without a certain graceful
quality of caprice which many hold to be
the chief charm in a woman. But as she
is admittedly clever and sensible girl,
caprice may in this instance be based on
excellent grounds. At all events here is
her story:
A few seasons ago Miss Sartoris with
her mother and her sister. Miss Rose
mary Sartoris, spent some months in
Richfeld Springs. A year or two prev
ious Miss Vivian had made her debut in
Washington and achieved a brilliant So
cial success.
Since that time she had been chaperon-
ed during shot stays in most of the Euro
pean capitals.
Her beauty was already famous
Thousg possessing no fortune, she was
held TO be one of the most desirable mat
rimonial prizes in America.
These interesting facts may or may not
have been known to Mr. Morton Nichols.
who CHANGED to be al Richfeld Springs at
the same time. At all events he had no
sooner seen Vivian Sartoris than he fell
desperately in love with her.
MI. Nichols is pronouncedly an eligible.
Besides being a well known ciubman and
general favorite in society, ne Is On i'm
portant member of the firm of ]. Pierpont
Morgan Co.
Personally he is wavy-haired blond.
somewhat resembling Count Boni Castel-
lane, and is reported to have been at one
time engaged to Miss Emily Hoffman, the
skirt dancer of the Four Hundred.
So Mr.. Nichols started in to urge his
suit with General Grants granddaughter
with the result that their engamement
was shortly annonced.
The trousseau was under way and the
date of the wedding settled when Miss
Sartoris bade her lover farewell and
started for England 10 visit her aunt.
But across the ocean Mr.. Nichols fas-
deed. they paled decidedly VIXEN there ap-
peared on the scene distinguished young
barrister OF London. ar. Archibald Bal
four. worthy member of the famous Eng
lish family OF that name.
Miss Sartoris makes Up her mind rap
idly In week her engagement 10 Mr..
Nichols was broken. In two weeks her
engament to Mr.. Balfour was made
known.
II II was agreeable 10 New York and
Washington to know that Miss Sartoris
would marry an American. Londoners.
who have always made much of her. were
delighted at her choice OF an Englishman.
Attention was called To the fact that
she was half an English girl, being in
deed OF a graceful English type Of love
illness. Her neck and shoulders Sir Fred
erick Leighton once declared perfect Her
face is delicately lovely
A certain animation and power of MINI
icy proclaim her kinship TO the famous
Kemble family.
Altogether it was pointed out that Mr..
Ralfour was a very fortunate young man
and that there was no reason why Miss
Sartoris should not consider herself an
extremely happy young woman.
True. her mother had made what many
considered a tragic mistake in marrying
an Engiishnan. But on the other hand
Miss Sartoris' cousin. Miss Julia Grant.
had greatly increased her happiness by
marrying. under the expert guidance Of
Mrs. Potter Palmer. Prince Michael Can
tacuzene Of Russia So little by little Miss
Sartoris relatives and friends IN this
country became reconciled-
\ second trousseau was prepared and
described in the American and English
papers. Her grandmother. Mrs Grant.
contributed generously 70 this bridal ont
ft. Her mother gave Vivian her own
bridal ven II was decided that the we'd
ding should take place ST Sevenoaks. the
home OF the brides aunt Mds- Gordon.
Last July Miss Sartoris launched anoth-
er social sensation hy recalling her wed
ding invitations and breaking her engage /
raent without a word OF explanation
To De sure. one after another OF Miss
Sartoris' friends attempted 70 explain the
matter for her The paths ~ coartshiP
had been 50 stormy. r. was said. thar the
Young couple decided HAT ulatrimo1y
would be too risky an experiment
or mutual respect ard admiration there
Vas plenty. But the fact that they dis
agreed on pretty nearly every point q ira- /
portaucs had diur1ed thu Elauor - their
romance To have discovered their in
compatibility before marriage was. their
friends told them. a blessing
Disagreement which could OCCASIONALLY
come 10 the point % bitterness even be-