The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03

been 50 many that she can AFFORD 70 &C
| cept this defeat with philosophy
Some time sgo there was cir
eUlated d story. thzt came 10 % gen
orally believed. that her father was
| cooper who made a great fortune II
manufacturing whisky barrels. and tha-
she lived in the simplest way until L,
died. The tale isn't true
As a matter OF fact. Isaac Sherman
was a much more distinguished man ant
a greater one than most OF the father.
OF those in the fashionable New YorS
SET.
he was originally q lgmbernan and az
exporter OF slaves IN Buffalo. suSss-
Guenuy removing 20 New York C.>y. Re
vas one o. the organizers OF the Repue-
lican party. an Intimate friend q ASra-
ham Lincoln. ard ne had an important
part during the civil war. He was 4
plain. transformations man who shraES
from publicity. Charles A Dana said 81
him that he was one OF the sonnSest.
most profound and state.nanlske think
ers this country ever produced"
When his daughter Cornelia married
James 3. Martin. who belonged 10 al
excellent Albany family. II attracted 10
attention. The SherTnans were unknown
socially. She had net the daughters OF
the late William n. Vanderbilt az Mrs.
Macauiey'E famous finishing scnooi. ana
became great f-iendz- n those days the
Vandsrbiits were outside the pale OF
fashionable New York society. Miss
Sherman was one OF the bridesmaids at
the wedding Of Miss Margaret Wander.
oiIt 70 Elliot ?. Shepard
Isaac Sherman died in 1878. and sur
prised the world By leaving many mill
ions 70 his wife and daughter Mrs.
James B Martin became Mrs Bradley
Martin, and In some mysterious way the
name speedily became hyphenAted al
though OF late years the family have
omitted the hyphen IN their signatures
Mrs Bradley Martin Immediately plan
ned her campaign TO gain an entrance
into New York society She had inher-
tied much OF her fathers great tntelli-
gence. his grasp OF affairs ard his adj
ministrstive ability. Mr.. Martin had
rarely educated taste in wines and edi-
bles and the art OF securing them
Mrs Bradley Martin began BY giving
little dinners that were 50 excellent ths-
they were speedily talked about IN the
clubs. Gradually the number Of dinners
and the number OF guests Increased. and
the menu became more and more
elaborate and the wines inner
Before long invitations % the Bradley
Martin dinners we're sought after ~
the gourmets. who easily persuaded
their wives 70 accept when they we're
hidden.
Then came a very grand dinner. when
hunters were specially engaged 10 XIII
iucks on Chesapeake bay and the mar
1ets OF the country were overheuled for
ielicacies. Mr.. Martin brought forth
ais choicest wines. Mrs. Bradley Mar /
in introduced the custom OF giving each /
guest valuable souvenir at this din
Ter. 50 that altogether II was the most (
alked about function Of the kind that
Sew York had known IN many seasons I
For five years Mrs. Bradley Martin /.
pursued these tactics. showing that she I
lad learned the difficult virtue Of wait /
ng Then she decided that she was SUI I
-ciently strong 20 socially establish her (
elf Tor al time BY giving great bali 1
Hat - TIT NA-aArt "a M -
The Bradley Martin house at No. 2
Vest Twentieth street was connected
With that OF Mrs. Sherman next door.
nd thousands were spent IN the prep
rations. In those days splendid pri-
ate balls we're not given on the scare
hat has since become familiar. and the
lyishness OF the expenditures for tbs
rsdley Baartin ball made New York
asp. Il was an enormous success. and
Irs. Bradley Martin found herself safe
within the lines OF New Yorks smart
'ciety- Il
She was not content with merely bctns
omitted. but foroed herself inso a lead
ship. Then this feminine Alcxaaeer
society sighed for more worlds 70 I
conquer she turned her gaze toward Z
ngianc. She spent several seasons ia ,
endoa. met many people. and then d.
ded upon the strategic move of the
.mpalsn-
The great seaaelas estate At BAlma- ,
N. Scotland, came into market Il Z
assists Of SEQ acres. CT which - 50 ( ,
res Is a deer forest IL had never been
nted. The Bradley Martins leased 4
Z a 4RNh k-AAA * AIS htttfE AaAAAasrt 4
lsiish sportsman they had mes IN Len
n Tor the shooting Bzimzezn offers
e finest deer hunting n TIE tinted !
nsdon.
Il vas a brilliant plan. ard Il succeecsd
nlTably. The Bradley Martins enter !.
med lavishiy. speat money IN the most
nicely fashion. and arniY established !.
srrselrer
= course. those Who accepted their
spltsIty ia Scotland had e be era ].
US IA London. and Mrs Brz6isy Mar i
moved triurphanuy toward Der
al
he earl q Craven ~zs invited 70 Bal
.csn. ard TIE news wen; ihat he ha1
zen n love with Httle Cornella. wno !.
= then al - sixteen. that Re bad pro !.
ed. ard had heeB accepted
fra. BRADLEY Martin cane back . !,
ler1ea 1fth ayi1z colors % pr-pzs~ {,
tire uetdlsg. she nz6s 70 ed q
r ia NeT Tars. and ~ Prspxraftoa4
ire marriage Il her 1suKhtsr T. .
ted earl we're zaoss sls bo-a.e.
attic Caraeiis lad Ssss gasss1 ssr
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wen was t~ezty-ssgr whsa fhsT wers 4.
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- q sozoF a. the wst5izx- So as
lezatifsi csId t1su- vita shs promise
thst sepera sx-rs ard perfect corn- ~
xlon for whsGh ere hzs Fsr1s heco-a~
ss-zfe1. ard e vas fzeu tnat NJ !.
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sars = srllazt match fas 49, r8ee- :.
- fns rlrre cane