The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-10-01

Mrs Barnett Y. Tiffany. wife of the late Charles L. Tiffany's youngest son, is generally conceded to be the dearest woman in the world, says a New York special. The word dear, however, IS used speculatively not in the sense Of endearment, but to designate degree of cold, sordid commerciality. For Mrs. Tiffany proved an expensive luxury to the romantic young son of New York's pioneer jeweler, who founded the wide ly known house bearing his name.
 She was perhaps the most costly wife in the world, for in spite of the cir cumstance that his married life lasted but ten days, the fact that Burnett Y. Tiffany gave her his name cost him the round sum of s2.O0000O. Two hundred thousand dollars a day is the amount he now Is forced to enter in the debit column of his first love affair.
 It is now almost sixteen years since the expensive marriage of young Tiff fany took place. yet that he never reached the full forgiveness of his hard headed father has recently been shown by the publication of the contents of the aged jewellers will. In spite of the fact that the estate was worth some thing like s10OOO.0oO. the elder Tiffany stipulated in his will that his young est son, "Bernie," should receive out S12S2, 226. and this amount was placed in the hands of trustees with the recom- mendation that the son be allowed only sSoOo a year. Speaking of the boy in his will the father says:
 ''In my opinion, which, however, is not to control the discretion of my ex- ecutors, unless a radical change shall take place in his life and habits, the sum of $sO0o per annum, payable in monthly installments, will be an ample amount for his proper support and main tenance"
 The motive for the elder Tiffany's coldness and partiality in the distribu- tion of his estate is said to lie in the ia ct that on March l, 1887, Burnett mar ried Bertha Pierson, poor seamtsress. much against the will of his parents, and that, although their married life was of short duration, the incident so dis pleased the parent that he never quite regained his former feeling toward the boy and treasured the grievance as long as he lived.
 Bernie" Tiffany's love affair was TO- mantle in the extreme. It began while he was working as a clerk in his fathers immense jewelry establishment for the princely salary of $500 year. He was then quite a young man-no more than a boy, in fact-and the elder Tiffany, tU vva nIi6 ba future of his sons had planned a lofty career, both socially and commercially. for Bernie the youngest. His hopes seemed in a fair way toward realization until Emma Pierson came into the young mans life This incident served to es- trange him from his parents and brought him face to face with the gloomy pros pect of complete disinheritance.
 It appeared that Emma Pierson, then a poor seamstress, was engaged at sew ing in a large boarding house in Union Square, just opposite the glittering front doors of the Tiffany establishment Young Tiffany was not so busy at his work that he could not find time to cast occasional glances through the front window. One day while he was idly gag ing out upon the whirl of life in Union Square his eyes met those of Emma Pierson. and the first impression of his expensive romance was formed After that the young clerk watched every day for the reappearance of the young seam- stress, and he seldom failed to catch sight of her as she hurried in and out of the boarding house where she worked. Finally Emma Pierson became aware of the fact that two eyes were watching her from the dazzling jewelry establish ment, and she also became interested. This courtship at a distance went on