The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-07-20
FIRST GIRL OF
ROCKEFELLER
Great Interest in the Baby of
Percy Avery Rockefeller.
HER RICH RELATIVES
And the Attention They Pay to
Her and the Mother.
HER RICH RELATIVES

fortune IN Ine WOrIo-a tiny, DIue-eyed
blond-haired baby with grandfather
worth sl1O.OOo.Oeo. a father whose worldly
goods are estimated at over So, O0O. 600, I
great-uncle rated at over $500. 600 900, and
another grandfather with a modest for
tune of about SIS 900, Coolies blissfully I'M
conscious Of her wealth in her father
cottage at Ardsley-on-the-Hu Hudson.
Her 100000 father is Percy Avery
Rockefeller.
Her sl100 100000 grandfather is William
Rockefeller. the Standard oil magnate
Her S5,oOo,0o0 maternal grandfather is
James Stillman. president of the City Ma
tional bank
Her s3Oo.OOOOOO great-uncle is John D.
! Rockefeller, the richest man In the world.
What the tiny lady, who is Miss Isa-
belle Rockefeller, will be worth when she
comes of age no one Will dare estimate,
for the fortunes Of her father and her
grand-fathers are increasing daily at an
almost incredible rate
Miss Isabelle Rockefeller was born on
June 3 at 4 o'clock. in the afternoon. so
that she is now just three weeks ola
/ Though weighing less than seven pounds
| at her birth. she is a sturdy young lady
and is considered beautiful child by the
/ few who have seen her.
notwithstanding her great fortune and
the golden future which this wealth as
sures her, little Miss Rockefeller is being
cared for almost as democra tically as if
she were tne daughter of tn humblest
employee of the great Standard Oil compa-
/
The house where she first saw the light
is one of the most modest in Ardsley-on-
the-Hudson.
1t is a relatively small frame structure
of unassuming appearance, which Percy
Rockefeller rented for the season at SIS a
month from lie D. Langdon Barber.
Mrs. Rockefeller, the mother Of Miss
Stillman, daughter of James Stillman,
who was married to Percy Avery Rookie
Teller in st. Bartholomew church on
April %, 1901.
Their wedding was one Of the most no
table of the season. Her maid of honor
was Miss Ethel Rockefeller, sister OF the
bridegroom, whose best man was Will
lam G. Rockefeller, who three years ago
married the brides sister. Miss Elsie
Stillman. Among her bridesmaids was
Miss Alice Everard Strong, her most in
innate friend. at present in London.
Mrs Rockefeller. before her marriage,
was one of the out-of-door girls of the
swell set. At Newport, where she spent
several seasons. she was known as an
excellent whip, an enthusiastic golfer and
a yachtswoman of nerve and skill.
Physically she is a splendid specimen OF
womanhood. and it is from her that
little Miss Rockefeller inherits the sturdy
constitution which is already making it
self manifest.
Mrs. Rockefeller is very democratic in
her tastes. and although five horses are
kept in the white stables at the Ardsley
homo. until a short time ago she was
more frequently seen walking than driv-
ing Indicative alike OF her democracy
and her splendid health is the fact that
for the present at least little Miss Rock
efeller will require no other nurse. In
other words. the little heiress viii not be
a bottle baby but viii depend upon her
mother for her sustenance.
Since the little girls arrival the force
Of servants has not been increased. The
household consists OF three maids. n col
former employe OF William G. Rookie
fener The only other attendants in the
Rockefeller cottage are Miss Elliot a
trained nurse. who had been with Mrs.
Rockefeller for some time before the ba-
By was born, and a seamstress. who for
three months past has been occupied day
and night in making Of the dainty arti-
cles which constitute the fortunate baby's
layette.
The quiet of the Rockefeller home has
been broken only by the visit Of the fami-
ly's New York physician. who still runs
UP from the city every other day, though
the splendid health Of both mother and
child have for some time made his visits
really unnecessary.
Mrs. Rockefeller personally superin- /
tends the making OF the childs wardrobe /
Her little baby VIII not know the torment /
usually inflicted upon rich children, Of /
Imprisonment in imported confections. +
She viii not struggle franucally between 7
Yards and yards Of uncomfortable cam +
brics. rufles. laces. ribbons and hounces. 4
Her clothes. though OF the finest and +
daiatiest materials. are extremely simple /
and but little trimmed. She has. how .
ever. several beautiful imported out gar (
ments OF the finest silk. and more +
az these elaborate little frocks have been !
ordered for use on state occasions
There are. Of course dozens OF each OF /
the articles making up the oabys ward 4
robc-nightarssses Of sheerest cambria. !
Simply trimmed With hemstitching and /
valenciennes. petticoats w-.h occasional
bands OF needlework insertion; dozens II
dainty little garments. but ali simply
made and comparatively inexpensive.
The Rockefeliers. Notwithstanding their
hundreds OF millions. have always been
simple in their tastes-good. substantial
people with no undue ten
fency 70 outward display. The occasion
- little Miss Rockefsilers coming was
as one for family rejoicing only.
and thus has been observed. She was
welcomed the more for being SRI. for
.housh william Rockefeller has several
,ther grandchildren. they are al boys.
md he was greatly delighted when he re
,efved the news that his son Percys first
.hnd was \ little girL
He has already made several visits 70
ais only granddaughter, coming over
rom his magnificent home on the Hudson
n his automobile. while Mss ISsbele-S
,ther grznd-fa;her. James Stillmzn. rot
o be outdons wrote her the 6zy after her
,lrth most charming Little note address,