The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1902-11-28

American style. While Mr. Walsh did
not 90 there himself, he entered into q
business arrangement with the king
and sent trusted experts to size I'D the
mines and their value. So it was that
a E,lropean monarch became a side
partner of the Colorado miner.
Mr. Walsh insists that he does not
care for society, but that whatever he
does in this direction is for the sake of
his wife and daughter of whom he
is very fond and proud 1t delights
him TO see them leaders in the social
world. His wife, by the way, was a
pretty wisconsin girl, with whom he
fell in love and married when he was
a poor man. AS he grew wealthy and
her social life widened she was equal
to every emergency; in fact, she be-
came q social leader, and when those
$4,000 dinners were given in Europe
she was the queen of the hour, fasci-
Mating. brilliant and OVERLOOKING with
kindness and hospitality.
Mr. Walsh is now building as his
permanent Washington home a light
stone palace on the west Massachu-
sets spoke of the Dupont circle, which
is becoming the hub of wealth and
fashion. 1t will when completed be
a close rival of the majestic winter
palace of Levi H. Letter, the Chicago
merchant prince and father of the
vicereine of India.
The Letter castle, which is on the
opposite spoke of the Dupont wheel
from the mansion of Senator Clark of
Montana. was built of Milwaukee
cream colored brick, every brick. it is
said, being handmade and coming into
Washington in a separate wrapping of
paper. The Letters, who have made
their home here for some years, have
become one of the most prominent
nonofficial families of the national
capital Society will not, however,
have an opportunity to enjoy their
brilliant entertainments the coming
season, as Mrs. Letter and Miss Daisy
Letter have gone to India to attend
the Delhi durbar as the guests of the
viceroy and vicereine, Mrs. Letter
carried with her the most elaborate
wardrobe owned by any American
woman. Even among the costly regal
robes of the Princess Of India, it will
scarcely be surpassed for splendor.
Her Jewels are unsurpassed by those
of any American woman, one rope of
rubies alone being worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars. To this are added
five diamond necklaces and long ropes
of pearls, with dozen diamond
brooches and pendants and a coronet
of diamonds and other rare jewels Of
fabulous value Mrs. Letter owns
several lace gowns that have occupied
years of the lives of lacemakers, and
a white satin gown embroidered in
jewels. Her other laces are worth
several hundred thousand dollars.
Miss Daisy Letter spent two years in
India with Lady Curzon and became
famed for her beauty and brilliant rid.
ing. Mrs. Letter will return to Amer.
lea in February or March, but Miss
Letter will remain abroad for some
time.
Another Chicago millionaire whose
home will be on the Dupont circle is
Robert Wilson Patterson, who sue
,eeded the late Joseph Medill as editor
n chief of the Chicago Tribune and
whose wife is Elinor Medill, daugh-
er of the distinguished journalist. Mr..
PATTERSON is building a magnificent
White marble palace, which will be fin
she'd in time for the coming gay sea-
on.
George Westinghouse, the Pittsburg
irbrake king, has lately acquired for
is wife the Blaine property, obliquely
cross the Dupont circle from the Lei
ar mansion. The house, which is of
ed brick four stories high was long