Omaha daily bee., 1902-05-11
SOCIAL GOSSIP IN PARIS
Mrs. AstOr Rapidly Gaining the Ascend
anoy in Smart Set Of French Capital,
WOMAN WITH FINE PEARLS STARTS TALK
Mildred Alderman, Formerly of ALT
%fOrnia, Causes a stir by Appear
ing in Her Old Haunts with
n Third Husband.

Copyright, 1902, by Press Publishing Coz
PARIS, May 1O.-(New York World Ca
blegram-Speclal Telegram.)-Mrs william
Murray, wife Of Il prominent New York
contractor, has reopened her pretty mansion
in Avenue Jena, having Just returned from
a short visit to her husband, whose business
compels him to live in New York. Mrs.
Murray is renowned in the American
colony as rather an original entertainer.
She intends to take her first balloon ride
next week, accompanied by Major Bentley
Mott, the fascinating military attache Of
the American embassy.
1t is authorltatively stated that the en-
gagement of Miss Gebhart, the New York
heiress, to Duke de Chaulmes. whose mother
was once so tragically connected with
Count (now Marquis) de Dion, is broken.
Mrs. Aston has never entertained as con-
tinuously on previous occasions. Dinners,
luncheons. theaters, ETC., followed by sup
pers, have been given without ceasing. Mrs.
Aston, II possible, grows in social authority
every Paris season. Even the best French
families now consider 1t a great honor to
be counted among Mrs. Astor's famlliars.
Until now Mrs. Harry Lehr has assisted
her in entertaining, though even Mrs. Aston
finds it hard to have Harry's champagne
connection accepted by the Faubourg st.
German arlstocrats, who even held
Countess Castellane aloof on account OF a
similar mercantile offense. The last Astor
dinner was in honor Of Prince and Princess
Radolin, the German ambassador. The
dazzling list Of guests will give an idea Of
Mrs. Astor's prominence. Among them
were Duchess de Rohan, Marquis and
Marquise de Beauvolr, Prince and Princess
de Rohan, Dominique Radzwill, Duo de Ora
mont, Prince Borghez, Marquis Degouy
Darcy. Baron and Baroness Seilliere and
Marquis and Marqulse de la Steyrie.
Private letters received here from Mrs.
Robert Goelet, now in Venice, aboard the
Nahma, show that she found the palace
there, which she is negotiating to purchase,
completely renovated. She intends to make
it her winter quarters hereafter.
The dramatized version Of Maupassant's
novel, "Boule de Stuff" in four acts, by
Metenier, has proved an enormous success
at the Theater Antoine.
Mildred Ackermann, the California beauty
whose elopement with Count Vladosi three
years ago created such a sensation in the
American colonies Of Paris and London,
where she was a great favorite, has sur
prised everybody by her unexpected return.
She is now Nine. Goibara, and introduces q
diminutive Japanese husband, aged 10, to
her former friends. laughingly explaining
that this is her third marriage. Count
Vladosi died in Smyrna, where the couple
went after their memorable elopement, ex-
actly 100 days after the wedding, leaving
a great fortune to the American wife. The
impulsive young countess then married a
British officer she met in Cairo. Husband
No. 2 was killed in the Transvaal eighteen
aanNhe o-o TL. ,GI&- a. - 4 -
land and Joined a party OF tourists who
were going around the world. On this trip
she met Goibara, the son az a wealthy
Yokohama merchant, who succeeded in
wooing her in his quaint broken English
In the brief space Of three weeks. The
former Mildred Ackermann is here buying
antique furniture and curiosities for her
home in Japan. where she will soon return
and permanently settle.
Countess Watchmeister, the daughter OF
Mr.. Hubbell, the Iowa capitalist, and the
wife OF the attache of the Swedish embassy
here, speaks enthusiastically over her tour
of America, whence she has Just returned.
The Count and Countess Watchmeister
have been invited to join the proposed
Vanderbilt party, which will go tiger hunt
ing upon the invitation of the sultan of
Johore.
BEFORE moving from ner old home In the
Rue Francois Premier to her new man.
sion in the Rue Greuze, Mrs. Fanny Moul-
ton, the well known New York society
leader, gave a splendid musical fete, which
concluded with dancing and a supper.
Another American who married a Cuban,
Mrs. Sanchez de Larragoier, invited over
500 persons, the flower OF the Anglo-Ameri-
can set, to a splendid costume ball. Mrs.
Bradley Martin, Mrs. Ogden Goelet, Mrs.
Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. Astor were pres
ent. Ballet girls from the Grand opera,
costumed in Louis XVI directoire style, fur
nished the various intermezzos, the minu>
etes and two marchescas, Various stars or
the theatrical armament, including a team
Of four clowns, also furnished diversion.
The supper began at $3.50 a. m. and lasted
until long after daylight.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Laffan, head of
the Laffan News agency. are ]. Pierpont
Morgan's constant companions at AK Les
Bains Mr.. Br~adley-Martin, jr., took a flying
trip there to engage apartments for his
mother and sister. Lady Craven.
Gladys Deacon, on the way from the
Riviera, stopped at AK Les Bains Just three
days, then Unexpectedly rushed on to Paris,
where she is busily engaged in purchasing
things for the duchess Of Marlborough. She
will shortly be in England. returning
hither for the grand prix.