The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-13

New York April 12.-(Special)-l am
sometimes surprised. It is not often,
however, that l experience the sensation;
but when l heard that Bob CARROTS
widow had gone and got married.
was surprised. l well remember when
she married Garrett Mary Prick was
one of the prettiest girls in Baltimore
Her grandfather was Judge Frick ana
her mother was Miss Swan. Everybody
knows what Baltimore was forty years
ago when the Latrobes, McKims, Mar
RIOTS, Swans, Dulaneys, Merediths, Git
tings. Williams, O'Donalds, Glmers,
were the smart people The CARROTS were
not much in those days. Old John Car
rett, was, of course, heard of as a rae
tor in railroad matters and during the
war his old railroad was in constant hot
water Then Robert and Harry came
along. They were conspicuous as rich
Young men of the new times, and the
Fricks were poor When Mary Flick
married Bob Garrett, some of the old
people were shocked.
But human nature is human nature,
and Mrs Robert Garrett became per-
sonage Miss Garrett bought the old Nc
Kim house, on Mt.Vernon Place, and Bob
built him self a house almost opposite.
They gave dinners and balls, ana all
society was glad to have chance TO
sun itself in the Garrett social enulgence.
Then Bob died and the widow practical
" retired Dr. Henry Barton Jacobs, who
| has married the beautiful widow, comes
| from Boston He was Bob CARROTS ply
| stefan and travelled with him. He is on
| the medical staff of the Johns Hopkins
| University. DIR. and Mrs. Jacobs will be
| among the Americans abroad this sea-
| son.
Some years ago G. G. Haven's daugh-
ter Nina, was one of the most attractive
| little women in the world of fashion. She
| lived with her grandmother, Mrs. Wood
| word Haven who was irreyerently styled
| by her gay young bucks "Old Black
| Crook" Well she married one of the
| finest young fellows in town. Stephen
| Peabody, who has had the good sense
| to become rich. He was made fleet cap
! tain of the New York Yacht Club, by
| his friend Commodore Gerry; but that
| is neither here nor there. Mr. and Mrs.
| Peabody have a sweet and pretty daugh-
| ter who is now in society. For this young
| demoiselle a party was given, that was
| novel and strangely pretty. Each young
| girl was to come as an advertiser ent.
| And they did So 1t was a strange sight,
| but pretty one, necesslatatlng some
| originality and a great deal of ingenuity
| The walls We're hung with three sheet
| posters, and the girls represented per-
| fumes, toilette articles, edibes and all
| sorts of things. One group represented
the Mayor OF Spotless Town and his as
| sociates.
Mrs. Vanderbilt gave a pretty costume
| dinner of twenty-four to her daughter
| Gladys, who is not out Mrs. Vanderbilt
| still wears her mourning BY the way do
you remember the fuss out late fellow
citizen William Waldorf Aston kicked up
some years ago, and got everybody ask
ing: Who is Mrs. Astor,' just though
the ladies were like the pigs in clover puz-
zle? Young Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt is
doing the same thing. The fact is, this
very charming little matron has gotten
a little "heady' and for that matter sc
has her young husband. When Cornelius
Vanderbilt died the Cornelius anderbilt
Jr. for purposes of distinction retained
the Junior for long time. Then they
dropped 1t. When Mrs. Cornelius Van
derbilt. the elder discovered she was be-
ing confused with her daughter-in-law
she caused her cards to be printed Mrs
vanderbilt. This was too much for Grace
so she dropped the Cornelius too, declar
ing that as her husband was head of th'
family, being the eldest son, she was thu