The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-03
THEY ARE DIVORCED
But the Best of Feeling Exists Be-
tween Tiffany and Former Wife.

New York April st became known
here Yesterday that William George
Tiffany, of New York, Paris and Ar
ka nsas. had secured a divorce from his
wife. the former Mrs. Fernando Yznaga.
who vas Miss Mary Virginia Smith. Of
Mobile, Ia.
The divorce was secured in Walnut
Ridge, Ark, on the ground of desertion.
There were no other charges. and the
best Of feeling is said still to exist be.
tween Mr.. and Mrs Tiffany When the
Al kansas Judge was told that Mrs. Til
fanny couldn't he induced to leave Paris
to live in Arkansas he granted the de
cree without asking for any more evil
dence- This was a week ago.
Mr. Tiffany. who is so years old Is
now IN this city looking after the New.
ork ends OF a lot of railroad and min
ing affairs of the Southwest in which
he IS interested. He declined to say
anything yesterday about his divorce,
but an acquaintance of his who hap
pened to be in the Arkansas court when
the case was heard told all about it.
Tiffany got tired of Paris three years
ago, said the friend. He told his Wife
that he was coming back here to live.
ana work. and asked her to come with
MIN. She few into a rage at the bare
suggestion of leaving Paris and tod
Tiffany, in good Alabama English, to
go to another place. He took the hint
and came to Arkansas.
We'll, he wrote several letters to
Mrs. Tiffany telling her what a beauti-
ful country Arkansas really is. and
urging her to join him. She sent but
one letter in reply, but that letter won
the divorce decree for Tiffany. In the
letter she compared Paris with Arkan-
sas and told just what she really
thought of the latter place That was
all the evidence a man needed in a
Walnut Ridge court. and Tiffany, af-
ter waiting nearly three years, applied
for his divorce.
" Judge said he. I haven't a word
to say against my wife's character, but
she has deserted me because I insisted
on working in this glorious state of
yours instead of sitting around Paris
with my arms folded.
He had the judge on the run after
that speech and then clinched matters
by turning over to him Mrs. Tiffany's
letter on Arkansas.
What's an adopted but loyal son
of Arkansas going to do. your honor.
when his wife writes to him like that
about your should say. our glorious
state. sir? said he
The plaintiff rested there and there
was no defense. The judge announced
his decision for the plaintiff in voice
shaken by emotion, and he wrung Tiff
fany's hand all the while the clerk was
filling out the papers,
Mrs. Tiffany is about 50 years old Her
sister Alva was formerly Mrs William
K. Vanderbilt After getting a divorce
III ~IiS Sile became MS - ii. r Bel
mont. Mr. Tiffany is a first cousin If
Perry Tiffany. Perry Belmont, August
Belmont and o. II. p. Belmont, who
married Tiffany's sister-in-law
Mrs Tiffany got a divorce from the
late Fernando Yznaga in 1887 in Cali
fornia en- the ground OF incompatibility.
She was married to Mr.. Tiffany here
in August. 1888 In the same year
Tznaga married Mabelle Wright, an art
designer in CARPET factory The sec
ond Mrs. Yznaga got divorce after a
few wears and then Joined the Catholic
church as a preliminary to marrying
Count Itchy of Budapest.