The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-13
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM.

November brides to-be is Miss Lillian
Stokes Holmes, whom John d. Grim
minis Jr. is to marry. The Crimmins-
! Holmes wedding will take place on
Nov. %. Miss Holmes is the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ARENAS Holmes, and
! has what her friends term fascinat-
! ing face. Her eyes are especially fine.
! She is TALL with an attractive figure,
and her golden brown hair is not the
| least of her attractions. Her family
| is not identified closely with the So
called 400" but always has held an
excellent position in the Madison ave-
nue. set. Miss Holmes will have some
prominent young women as her brides
| maids. The bridegroom has given to
her two strings Of pearls clasped with
a large diamond, and Mr.. and Mrs.
i John D. Crimmins have presented a
fine corsage jewel.
These corsage jewels are the newest
fad" In the past women of fashion
; would deck their bodices with mass
of jeweled brooches, but now one, or
at most two, large diamond ornaments
are used. The corsage jewel is fasten-
ed in the center. Naturally, such an
| ornament is extremely costly. In one
of the large and wealthy families when
a daughter is married she receives a
large ornament of this description
chip in" In these days of luxury.
few trif1ing pins are not nearly, as de-
sirable as one stunning" jeWel.
The young Duke and Duchess of
Manchester are spending money right
and left. Tanderagee castle is the
scene of brilliant house parties, and
those who entertain know well that
this is an easy way to spend much
money. When, year ago, the duke
and duchess visited in America they
seemed rather hard up" With an at
tachment on their baggage for
paltry $500, the impression gained
ground that the duke had married
pretty girl and not a fortune. But now
all is changed, and the Manchesters
are looking for London dwelling
suitable to their rank. The new-found
wealth of the ManchesterS comes from
the estate of the Yznagas, of New
York The dukes mother was Miss
Consuelo Yznaga. Until nine months
ago her fathers estate was tied up.
Now that this large fortune has been
released, the doWager duchess passes
out the guineas with generous hand.
Eugene Zimmerman, the father of the
young duchess, is not the Croesus he
was supposed to be-
It is a fact that William K. Wander
bilt helped build up the Yznaga for
tune. Vanderbilt and Ferdinando
Yznaga married sisters. The elder
Yznaga was a Cuban, who came to
New York in the sixties. When his
son and young Vanderbilt married the
two Smith girls this proved valua-
BILE connection Cuban family.
Through William H Vanderbilt, Yznaga
was = introduced into many good
things" and when he died he left big
fortune in real estate and solid railroad
stocks.
Mabel always dressed in extreme
styles. When skirts were fitted to the
figure with a sheath-like effect hers
almost impeded her movements. One
day this extremist spied a bright red
ostrich boat in shop. Mabel had red
frock of crepe de chine. Therefore she
annexed the glaring boa and sailed
home, confident of creating a stir when
she donned her vivid clothes The next
day she sailed down the avenue, a
glowing object that drew all eyes. The
day was hot, and soon the young wOm-
an shed her boat and carried the fluffy
neckpiece. But. instead of admiring
her, every one smiled as she passed.
| She's got it in the wrong place" she
heard one woman say. Il wonder
what's the matter with her neck? 2" ven
tured another. Mabel could not endure
the tittering and hurried to her home.
When she looked in the glass she gasp
ed with horror. The color of her beau
tiful boat had been transferred to her
neck. The dye was anything but fast,
and her neck and chin were bright
red. Since that day Mabel has gone in
for subdued tints
There is not couple in this wide
city handsomer or better groomed'
than Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick o. Beach.
They are seen in the avenue great
deal, and Mrs. Beach's frocks are tri-
umphs of good taste. She is hand
somer at thirty-five than She was as
Mrs. Camilla Havemeyer. She is living
| in an apartment house in East Thirty
second street The other fiat jewellers
| were deeply interested the other day
when a looking woman, in gray
broadcloth, drove up in superb turn
out. When they heard the stranger
| was Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt who
was calling upon Mrs. Beach there
were obs and Abs of envy.
For the Duchess of Westminster a
London jeWeler has produced a costly
| ornament in diamonds. 1t may be used
as necklace, hair ornament or a
y
bon Of diamonds and cost 100000. The
ribbon is formed on foundation of
platinum hinges. The ends are fringes
of small stones. The ribbon may be
| tied into a boWknot to be fastened to
| the gown. Another way the duchess
wears the jewel is to have it entwined
| in her golden brown tresses. The dia-
| mond band, which is a foot long and
| two inches wide, admits of many posi-
| bilities as a hair ornament. Again the
| duchess may wear it tied about her
| neck. One might wonder why the
Duchess wants an ornament of this
sort. She has enough handsome neck
| laces to fit out half dozen women and
| her tiaras and demi- crowns number
| five. The Westminster emeralds are
| famous.
One of the fashionable furriers is
showing a sable coat that is destined
for the beautiful figure of Mrs Oliver
Gould Jennings, one of the handsomest
young matrons in New York. Mrs.
Jennings always has been known as
woman of excellent taste, and she is
able to indulge her love for fine raj
ment. This sable coat is made with the
loose effect SO much in vogue and the
distinctive feature is the gold braid,
that is used sparingly. 1t fits about the
waist as a girdle. The cat sleeves are
vide and at the cuff there is band of
the gold braid. With this wrap, that is
appraised far into the thousands, Mrs
p. II