Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1905-09-09

has done. they have become well
known. popular ana have even
achieved the acme Of success, but II
has taken years where It took Mrs.
Astor weeks.
Undoubtedly there are very few
women in society who possess the
beauty Of Mrs. John Jacob Astor. She
Is tall and willowy, with masses OF
soft, curling hair slightly tinged with
gray. Her chief loneliness lies in her
eyes, which are large and literally
glowing with clear, soft radiance.
They attract great attention wherever
she goes and give her n singularly
naive, artless look. Mrs. Astor's gowns
are part Of her attraction, as she has
made them q study, and some Of her
creations" are marvels Of beauty and
richness. The King was heard to re.
mark after having met Mrs. Aston at
n gathering Of social lights, "She Is the
best advertisement Worth ever hadw
She seldom wears a gown more than
twice. Her costumes all come from
"gay Paris" and are Of two distinct
styles. In the daytime she is stately
and decidedly "clean cut" In the Eng.
llsh style Of tailor made, but at night
she is a radiant vision Of beauty In
soft, clinging, sweeping frocks and
with her hair falling In loose waves
about her face. She possesses sets OF
Jewels to suit each costume which she
wears, whether intended for day or
evening. 1t is said that Live and let
live" IL Mrs. Astor's motto. which sen.
timent ought not to be unusual for
woman whose husband Is one Of the
worlds wealthiest men.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston was Miss
Ava Willing, a beauty Of Philadelphia.
She was married to Mr.. Astor in Feb.
ruary. 1901.
The first John Jacob Astor was a
financial success of the FIRST rank. In
1850 he was q merchant In New York,
who dealt In furs and pianos, certainly
a most singular combination. Five
years before that he was poor immi.
grant working for 81 a week as de.
livery boy to a German baker. In the
course Of time. attaining success as a
merchant. he began to put his money
into land and, his prOphesy Of the
growth of New York having been verl.
| fed, he became wealthy. He was the
richest man in the city and worth the
then fabulous sum of Si,OOO,OOO.
The two present heads Of the Astor
house are William Waldorf, who lives
In England, and John Jacob, or New
York. To-day tho combined Astor es.
tate Is estimated at Si50,OOO,O00, ana
II is said will reach s., 00O,OOO,0O0 be.
fore many years pass. William waldorf
Aston Is Il keen-slghted business man,
prudent and energetic. John Jacob has
been interested in literature and sclen-
tifc subjects, but In real estate matters
he has been quite content to follow
the lead of his more progressive cOu-
sin The English AstOr Is worth about
three times as much as John Jacob,
but the latter manages to worry along
somehow OH about $lOO,OOO.OOO. The
wealth Of the AstOrs Is In land, and
a writer, William s. Bridgman, says
their fortune does not depend, as most
Of the others do to Il greater or less ex-
tent. upon the life Of any individual
or individuals. Industries may change
and tiuctuate, railroads may be injured
by new competition or new inventions,
but nothing can stay the expansion OF
tho American metropolis; and 1t can
not expand without paying an eve,
greater tribute into the Aston Golfers
A simple Truth.
Reporter-Well, to make Ions
story short
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