The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-20
NANCY CARNEGIE ELOPED.
ONuiSTER'S NIECE MIRRIES
MIR MOTHER'S COiCHWAN.

Haby Named Florence hetta HeYef
and a Couple Of step-GrnndnepheWs
andrew Carnegie held rather an odd din
crparty in his big house at Ninetieth street
srt Filth avenue last Sunday. It was a
Ir4 4 s'mi-family affair, That ia, part
If the family was there. For Mr.. Carnegie
oa- welcoming a new nephew-in-law in the
rer,1u Of James Hever, coachman and
rId.ns master, who married his niece, Miss
Many Carnegie. about a year ago.
4. was a regular case Of the rich girl and
her mothers coachman with an elopement
and "a marriage in New York on the side
But the secret was so tightly kept that II
never leaked out at all until the couple
returned on Sunday from \ long honey
moon abroad with Gaby daughter, Florence
Rpffa named for the mothers sisters, Mrs.
J. Z, Perkins and Mrs. Oliver A. RiCkelssr,
Mr. Carnegie is reconciled to the match,
oven happy about 4. He says that MIR.
Hrynr sober moral and well doing, and
that he'd much rather have such man in
tho family than "a worthless Duke, So
M- and Mrs. Carnegie met Mr.. and Mrs.
Hover at the pier last Sunday and took
them home 20 their Fifth avenue house to
dinner IN state, and the fairy tale Of Gin
darpa with reverse English came to
His Nancy Carnegie is the younger
daughter II Thomas Carnegie, brother Of
tho lronma,ter lie died several years
ago. leaving a fortune not exactly 80 large
a. Andrew r. but all that his widow and
children could reasonably desire. He left
II all ~ the widow.
JIue- Heyer il an Irishman. He IA
said fD 10 athletic and good looking
and fD have hypnotic way with hoT-es.
7rnrol 90 England, he came 70 America
,overll wears ago. His past has sugges-
tIul- ut romance about il. The story runs
iHa. Pee w1- left an orphan, and was brought
up a.. % fI-'er-Chid by an ari'tocrltic
family ~ Dublin. His fortunes changing
suddenly, le fell back on bis knowledge
of nor %. e. q means Of livelihood. From
h. early training he had acquired good
manner, and an air Of breeding which
Pc. him OIL from the other servants even
after he became coachman.
ne va. a riding master at Newport
when he fir,t saw Miss Nancy CITnege
S o ga. my a slip Of a girl then, not yet
ouj .u -oc.ety. James Hever taught her
to ride
the fac. that Jlmes Hever became shortly
aferHari ma ter Of Mr.. C.rIeg.e's stables
al Plit-turg lle ironm tiers sist,r-in-
law autortLlus on a large scale, both in
Pit burg and a. Ter winter home in Fern
andln., Fla. EeyCr moved back and forth
with tie family.
Mi C.raeEle grew up. and made her
dalu. People called her an 'out -of-doors
grl' SIe was strong, rosy, sturdy. Her
Tst diver ion was cross country riding
Hevor ei 20 ride with Ter a. groom
She had chances to marry well, they say,
ir Ptf-uurg, but she didn't seem TO care
far --0cIery' or society men.
Then, an # a sudden, Hever left the
Carnegie family and found work as a riding
master i1 New York, and he next thing that
happened was the marriage. Whether Il
was an eloUement or just how it was brought
"a, Do one il telling. II j. known only
that me couple came to New York and were
married boy a Catholic priest a little more
than q year ago. Miss Cdrneqie was
an Epi-copahGn and Mr. Hever a CItholc
Tie elder faith PREVAILED. a. l. Gu tomary
in such cases, and the dispensation was
obtained Whether II was an elopement or
not none Of the Carnegie family was
Pre- ent Andrew Carnegie was in Europe
Heyer was a widower, with two children
by hi. FIR marriage.
The couvle went abroad at once. Last
Sunday they got hack on the Cedric. Mrs
HsveT's two brothers and her sister, Mrs..
Frederick Perkins, were at the pier with
the ironmaster TO welcome them. Mrs.
HeUr's mother was not present. The
family party adjourned to the Carnegie
home for dinner and now Mr.. and Mrs.
Hever have gone on trip to New England.
They did not visit Pttsburg
Andrew Carnegi confirmed yeste rday
morning, the report Of the marriage, but
was reluctant about details
The public interest in this affair is ridicu-
ma rried TO Mr.. Hever more than a year
ago. They are very happy. The wedding
was quiet, but thera wasn't any objection.
No none Of the family was there. / was
shruad and the rest Of them didn't happen
20 h. in New York. The couple went to
Europe after the ma rTiage. II was a n al
love match. He's honest, sober and in
dustnous, if he Is poor. I'd prefer to have
my niece ma rned 10 a poor but good man
than 70 n worthless duke
IA WHUNs hU la - fnsfa I'll tla-
duke You see we 've got about all the
uch men we need in the family. He
welcome.
My niece fell in love with him while he
Was riding master al Newport. He was
employed in England before that, and he
an lnshman by birth.
Mr.. Carnegie couldn't remember very
much about Mr. HeVCT's carer In England,
or the name Of his employer or his Chris
tan name. In fact. he b. gan TO shift his
feet 20 show that the int ryie " was closed.
will Mr.. Hever continue in the business
OF hiding MASTER
How should I know" answered Mr.
Camc gle. I've told all that the public
needs 10 know
A daughter Of Mr. Hever's former mar
rtage las been taken out OF convent
where ste WIS placed at her mo theirs death
and taken into the ne household.
PITTsEURo Pa, April le.-When Andrew
arnegc confirming the reported marriag &c
his niece Nancy. took occasion TO say
That while Hevers was poor he was a sober
i1ural and well doing man, and that the
family would much rather have him than a
worthless duke, he furnished the gossip
loving people Of Pittsburg with rich murse
u is taken here as a slap at Mrs. William
Ihw, mother Of the Count ess Of Yarmouth
There ha, been a w-CarneRie feud since
Nr- IGaw expressed the opinion that
George Lauder Carnegie was not quite
good enough f,r her daughter Margaret
Sle wa- oyerrued. and the marriage went