Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-06-26

tries. Hundreds of the most valuable
acres in and around Pittsburg belong
to the Thaw family.
The Thaws are of Quaker origin, and
most of the members of the family ad-
here to the traditional religion Of the
family.
Harry Thaw has been. since his
early youth, the black sheep of the
family. When the elder Thaw came
to dispose of his millions previous to
his death he cut Harry off with
$500 a year because of his hayward
ness Mrs. Thaw later remedied the
discrepancy in the young mans flnan-
tcial expectations by making him an
equal sharer with the other heirs in
the estate, thus insuring him an an
nua income of $4,000.
Thaw World Renowned Spender.
After he came into his patrimony
thru his mothers generosity Harry
Thaw cut a wide swath in certain So
ciety circles of Pittsburs, New York,
London and Paris. He was known as "A
spender before he left Pittsburg for
New York. When he arrived at New
York he set himself the task of MAIN
t3llllllS HIS ISpulutlOIl anu SaSSSChVSa
beyond even his expectations. Here
are few things he is credited with
doing after his arrival in New York:
He raced cab down Broadway in
the middle of the day when Broadway
was crowded from curb to curb.
He threw a theatrical performance
into a panic by throwing bottles at a
soubrette who didn't sing to please
him.
He caused the proprietor to close up
a famous night restaurant an hour
earlier because he stood on table and
threw So bills to all the walters.
He went to the Waldorf one night,
sat by himself at magnificent table,
and ordered $50 dinner. When it was
finished he sent for the chef and gave
him s25.
One night after the theater, when he
found his cabman asleep, he got
astride of the horse and drove the cab
and the sleeping cabman thru the most
brilliantly lighted thoroughfares of
New York.
When woman's eyes pleased him
he would send a pair of rubies to
match them, or emeralds, or sapphires,
as the case might be.
He made it point never to tip :,
waiter less than IS, no matter what
was served.
Springs Into Fame in Paris.
Thaw couldn't spend his money fast
enough in New York, and so sought a
more expansive field for Spectacular
extravaganza in Paris. He succeed
ed so we'll is the gay French capital
that in single night he sprang into
fame.
He gave dinner in midsummer to
about twenty five women 1t cost $50
600. 1t made Paris sit up and gasp. 1t
was such a dinner as the favorite OF
the Caesars gave, and, like the ones N
the time of Catherine of Russia, when
a great prince distinguished the most
famous beauty in Russia by giving her
a dinner after his greatest victory
This prince served liquor glasses OF
| Jewels to every woman guest after
| the dinner. Harry Thaw hung his
| Jewels on midsummer Christmas tree
| in the center of the table.
| On this tree he hung a miniature OF
every woman present. The guess
| chose their own pictures and found the
miniature to be the lid of small box
which contained Il set jewel. He has
found out the favorite jewel of eacl
| woman.
He gave the dinner at the famous
| Restaurant Cabat, which is in the pal
ace of the countess re Pava built fn,
her by Napoleon III, on the Champs
/ Elysees.
The roses that were used wer: