The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-06-26

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latter being Alice. Harry. edward T.
Thaw, of New York and Mrs. George
L. Carnegie, of Pittsburg. Harry de-
cided, several years ago, that the
American continent was too slow
/ place in the spending of his income,
and he made 1t his custom to spend
I two weeks of each year at home with
+ his mother in Pittsburg dividing the
rest of his time between the various
capitals and watering places of
Europe, Paris being his favorite resi-
/ dence
-Four years ago young Thaw startled
Paris-even Paris=by giving a dinner
to a few of his friends which cost him
the trifie of $4,000. A few weeks
later he gave a beauty dinner" at
which he gathered most Of the hand
some women of the Partisan stage,
among them Lame de Pougy, La Belle
Otero. Cleo de Merode. Yvonne de
1 Treville, Nellie Neustretter and Anna
Robinson. Thaw, despite his fondness
for unusual diversions, has not been
concerned in any grave scandal. and
has always had the entree to the best
society in any city where he has made
his home.
Thaws bride was Evelyn Florence
Nesbit, q former artists model and
chorus girl. Her home is in PittSburg.
She is only 9 years old. Four years
! ago she became famous in Philadel-
phia as a model for photographers
New York artists were attracted by
her beauty and she went to Gotham,
where such eminent painters as Car
roll Beckwith, Irving Wiles, F. s.
/ Church and Carl Blenner transferred
her charms to canvas. 1t was
natural drift to the stage, and Miss
| Nesbit appeared in the choruses OF sew
eral large productions About two
years ago she went to London where
she posed for English artists and is
said to have appeared on the stage Of
1 the Gayety theater. The girl ts OF
good family her father, the late Win
/ field Scott Nesbit, having been
prominent attorney of Pittsburg. From
her mother whose maiden name was
/ Evelyn Florence Mckenzie, the girl
/ inherited her beauty
Trouble in Thaw Home.
When they appeared in London as man
when ThaW was arrested in Switzerland
/ for automobile scOrching, he had with him
| as Mrs. Thaw" The description of her
given at the time is said to Mt Evelyn Nes-
4 bit perfectly, and 1t was suspected that
the eccentric Harry might have been
bridegroom for more than q year, keeping
the matter a secret because he feared his
mother and brother and sisters would not
I be any too highly pleased to learn of his
The Carlton hotel in London. where they
stopped, is one of the most fashionable
4 and select in London.
The couple came to this side together,
I g.
About the middle Of November. 1904, it was
reported that Thaw had agreed to give
TTp to the time his family received the
news of his escapade in Paris Harry Thaw
had income of 1880 per year. This his
man decided that even Evelyn Nesbit could
not compensate him for the loss of S.,
1888 1-S per month.
( with. It was. understood that the figure
she demanded for releasing Harry Thaw
fr7f1 1e al n he
allowed a rumor to drift into Pittsburg
that for S250,0O0 she would go far from the
Harry Thaw hadn't s25o.oOO. He had a
yearly income, but that was usually spent
before he got it. and the prospect of the
family digging up that sum caused all the
In the message of peace sent by Harry
he quoted as saying $4,000 was by
! far too much. even for Evelyn He was
willing to go a certain distance to become
ldisentangled, but he wouldn't give that
price.
In Chicago a day or two later Harry
fThaw specifically denied being married.
and also denied the family conference. He
said Evelyn was not mercenary and the
$3.50. 900 story was a fake. No one but the
Harry K Thaw is the somewhat eccen-
trio brother Of the Countess of Yarmouth
Her wedding to the impecunious English
nObleman whose name she now bears took
place two years ago this spring and was
full Of sensations One of these was occa-
stoned by the absence from the nuptials Of
Harry Thaw, though It had been an
/ nounCed that he would be the best man
No one ever knew why he stayed away,
and it evidently pleased Harry to keer
/ folks guessing
Since the marriage Mrs William Thaw
Harry's mother. has spent most of her
time and much of her money in an unsiIc-
cessful attempt to force her daughter-in-
law upon Pittsburg society. An incident
was the suit for damages against a vulgar
butcher who distributed an advertising
calendar bearing picture Of Mrs Harry
Ihaw reclining on tiger skin and having
for title THE Beauty of the Beast
Sketch of Dead Man.
Mr.. White was a native of New York
having been born in 1858. He was educat-
ceived his architectural training with
Charles G. Gembrin and H H Richard.
son. being the chief assistant of the lat.
ter in the construction of the famous
Trinity church. Boston, DR.. PhiIlfps
Brooks church. Since 1881 the Arm 81
NcKim, Mead & White designed arnone
: other structures Madison Square Garden
the Century and the Metropolitan clubs
the University of New York, the Wash.
ington arch, the University of Virginia
and the pedestals for the principal statues
of ST. Gaudens, the sculptor.
He was g member OF the Municipal Ar
) society. New York Botanical Garden so
ciety, Metropolitan Museum of Art. Zoolo
g1cal society, University club, the American
Institute OF Architects, the Racquet ks
met, Players. Century. Manhattan New
York yacht, Union KniekerbOcker and tn,
lean Fine Arts society. He was also vic.
president Of the Madison Square garden
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