Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-11-13
SMITH QUITS NEW YORK
James Henry, The Silent, ]" Dis
appoints Society.
he GIVES UP HIS OPERA BOX
Appearance of Bride. Formerly Wife
of Rheinlander Stewart, Antlcipa-
ted with Interest by Certain coterie
Curious About Bridal Gift.

Nt-N 1Ottk. NOV. l2.--JalncS Hen
ry Smith. better knJwn as silent
Smith the multimillionaire who mar.
ried the former wife OF Rhicnlander
Stewart. has decided To desert New
York. for the winter nj least.
This announcement will throw dia-
appointment into Il certain coteric
Of society which was looking Forward
with no little interest to ,hc return OF
the silent millionaire" ana his wife,
expecting that the superb Smith res
idcncc in upper Filth avenue. FORMERLY
the home Of William c. Whitney.
would be the scene of some grand
entertaining
When silent" Smith failed 10 Sc
cure an arena box for the Horse show
his friends fear that this might mean
his absence. but il WAS not until
today that they heard that he had
determined to desert New York
The mul,imilliunare had secured
the Babcock box. No. &c. in the par
terrc row at the Metropolitan Opera
the opera season If seventeen weeks,
beginning November %. Mr.. Smith
has given the box up
SoClSty Awaited mem.
The temperance Of the former
Mrs Rhinelander Stewart rs Mrs
James Henry Smith. the VIE Of enc
Of the three richest men IN America
was awaited with no little curiosity,
not only hy the members OF Their
social set, the most exclusive in
New York but also by the general
run Of opera patrons, who had read
of Mrs. Smiths marvellous collection
of diamonds which she received from
Mr.. Smith AS birthday present,
This collection of diamonds which
includes a necklace, II corsage dec
.oratiJn of strings of diamonds, and
an odd arrangement OF perfect stones
for the arms and shoulders. Is valued
at more than $500,000. Ii Is a uniqlo
collection, ana the expert who was d!-
rected to make Thorn up was told 70
use only perfect stones. The diamond
is Mrs. smiths birth stone.
The BabcoclS estate, which lwns
box No. &c in the parterre row At tht
opera. received cablegram today
from James Henry Smith, saying thai
he did not intend TO return to New
York this winter. and asked the estate
10 SUDltl .l!lt p'N. NJ l1iuthIAS W ~
experienced in doing this. Where
there is one opening i'll parterre
box there are II dozen applications.
Box Already Taken.
The fortunate applicant for the boz.
is L. Francis Hyde, who stands fore
most amog the patrons OF mus.c and
opera in New York. No. 26. which
Mr. Hyde will occupy on Monday
nights for the seventeen weeks II the
opera season, is in the most dcsira
bic location iii the partcrre row
being Il little to the right of the
center. TO the right Of Mr.. Hyde
will sit Airs. Robert .Goclct T.. Fl
Hartman. ANA Egerton l.. Winthrop
ITO the left will be w. Bayard Cutting
II. Fulton Cutting, and. Jacob II
Schiff. Z. Francis Hyde has also Sc
cured tho Thomas Hitchcock box, No
%. for Wednesday, nights.
Society Is discussing the reason
that prompted Nh, Smith 10 dcsor
New York for n year IT. is know
that Mrs. Smith was anxious L
return. She has many warm friend
here WHO would gather about he
| and assist her in her first social cam
lpaign since her rcmarriage.