Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-12
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light. however. in 1900. when he went to
Paris 1t was then that he gave his IA
nous $4,000 beauty dinner" to which
were invited the reigning beauties of the
Paris giddy strata. The dinner set all Paris
talking. I'd long reports about It were
sent here.
When he came back to America Thaw
came to Washington and leased the Don
Z. ieron house, In Lafayette square. IL
was about this time that he met me Earl
of Yarmouth, VIZ was afterward 10 marry
his sister Alice In the meantime he had
met Evelyn Nesbit.
The young woman over whom sprang
up the ennity that was to lead to Stan
ford w aite death was born about TWEEN
~ years ago in Pitts6urg. the daughter OK
winfield Scott Nesbit. a struggling lawyer
her father died about ten years ago. ana
her mother was forced to look to her own
work for a livelihood. Since then Mrs
Nesbit has become the wife of Charles }.
i1oiinan OF PIttsburg. AS chile Evelyn
Nesoit. who was sometimes called FLOR
ence, was considered having remark
able beauty, and her picture was soon seen
In the different photograph galleries. Later
she became sought for by artists. who wish
ed her to pose for them In their pictures
OF child life From Pittsburg Mrs Nesplt
and the girl moved to Philadelphia. and
Evelyn Nesbit became known 10 the artists
Of the Quaker city.
The Model in New York.
The lure of New York brought Mrs. Mes
bit and the girl there. where the stories OF
Evelyn's beauty had preceded her. The girl.
then scarcely sixteen years old, became Q
model for such artists as Carroll Beckwith.
Irving Wies, Il. S Church, Carl Blenner
and Charles Dana Gibson. She was then
described as the most beautiful artists
model in America.
Evelyn Nesbits first introduction TO the
New York stage came In August lool.
when she was made one of the flower
in ha Rrgt
From the best accounts, 1t was while
Evelyn Nesbit and her mother that the
company that she first met stanford White
1t was through White, the same report has
1t. that she obtained an engagement in the
White Rose" company. which was then
appearing at the knickerbocker under the
management of George w. Lederer.
1t was after White became friendly to
Evelyn Nesbit. and her mother that the
Nesbits moved from their furnished room
in West 22d street tn apartments in the
Auditorium Broadway. While the girls
beauty made her an attractive feature IN
performance she was awkward on the
stage and showed lack Of finish 1t was
Whites suggestion that she should go to
school, and accordingly she went 10 the
private school of Mrs. II. C~De Mile at
Pompton. n. ]. White paid the bills She
was taken sick there and came back to
New York to take up her stage career
agcin, and It was about this time that she
met Harry Thaw.
Thaw Followed Her to Paris.
The Nesbts had not been in Paris long
when Thaw followed them His influence
was finally such that 1t is said he induced
the girl to leave her mother. who, stranded
on the other side. had to cable l. White
for money, and 1t was with this that she
cam home.
Thaw and the girl travelled through Eu-
rope for q while, but II Is said that his
treatment of her was such that she was
forced to leave him and come home alone.
When she reached this side she first sought
out Stanford White and then prepared an
affidavit in which she told OF Thaws treat
ment In detail. In this document she 10
said to have set forth that Thaw. besides
| being cruel to her. took away all her jew
| elry. This affidavit s said to have been
written in Evelyn esbt's own hand. and
| II is also said that White wrote In some
interlineations. There was talk that the
girl was to bring suit ugafust-=Thaw for
| sos 600 damages through be Hummel. The
suit If one was contemplated. never came
to trial According to report. the original
of the affidavit then made was destroyed.
White however. kept Photographic copy
of it, accor ding to general belief, for he
knew at that time that Thaw had detectives
on h trail watching lis every movement.
Thaw on the Trail Back.
Thaw followed Evelyn Nesbit home on
the next steamship. and. the district at
torney has been told. began the very day
he landed to get the girl away from White
He met her in spite of her mothers infiu-
finally won out.
In December. 1904. the girl disappeared.
and the mother learned that she had sailed
for Europe with Tha, after comp etc rec
oncilation. Once 'rhaw and the girl got
abroad there were renewals of the reports
OF his cruelty to her. 1t was when the pair
went to Europe for the second time that
White is said to have washed his hands Of
Evelyn Nesbit.
The Marriage.
From London toward the close OF 1901
came the report that ThLv and Evelyn
Nesbit had been married. In the early part
of 1905 they returned 10 New York on the
sam steamship. They went to the Cum
berland Hotel at 5ith street and Broadway.
where the manager would not allow them
to remain unless Thaw registered as maa
and wife Their hotel experiences both
in New York and Philadelphia were much
in the pubic eye at the time.
Did White Meet Mrs. Thawp
There is some doubt as to whether CT
not White met Mrs. 1haw after her mar
rage 1t has been said al different ines
that Thaw's attorneys would show. In
course of the trial. that the architect sought
out MS 1haw after the ceremony in
Piusburg but SO far as known the only
thing that points to a meeting between
Mrs Thaw and White in that time is in the
statement made by Thaws chauffeur. He
has made Il statement in which he says
he drove Mrs. THAI to her apartments
from a restaurant. On one of these occa-
sions another woman was with her.
The Dinner at the Martin.
In the late afternoon of June 20 Thaw
had been at Sherrys. From there he went
back to the Lorraine and, accompanied by
his wife, went TO the Cafe Martin. where
he was Joined by two friends from Califor-
nia-Truxton Beale and Thomas McCaleb.
White. his son Lawrence anC a friend also
took dinner at the Martin. From the best
accounts the tables of the Thaw and the
White parties were separated by a consid-
cradle distance and in such way that
Mrs Thaw could see White. although her
husband could not. AS the dinner progress
ed Thaw noticed that his wife became agi-
tated. and, on asking her why, she passed
him a note on which was written: That
B. (blackguard) is here
Stories IS a been told of a remark White