The Washington times., 1909-03-26

I the affairs OF the family before the
public for months afterward, keenly
distressed Mr.. Lorillard and his WIFE
In the summer of 1901, when the elder
LcTlllard arrived here from Europe in
a Cying condition, il developed that he
had not been on friendly terms with his
wife for nearly twenty years. He was
taken to the Fifth Avenue Hotel and
diel there. though his wife had beau
TRULY appointed home short distance
away in Washington square north.
Refused to be RecOnciled.
Efforts by other members Of the fam
lily to effect a reco nciliation before he
died were futile They did succeed in
getting the elder Mrs. LOrillaTd 10 con-
sent to go TO the hotel and see him one
day, shortly before his death, but on
the threshold of his room she encount-
cred Mrs. Lillian Barnes Allen, and
turning around left the hotel highly in
censed, without having seen her nus
band.
After his death Mrs. Lorillard refused
70 wear mourning or exhibit any OF the
ordinary signs of widOWhOOd. Instead,
though she had lived for many years
in strict retirement, she re-entered So
ciety and a few months after his death
gave an elaborate dinner dance party
at Sherry's in honor of the coming out
| of her niece. Miss Taylor. Other MEM
bers of the LorIllard family, including
her children, tried TO dissuade her from
giving this function and showed their
dfSpleasure by remaining away
That the elder Mrs. LOrillard had the
greatest provOCation for her unusual
| line of conduct was generally admitted
| at the time For twenty years prior
| to his death Mr.. LOrillard and Mrs. Al
| len were almost inseparable. He show
cred the costiliest gifts upon her.
She was his companion on his hunt
| ing trips South in palatial housebOat,
q N a - fo cfrr co.
at JObtown, y. ]. He gave her a splen-
didly furnished house In Thirty-first
street, close to Fifth avenue. and there
| he made his home during his visits 20
costly jewels, and when he died il was
| found that his will bequeathed to her
| the famous RancOcas farm, all of the
| bloOded race horses and blood mares il
! contained, also all OF his race horses in
training In England. He left much less
TO his wife than he did TO Mrs. Allen.
| After his death Mrs. Allen declared
| her intention to race the LOrillard
| horses on the big metropolitan tracks.
/ Fearing that she also mean to 8pprO-
PIRATE the historic Lorillard colOrs, the
| cherry and black" Mr.. Lorillard, the
| son. FASTENED TO the Jockey Club and
| claimed the colors for himself
After an unsuccessful season Mrs
| Allen retired from the racing field. and
| later, through his attorneys. Mr.. LOTil-
! lard made arrangements for the pur-
| chase of Rancocas from Mrs Allen
On February 10. 1906. Mrs Allen mar
| Tled George Livingston. former commits
| sioner of public works.
Victim Of Jewel Theft.
| In June Of 1893 the Mrs Lorillard whc
is now dead. was the victim Of 3
mysterious supposed Jewel thief in Lon
/ don. 4Phe was stopping at the Hote
| Berkeley at the time. a splendid neck
lace Of pearlJ and other jewels al
| worth more than 10000 we're stolen
| and though detectives worked FOL
| months on the crime, none were re
| covered. and no trace of the THE
found. After that Mrs Lorillard frankly
| admitted that the seemingly splendit
jewels she sometimes wore were imi
} tatiOns. Her genuine jewels she kept il
7 a safe deposit vault
Mr.. LOTiIlard has two sisters One Z
the wife of William Kemp. the lawyer
They live st Tuxedo The other Mis-
Maud Lorillard, first married t Suffer-
Taller. the noted whip, and. divorcini
him in 1902 married two months late
Cecil Barring. the London banker Mr.
| Taller also married again. his secOn,
wife being Miss Harriet Brown. OF Bal