The National tribune., 1909-11-11

no woman in fashionable society as well
known as Mrs. Astor, both in the great
cities of the Old World and in her own
native lar II. She was q very unusually
handsome Philadelphia girl, descended
from fine old Revolutionary stock, and
she MARI Id the greatgrandson of the
first John Jacob AStor about IS years
ago when in the hight of her glorious
beauty. Mrs. Astor has always. been
prominent in the social world, and upon
the death of her mother-in-law, the
aged Mrs. William Astor, last year, who
had been the acknowledged leader of
New York's 400 for many years, the
mantle of this gracious lady naturally
fell upon The shoulders of her popular
and lovely daughter. Mrs. Astor is tall
and willoUy, and is still most beautiful,
with fr tsh, rosy complexion which
makes hSf seem very young. She
dresses In exquisite taste, and in even
ing attire, her white neck flashing with
rich jewels. she is quite worthy of being
classed with the famous beauties of his
tory. MrI. Astor has quite as fixed
ideas regaI ding the standards of moral
ity, etc, which should be strictly held
to in modern society as had her aged
predecessor, and she has ever lived up
TO these. Sweet and gracious, she has
nevertheless shown herself to be firm
and unyielcing when it came to a ques-
don affecting these standards. Altho
great social queen, she has found
time to devote herself largely to phil
anthrophy, and she has besides been
always a most devoted mother to her
two children, a son now II, and little
daughter seven years of age. She has
spent much time abroad, especially in
London, and King Edward himself has
frequently been her guest in her charm
ing home in Mayfair. Her husband,
Col Astor, as he is generally called, has
h-. IL t. toll, Any 10 &c o.
thing of an inventor, as well as a
f1nancier, and at the time of our war
with Spain he was commissioned
Ieutenant-Colonel and served with
Shaiter in Cuba. He organized and
equipped a mountain battery at his own
expense. which did good work in the
Philippines. Col. Astor'S name is now
connected with that of a much-divorced
woman, who has been seen frequently
driving with him, and who wore mag
nificent jewels she said he had given
her. The father of this woman, when
questioned with regard to her, was
forced to admit that he had known
nothing of his daughters actions for
several years past. 1t has been thought
for some time that Mrs. Astor would
ask to be legally separated from her
husband, and in the step she has now
taken the Astor family, as well as her
own, OF course, are standing Loyalty by
her.
The suffragists had a great meeting
in New York the other day, or evening,
which took the form of reception
given in honor OF Mrs. Pankhurst, their
militant sister from England. now pay
ing them a visit. All the would-be
voters were present except Mrs. Mackay
and Carrie Chapman Cat, who, it seems,
are very much opposed TO Mrs. Pank-
hursts methods, and several others
whose names so far have not been iden-
tilted with the cause, notably Miss
Anna Peck, the mountain climber.
Mrs. Pankhurst looked delightfully."- fem
3nine in q stunning mauve tailor-made
gown with large bunch of vioiets
pinned on the coat, and she seemed as
happy as big sun6ower at all the fuss
that was being made over her. Mrs.
Pankhurst made n little speech, of
course, and was noisily applauded at
every word almost. She said that mill
tant' means a determination to get
what you go after. In speaking OF what
the English suffragets have accom-
plished, Mrs. Pankhurst said that,
among other things, they had made it
practically impossible for a Government
candidate to be returned TO Office. She
thinks that the men of England are on
their side; that IL is only a handful of
stupid old politicians they have to
fight. Mrs. o. II. p. Belmont, who was
right in the midst of things on this
occasion, looking remarkably well in a
handsome black toilet, seemed to be
particularly excited over Harvard's re-
fusal TO admit Miss Inez MilhoiIand
TO its law school. Mrs. Belmont waxed
very warm in discussing this matter,
and said that Harvard had outgrown
its usefulness and was nothing more
than tradition now. 1t was no longer
so Mrs. Belmont expressed herself, an
honor for any man or woman TO go
thru Harvard as ii was for many years
The great University had become al
dingy old fossil, and IL IL should go to
pieces II wouldn't be missed. She said
she knew what she was talking about.
for her two boys had been students at
Harvard. Has Mrs. Belmont already
caught little of the ultra spirit of her
English sisters?
Mrs. Y. II. Hartman and her daugh-
Ter Mary, her eldest child, promise TO
be two of the greatest business women
in the country. Mrs. Hartman has
taken offices in New York. where she
Is 20 have q, corps of assistants, and she
VIII undertake herself the management
OF her husbands great estate. Miss
Mary Is to have supervision of the Ar
den farms dairy, which has $50 care
fully selected cows, and from which
the resultant business in milk, butter
ana cheese fs no small one, requiring
an ability not usually associated with
our miliionaires daughters She will
also manage the Orange County farms,
situated on the 45,000-acre estate owned
by her father. Miss Mary will find
time, however, to put into practical
shape her warm interest in many char
tties, among which is the promotion of
kindergartens for little children of
poor parents thruout the country.
While nearly every city has it, public
or charity kindergartens, there are not
nearly enough of these TO supply the
demand. There is so much in starting
child right, and in the homes of the
poor the oyer-worked mother has
neither the time nor the knowledge to
do this. In these bright, cheerful kim
dergartens, with their pretty pictures,
birds, Towering plants, piano, etc pre-
sided over by a child-loving, earnest
young woman, the budding intellect is
gently and unconsciously guided into
channels which awaken the imagina-
tion and arouse a brain activity which
otherwise might never be aroused, Civ
ing glimpses into a world which the lit
tie child might otherwise never know,
and starting a development which NAV
make all the difference in life between
happiness or misery.
Mr.. J. Pierpont Morgan is an invet-
crate collector. He has in Europe pic
lures and other art treasures worth
millions of dollars, and his home in
New York is filled with priceless OBJ
iecIS of "biROfry and VirfIIa MrS