The Washington times., 1911-08-10
NEWPORT STIRRED
BY ROMANCE Of
THE VANDERB|[TS
Smart Set Talks Of Nothing
But Elopement And
LII Engagement.
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French Vanderbilt, a doting aunt of
the bride. is said to be pursuing the
couple all over New England, and even
to have sent out scouts for them along
the whole Atlantic coast. for so far
no trace has been gotten since they LETT
Central Village for Worcester, yester-
day morning.
Newport Is prattling over the fact
that the only message received was a
telegram from the bridegroom to his
mother, telling her briefly of the mar
riage and imposing secresy. But Mother
Geraghty did not keep silence and the
secret was given to the public. She de-
clared that she had tried to prevent
the marriage, about which Jack had
talked to her.
The parents of the bride have not yet
talked about the matter. They are very
wealthy and Mrs. Geraghty is said to
be worth a million in her own right
Mrs. Elsie French Vanderbilt, formerly
wife of Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, Is
expected to do the talking. In the
meantime, the young folks are at lib
erty.
vanderbilt-Sears Romance.
As for the other Vanderbilt romance
the expected Vanderbilt-Sears match
Ll6TG Is dS lluCH SpGCuldllOIl dS CApSC-
tation.
1t has always been said Of Miss Sears
that she is not one of the marrying
kind" While that saying has not pre-
vented the circulation of many rumOrs
that she has been engaged. it has
generally been conceded that she is too
busy riding, swimming, flying. running.
and performing other stunts to care
much for matrimOny.
She has often declared that most of
lhe men in her set" are ''sissies," and
her reported exception in favor Of
young Vanderbilt has quite distinguish
ed him, though he is not nearly the
athlete that Miss Sears is. He leads
Father a quiet life, in fact, though he
Is popular. He spends most of his
time with his mother, Mrs. Oliver II.
r. Belmont He is about twenty-nine
years old, two or three years older
than Miss Sears. He has an immense
fortune from his father, William X.
Vanderbilt. He is a brother of Willie
X. Vanderbilt, jr., and of the Duchess
of Marlborough.
Miss Sears Is Wealthy.
Miss Sears is wealthy, too, though her
fortune is not nearly so Large as that
Of young Vanderbilt She is said to
have declared that she is not engaged
80 Mr. Vanderbilt and to have ex-
pressed displeasure that the report
should be spread. The rU;nor that she
was engaged to marry Claude Grahame-
White, the English aviator, with whom
she made a flight that stactled the
country, is related to have caused her
much embarrassment. The report was
not put aside until the engagement Of
the aviator to Pauline Chase, the
actress, was announced.
But Miss Sears is accustomed to pub
liCity of other kinds than that concern
ing affairs of the heart. She belongs to
a prominent family of Boston, being the
daughter of MI and Mrs. Frederick
Sears, jr.. wealthy residents of the Back
Bay district. Since she was a sirl she
has been a splendid athlete, and during
the last few years she has become
national figure.
She Is tail and masculinely built. ana
she wears clothes that are distinctly
mannish in cut. Once, at least, she has
appeared upon the athletic field in COM
plete mans attire.
Made Swimming Record.
Among the feats she has performed
Is a swim from Bailey's Beach to Eas-
tons Beach. in Newport, a distance of
more than four miles, in three hours
and a half No woman had ever COW
cred the course before and her record
was nearly as good as any man had
ever made. She has also made some
notable walks, and she is a splendid
driver and rider, and good polo player.
1t is her admiration for men who
achieve things" that has caused most
of the rumoTs about Miss Sears sup
posed engagements. She was at one
time reported to be engaged to Paul
Rainey, a noted hunter of big game,
but it was finally declared that she
only admired his prowess as a Nimrod.
1t is expected that the announcement
of the engagement will be made by
Mrs. Belmont when Miss Sears goes to
pay her an extended visit