The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-02-25
GOTHAM GOSSIP

s(By Francis Phillips. Copyright 1919, by the National News Service. N. Y)
 New York Feb. 24-Alice Roose- Nelt's reputed fondness for cigarette smoking is forgotten by Gotham's re- 1igcuely inclined matronS in the shock administered to their delicate sensl- Utilities by the vivid descriptions print ed with the apparent authority or the Family of George Gould. concerning the recent pug listic encounter at Georslah Court his country house at Lakewood. ssBobby'' Beresford, younger brother nf Lord Decies, who recently married Vfvien Gould, and Anthony J. Drexel' Jr of Philadelphia, hammered them eefves to their hearts content oefore a select audience of fashionable men and women. According to the pub Bshed accounts of the affair, Mrs Gould and a number of her women Guanks at her smart Ween-eau party were present during the entire Ilsht md gave encouragement to the bout, which is said to have lacked nothing hn the thrills which a professional Sxchange at arms could furnish. IT khe glowing descriptions of the ngnt Supplied by those in attendance at the RfngHide be true, 1t was truly royal EneetinE. in which the slap-stick was worked overtime from the first sound Iuf the gong until the seconds or s.Iuay" Drexel, who was "all m, threw np the sponge to save. him rom pc
  E30n of the sturdiness of the victor, frG Gould presented him with solid dfver loving cup several feet hlgn, 8hus proving-her sister critics claim her full approval and sponsorship or M feht. The Goulds deprecate the k.rifaciSm to which they have been u61sctsd and maintained that the AU6f was an innocent incident or an kVenlug's entertainment in the privacy kf thsir own home. with which the &urch women of the country or any body else have no concern. Tn so Hamv words they hold that their crit cs had better mind their own business kmd intimate that in future as m tne konk they will entertain their guests \ anch manner as seems to them to - af4ing and proper. | of Sa,a fpr<y-ssven millionaires whom hndroW Carnegie, in an address de- SVorod fhe other other day to the enn-
 sysee of local puonsning ,a mousse mouse.
 ths steel trade. 1t Is no secret that k i1 nos on speaking terms with a nrnn number of them. One Of this
 1rnfar in said to be Alexander Pea- oo3 sometimes of Pittsburg and m sffnos of New York. Peacock narried c Daleswoman in store to (which 1Grs. Carnegie used to go when k neod of shoes. The wife of the fonmastsr had taken a great fancy o fhe woman. and when the couple Eot married induced her husband to
 ve fhs bridegroom a position as a n3asnan In his business. The fact m Peooock came from the same kcWn in Scotland in which Carnegie kwss born smoothed the way for him. vas made good as g salesman and won kapiA promotion, ultimately being giv- k1n . place in the firm with Schwab, EErfdk. Corey and the others who have ka1nca risen to fame and fortune. With ffhe acquisition of wealth, Peacock be- {eame fond of the life which plethora P1 money and much leisure time en- en- kabled him to gratify to the limit. His Specification for the giddy atmosphere kDf the rWaldorf-Astoria and the life (which clusters about it, lost for him khhe confidence of his preceptor, who IS Ian unduly hard and exacting task fmaster. For several years now. Pea fcock has not been "among those pres Eants at tho annual reunions of "hfs Iboys" held in this city and rarely sees khis old boss" s
 Go easy, ladies! Not. so! many of Ryou, and let those who approach be kess impetuousi Edgar w. North, fwho advertised for wife in papers Hhrough the South, the West and in hCanada, kept his room warm yester- Hyn. by burning most of the letters re- Eeived from willing to be brides.
 Il never expected such a cyclone to Ieweep down upon me" North said, peevishly. 'Why women from all over have written to me. I'm nearly crazy scanst say he wants a wife without Eevsry single woman in these parts Lfrying to land him, and a lot of re- ipcrters putting in besides to try and f3lx 1t for him."
 North has notified the postal author A S- feives. He now doubts the wisdom ot stating in his advertisement that he Ehas 5000. This was impressed on him after reading the following fod letter: sman I am a young lady, considered kgood-looking, i've feet seven inches En height and of an amiable and lov- Ang disposition am what one would i<erm home girl and an excellent icook and housekeeper. am sure by .aha description that you would suit Eane well for a life partner If we met T am sure you won't be disappoint- Sed. am only twenty-seven and twould not like to die an old maid Fwhole lot of style, but a good sensible Efeiiow that will work to make khome"
 A girl who describes herself as al artists model wrote:
 q would gladly say you are jus ;fhe fellow I am looking fora good sniddleaged man. with about $3,000. Il fI must say 1t myself, am good Hooking blonde, aged twenty-six. witt tdark brown eyes, good form, so vol can figure for yourself. I also have ian income of my own, am not of { grouchy disposition and quite lovable.
 fingered by the withdrawal b! .Gotham's millionaires of vast quan itities of securities from this State, u escape the inheritance tax, the Stat Comptroller's office declared today it spurpose to ask legislation at Alban. that will not afford 1oopholes fo New York rich tax dodgers.
 Reports have been made to me tha van ever increasing number of peopl Fin New York have been secretly trans tferring their wealth to neighborin, kEtates since the new amendment of tn Inheritance Tax law went into effect, rzaid the Deputy Comptroller yester day.
 T shall recommend to the Comptrol Her that a bill be introduced whic gili put a stop upon these efforts t defrsud the State. I believe that legal enactment can be so drawn tha the renegade New York millionaire cannot escape its provisions"
 It also became known that the Ney York State Safe Deposit Associatio hae elected special committee to de termine how far the inheritance ta has driven wealth out of the State