The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
HAROLD s. VANDERBILT.

can count upon the fingers OF your TWO
hands. At slipper time Before the
blazing fire the widely Travelled John
can be depended upon to discourse en-
tertainingly of his adventures in Siam,
Japan. Korea, Siberia. India. Mexico.
Argentine. Panama and Colombia. for
he entered the diplomatic service while
only in his twenties. In the drawing
rooms OF the capital he has long been
a prime favo!ite with the debutantes
Of ofiicialdom and as n banquet host
he has no peer.
Strength, Wenith and Pedigree.
Another leap year eligible. both
ornamental and useful. is the treasurer
OF the United States. Lee McClung.
Having been n famed athlete in, his
time. he Is the physical ideal OF the
ardent and powerful knight who could
bounce his lady love upon his saddle
and bear her OFF unto the priest and
his castle bold. lie was the star foot
ball captain at Yale, twenty years
ago. and he still keeps in training
upon the tennis court. Only forty-onc
years have gotten past him, and he Is
fair TO look upon. Moreover. nc has
n greater pecuniary responsibility than
any other American.
Perhaps no American bachelor In
public life has to offer as many at
Eressve" agitator. He is very rich
handsome, scholarly and young-only
forty-six. IIc lives In one of the show
houses of Washington, has been edu-
Gated not only at Yale. but IN the uni
versities of France, Germany, Switzer-
land and Austria has been a college
professor and Federal official. Many
sportsmen regard him as Americas
greatest angler and big game hunter.
Mnranvnr ha he n
most exclusive social circles here and
abroad. His sister Lady tombstone, is
the wife of an eminent British diplo-
mat. So the lady who captures him
Will be assured a social career on both
sides of the big pond.
There is also a chance this year for
some ambitious lady to make herself
Bonaparte When it comes to name
and pedigree there is no more tempt
Ing Eligible" than Jerome Napoleon
,Bonapartc, third. Washington bache-
Tor, who will reach his thirty fourth
birthday this month. lie is the graf
grandson of Jerome Bonaparte. King
of Wcstphalla, and great-grandnephew
of Napoleon Bonaparte, Emperor OF
France. Although born In Paris, he
is an American citizen and Harvard
graduate. His mother died this winter,
leaving him a fortune and the jewels
of his royal forebear.
Multi Millionaire EliEibIcs
This leap years list of young bache-
lor 3cions of the great multi million
aire families is unusually promising.
First there Is young William Vincent
Astor. who will become Of age during
the year. He is the only son of John
Jacob Astor, who, after having been di-
vorccd by Mrs. Ava William Aston.
married Miss Force, few months ago
Another bachelor Astor Is John Jacob
the Fifth. who is the younger son Of
William Waldorf. He will be twenty
six this year, and his prospective share
of his fathers esetatc is esti-
mated at s7o,ooo'ooo. He is an
officer In the most aristocratic of Lon
don regiments, the Kings Life Guards
Severa years ago. while his troop was
at swimming practice, he dived liz and
saved trooper who. after having
been kicked scnscless by 4 horse, had
fallen Into the water.
y prospective head of the house of
Gould is also In this leap years matri-
monial market. This is Kingron. ED
est son OF George Jay Gould, the pres
ent head of that multi millionaire fam
ily. The share OF the latters estate,
to which young Kingdom will be en-
titled, is estimated at S10.000.000. He
and his younger brother have been
subjected to Spartan discipline by their
father. who built them a gymnasium
and polo field upon his Lakewood es-
tate. Georgian Court.
The great Vanderbilt family, too. has
a young bachelor. Harold s., a son OF
William X. and a brother of the
Duchess of Marlborough. lie Is only
twenty eight. Then the Goelot family
has TO offer to tho lady with the proper
dot, Robert Walton, who is thirty
one, He is the Oldest of tho two chill
dren of the late Robert Goelet second.
In the anulti-snillionaire house OF