Delaware City press. (Delaware City, Del.) 1913-19??, 1913-07-04


furniture, it's neat but not gaudy rugs
and plain gray walls, has been
changed to look like typical college
room. Vincent has had all the fur.
nishings brought from his rooms on
the Harvard gold coast and installed
in this room that once belonged to his
father. Every article of the old fur
nishings has been removed, even the
gymnastic apparatus that was at
tached to the door and which the late
Colonel Astor used every morning.
Roses Are Blackiisted.
These changes within doors are 10
greater than those being made in the
gardens. Colonel Astor was very fond
of American Beauty roses. He had
numerous hothouses filled with them,
and the gardens were filled with roses
of every description. The American
beauties have been sent to Ferncliffe,
and the gardens are now planted with
old.fashioned flowers of various kinds,
and there are plans now under way to
make formal garden overlooking the
cliffs, something that no other mem
Der of the family has ever cared to
have done.
When Mrs. Aston arrives In New
port she will find no real evidences of
her former husbands occupancy in his
former home, and absolutely nothing
to remind her Of the fact that Beech
wood had been transformed only 10
months ago for the new wife. There
is not picture of the late owner or
his second wife in all the house.
This is all very strange, but there
is something still more strange, some
thing that shows Dame Fortunes sar-
donic humor to the last degree.
When Mrs. Aston divorced her hus-
band she also divorced his yacht, the
splendid Nourmahal. the pride of the
New York Yacht club. On this yacht
the colonel and his first wife had
msue many cruises. They had in the
first years OF their married life spent
some happy hours on board. There
were memories in it for both of them.
The colonel could not keep the craft
after the divorce. He sold It and
bought the Mona, an equally expen-
sive and handsome vessel, but natu.
rally 1t had no memories.
On this yacht as time passed the
colonel entertained the girl he after
ward married. His courtship was car
ried on on board. and for a time il
looked as though he would have to be
married on board. After the wedding,
which took place in the ballroom of
Beechwood, part Of the honeymoon
was spent cruising on the Mona.
Like Bizarre Novel.
And now the first Mrs. Aston re-
turns to this yacht Returns to play
hostess on board the yacht that her
husband bought to replace the yacht
which she had lived on.
Naturally enough, Mrs. Aston would
like to see the Mona sold, but steam
yachts are not easily disposed of, and
so the vessel will be kept and will be
one of the features of Newport har.
Dor this season. The color scheme of
the interior has all been changed, and
the owners cabin has been made into
two guest rooms. On the day that
the Aston cup race Is run on shore, in
August. Mrs. Aston and her son will
take large party to follow the course,
and It will be Just like old times, only
death will have removed the man who
doomed so large in the life of both
only few years ago.
Could anything be stranger, more
seemingly impossible in our prosaic
American life. more like the bizarre
imagination Of surprisingly ingen.
ious novelist In such romance as
! Buried Alive" or Vice Versa" or
The Masqueraders." or Called
| Back"
Truth stranger than fiction? Who
can now deny this? Here is the story
OF woman who got all worldly things
through marriage, lost them through
divorce, but lost them willingly. and
now gets them all back through no eff
fort OF her own, but through death
Death turning the wheel of fortune
throws everything in her lap. but nv
tile same turn, takes from another
woman all the rich gifts she had
gained by marriage.