New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-18
MRS. R. ". GOBLET MAY
SUE HUSBAND, IS REPORT
Gossip at Newport of Marital
Troubles Between the Couple
Is Revived Here.
LAWYER REFUSES TO DENY
Friends Profess to Believe That
Differences Will Not Go So
Far as the Divorce
Court.

Gossip got busy again yesterday with
renewed rumors Of trouble between Mrs.
Robert w. Goelet and her husband. AL
though there was a complete lack OF
definite confirmation from either Mr.. or
Mrs Goelet. or their legal representa-
tives, there was at least one refusal to
deny 1t. But some Of the gossip was
crcumstantial enough to relate that Mrs.
Goelet was the one who was planning
to take action, and that il would be IN
the form Of a suit for divorce.
One who is familiar with affairs at
the Newport summer colony said last
night there had been more or less Cos
sip at Newport In some quarters and
that there was a possibility of divorce
proceedings being started In the Goelet
family. However, many persons familiar
with the affairs OF the Goelets refused
TO give these rumors credence.
1t was learned definitely that no ap-
plication for divorce has been flied in
the Superior Court at Newport as yet
Should any such application be filed now
II could not get consideration before the
court until December.
However, II an application was Med
later, Il was said, II would create no
great surprise even among those VINO
profess to believe that such an outcome Is
improbable II was a matter OF comment
In the summer that there were tndica-
lions that the domestic relations between
I ttnU
They have been living at Eastbourne
Lodge Kay street and Rhode Island ave-
nue., Newport. and while both have been
out a great deal during the season. either
motoring or driving with their children,
II caused remark that they almost IN
variably appeared In public separately.
Mrs. Goelet gave a number OF dinners
and luncheons In the summer. she was
one Of the cottagers who entertained
Grand Duke Michaelovitch, Of Russia,
while ne was at Newport. However. 1t
was quite a generally accepted fact that
Mr.. Goelet took no part in the entertain
ments given by his wife.
| The Goelet summer home is still open,
| and Mrs Goelet and her children are ex-
pected to stay there until the end OF the
month. Mrs. Goelet is said to spend much
of her time in painting, under the tutor
ship OF Elijah Baxter. in the studio OF
| Henry Clews, Jr., on the Clews estate
near Baileys Beach.
| When Samuel Untermyer, Mrs. Goelets
attorney, was asked yesterday whether
there was any basis for the rumors OF an
| intended divorce proceeding, he said:
I 81 refuse either to deny or affirm these
reports. / refuse. in fact. to have any
thing to say about the matter"
Mrs. Goelet has been represented In
other matters previously by member OF
the firm Of Krauthoff Harmon Math-
| ewson, of No. IS Wall street. A member
OF the firm last night said to a Tribune
reporter:
II would not care TO say whether or
| not Mrs Goelet is client OF ours now.
| We do not consider IL proper to discuss
our clients affairs with any enc. But for
your private information / will say that
I know nothing of any trouble between
the Goelets and have never heard Of such
| a thing
Friends Of the couple are said 10 believe
that the trouble will not go so far as
divorce proceedings, but will result IN
some sort Of settlement.