Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-23


e Of Newport, has now reached It's
harry climax This fortunate young
woman. WHO WAS Newport boarding.
house keepers daughter, inherited unex.
2sc;ei.y 8 fortune OF 100000 and has
ncw married s distinguished member OF
TIE fashionable colony. Dr. Horace p. Beck,
with whom she will enjoy most enviable
position IL society's Summer capital.
The 100000 was left 10 Miss Bateman
by that eccentric muiti.nlillionaiTe Ross
Winans, who inherited a vast fortune
founded on the construction OF the first
Russian railroads. Mr.. Wnans's son. Tom
Winans, married Victoria Delgado, lovely
Spanish dancer. She derived additional
interest from the fact that her equally
lovely sister, Maria Delgado, married that
great Indian prince, the Manaraiah Of
Kapurthala, who possesses the worlds
most precious jewel collection. Victoria
Degado is dead and only recently the Ma
haranee of Karurthala won a suit in Paris
establishing her right to act as guardian Of
her deceased sisters children and of their
share Of the Wnans fortune. Many
European titled houses arc allied to the
Winans family. Ono of Ross Winanss
daughters, Beatrice, married the Prince de
Bearn- Chalais, Of France.
Ross Winans possessed a splendid man
sion on the Ocean Drive at Newport as
well as estates in baltimore and various
other parts of the world.
His Will divided the bulk of his vast
fortune among various members of his
family. but left half million dollars to
Dorothy i'ateman. very handsome and
striking girl OF nineteen, as a reward for
her kind and gentle ministrations to him"
Mr.. Winans explained in his will that Miss
Bateman had taken care Of him very kindly
at various times when he had boarded with
her mother end his legacy was an evil
dence OF his appreciation OF her services
In letter written TO his Oldest daugh-
ter, Mrs. Gaun Hutton. Of Newport he
went into greater detail and urged her to
see mat his wishes were fulfilled without
friction OF unpleasant discussion. The
contents or. this letter were never made
pubic, but Newport was certainly hot.
peu oi discussion following the publication
of the will
The Oldest daughter took her fathers
side and insisted that he had perfcct
right TO leave his money as he pleosod
ne rest OF the family wanted To- fight
the request in the open, and for months
mere was very pretty split between the
two factions. The legacy was maid ho,,
II.
10 more money than she ever dreamed n,
possessing, set out to realize her ideals :.
hhcH hcr fortune. so surprisingly ac
4uireo' was placed in her hand. the Young
HellesS definitely made her plans TO be.
Soine member of the colony. And in so
doing turned her townspcoplc against nor
winch was very sad mistake indncd for
DoTothy mad been born and brought nm q,
the town OF Newport She attended tho
pubic schools and her friends we're tho
oaushlcrs OF the all.year.round residents.
A wide gulf separates the nermonant
population Of the town from the S,mmer
members The former are never Dermit.
yea 10 cncroach on the preserves OF tha
'a'ter except when service Of some sort "a
needed. The two sets Of young peonjo
never meet or play together. Just because
1T is never done" The dangers Of intar
marrying are too great
MISS i5ateman did not realize the I'm
posS!p'ilty OF crossing the gulf but in tho
innocence of her soul assumed that how
fortune would make people forget that her
mother kept Doarders
Her first step was To mako bor
give up her business then She did ovnr ti,o
olh nome. making "A very attractive n,aco
or II. with its wide tree.shadod prnrnd
and digniied setting. Her second ste,, Voc
10 crop many OF the girls who had heen
tba,, l bn,na since childhood. OF course.
Ihen she Joined the Casino and attn,.
ca 10 take part in the tennis games Tba
girls OF the colony froze he, out tim. and n1
ag az put she pluckily stuck to her guns
az that hfSt summer. Finally, some NJ
the impecunious men in the colony too 4.
ner up ana 1t was no secret that more thon
one asked her TO marry him. Bnt nova -,
these men could have given her snv noc,ei
Standing FOR they were only tolerated nv
society because they could dance and n,a y
around with it's idle women. way