Evening star., 1945-11-11
Fifty Years Ago
The Star of November 8. 1895, re-
ported the sudden passing Of Eugene

ported the sudden passing of Eugene
Field, aged only As
Deoth OF years. He had been
Euoene Field indisposed for sever
al days, but his family
seemingly had not regarded his illness
as serious. Heart failure was the ex-
planation of the poets death given by
physician summoned too late to help.
The stars obituary article explained
that Mr.. Field had been a newspaper
man from 1872 onward. He had been on
the STATS Of the St. Louis Journal, the
st. Joseph Gazette, the Kansas City
Times, the Denver Tribune and the
Chicago Morning News, later known as
the Chicago Record. In addition to his
as reader of the verses of Bill Nye and
James Whitcomb Riley as we'll as his
own familiar poems. He left wife and
seven children.
A representative of the Associated
Press, interviewing James j. Corbett,
pugilistic cham
Corbett's Refinement pion Of the
Announced world, at Mem
phis, notified
The Star on November 5, 1895, that it
was his intention to avoid entering the
ring again. II do not believe that there
will ever be another finish prize fight in
public in the United States" the famous
boxer was quoted as declaring. Public
sentiment is too strong to be overcome,
and the days Of great fistic carnivals
are past. to come no more. There may
be sparrins exhibitions and few finish
fights in private, but there will be no
champion battles in public. I have
fought my last ring battle and In future
will devote my time and talent to the
theatrical profession" But Mr.. Corbett
did not abide by the decision thus ex-
pressed. He fought again in 1896, was
knocked out by Robert Fitzsimmons
in 1897 and was beaten likewise by Jim
Jeffries In 1900 and in 1908
The most important news in The Star
of November s, 1895, was that of the
marriage of
Vanderbilt Marlborough the Duke of
Wedding Marble Or
ough and
Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. st. Thomas
Church at 53rd street and Fifth ave-
nue., New York City, was the scene of
the rites. The bride came to the
ceremony with her father, William K.
Vanderbilt, and went from it to re-
ception at the home of her mother. the
former Miss Alva Murray Smith who
later became Mrs. Oliver H. P. Belmont.
Those who witnessed the ceremony in
cluded many women of wealth and
social prominence (who) Wed with each
other in the richness and grandeur OF
their equipage, lending to the occasion
the brilliancy of an old world court
function" All the wealth and splendor,
however. did not guarantee happiness.
The match lasted quarter of century
but 1t never really was q success. In
1920 the Duchess obtained divorce and
in 1921 married second husband in
the person of 1t. Col. Jaques Balsan,
French flying oficer in World War I.
The Duke, meanwhile, also remarked.
His second wife was the former Miss
Gladys Marie Deacon Of Boston.
Almost equally significant was the
story OF the wedding of Charles Dana
Gibson and Miss
Another Featured Irene Langhorne
Marriage at st. Paufs, Rich
mond. printed in
The Star for November Z, 1895. The
groom was the celebrated artist who in
vented the Gibson Girl, and the bride
was = woman Of remarkable beauty.
who sang attractively, was distin-
guished amateur actress, rode to hounds
like Diana and numbered her friends by
thousands. Langdon Gibson, the Arctic
explorer, was best man, and the ushers
Included Richard Harding Davis, novel;
list, short story writer and war corre-
spondent The maids Of honor were:
Miss Phyllis Langhorne and Miss
Mamie Lanshorne, sisters Of the bride.
"eoWned In white chiffon with large
Gainsborough hats Of white Phyllis be-
came Mrs. Reginald Brooks and subse-
auentiy MRS. Robert Henry Brand, and
Mamie, more frequently referred to as