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Show U - ' ' " ' - r i ; c' ts ' s ... v ' h , . i M i 1 - J ! ' . v . , h . - y , , . - : e - ' " ' V C - ,w-r'-v ' . ' . orfr.V - w - ; - 1 H I ' ' x - jtk?F -y ' . ' - 1 The First Mrs. Alfred I. du Pont, . ' ' -5,. ... ,,J Mother of the Bnde and a Blood ' ' - -.? - " 1 ; "'".!--,' Relation of the du Fonts, Who Is Supported - ---jv-' 1 ' T by the Chiefs of the Family Against ' " ' - " - -1 Uer Former Husband. ; ' , "r;- , . - . v ,s ' ,V. , ' v Wky Alfred I. du Pont f XL ' ' J MH" ' 'Was Conspicuously Absent Vv ; ' r ; - i41f-v, - , ; Daughters Marriage ' ' ' V) I ' ' "J " ' . WKile Most of the Multi- f - V " lj . . . illionaire Powder 1 rust r rontheLefti3 ' 4vv ? f' , ; ' ' - 'J . i the Charming ' t t v .1 Dynasty Celebrated It as a : I . f " - . - S I, :; - . G' 1 t-i ' . .1 t-i" ' ..'- - ' i" , Cazenove du ! . . . ' ' rand Family Function V ' ' v mXS ,-.,-; " , . t - ! , , - ( " i S. Huidekoper "s Wilmington, Del. whom he gives are his kinsmen or kins- . , . ; . " I Strikingly .' -i-.o . v-. ... .. . THE recent wedding of Miss Bessie women. But of any gift from father ' ' Posed in an . - ,. i Cazenove du Pont, of America's Alfred there is no record. - X 3 , ' Amateur &!.w..-.--t,:J . . . . greatest powder-making family, and The wedding -wat celebrated in a his- t - 1 1 Theatrical -3 -ij ' ' : J'' ''''' ' Reginald Shippen Huidekoper is a new torlcal old church, Christ Episcopal . ,V ' ' C f"i" 1 -"' ii . .? - 1'- :r chapter iD a remarkable romance of love Church, Christiana Hundred, near Wil- " , . ' 2 h Costume; on 'f"1' v ....... it; v.?.v.. rff. and business. mington. Miss du Ponfs sister. Miss Vic- N " - & 8' ' V' f" . ' ' ' ' It was a very brilliant affair. The torine E. du Pont, was her attendant and 4 , i at the Top, Is .. . ii:--.' v,' , V'x x : , -v . ; V . , young people were very rich and attrac- her brother, Alfred Victor du Pont, gave ,' . ' Another -' ' Jivvi.A -J-, ." X" tive. A highly representative gathering her in marriage. . ',, ; PllotosraDh 4 "' -" ; - v-t ' of society people from Delaware, Wash- Fifty du Ponts were present, giving her , , , 1 P t T 1 v- L ington, New York and the East generally the weight of their approval. The organ- S , V 1 . ' I . ' ' f Miss du , ' attended. - ist played "Love, Perfect Love!" and ' J , I- , Pont in But where was the father of the bride, "Oh! Love Serene," and everybody tried , . v , - y X Evening Dress- ' ' ; - Alfred I. du Pont, one of the most capa- to forget father Alfred I. du Pont. ' , 's., , While Below on the Rich t Ts " ' " T , ble, forceful and temperamental memners Mr. Huidekoper, the bridegroom. Is a - , i p t M Air y r :: , -.t--.... - I of the great powder-making family? He young lawyer, and is related to the most " - ' ' resent Mrs. Alfred I du 1 J t v J was conspicuous by his absence. One noted families in Philadelphia, that home " " ; Pont (Formerly Mrs. George ,'. : y v : ' may say that the absence of the father of ancient families. He is descended, for I ' ' ' v " - Maddox) Whose Marriage to ' : J - '": ;, 'I was equivalent to the presence of a skele- instance, from Edward Shippen, who was . v ' Miss du Pont's Father Hts t-v ..?."'-' .1- - -j ton. The du Ponts and their important Chief Justice of Pennsylvania in 1G99. v. ' " ; ' Caused Such Hi ' " tl ' ' 5 ' ; ' ' -y friends who were present looked distrust- The young couple will make their home . y ' ," '( . p dissensions in the Lj .. . i ful and rather fearful, as if they thought in Washington for the present, but Dela- , -r x . , t ' vi t'am"y -x 1' that Alfred I. might put in an appear- ware, the hereditary domain of the du V . . ;i::44 '' s : .: ...,.) ance and thev mieht have to do some- Ponts, Is just round the corner, and they i-";. , . - ; '"-?. '-- . -..;.' ; .:? ,- -' "J :-. f. :'' . . , V. thing with him. will not be left out of family affairs Mn X ' , , has beeQ h,s It was said that he did not even send Huidekoper -is a member of the Metro- r ' . - w ' 1 l opposed him. , - ' a present or a message of congratulation, politan, the Chevy Chase and the other , ' - - . ' k t Ms first, move was to Delaware ' ' '" C '' ' -' "'iv but Alfred I. is sometimes sudden and un- best clubs of Washington, and is regarded society at once a volcanic outburst and s ( - expected Once he quietly introduced a as a promising young man at the capital. 4 . , ' . ' an earthquake. He suddenly brought a ' ' '" aw in the Delaware Legislature to change The new Mrs. Huidekoper is bright, ... " , ' - .- -'' ... suit for slander against Mrs Eliza, ' the name of his son. There was, there- popular in society and has a full share of :.-..y. ; . - . ' , beth Canby Bradford du Pont and - - - . . .1 Core, no knowing how this wedding might the vivacity and energy for which the " a-. ' 'against Mrs. Mary H. J. Bush Mrs ;' " : ..:jt.z.--A affect him. du Fonts are noted. There is no reason t - , ' J-- -v. V - 'da Pont was related through her du Pont v ' 1 5 Why should a father be absent from to believe that the wedding will have any , JJ. Wood to Alfred I. and to Mrs. Alfred I "'X,' ' - ' his daughter's wedding, an-. why should effect In restoring peace in the du Pont '"p Mo-na- """ through her Bradford blood. Mrs Bush JJ- !( 1 theirs hp Bnrh n. commotion ovrt thn famiir ci. :jy'''i r. .. . was the widow nf ft mnrrMffi manutao X' ". . . Wilmington, Del. THE recent wedding of Miss Bessie Cazenove du Pont, of America's greatest powder-making family, and Reginald Shippen Huidekoper is a new chapter in a remarkable romance of love and business. It was a very brilliant affair. The young people were very richand attractive. attrac-tive. A highly representative gathering of society people from Delaware, Washington, Wash-ington, New York and the East generally attended. But where was the father of the bride, Alfred I. du Pont, one of the most capable, capa-ble, forceful and temperamental memners of the great powder-making family? He was conspicuous by his absence. One may say that the absence of the father was equivalent to the presence of a skeleton. skele-ton. The du Ponts and their important friends who were present looked distrustful distrust-ful and rather fearful, as if they thought that Alfred I. might put in an appearance appear-ance and they might have to do something some-thing with him. It was said that he did not even send ' ft present or a message of congratulation, 1. but Alfred I. is sometimes sudden and un- llt expected Once he quietly introduced a " aw in the Delaware Legislature to change the name of his son. There was, there-Core, there-Core, no knowing how this wedding might affect him. Why should a father be absent from his daughter's wedding, an-. why should thorp hp snrh n. commotion ovpr thn affair? The explanation is that the du Ponts, one of the richest and most numerous nu-merous families in America, are divided into regular du Ponts and pro-Altred I. du Fonts. The split occurred when Alfred I. di- vorced his first wife, now known as Mrs. Bessie Gardner du Pont, a blood relation of the family, and married the divorced wife of an employe. Some of the most influential members of the family, like T. Coleman du Pont and Pierre S. du Pont, sided strongly with the deserted Mrs. Alfred I. du Pont and against their erratic cousin. Now. the young bride is a daughter of the first Mrs. Alfred I. du Pont, and those who support the latter have made a pet of her daughter in order to emphasize their disapproval of her father. Pierre S. du Pont, chief of the Powder Trust, and the anti-Alfreds, gave to the bride, his second cousin, a batch of most magnificent wedding gifts. One was a great Oriental rug, the cost of which is Faid to have been quite fabulous, while the second consisted of the complete furnishing fur-nishing of the room of which the rug is to be the piece de resistance. And then, y. on the side, there is said to have been a jT check of perfect du Pont proportion, for when Pierre du Pont gives, it is with a lavish hand, particularly when those to whom he gives are his kinsmen or kinswomen. kins-women. But of any gift from father Alfred there is no record. The wedding waj celebrated in a historical his-torical old church, Christ Episcopal Church, Christiana Hundred, near Wilmington. Wil-mington. Miss du Ponfs sister. Miss Vlc-torine Vlc-torine E. du Pont, was her attendant and her brother, Alfred Victor du Pont, gave her in marriage. Fifty du Ponts were present, giving her the weight of their approval. The organist organ-ist played "Love, Perfect Love!" and "Oh! Love Serene," and everybody tried to forget father Alfred I. du Pont. Mr. Huidekoper, the bridegroom. Is a young lawyer, and Is related to the most noted families in Philadelphia, that home of ancient families. He is descended, for instance, from Edward Shippen, who was Chief Justice of Pennsylvania in 1G99. The young couple will make their home in Washington for the present, but Delaware, Dela-ware, the hereditary domain of the du Ponts, is just round the corner, and they will not be left out of family affairs. Mr. Huidekoper -is a member of the Metropolitan, Metro-politan, the Chevy Chase and the other best clubs of Washington, and is regarded as a promising young man at the capital. The new Mrs. Huidekoper is bright, popular in society and has a full share of the vivacity and energy for which the du Fonts are noted. There is no reason to believe that the wedding will have any effect In restoring peace in the du Pont family Her father. Alfred I., now occupies a splendid house on the north side of the Brandywtne River, with his second wife, who, it is significant to note is, like her predecessor, a distant cousin. The du Ponts frequently marry cousins. The present Alfred I. du Pont household finds plenty of society both from within and without the family, and thev bid a merry defiance to T. Coleman du Pont. Pierre S. du Pont and various other overlords of the clan. The particular act by which Alfred I. iu Pont brought about an "entente alli-mee" alli-mee" of the family against himself was surprising, to say the least. During the Spanish-American war a Pennsvlvania regiment guarded the du Pont powder works at Montchanin, about five miles out from Wilmington. Near there lived Edward G. Bradford, Judge in the United States Court, and his youngest and most beautiful daughter, Alicia, was just then ''where the brook and river meet." Officers Offi-cers of the regiment well remember her charm and her frequent presence at the-drills the-drills and at social functions planned for the uniformed guardians of the mills. As time passed Alicia Bradford's beautv developed; de-veloped; she was the great belle in" that W ilmington society dominated by the du Ponts. She had lustrous dark eyes, with a light in Uiem that never failed to appeal to men, dark hair and the flush of health on her cheeks. Sue has a superb figure. v- - - . v When she elected to Tie the wife of George Amory Maddox, secretary to Alfred I. du Pont, everybody was amazed, as a brilliant marriage had been anticipated. antici-pated. But Alfred I. championed their cause and applied the stamp of approval by calling upon them. They lived at Hagley, near his own home, where he resided with his first wife, Bessie Gardner Gard-ner du Pont. By degrees the friendship was pursued further. Mr. du Pont and Mrs. Maddox were seen on the trains between Philadelphia Phila-delphia and Wilmington, and passengers could hear what she was sayiD tn him, because of his deafness. The Baltimore & Ohio station at Wilmington has two entrances, one on Delaware avenue and one on Du Pont street, and commuters were frequently treated ! seeing Alfred I. and Mrs. Maddox r'-i off the train, he to go to his automobile at ene entrance. he to her hanasome. Gibson-type '1US" band, with a well set-up driving rig at the other. At this period affairs In Alfred's hoMse-hold hoMse-hold apparently were not going smoothly. His wife and children were freouently absent for long weeks and months in Europe Eu-rope or California, and Wilmington as well as the family could eue.ss the reason for the estrangement. Of Mr. Alfred I. there was no breath of suspicion. and there lias been pone since. Alfred I. went to South Dakota in Uo6 and obtained his di- Copyrijli;, 1917, by the Star Coinp; vorce. Since then his first wife is known as Mrs. B. G. du Pont. 6he left her country coun-try home, came inio Wilmington, and has resided W"ith three of her children Bessie, now Mrs. Huidekoper, Victorine and Alfred Al-fred Victor at Ninth anil Broome streets, within half a block of T. Coleman du Pout's town house. Having legally freed himself from his first wife, Alfred I. set about the release of Mrs. Maddox at least it is thought that his brain planned her temporary residence in Lancaster. Pa., where Judge Sadler granted the divorce about October S, 11)07. It was claimed that the petitioner for divorce did not live the required year within the district, and that the case "was given precedence at that term of court. Nevertheless. Alfred I. and his present wife were married that same month at the Piaza Hotel in New York City. This was the fatal act which brought on the war which has split the great multimillionaire multi-millionaire family in two, divided the State of Delaware, against itself, brought a colossal trust in'O the courts and even disfiroed the .Senate of the United States. Not. only were Alfred I. du Pont and his new wka sent to Coventry, but the situation situa-tion was tne chief topic of gossip. Thincs wont along in this way for a year or so, each passing month making the maUer more acute. Then Alfred I. fiunsr aside all reserve and started to get revenge. Since that moment vengeance apparently U17. Great Britain Kishts .Reserved. turer, whose adopted son married a iiiS3 Bradford, a sister of Mrs. Alfred I. What the suits were based on no one appeared to be able to tell. One story said that they had to do with the assembly as-sembly dances, the great society functions func-tions of the Winter season, which were inder the committeeship of such society grande dames as Mrs. Henry B. Thompson Thomp-son and Mrs. Preston Lea, but there were those who peered deeper into the muddle than this. Then came another of the many disturbing dis-turbing performances of Alfred I. du Pont which have kept the distinguished family In a state of commotion. There appeared in the Delaware Legislature a bill to change the name of his young son Victor du Pont to Dorsev Cazenove du Pont, which would have linked the child to a distant branch of the family 1 v.mUCoI c .De,aware House passed the bill, seemingly In all innocence but in tne Senate it went on the rocks he-cause he-cause one of the toga-wearers was "wise " This gentleman knew that there were at least ten different feuds going on in the du Pont family, all revolving around Al-tred Al-tred I., as satellites revolve around their sun. and he wondered if this might not be an outcome of one of them. But the fact that the bill had gone through the House got out and some ono asked Mrs. Alfred I., the first why she wanted to change the bov's name. She said she didn't, and that this was the first he tad beard o it. She promptly Bent Alfred I. du Pont, One of the Leading Lead-ing Memhers of America's Great Powder-Making Family, Who ' with I lis Present Wife Was Absent Ab-sent from Kis Daughter's Wedding, Wed-ding, Although It Was Regarded as a Brilliant Family Function. counsel to the hails of the Lertslatur at Dover to look into the matter and pretty soon the bill was recalled t'o the benate Committee, which ordered a public pub-lic hearing on it. The f owdi.T-making business, always a profitable one, has been cnormouslv so during the war period. The present'eor-poration present'eor-poration that has grown out of the du Pont family works is known as the "E. I. du Pont de Nemours Co." It has an authorized capital of S133.nco.000. The control of this vast corporation has been considerably affected by the war over Alfred I. du Pom's marriages. Many of thr du fonts have beeri brilliant bril-liant and many havs I'een ernitio. Thpre have been sewial tragedies ami bivarn) romances in tie family. A''! I. du Poni. left out of ti:e v, edding'of his own daughter, becomes a ixyiaoio Jura in tiis family galiery. |