| Show THE vanderbilt SCANDAL of course there was a woman at the bottom of it PRETTY NELLIE TER the gossips say that mrs mr vanderbilt was sat not like caesars caesara Cae sars wife friends of the family trying t to 0 arrange matters and avoid scandal the family lawyers mum concerning tho the case newport B R I 1 aug 29 talk of 0 the domestic or of mr air anil and sirs wellam K vanderbilt at newport extends over a S period 0 of two years or more two summers ago W K X vanderbilt turned up st at newport on the yacht alva alra and was on it when it sunk in vineyard sound afew A few months later vanderbilt who js is art arr enthusiastic yachtsman went to td england where he remained while his present yacht tho the ral aitt was being built when vanderbilt returned gossip was wai silenced by the announcement of plaris plans for a long trip with mrs mra vanderbilt and other well known persons curious have reached here of aboard the yacht which are said to have resulted in n the abandonment of the chulse at an early tta afi 1 and the entire breaking up of the party mrs airs has toll told her friends she had no intention a 0 returning to newport tor for deais and the marble house anich lost cost tl and which her husband settled sallied on her would remain closed 4 mr air depew hrat first heard of the late trouble e when the delia debs crisis was at lt if height in chicago when the was practically over lie he and until word was re received coved vest yesterday erday to the lne contrary it was believed hf he had succeeded in keeping the vanderbilt Vander brt family linen out ot of the public wash cornelius vanderbilt has left neula newport or L mrs its W K X vanderbilt Is a southern woman of the family of the smiths of mobile labile ala who are much prouder of their blood than the Vander bits of their millions million she Is a 1 handsome woman and all although though she Is exceptionally e exclusive x clu sive those who he know her say she la Is gra gracious clous and charming 40 0 o those whom she favors with her friendship TUB WOMAN IN TUB THO background G new york aug 29 9 the statement in a morning paper that mrs ira Vs K vanderbilt la 14 about to bring separation price proceedings edings has not it Is alleged created ru rire in circles whole the rela llona done of the pair flair have been known that they have not lived harmoniously for the last two years has been the gossip of fashionable circles for some time the crisis in their affairs iff afra alra irs according to the commercial adi advertiser ereiser of today to day was wag reached immediately after the running of the grand prix de paris june lath of this year mr Vander blit says gays this authority won francs on the race arid and almost immediate ry after receiving his winnings was introduced to a woman well known for her beauty and numerous fol following owing among the lights in this person perron was nellie ter she fascinated the millionaire anit anil ns as an evidence of 0 his appreciation ot of her company lie he presented her the fiance so openly that seve several ra I 1 saw the unusual occurrence arid and remonstrated with him the story of how he fitted up a magnificent establishment for her in paris and gave her a residence at deanville with servants and every luxury she desired Is true it shocked and surprised the american residents of carls but mr air was so a open in his attention as to puzzle ever everybody body one of the most moat startling things he did was to alow allow the servants of nellie Neus offer to wear the same livery as worn ty by mrs lira Vander blUs bilts servants this was noticed and commented upon by every person who saw her and her equipage in paris and deauville the vander balts according to another afternoon paper have lived ahalt since early last mrs vanderbilt has spent the cummer in england at an estate estat a on the thames thamas near london which had been renta for her while mr blIt has spent his time in parts paris it Is alleged that when some time ag ago a a 11 tentative agre agreement ment of separation was reached mr air vanderbilt agreed to settle upon his wife when the news of the gift of the francs to nellie Neu reached mrs rander bilt she immediately c communicated on munica ted with her friends in ame america rica and set about to procure a divorce cornelius blit went over to paris hastily to patch up maL matteis teisi the story Is that he met william K his bruther brother with whom he has great influence arid and secured from him a promise not to make the details of his differences with his hl wife public cornellus cornelius vanderbilt also baw aw sir mr william K vanderbilt and board heard her story ile he made every effort to biang ill ing about a reconciliation but failed in everything ery thing except tho the stopping of divorce proceedings it was at this time that AIM mr william IC vanderbilt began to buffer from nervous prostration during dueing tile the illness it is understood gener filly that she changed lier ber mind about the courts and was willing to do anything to avoid the tha publicity that must follow it a suit nult for divorce colonel and mrs william jay both friends of mr and mrs williamx william K vanderbilt then went over arid and they are even now trying to effect a reconciliation cli tation and save the publicity of a Ro Pe andal but they are ar not meeting with exceptional tuckers I 1 have found that mrs vanderbilt has made proportions to her husband to provide her and her children with an income and the use of their town house st at fifth avenue e and fifty second street and the lisl lalla p house the marble mansion slon at newport la Is here and in her name that william il vanderbilt gave gava her outright it la Is the general central impression on this bide aide of e the water that mrs vanderbilt WILL NOT SEEK A divorce and I 1 have heard that cornelius vanderbilt has lia it a promise front from william ac K that he will not attempt proceedings ot of that nature in hla his own behalf nellie Neual retter tretter J is one of the mol notorious 71 women of the ahr upper class of 0 her kind in paris she is 1 acknowledged to be one of the handsomest women in parl paris end and has been tor for it OMO time one of tho the gayest or of the ray gay set alt who introduced her to mr ve I 1 do not know exactly I 1 have heard but that does not mutter matter there has for several years beon been more imoto or less talk in society here and at now port concerning both william IC vane van berbet and aira vanderbilt he hia has been food fond of yacht los lug arid anil pleasure gon brally mid and naturally would excite earn mont on count account of his great freal wealth and habit of Ira traveling velling team from to place sometimes with and often without mra vanderbilt mrs vanderbilt Is rand fond of mo society cleLy find and Is generally simers Sy adin kirea red by women as aa well AS men she found found pleasure in entertaining and at t times in in travel gossip did not amount to to anything however ho until two years ago tto when I 1 it t was currently reported ait aa newport that mr vanderbilt had decided to leave america arid and abro it broad a d away amay from mrs Vanden vanderbilt bilt at that time a friend of mr vander bet in explaining his determination said lire airs vanderbilt was wai too exacting and that she eho demanded too loo much of him and that he did not care to create a a it if they coull could not agree how the matter was patched up I 1 cannot say pay colonel jay and mrs lira jay are depended upon hy by the arrangement it family to make amicable arran gemen tha intimate friends frienda of 0 the vander hilta hills ue fire looking look nar for results accruing from the good offices of the J jays a Ys I 1 think eventually each will be brought to view the matter irl in the proper light arid and agree to a llon lion of course it may be somo earn time her before ore this end is 1 reached but I 1 think fia both it even nw wish they had escaped the publicity earned thus tar far tilt SMITHS mrs was formerly miss smith of mobile her family was not weal wealthy by as the me Vander billi I 1 bould cold con nider eulth n but what t the he smiths lacked in money they made up lu in aristocratic to lineage linead one of mrs Vander ander bUts bilta state slaters ra mar inar girled fernando whose sister alster then mandeville Is new naw duchess of 0 manchester Manc Alan henter cheAter for whom con coa burlo the icet eldest of mrs its children Is named after this rn arriage mr and mrs airs vanderbilt went to europe and then the young couple camo came to N now york to settle do down w n at the suggestion of ills his father the young man beran bean to build the palatial res residence dence it at fifth A ailine denue and fifty second street which cost about monokoo Mon oOOO it la is on the corner above the vanderbilt twin brown stone mansions built by william 11 A few years later he be built the summer residence at newport which cost and which he gave 10 a his wife they spent ja flat pan I 1 of each so ason lit in europe however it if any laufers on this side of the water have been consulted in reference to a divorce the facts have not been djs dosed loicl several prominent law lam firak with whom the tire are known to a have had dealings at same acme time or other will not affirm nor deny dedy that they hid been consulted by either mr or mrs ira Vanler bilt on the question of the trouble between them such Is 14 the ease case with the firm of it evarts choate beman and of jay chandler |
