Show THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE SUNDAY-- INING OCTOBER 3 1937 V s i kau l 'yK' X i : ) ' " "'' jy TODAY: "Jack” Astors ' - phzz Tears Aside More Newport Veils to Revea The Feud of His Daughter and Eileen Gillespie jg Father-in-La- w - t ' V v r r jiiwaawwvA 'VFj ' x ' ' ' s fcr" $ ' - 'ft "ft ’I W S' i ' - ' r-- ! 3 rX' ' V' ivv r Si i V Vt' if '' I I V r £ L ’' iK i 4U ’ V J $ f- ' "of I w®'' fe 7 WS ' - "’'ft $ X "ft '‘X ft iY 'Lit' - vVv' ' t rVft ” XwiX 'A? ftX&Mb SkUx'-- ’ TOiMMMiii-- ’w ' sftS r P£tt - 4KS f ' V t t” i f 4X f 1 - i 1 ' iXVMvJWl j JSfrV’J'v '"'-- 'i 1 i ' V ' S X j V il 33SW " ' v w" X Xn x'1 " f - M ' ijr V i The Author with Laura Ingalls the Avlatrix to the Whom He Says “Has More Square Inch Than Any Woman I Have Ever Met” 1 s Here I Today '! V cause embarrassment to her hnd to others” was his opinion came Then Aunt Elsie Into the ring Her cause for complaint was that I insisted that Mary should be Invited to the wedding She sent me a full page typewritten letter to say that such a thing was against all “You must recognize precedents are 'certain social customs t that there which even our lax world still observes” Aunt Elsie finished These comments and a few other incidents made my wife and me feel about as popular and welcome at my daughter's wedding as two skunks might be at a pink tea My spirits were revived however by a telegram from Tucky: “Of course I want you to give me away Pay no attention to family Love Tucky” Eleanor had her way about the wording of the invitations but I was annoyed that she did not seem to want me to have many of them to send friends of mine who would be interested in my daughter’s marriage Finally after protest and argure- ment I ceived 24 In- vitations to send to my on jS great deal about the guests I had V Beach wport S-- thought in- vited to my daughter's wedding One of these was Laura Ingalls who had just returned from South America where she was the first woman to fly the Andes Laura’s little body contains more to the square Inch than does that of any woman I ever met I happened to know that she was intent on raising $10000 to finance her in the then approaching London-Ausrail a air races It occurred to me that if she flew up to Newport for Tucky’s wedding arriving at the air field just in time to taxi to Trinity Church without time to bathe and dress for the function and if she dashed up the aisle of Trinity Church in her helmet and pilot’s garb with the name “Lockheed” blazed across the back of her outer garments and did this just In front of the bridal procession it might give her the publicity needed to raise the money for the London-Australflight However she was unable to reach Newport in time for the wedding Another of my Invited guests was Dr Ernest HanfstaengL Hanfy had arrived In this country a short time before to attend his class reunion at Hhrvard He was Immediately the center of interest wherever he went for it was well known that he was a close friend of Hitler’s and one of the most important and Influential men In Nazi Germany fHanfgtaengl 1s now living In England in reported fear of his sex-appe- al -t la Second Neand off s y' the morning of the wedding I' went for a swim X f fr Fltz-Simo- HIGH HAT AND Lbw CAP The Author of This Story Dressed for One of the Affairs That Helped Him Learn "Society Is a- -' Backet” and Below as He Appeared In 1934 When He Had the Experience M a Taxi - Driver About Which He Writes ft''? Wto Trinity Church Newport In Which Mr French Planned to Have Miss Ingalls Appear Dramatically In Her Pilot’s Garb and Helmet Publicity Purposes as the Astor-Frenc- h Wedding Was Being Solemnized as Told in This Article Sex-Appe- al u vt r 'X-'XrX- 4 I s a gone ’round that a revolution had broken out in the Nazi ranks In Germany and that many Important persons including Gen von Schleicher and his wife had been killed I told this to Hanfy His face showed no surprise: “We are here for the wedhe said ding of your daughter I took the hint that political discussions were out of place After the wedding at Trinity Church we went on to “Mapleshade” Tucky had granted each and every one of my requests as to the procedure at the wedding except one She did not want me to stand in the receiving line at the reception Accordingly I found places for Mary and our guests and myself on the lawn at the side of the house Several members of the family cast displeased looks at us I thought but nothing of an untoward nature occurred during the afternoon Bill Vanderbilt brought his wife up and Introduced her But aside from a cursory glance In my direction by my brother Stuyvesant no other member of my family showed any Interest in ' my presence j?” During the winter of 1934-3- 3 Mary and I remained In Newport where I figured we could live for less money than It would cost us to open and maintain our home in Dedham Also this enabled me to see my two daughters for they wer® sptnding 5eaT of time at “Chetwode” the Astor house on Bellevue Avenua “Chetwode” Is the famous Astor home from which according to reports Mr French was barred for having written the memoirs now published on this page Astor Is quoted as having said recently: “I have made it a point not to read them In fact have read only 0 pages of -- ‘Gone With the Wind’ ” — Editor! eat r (Continued on Next Page) ‘M t '' " By Francis CHAPTER THE ke II report of Tucky’s engagement Jack Astor was out and still Mr French's first wife lace-soofiT -e- lowing Sunday morning Tucky and I told Eleanor that if she did not stop the nonsense of refusing tq make plans the marriage would be performed by the Episcopal rector in Dedham and the reception' held in my home there The threat of Immediate action seemed to bring Eleanor to her senses W bose-Tnnity Church tot the ceremony We decided that the reception should be held at “Mapleshade” where my brother Stuyvesant was then living Tucky wished’ me to give her away ' and wanted Virginia to be her 'only attendant For my part I Insisted my One day Mary (my second wife) and down to Newport picked up Tucky and my other daughter Virginia and brought them home with us On the to Dedham Massachusetts drive Tucky became quite discouraged over the way her mother was stalling weaatBrreception I insisted JO the over and later In the evening at my that one of the first four pews in the should be set aside for her suggestion Tucky telephoned her church Then Eleanor advanced her claims: mother ft was arranged that Eleanor my first Wife Tucky and I should have “I do not want your name on the wedding invitations”' she said a talk and arrive at a date and 'You’ve got a hell of a nerve” I plans for the wedding r be meeting came off pn the £pl- - retorted “Your mother has refused to I drove de-&i- t s r A A A ft' V ' Ormond French Eleanor Livingston Burrill French now Mra James Lenox Banks Jr would not make definite plans for the wedding which naturally the young peoplff-wished-to-ta- Kp'- - - r' pay for the wedding This means In al) events that my father will have to Ths reception is going to pay for be held what was my mother’s home I am giving the bride away and still you do not think my name should ap- it at ' the invitations” pear withyoura-- n If I had any idea that my argument with my former wife was to settle matters then and there I was mistaken- The family began to take a hand Uncle Ned Tuck from Paris wrote that in fcls opinion the person to give the bride away waamvrifacy popularity” (Who ever heard of a grandfather giving a bride away when her own father was still alive and kicking?) Next 1' Uncle Stuyvie (though only a LeRoy till a member of The Family) advanced his views: ’’Because of your divorce from your first wise y6u should take care no to' and CopVrixht 193? £ N 9 r t N The Author in Navy Uniform with His First Wife and Their Years Ago Daughter Now Mrs John Jacob Astor Exactly-3- 0 (C) Town and Country Msfazlne This Month The “Aunt Elsie” to Whom the Author Refers In This Story Mrs Paul the Former (C) Town and Country Harazioe Elsie Vanderbilt Fltz-Simo- |