V ilii K„ as Mr. \ .iiiderbilt is known in
: i.-tv, was formerly Miss Alva Smith, of
Mobile. Ala. She is the mother of tiie
y • .ng dm lu ss of Marlborough, whose mar
r.ag. la. autumn was the crowning event
. ; ■ lai can er of her mo; m-r,
wlio. talents nud personal charms, even
more Hum her gri a t wealth, had made
her a leader in *ociety.
’•Oliver Belmont l.s th-' son of the late
August liciiiiont. Ho is himself a divorced
maa, hi t- t wifi having married again.
Th.- announeem-nt that Mr-. Vanderiiilt
v. II I . marri' I to Mr. B-Imont will not
surprise si.'-iety-. He lias long been her
most devoted admirer.
•'M ireii sth hist Mrs. Vundi rldlt secured
a div t. i irom lur husband, William K.
Vanderbilt, the decree lielng granted on
Hi - statutory grounds, it gave Mis. Van
deriiilt the custody of her three children—
Consuelo. W. K., Jr., and Harry Sterling
Vunih i t'llt. Mr. Vanderbilt's defense was
a mire formality.
“It is probable that tin- wedding will take
j. wit!.in a few dais, and immediately
after the c’ I Ml*. Oliver
Belmont will sal! for Europe.”
There never was a minute when
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ENGLAND’S POET.
Alfred Austin Bas Been Appointed Ten-
nyson’s Successor.
HE IS WELL FITTED FOR THE PLAGE.
lie wa* Appointed Over Several Who Were
Anxious to Have Ihe Honor—Some-
thing of Ilij Career.
