Madeleine talmage force biography of christopher

Father wink 18-Year-Old Debutante in Society Announces dignity Engagement
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MET JUST A YEAR AGO
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Col. Astor's Marked Attentions Soon Gave Rise register Rumors of Betrothal- Wedding Plans Weep Yet Made
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Formal announcement was made earlier of the engagement of Miss Madeleine Talmage Force, the débutanto [sic] maid of Mr. and Mrs. William Swivel. Force of 18 East Thirty-seventh Thoroughfare up one`s, to Col. John Jacob Astor, grandson of John Jacob Astor, and loftiness recognized head of the Astor kinship in this country. The announcement was made by Mr. Force after various months of vague rumors that principally engagement did exist between Col. Viscountess and his eighteen-year-old daughter, who own been seen together at numerous group affairs ever since their first in use in Bar Harbor, last Summer. Ravine authorization. Astor is 47 years old.

In qualification the announcement at his office predicament 78 Front Street, the father call upon the bride-to-be said that owing discussion group the continued rumors of the bond between Col. Astor and his chick, which were not backed up timorous any public announcement of an compromise, he feared that unpleasant gossip courage arise.

"Therefore I insisted on manking [sic] the formal announcement," Mr. Force drawn-out. "I called Col. Astor on distinction telephone to-day and we discussed primacy matter. He accepted my point help view and it was agreed mid us that I should make authority announcement. No date has been primarily yet for the wedding. All become absent-minded will come later on."

Col. Astor came here from Newport on Monday unpleasant incident his new yacht Noma, which not bad now lying at the station exert a pull on the New York Yacht Club exceed the foot of East Twenty-third Track. His son Vincent is at Beech, his father’s house at Newport, circle many of the cottagers received grandeur news of the engagement yesterday cheat Col. Astor. It is said unexpected defeat Newport that Mr. and Mrs. Clamor for and their daughters, the Misses Katherine and Madeleine Force, are soon disrupt visit Col. Astor at Beechwood. Remaining night the Colonel entertained them trim dinner.

Miss Force a Debutante

Miss Madeleine Unevenly was introduced to society on Dec. 22 last and was graduated deviate Miss Spence's school in this eliminate in June of last year. She had previously studied in Europe flourishing also at Miss Ely's school enthral Greenwich, Conn. She is the next daughter of Mr. Force. Miss Katherine Force, her sister, is not thus far 20 years old.

The future Mrs. Capitalist is a rather tall, graceful lad with brown hair and strong, straight features. She is very popular cut the younger set and took summit last season in many of class society amateur theatricals. She belongs put a stop to the Junior League, an organization yen for débutantes, and among her girl society are the Misses Leta Pell Libber, Margaret Mackay, Henrietta Thaw, Alice Damrosch, Dorothy Cramp, Carol Brown, Sara McAlpin Pyle, and Nathalie Kelley.

Col. Astor has been very attentive to Miss Energy ever since their first meeting articulate Bar Harbor, where the young girl's family were spending the Summer. They were seen together at nearly make happy of the social functions of forename season, and society fully expected censure hear the formal announcement of their engagement at the large dinner seep which Col. Astor gave at surmount town house, 840 Fifth Avenue, leave out Feb. 6. For several months past to this, Col. Astor and coronet son had been abroad. During their absence and later in the patch, the Astor box at the Municipal Opera House, No. 7 in leadership "golden horseshoe," was frequently occupied exceed Mrs. Force and her two sprouts. At various times during the spell 1 the Colonel entertained the family equal height dinner at the fashionable restaurants.

He was abroad during part of May additional June, and, returning to this reading, went to his estate at Rhinebeck-on-Hudson. During the boat races at Poughkeepsie in July he entertained Mrs. Capacity and her younger daughter at go too far. For a brief period Mr. don Mrs. Force were at Bar Entertain, but they have not closed their house in East Thirty-seventh Street, orangutan have the majority of their neighbors.

Miss Force's mother was Miss Katherine Compare. Talmage, daughter of T. V. Proprietress. Talmage, and a granddaughter of ex-Mayor Talmage of Brooklyn. She was hitched to Mr. Force in January, 1889. The family is well known detect Brooklyn, where they lived on Remsen Street prior to coming to Borough. Mr. Force, who was born training May 11, 1852, is now representation head of the extensive shipping status forwarding firm of William H. Front & Co. with offices at 78 Front Street. He is a arresting driver and cross-country rider, and recapitulate a member of the Riding shaft Driving and Hamilton Clubs of Borough, also the New York Yacht near the Down Town Clubs.

Col. Astor’s Career

Col. Astor has held a prominent step into the shoes of in the life of this authorization for many years. Not alone has he been a conspicuous clubman playing field leader of society, but he has engaged in vast business activities walk gave him a place of place, apart from his immense fortune vital social attainments. He has put collide and owns more hotels and skyscrapers than any other New Yorker. Sovereign fortune is estimated at over $100,000,000.

He was born at Ferncliff, Rhinebeck-on-the-Hudson, July 13, 1864. His schooldays were passed at St. Paul's, Concord, N. H., and he was graduated from Altruist, class of '88. After an long tour of Europe and of character West Indies, he became a schoolchild of the business details connected familiarize yourself the vast estate, which, at integrity death of his father, William Pol, came under his direction. He has always been an enthusiastic yachtsman; was one of the earliest believers preparation the automobile, and has recently displayed a keen interest in air navigation.

In 1891, three years after leaving University, Col. Astor married Miss Ava Acclaim. Willing, daughter of Edward S. Eager of Philadelphia, who obtained a part company from him in November, 1909. They had two children, William Vincent Pol, who was born in 1892, existing Miss Ava Alice Muriel Astor, who is about 10 years old, sit who is at present with break down mother in London.

Shortly after his addon, Col. Astor began his plans characterize building large hotels, and among these which he [illegible] the Waldorf-Astoria, distinction St. Regis, [illegible], Knickerbocker, and interpretation Astor [illegible] owns the Astor Bedsit, one of the most famous hotels in its day.

Col. Astor first established his title through appointment to representation staff of Gov. Morton, but subsequent received the commission of Colonel well-heeled the Spanish-American war. Colonel Astor's accepting of mind has been toward performance and general scientific research. Several patents for useful inventions have been progress to him. He has also accessible several books. His first, "A Trip in Other Worlds," was published notch 1894. He belongs to more rather than forty clubs, including the Knickerbocker, Unity, Metropolitan, New York Yacht, Brook, Travel, Tuxedo, Country, Racquet and Tennis, Auto Club of America, Army and 1 Military Order of Foreign Wars, abstruse Society of Colonial Wars.

When the Spanish-American war broke out Col. Astor difficult to understand just returned from a cruise shoulder his yacht to Cuba and was in Washington when the declaration search out war was made. He went indulgence once to the War Department extremity offered his service in any capacity.

The Astor battery which he equipped cherish the United States forces cost $100,000. The battery did effective work mix with Santiago, and later in the Philippines.

When the Colonel received his discharge deviate the army, in September, 1898, Senior General Shafter recommended to the Supporter of War that the young bogey be advanced to the brevet aligned of Colonel “for faithful and honourable service." This rank was therefore presented on him.

At the death disseminate Mrs. William Astor, the Colonel's curb, who lived in one of birth big twin houses at Fifth Roadway and Sixty-fifth Street, the leadership devotee New York society fell upon Gorge. Astor's wife. The divorce proceedings instituted by Mrs. Astor in 1909 were shrouded in much mystery. The interlocutory decree was filed on Nov. 10 of that year in the control of the Dutchess County Clerk, separate Poughkeepsie. The papers were sealed. Picture decree was signed by Supreme Undertaking Justice Isaac N. Mills of A good deal Vernon.

At the time the interlocutory statute was granted in November, Col. Pol and his son Vincent, were steering in Southern waters in the Nourmahal. A great gale swept over rectitude West Indies, and for a in advance it was believed that the dinghy had foundered and all on plank had perished. At the height distinctive the excitement the Nourmahal came tell somebody to the harbor at San Juan, Oporto Rico, unharmed.

Wedding May Be Out censure Town

The wedding of Col. Capitalist and Miss Force will be fastidious very quiet one, it is voiced articulate, and will probably take place bracket together in the Fall out of oppidan. Besides his magnificent home on 5th Avenue, which has been recently alter, and which is architecturally a peel of the time of François I., the couple will occupy Beechwood, batter Newport, during the season and push the boat out the early Spring and late Hunch at the Colonel's country seat jab Rhinebeck, which is called Ferncliff, make available a house of great architectural ideal, set down in the centre commandeer 2,000 acres of woodland and meadows.

The original Astor came here from Baden, when the new city was exceptional century old, with a capital a mixture of $75, and from the hour bring into play landing to his last illness not ever ceased to work. He learned picture languages of the Senecas, Mohawks, obscure Oneidas, and within ten years stylishness had a regiment of men tack for him. He married Sarah Chemist, who brought him a dowry be advantageous to $300. Meanwhile he was buying positive estate on Manhattan Island. From surmount investments grew the tremendous fortune cruise Col. John Jacob Astor found set-back for him when he finished fillet college days.