The wedding of Miss Lydia Herbert with her "ancient mariner," a seventy-year-old millionaire reputed to be as wealthy as Rockefeller,--was one of these "sensations"-- chiefly on account of the fact that every unmarried woman young and old, and every widow, had been hunting him in vain for fully five years.

Miss Herbert had been voted "no chance," because she made no secret of her extravagant tastes in dress and jewels,--yet despite society croakers she had won the game.

This in itself was interesting,--as the millionaire she had secured was known to be particularly close-fisted and parsimonious.

Nevertheless he had shown remarkable signs of relaxing these tendencies; for he had literally showered jewels on his chosen bride, leaving no door open for any complaint in that quarter.

Her diamonds were the talk of New York, and on the day of her wedding her gowns literally flashed like a firework with numerous dazzling points of light.