on april 23, 1893, norrie's family again announced his engagement to amy bend at a grand ball, amy, a close friend of emily vanderbilt sloane, was the daughter of banker george h. bend and was called "the new york society beauty par excellence." however, again, less than a month later, amy called the engagement off and, shortly thereafter, was courted by william kissam vanderbilt. after rumors that she was to marry john jacob astor iii proved false, amy later married cortlandt f. bishop in 1899. norrie was also reportedly engaged to emily montague tooker, daughter of gabriel mead tooker. the purported impending marriage never took place and, instead, emily married j. wadsworth ritchie in 1895.