The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-11
TITLE HUNTERS.
LONG LIST or AMERICAN GIRLS VINO
HAVE Welded MEN OF
HIGH DEGREE.

| HIGH DEGREE.
Some Interesting "Reminiscences for
Young spinsters.
| tCiucinnati Gazette.I
WASHINGTON, April 30.-The recent death
OF Nine. Patterson Bonaparte seems to have
melted several writer's to hunt up the lists OF
American bellies who have been willing to ex-
change oil the glorious privileges of Amerf-
can citizenship for the glitter Of coronet. or
the empty name-in many instances-of q
title. AS I have not yet seen any list OF our
misguided countrywomen quite as full as one
| / have been for some time collecting, ap-
pend the following array, only regretting that
our countrymen have been 50 blind 10 Inc
charms of their fair sisters as to allow their
being Sabine like borne off from before their
| very eyes.
| Away back In 17gG we find that Miss Sallie
Mex can daughter of the then CHIEF Justice
and one of the most distinguished beauties Of
Madison's administration, captured the heart
of the Spanish ambassador, the Marquis
dYrujo, at first sight. She was one OF
twenty distinguished guests at an elegant
dinner party Ia Philadelphia, when the
!
many charms and graces. Her dress Is de-
4 scrbed rs follows .tShe wore o blue satin,
trimmed with white crepe and flowers. me
white crepe petticoat was richly embfo1aefed
with rose-coiored festoons across the front,
caught up with towers Stuart who WIS
one of the most fortunate men Of his profess
sion inasmuch as such scores OF noted peael-
ties sat to him for their portraits, painted
beautiful picture OF Miss Mexican, now in the
possession of her nephew, FL. Pratt Mexican,
1T Germantown, Penn An engraved likeness
may be found in "Griswods Republican
Court" son Of this marriage, the Duke
d'yrujo, Is one Of the most influential among
Another beautiful Philadelphia, Miss Cad
wallader, married the Hon. David Efskine,
afterward Earl of Buchan. He was @ son OF
the great Lord Erskine.
Three beautiful granddaughters Of che tine
old time gentleman, Charles Carroll OF Car
rollton. and daughters Of the wealthy Rich
!, ard Cation, married English peers One
Daughter married first Sir Fulton Bathurst
Heryey, and afterwards the Duke OF Leeds.
Another married Lord Stafford. The eldest
, daughter married first q Maryland Patter-
son. and exchanged widows weeds for the
veil of Marehioness of Wellesley, at the in
sIgation of the Archbishop Of the Romanist
Church, fof which Church Mrs. Patterson was
d member) who urged 1t as duty. Welles-
) ley was then Lord Lieutenant Of Ireland, and
married for money, it was rumored. At all
events the marriage was an unhappy one.
The Warehouses was an exquistely beauti-
full woman, and commanded great admtra-
! ton III the court of William ~. The story
! runs that some would-be satirst asked the
American beauty In his Malesty's presence
guess or the land where they CALCULATE or
!. the land where they "reckon2" The King
immediately replied, From the land where
they enchant.
Navy. and daughter of q wealthy Boston
merchant, married Admiral Wormeley, OF the
!, British Navy. Mr. Prebles country seat In
Watertown, just out Of Boston. is known as
|! Belmont" and Is one Of the most beautifully
kept III the State. 1t was once the residence
{ of the late J. ?. Cushing and In his time 1t
!. was said "Mr. Cushing's lawn costs him as
much as to run an ordinary establishment, :.
Miss Wilkes, Of New York, married the dis
: tinguished Lord Jeffrey.
The daughter Of Leonard Jerome, OF New
York city, married Lord Randolph Churchill,
. son of the Duke of Marlborough. Miss Ferry,
= the tiny brunette, married Baron Blanc, the
!. italian Minister, not 50 long ago that the echo
. of the nuptial splendors have faded away
2 from our memories. The Llyingstons and
Powers. of New York, have allied themselves
: to the families Of Prince Ianti, Marquis
d 'Hursele, Marquis Garotti and others. Lady
Vaudeville was former Fifth Avenue belle
4 in the person of the dashing Miss Yznaga del
I Vale.
torian not long since laid at rest. married SiI
4 William Harconrt. The daughter Of Mr.. Ed
Y mund Dwight, OF Boston, married the Hon
Edward Turner Boyd Twistleton, son =! OF LORD
New Haven, married the Hon. Thomas George
Grosvenor, son OF Lord Ebury. Prof. vii.
v liams lived In China for many, years, and II
q was there his handsome and accomplished
= daughter met her lord and master.
q The beautiful daughter Of Capt. Byrd Will
i lis of Virginia, married Col. Achille Murat
q son Of King Joachim and nephew OF the En-
! peror Napoleon. Prince Lucien Murat mar
t red Miss Fraser, whose brothers widow
/ lives on + street, in this city, now,
n Miss Cunningham, OF Cambridge, Mass.
!, . married the father of the Duke OF Argyle.
e Miss Paran Stevens, daughter of thu
It wealthy Bostonian, who years ago kept {
the son of Lord Alfred Henry Paget, ant
grandson of the Marquis Anglesea, wht
, drove the last "currice'' n England III
:, = family boasts Of its old Norman descent
= Young Paget was a schoomaster Of tn
% Prince Of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh
T. Miss May Parsons Of Ohio, married Prime
- Lynar, of Darmstadt, who was spoken OF 81
y q successor to Baron Schossen as Ministe
10 to Washington. Princes and mobiles have no
" altogether neglected the Western girl, yol
No will perceive. Among the officers on tn
n man-of- war which brought the Marquis
Lorne and the Princess Louise to this con
tinent was young nobleman, LORD Clliford
of Lea England. Where he came in contac
with Miss Florence Kate Smith, OF Lincoln
Nebraska, | have never been able to learn
but II all accounts are to be relied upon,
!" member of the Smith family has taken roo
q ii noble soil at last, and a Smith has becom
INV lady"
Miss Mary McTavish q Baltimore belle
IT married the Hon. Henry John Rowland
Z brother Of the late Earl of Carlisle and Ouch
ess of Sutherland. Another belle, from thi
J city, 50 noted for its beautiful women, Is nov
o. the charming and stately Duchess de Praslil
= de Choiscul, q leader in Partisan society. O.
the banks Of the Seine dwelIs the fayorit
= niece OF President Polk, the lovely Nine
~ Charlotte, whose French alliance links he
4 u with all the titled heroes OF the country
-, : The Countess SaIa, "who graced the salon
70 70 Of Paris and Turin, es well as OF Naples an
\, = Rome" was an American girl, and NINE
., " de Dampier, whose refined and exquisite SUI
n roundngs none can forget, having once see
~ than halls from the CRESCENT GitY. and Tn