The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1883-03-11
DE MoRNY,s WIFE HUNT
The DissIpatod Young Duko's search
for Wtch Bride.

Brunswcil writes from New York to
the Boston G1ssito as follows:
speculation is rife AS IN Tie appearance at the
young Duke lie Motny IN this city. Tie came over
very quietly and except tor paragraph in the
papers no one would have known that he was hero.
No special fuss rs being made over hin In society
that know ct, aud though there Us gossip 10 the
clubs there is not much said about him IN tie public
prints Tho real reason Tor the young Dukes
presence here is known to few Hctoru he came
OF age the young pute do Morny visited this country
In charge Of his tutor, lie spent some time iu New
York, whore he saw young LADY, the daughter ct
one ~ our host known citizens, whom he thought he
would like To- marry. do not know whether u was
case OF love at nrsi eight or whether he knew VI
the wealth In the family, However. before he had
even been introduced to the Young lady he sought
her father and told him who he wa, and that he
had an Income Of certain amount, aud that he
would like To marry hts daughter and asked the
father what settlement he would mako III case OF such
American, would not listbu 60 the Young mans
oyettures, as he had heard even then VI the dssoie
stance Ia his Wife who Is very ambitious woman
with domOcratic craving for Titles, and who holds
the largest bank account In the family SHE argued
with her husband Tor some time, hut To- no
purpose. Then she found some means VI meet.
Ing the Duke and assuring him that he had her SYM
pHthv, II not operation, In the matter During this
time the daughter had had no Introduction to the
young man, aud OF course had no means OF knowing
whether sho should like him u she should know him:
but she inherlts good deal OF her mother's ambition
aud love OF titles and the idea OF being duchess,
even with such duke had It's attractions Tor her
time the tutor, having got wind Of what going on
wrote to the folks at home, aud the Duke de Morny
was Immediately recalled from the United states The
mother could not get the thought OF such marriage
ont OF her mind aud without saying what she wanted
to 20 TO Europe for she packed up her bags ana told
her husband that SHE was going To- take trip across
the Atlantic with her daughter lie, being little
suspicious tried 10 persuade her not IN 90 but she
Insisted that her health and the health vi her daughter
demanded It, she carried her point; but the husband
remained at home. What happened In France 10
not know, but have my suspicious that the mother
renewed her acquaintance With the young duke, as
she appeared quite radiant when She returned to
New YORK. In the mean time Duke de MUrny had
hts dlsgiacefnl analr with the unfortunate Russian
actress Mile Feyghlne whose suicide for his sake veiy
recently was the sensation OF the hour In Paris and
his extravagant habits had run through the fortune
that he came into possession Of when he became
OF age. Now he is penuiess-that Is, comparatively.
lie has sufficient money FOR the wants OF an ordinary
man, perhaps, hut mere nothing for duke of hts
tastes and habits His arrival IN New York Is pretty
wei understood to mean that he Is more determined
than ever 10 marry this Young American girl aud her
fortune. The father knows perfectly Wen what the
result OF such marriage would be. aud no has set his
face firmly against II, No amount of coaNlng on the
part of the mother wlllnduce hm to change his mind
She Is a weak rather than vicious woman and would
really be distressed to bring about a family breach
so the case stands lust about ~ II did when the Duke
do MoTny first set his eyes upon the daughter OF this
wealthy house. Continual dropping wears away a
stone II Is said, and 1t may lie that the mother and
daughter who covet the title rather than the man. hone
10 fnaly accomplish their end. But, for the sake Of
the happiness OF this young girl only hope that
the stone IN this case viii he harder than the of
tue pTONefb.
heard u lady say the other evening that she be
lieved that Europe would be lled with titled Amer
can girls during the next ten years that OF the
Oldest titles In England and France backed by
The least money and that the eyes of these impecuni
Gus mobiles we've now turned toward America, and
would be followed soon by their footsteps. There
may be some happy marriages between American
girls and foreign mobiles but doubt whether IN
cases where Ii Is decidedly matter OF barter and
sale there Is much happiness. | know OF one Ameri-
can woman who married French marquis OF very
old family who leaves her with her children to look
after the estates while he travels all Europe with
another American lady-marTied, by the way-whose
income Is about three hundred thousand year. His
vile knows this, but she SAYS II does not bother her
for In spite Of anything he may do that she is the
Malqutse de -, and her son Is the Marquis de -.
So II there is any satisfaction be had from this she
has It, But should think she paid rather dearly for
the whistle.
Bnt In later letter the same writer says:
might have added postscript to my last letter
about the Due de N0rny and the youug American
heress for on the very day the letter written the
sequel TO this little paror comedy was enacted. The
young lady to whom the duke was paying his round
about attentions was not much interested ia the
French nobleman aud his titles as her friends gave
her credit for being. On Thursday last She wake Ell
out Of her fathers house and married a Young man
OF both her parents. The man she married, rumor
says, she had heen engaged to some years
before, but her father forbade him the house, and
the engagement was broken, The attentions OF the
duke, which agreeable to the mother, probably
hurried up the young lady's decision, ana induced
her to take the reins In her hands and marry the
man of her choice. How wise the choice Is it is not
my business to discuss, but society IS discussing IL
she has done neither wisely nor well, Al any rate
her elopement was knock down blow to her ia -
rents, and IL has been the little excitement in the
fashionable world for the last few days.