Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-25
SUMMERS UNHAPPY Marriages
Frtend's Account ~ vsss shore.J.tveA
Happiness.
From the Boston Courier.


correspondent writes a long letter In reply
TO paragraph that appeared some time AGO
concerning the widow Of Charles somner In
that paragraph IL was stated that there WAS
always a mystery about the divorce tina, Mrs
Mason obtained from Dir. Sumner This cores
ponueht declares there was no mystery about IL
to those who knew both the parties TO the mar
rage. and. among other things SAYS.
Mrs. Mason had money and beauty but Vas
not an intellectual woman aud did nor hclong
TO the circle OF Boston society TO which Mr.
Sumner had the entree. She Was shaken of az
air1yolous, fashionable society LOWING woman
amoitious OF the position In Washington society
which marriage with Charles Simmer vould
give her. But she had the innocent v.jnning
ways which many pretty women, when they have
an object in view, exercise. and with them She
accomplished her object and became Mrs. sum
ner. She had married for WASHINGTON and in
tended TO enjoy it. and VIXEN Mr.. sumner. who
did not dance, would mildly suggest that II was
late. that he had important duties for the next
day in the Senate and would like to go home 10
rest. she would tell him To 20 and she would
come when she had danced her list down In
Mr.. Summers eyes this was too indecurous for
endurance. and. too with the prestige his own
endowments had given him in politics and liter
allure he naturally supposed there was an at
traction about him superior 70 balls and society
oeaus. His self-esteem was wounded and his
sense OF propriety shocked. and particularly so
when Mrs. Sumner chose a cavalier y ho could
attend her in society.
by the advice of friends Mr. Sumner en-
dired his wife's within for gaity hoping one
winters Surfet would be sufficient; bar when
the actions of his wife provoked the voice of
scandal he sought redress from official ouarters
The youth whom Mrs Sumner had chosen for a
favorlte was one of those younger English sons
VINO are attached to the British legation that
the position may give them opportunities i'm
socty here which they could not otherwise have
MI. Sumner represented to the then Secretary
OF State that this Young Engl.shman had
stepped beyond his diplomatic duties and that
his conduct was unbecoming gentleman and
representative OF her majesty. The matter was
reported to the home government. and Earl
Newcastle, personal friend of both Mr.. sum-
ner and the Secretary OF State, in his official
character as secretary of foreign affairs recalled
MS young countryman. This gave offense IN
many ways TO Mrs. Sumner; she lost an adj
mrer who was her constant attendant n de-
prlved her OF her personal liberty of action and
implied that her conduct had met the dlsap-
prevail OF her husband, and forthwith she asked
TO be returned to her father-in-law. i'm Boston.
III was afterward determined she should join a
sister living I'm Europe, and there she has been
with her daughter, whose eligible marriage was
noticed little over year since. The sumner
marriage and denouement were society talk for
season. Mr.. sumner had the sympathy of his
friends throughout the whole. and their an
prevail of his course in requiring the dismissal
OF the English attache. After Mrs Sumners
departure he returned to the society of his
more intimate friends and appeared the same AZ
in his bachelor days"