The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-18

= I our Excollency." his uncle assisted ~
the escape of the empress from Paris, and
retirement at Chiselhurst. Young Evans
followed his uncle's craft got richer, aud
married q Baltimore girl named Jane Nc
Donald. They spoke simultaneously,
John Jenniel Filthy lucre doesn't seem
to go to the spotl'' So agreed, they hied
them Oh to Rome, laid bag OF shekels at
the feet of the successor of St. Peter,
and that old gentleman handed over
the corresponding bsubles, Hail, Mar
auis and Marquie d'Oyley Go. be happy.
and send me money every now and then. me
children
Then there are the blessed Duke and Ouch
es di Pomas, of England. The Duke 3
mother was the daughter of Q humble
farmer in the Western Reserve. But, oh!
like Caesar, she was ambitious She gradu-
ated at VAssar, and was fond of hiring stroll
ing fortune-teliers to predict wealth and
rank for her. She welded Cuban planter,
who wes slightly off color-a left handed
son of Tousssint L'Overture, or something of
He was considerable, and lived only . couple
of years; when she took his money to Eng
land and married nobleman with broken
down fortnes and q mortal disease-the
Scottish earl of Caithness. She liked being
careless pretty we'll. but her noble husbands
mortal disease Whisky carried him off ere
twelve moons had blossomed Death cuts
down all, both great and small. He breatbed
his last at the Fifth Avenue hotel, in this
city. about two years ago. He left no
money, but the remains of the Cuban had
made the widow wealthy. and she was al
ways able to bury her husbands In style.
The Vassar girls OF the class of 'S2 euvied
her.
/ Some years had elapsed between her first
and second marriage. and by this time Der
Oldest boy was grown to be Q man, and had
an A education. Csithness Was badly rat
tied and down at the heel, and the son said
Mother, shouldn't like esrling; it didn't
az ee with father-in-law. l would prefer
duking"', So off they posted to Rome
title of Duke di Pomar for him. And his
mother, to soothe her wounded feelings at
the loss of the earl of Caithness, called her
8 elf the" Duchess di Pomar, "snd under that
title she was recently received by tbs Queen.
A new observatory and swell front have
ness, and happiness dwells beneath its
titles.
The Duke di Pomar is a man of much tai
ent, and he il especially known as the author
of Fashion and Passion" q book that has
recently gone through fourteen editions,
aud been very much detested and read on
account of ats improper revelations concern
its tattle about Lady Collingford of Straw
, berry Hill. and the meetings at the Argy lie
rooms in Loncon-oh, dear! The Duchess
di Pomar is still very beautiful and at
trac tive woman, and she Is the head of tn .
spirituslists of the realm, being regarded,
believe, as the earthly representative oi
Marie, Queen of the SCOTS.
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i One of the best known figures in New
- - - L. D.
son. He has money, believe, so his absurd
lpretentiobs are tolerated, and his decorate
name of Baron de Thompson" Is allowed
to head charitable balls and lists of honora-
BILE citizens. 1t is, of course, q pure bic of
conceit on his part, without even ancestral
lderiv alton or the habit of his country to ex-
cuse it. am ashamed to say that the holder
the Sffec tati0n.
:. Three or four years ago an American lady
Detroit, think. married the Italian Duke
di Lassafarata- HIS title has been the sub
H. ect of D savage contest, OF which recently
heard the particulars. Some thirty years
ago the duchess was lively piece and con-
tinually unfaithful to her husband. Indujg
ing 10 some freedom himself, he did not in
terfere with her amours. AS long as girls
we're the result he adopted them as his own,
aud agreed to give them their marriage por-
ton, and settle them in life. Bat warn
you sgaiss. boys he said; there / draw
the line; for | wish my nephew to inherit
the property" Alas She did not obey. She
, surprised her husband with boy. He ale "
the father and gave the child to the Jesuits
who had already got confession from the
duchess dying paramour Ten years ago
3 the duke died. Then the Jesuits insisted
that their boy was the legitimate son, and
that being a member of their order. the mil.
A. -. a Il
, The court sustained the claim. The monh
then left the Jesuits aud set up house fol
himself, the court confirmed his right 10 d.
go. At this the Jesuits produced the testi
t mony which they possessed of his illegiti
macy. But the pope's temporal power hsC
{ By this time been diminished. and tn
, young duke was able to hold HE own. He i
: was who married Detroiter.
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The title of the great Palace Bsrcarini AL
: Palace Sciarra in Rome has also recent!
: been menaced with scandal. the OLE
: Prince Serarra was eighty four years o.,
, when he died aud left no children. Hi
, wife the Princess Sciarra, was q young ant
beautiful woman, whose father was ricl
German count and whose mother was 81
American A man was born ten month
= as the heir. The claim was violently or
4 posed by the Barbarini family, who wsnte
: the estate. but On Italian court decided tina
posthumons child might be born unde
!, suck circumstances, and the young Primo
> SciaTa was confirmed In his title.
a Titles. like deeds to property, are ofte
contested In EuIop.-always, in fact if any
n body can profit by contesting them. Their
: is chronic state OF dispute abou. estates
X which titles are attached claim that tn
A baptism was crooked, or the birth at tn
4 wrong time. or that some other impedimen
h exists.
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p The present condition of the New Yor
10 stage proves that dramatic prophecy Is i'm
0 possible. Nothing lie so delunve as one
n judgment about plays" said Dan Frohma
3. to me yesterday. Robert Buchanan, pot
y and distinguished l'terateur, produces b
D, tenth play, Constance and it falls dead
q Guy Carleton, who has never before write
10 pay. has made the greatest success thu
.. any original play ever scored at Wallack'l
o rhs origin OF The Secretary was equal
Is remarkable Edge. Brace was proprietor Z
g. the Princess Theater in london when TT
J. Colonel ran three years. When that WI
torn down Bruce pot all bis money In tt
n Princes Thsater and lost 1t. He refused
70 prod uce The Private Secretary when y0ur
" Ha wsrey brought IL to him, but finally lease
Of the theater to the author for eight weeks Il
q s. 900 He thought he had done 90 exec
~ lent thing and his chuckles at his own wi