Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-03-02
TWO FAIR MAIDS Of GOTHAM.
Rich and Beautiful New Workers Who are
tO Wed English NnbIemen.
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Philadelphia News.
High excitement in tuI-lofty society rage,
over the httTuthal of two of New York,
greatest beauties to foreign nnhlemen First
came the announcement OF the engagement
II Miss Adele Grant Ia Earl Cairns. and
now. when that news is hardly more than
confirmed. the bigger diyulgence is made
lhAt Miss Marian Langdun is brtrothed t.
the Duke of Portland. The novelty Of this
match is that both the English ariStocral
aud the American belle are immensely
wealthy. and 81 there is no talk Of a title
urlng purchased.
Portland is the largest estate owner among
all the dukes Of England. i still in his thir
lies, and l. at home considered a great
catch. Miss l.angdnn has been the belle OF
New York for three seasons. No girl
within living memory has had 80 many ad-
vantages. She has a deIicately nodded figure
and a face of Greek goddess, her profile
being absolutely faulteSS and her eyes
Serenely big. Her complexion i the ad-
miratiun and envy of her rivals. There Is
not particle of color in her face, except
for her red lips. and Vet she has the look OF
perfect health. 1t has been raved about in
Paris and London. As well as here in New
Ntl h Nlll Nllf lthtS llt iu'f~l ~tuul'hlN tdl q
Of it. wearing wells extra thick when out in
bright sunshine, and protecting it from
heat and wind SoliCitouSly.
Miss langdOn belongs tO the old Van
Ren>~elear- Schuyler family. which is to say
that her blood Is approved by those who lay
stress on such things. and her home is that
which has been the SchuylerS for halt a
century, house away down at Washing
,th. II. 4
per~onageS can afford To dwell. for the
uelghhorhoOd has fallen away of in general
fa>hiuuableuess. She has in her own right
a fortune worth a full million. uncontrolled
and Hhamperrd. That girl of -. eeaut-
tul. educated. wealthy, and we'll reared
should he pctted in society the world over
is not strange.
The Duke of.PortlandS possessions are
double those OF his betruthed bride 1t was
he for whom the fam"uSly funny rosebud
party was given in London last SEASON.
Sixty girls gave dance. to which each was
10 invite men; and everyone Of them sent
an invitation Ia the duke 50 that he got
sixty. He calmly stayed AT home. But the
incident proved the high estimation in
which he was held aS a matrimonial prize.
1t was this same party that Miss Chamber
lain. the American beauty. was omitted
from on account of the favor which the
Prince Of Wales had shown To her. The
prince raised all the row he could. but was
not able to get her in. and therefore stayed
away himself.
The engagement Of Miss Adele Grant to
Earl Cairns i confirmed. He i geeneraIly
known aS Lord GormOyle. and noted for his
payment of $50. 900 to Miss Fortesque. a
London actress. rather than submit to suit
Ior breach Of promise. He made a trip
Ia this country Immediately after the af
fair, and then his father died. leaving him
al earl. He is rich, his sire having been
a man of active business Cairn was en-
ieTtaincd 10y the Grants while here. and the
match grows out OF the acquaintance then
formed. Miss Grant Is tall and stately
sort Of a girl. with a handsome face of the
type commonly described a. ariSt"cratic
Her brow> are level. her nose straight. and
her head proudly poised. She belongs L"
the AmglOmamiacs. a. does Miss Langun,
and both are intimates of the ASt0rS and
that circle. She rides To the hounds. is a
notable lawn TENS player, and is remarka-
bic - 4 fearless eQuc>trlenne.