The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-02
AMERICAN WIVES IN PARIS.
The Beautiful Americans Who Shine
on Europe's Domestic Hearths.

on EurOpe's Dom Hearths.
From Gailonani's Messenger.
Nine. Washington, wife of the French,
ambassador in this country, was Miss King,
of New York, and her father was once
President of Columbia College.
Nine. Clemenceau was Miss Mary Plum
mer of Greenwich, Conn. and first met her
future husband at we'll known Connectl-
cut young ladies' boarding school, where
young DR.. Clemenceau was the French
teacher. And how came it that NJ Glenn
enceau went to America! your readers may
ask. l have often put the same question to
friends of the family, and their answers are
not all alike. The truth is this American
tour of young Clemenceau was not the most
brilliant episode in his remarkable career,
although it did give him q good sensible
American wife, and "some Yankee chill
dren, as he once said to friend of mine
Nine Clemenceau is frequently seen at
public receptions with her husband, but,
with the exception of an occasional appear
ance, on invitation, at the United States
minister's, she is seldom found in American
circles at Paris. This is said to be due to
the influence of her husband, who wishes
his wife become 'wholly French" And he
has succeeded admirably. Nine. Clemen-
ceau speaks the language with only slight
acc5nt-less than her husband has in Eng
ashland has adapted herself very quickly
and readily to her new surroundings AL
though at heart she is strongly American,
on the surface she is decidedly French and
European.
NJ. Ribot, one of the ablest mon on the
Republican side of the chamber, is the hus-
band of the daughter of Mr. Buroh, once a
prominent Chicago banker. Many years
ago Miss Burch came to Paris with her
father, and while here married NJ. Deman-
geot, a lawyer and not an engineer, as re-
Gently stated in an American paper. A few
years later M. Demangeot died, leaving his
wife and children to the guardianship of a
fellow-member of the bar, M. Alexandra
Ribot, then rising man, who aft rward
welded his charge. Before NJ. Grevy re-
signed he requested NJ. Ribot to form min
istry, and it looked for a few days as If an
American would be "the second lady of the
land" This, however, will come in due
season, for NJ. Ribot's reputation is growing
every year.
Turning now from politics to fashion, the
writer entions Miss Curtis, sister Of Nine.
de Talleyrand Perigord, of New York, who
was one of the prettiest young girls in Paris
when she was in her teens-she may be
yet, but have not seen her for several
years-and married, some two or three
years ago Prince RuSpoli, member of dis
tinguished italian family. Miss Curtis was
his third wife.
Baroness de Charette, wife of the COM
mander of the Pontifical Zouaves, was Miss
Polk, daughter of Col. Polk, of Nashville,
Tenn. and granddaughter of Bishop Polk,
who was killed in battle during the war of
the rebellion, not granddaughter of Presi-
dent Polk, as has been often stated. Nine.
de Charette now lives at La Base Motto
an estate presented to her husband by the
Zouaves
The Viscountess de Courval was Miss
Ray, of New York While travelling with
her parents in the Holy Land she met tho
viscount, who was fascinated with her
charms and married her. He died few
years ago. and the viscountess now lives
alone in her beautiful house, 6 Rue Forth,
Champs Ely5ees. Her entertainments are
among the most magnificent given in Paris,
1t was she who led the fashion in diners
costumes. | well remember one of these
dinner parties At each small table were
seated four persons. The ladies wore ex-
pensive fancy dresses. the gentlemen white
wigs Some even had elaborate costumes,
but the older men were admitted with the
simple habit range.
After enumerating several more titled
Amer lean wives the writer mentions that
Baroness de Pierre and Countess de Fensac
were the Misses Thorne, of New York,
where their fine old mansion at s West 10Th
street was the scene of many delightful
entertainments. The father. Col. Herman
Thorne, was one of the handsomest young
men of his time, and poor as he was hand
some. But he married the great heiress,
Miss Jauncey, and his daughters were all
beautiful. In Winterhalter's famous
picture Of 1.-THE Empress Eugene Sur
is the most lovely Of all the beauties on the
canvas. -
80 Fifth avenue lived Miss Elsie Forbes,
who in 1874, became the Douchess de Choi-
seul-Praslin Miss Norma Christmas, of
New Orleans, is now the Warehouses de
Suarez d'Aulan Like Nine de Charette
she prefers to live at her husbands country
place near Mar. eilles, and, although she
has a fine residence in the Avenue du Bots
de Boulogne, she is scarcely known to
Partisan society. The marquis is a Bona
partist of the pronounced tpye. and pre-
fers to remain in retirement rather than
mingle with those VINO do not hold his
views.
The Marchioness de Mores, who will
some day be Duchess de Valambrosa, was
Miss Medo:a Won Hoffman, of New York
The report of her contemplated divorce is
without foundation. She and the marquis
have gone to India, intending to spend a
year in hunting. The life Of the marchion-
ess in the far west has made her one of the
best shots in the world aud her ambition
at present is to be the first woman to kill a
rhinoceros. The Price Of Wales has given
M. and Nine. Mores letters of Introduction
to all the rajahs and maha-rajahs, and
their friendly relations with Lord Dufferin.
the viceroy, will also add greatly to their
sources of entertainment while in India
On his return the marquis intends to en-
agage in some colossal railroad scheme in
America