Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-05
PAYS ALL THE BILLS.
Duke Thinks Himself Chesp at The
Prics-MIss Singer, the Wealthy
Bride, to Faraish
al :he Funds Necessary for Her wedding
to - FrsI CT Title.

French Dukes nsy or may not be nice
husbands for American actresses. They
are certainly costly lHxuries, says the
New York Times, aud one Of them s,
least, the Duke de Caz,s who is to marry
Isabelle Blanche Singer, has no false
feelings of del;cscy about allowing his
bride to foot the wedding bills, even 10
the smallest item.
Miss Singer Is one of the six children
OF Isaac M. Sirger, the sewing machine
manufacturer, By his third and latest sur
YIyiDg wife. H5 died at the celebrated
watering place Of Torquav, Devon.
shire, England, on July 90. 1875, leaving
8 fortune Of about S13 900, 900. He left
his first with wife two children, q second
wife childless,a ud the mother of Isabelle
Blanche, Isabel lie Eugenis By name, who
Is now the Duchess de Camp selice and
lives st TWenty-seven Avenue Kleber,
Paris. How many other wives he left no.
body knows for certain. There was 8
tremendous contest over the estate before
the Surrogate's court of Westchester
county, which ended in 8 decision that
the third wife was the true wife and was
entitled to the money. Mr.. Singer mar
Eied her in England in 1864 and lived with
her till he died.
Isabelle Blanche Singer, who has lived
in Paris with her mother since 1879, was
10 years old on January 27, 1888,
and Is des ribed IS very pretty and &C.
complished and tho e ugh Frenchwoman
IN spite of her Yankee father. The fact
that she was engaged to the Duke de
Ckz3s was announced short time ago,
but the first authoritative statement OF
the marriage was made by herst II few
days ago in letter whose text is:
David Hawley, Esq, log Broadway, New York
In view OF my contemplated marriage
with the Duke de CAFES it will be neces-
sary for me to o1tein some money to pay
for my trosseau, jewelry, the purchase OF
furniture, horses and carriages, expen-
ses OF the wedding trip, and incidental
expenses connected with the wedding
The cost OF the marriage contract alone,
with the government tax, will be $4,000.
| therefore wish to ask you to make ap-
plication to the proper court to be al
lowed to pay me the sum of $4,000 TO
meet the above expenses. Yours very
truly, ISABELLE BLANCHE SINGER.
Iiuclose my oaughter's application, land
beg OF you to comply with her wishes.
DUCHESSR DIX CAMPoSELICE.
Mr.. HaWleY IS the only surviving ex-
ecutor OF Isaac NJ Singer. II his fair
ward was goirg to pay, not only ell the
expenses Of the honeymoon, but also for
the marriage license st Partisan rates,
Mr.. Hawley made up his mind that she
certsinlT would need the money; so he
constructed strong case to present to
the court, and TO his great Joy he was
successful. Yesterday he obtained an
order from the Supreme court to Draw
the money from the funds under his con-
troll belonging to Miss Singer, and to
send it to her by cable, if necessary.
This may be imperative, for she is to be
married on April %, st the M4yorslty of
the Ninth ATroIdissen ent, Paris, ard as
sheshas got to furnish house for the
Duke and buy him horses and carriages
before the Ceremony takes place, she has
not much time to spare; to say nothing of
the purchase of her wedding trousseau,
which cannot be done in minute.
Mr.. Hawley In his application to the
court gave the interesting information
that The happy backgrounds full name
was Jean Ellie Octsve Louis Severe Anna
nieu, Due de Cazss and de Glucusberg;
that he is citizen of France, member
Of one Of the first families of thst coun-
try, and that the marriage is in every
way suitable aud advantageous alliance
for Miss Singer. he adds, apparently by
way of clIncher, that by her f.ther's
will her share of the estate Is set apart
for "her sole and separate use, free from
the interference or control Of any hus-
band she may marry"
Miss Singer will bring to her husband
q large amouat OF property, which, under
NJ. Hawley's judicious mana cement, has
been growing in value for the past eleven
years. When Surrogate Coffi1 of West
chester. county made his decree Of
distribution, October 81, 1887. she WAS
awarded Sl74 4S7 OF in money, 34S7
shares Of the Singer Manufactu- ing Com
papy, the par value of each of which
Is 500, and the market value of which
was put At 5000 525, masking her share,
in sll, $685. @ To day she is worth,
Mr.. Hawley says, 1885 675, Invested
about half of 1t in Singer manufacturing
stock, one-qusrter in United States 4 and
Il per cent. bonds, and one quarter in
cash IN bank. Ia addition, she has an
interest WoI,l about 100000 in
certain real and personal property in
England, which she Will be entitled to re
eeiye in 1891, when her brother, Franklin
NJ. Singer, bscomes twenty one years old.
Altogether she is most desirable acqui-
siuon for French or any other Duse,
and her esgerness to do the handsome
thing in defrAyiog the marriage expenses
indicates that she will not allow her hus-
band to be short of pocket money with
which to buy his cigars.
6REEEVELLE,