The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-15
MuRATs PROSPECTIVE BRIDE.
She Was Greatly Sought Aft II by
Fortune hunters at Washington.

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She Was Greatly Sought After by
Fortune at Washington
HAsHiSGTov. July Washington so
ciety esl't know enough Of the French
nobility 10 place Prince Murat at first call,
but it doesn't wish him joy if 1t is true that
he IS going to marry Miss Mary GwendO-
line Cailwell Too many sUitors are left
here 70 mourn. The Misses C4liSell spent
the season here two years ago. They took
a house on | Street, which was presided over
by their aU t, Mrs. DoHnely. They were
not exactly popular, because they we 9 IN
dependent aud refused - DOW down 70 the
dOwagers who had peiiZree but no money
They we're. however, respected for the
z )od sense they showed IN beating
OFF a train Of fOrtune-hunters. GIVE do
line Cad :ell was the bes-I known because
she had made the initial gift of 500, JUJ
towards the Funding Of tls great Catholic
university at tie Hati mai capital. Her
siste Mis- Lima, was less heard Of by the
outside world, but was no less attractive
tual Gwend ii e. Neither Of the girls Wa
remarkably pretty. Thsy were both ex
ceilent conversatiOnalIs.s. Their talk
sparkled with originality and they were
not afraid 20 say what tn5y thought. They
were ricn enough TO make their uncon-
ventionality aim st Fashionable. A saucy
was part OF their Enlistment, a2d its
appearance on the streets always caused
Sc station.
When they first came to Washington
society threw It,ef at their feet. Their
receptions were greater brushes than the
similar events at Mrs Whitney's. Ole
afternoon the cards left mum oesod 700, and
by far the greater number OF these had the
prefix Mr."
All the al aches Of the foreign legations
who lad been SO t over to the United States
to lind rich wives were the devoted al mir
erS Of Miss Mary. 1t was supposed that sac
mad the gre ter lhe-itance. with a few
exceptions the train Of fortune hunters were
spurnet with a cJate npt that was as credit
able rs it was refreshing. Several cases Of
sincere attachment were treated less
harshly but no less plainly. At that
time parlor concerts We're the fal.
and an English tenor with a drea ny
name was great favOrIte at these
gatherings. He sang for $50 an ate noon
ald made love to the la lies VINO were soft
neart-d enough to sigh over his lovely
voice. Ine tenor Imagined tIa5 he was a
favored sIit)r Of Miss Mary, while one OF
the diploma had the same notion hi nself.
The par we're going 10 tigat a due, but
thy didn't make themselves quite that
ridiculous a persistent sutOr was Baron
Zedwltz, then al attache of tue German le-
CATION. He followed the Misses Caldwell
to Europe, aud rumo Of al engege men.
to Miss Mary were often waited across the
waters. 4 he ba ON is now in Mexic, and
his friend declare that If the reported ell
gagement to Prince Murat be true ne will
be inco sol bic.
The Misses Caldwell were not popular
with Wa,hin yton rradesmen. They stead
lily refused to 10 swiadled by paving two or
tlree times the price which people less en-
lowed vita worldly goods ha TO pay. If
there Is any one class of persons whom the
Washington tradesmen despi,e it Is those
who co ne to the city for season and
refuse to leave all their means behind them
After the young ladies had broken up their
establis lment and gone to Philadelphia, a
local florist brought suit for something
more than $1,000 His bill was paid whel
he had filed in court a schedule of the roses
and other flowers furnished, and the prices
he charged for them.