The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-30
CASTELAR,, the Great European Repub
liean. to Wed Princess Of
the Blood.
Both Have Reached the sera 49,
yellow Of Full Three
Score.
Previous Matrimonial yenture. ~ =.
/ rlde-Elect-Grande Dame Nine. RaA.
taxsi-Foreign News

PAnm, Aug. 29.-The prospective mar.
riage Of the great Spanish republioan
leader and statesman, Emilio Caatelar.
probably the most illustrious republican II
Europe, to the Princess Marie Studolmine
Bonaparte-W Wyse, known throughout tha,
literary and social world as Nine. Rattaxxi.
will Join two Of the most remarkable char.
acters in Europe. Their names are house,
hold words In every nook and corner Of the
continent. CASTELAR, is 50 and she must be
about the same age. She is the Mime. Is
Htael Of her generation, and her court.
whethsr ret mp in Madrid, Paris, Florence
or London, is certain to assemble the most
brilliant and distinguished men of the ma
tion. In Paris Mime. Adam is the only vo-
man who has attempted rivalry. This
wonderful woman is princess in
her own right. She is the child Of Lett
tia Bonaparte, who after Lucien's death
married Thomas Wyse, British minister to
Greecs. The young Princess Marie vas
born at Waterford, Ireland. She was placed
In . French convent-every aaneur in Paris
can point Il out to you ON the Rue Barbette
and developed remarkable faculty Cor
languages. At the age of 10, it is said, she
spoke every Latin language Of Europe. in
addition to English. She was married in
1850 to Frederick de Solms, wealthy
Austrian, but separated from her husband
after four years of unhappiness. She be-
gan to publish poems and romances about
this time, and soon became famous. Victor
Hugo, In exile, later on, wrote sonnets to
her. She became passion. After Ma
No kntn nh
the imperial throne he sent for his beauti-
full cousin" and she at once took rank
a. the most brilliant woman Of the
empire. She was always q republican at
heart, and more than once her sympathies
enmeshed her in trouble. The emperor be-
lieved in her, however, and gave her .
necklace OF pearls that was in its day the
handsomest IN Europe.
After a brilliant career she married Ur-
bane RattaExl In 1868. She liked tho name
because Rattaxzi was hot-headed revolu-
ZIONIST. He Was always Opposed to thin9l
as they are" His family wasn't even no.
BILE. The marriage took place In Italy
She returned from Italy with leg Rzn0
| new husband and divided her time between
the gay capital and Brussels until the open.
ing OF the Franco Prussian war.
She was simply incompatible in those
days, and many of the escapades ascribe1
to her at that great Mimi -Novgorod Of
story bartering, the Grand Cafe, would not
do for Sunday school consumption. And
yet she wac universally respected and ad-
mired. Ministers, artists, princes Of tho
best blood of Europe, and the Oldest as we'll
as the youngest journalists of Paris
stumbled against each other in the dark
corridors leading to her lode. Her millln-
efs' bills were something appalling, and her
diamonds-to say nothingof the Napoleonio
necklace of pearis-were dazzling.
Signor Rattazzi was seldom in the way.
He had 0rl " a mited income, and was aG.
dicted to Il ,arat and absinthe. Finally
Rattazzi conveniently died, and in 1877
madame made another plunge into matri-
mony. Again an Italian-the Baron de
Rute. But the grand dame was still Nine.
Rattazzi. That name had been passport
always. She is now again free, soon to
once more embark upon the matrimonial