New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-18
HOME AND SOCIETY.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

Who will that this practical age has killed all
Nmancei The following narrative is a true one. and
is vouched for by very high authority The charming
grace and dramatic expression with which il was
told is of course lost in this second edition but at
sad yet true tale, OF which an American girl Is the
heroine, il is given herewith as nearly as possible
related. ono Of our rich oil kings Tor if it not
oil, he was king Of some thing rich) went to Paris
little over year ago. taking with him his wife and his
beautiful daughter lovely and childike maiden, who
showed not the slightest trace of resemblance 10 the
worthy people. her parents. All that money could do
10 develop this charming creature had been lavished
upon her. She could sing most sweetly. play with
charming Interpretation, dance like hOur, draw ana
paint with uncommon taent-in short she was per
lection, and her parents simply idozed her She had
not been long in Paris when she attracted the aten-
ton Of young Prince l., heir of OF the Oldest
families Of Italy. Through an eminent American
whom the Prince numbered among his acquaintanccs,
lie obtained introduction To the Young lady and
became her devoted cavalier, surrounding her with at
tentions and shower1ng upon her flowers, bOnbons,
everything that the world deems it permissible for
young man to bestow upon maiden. The father,
however, viewed his attentions with cold dislike, and
finally took his daughter away from Paris.
Our American family found pleasant quarters in
Naples, and tliher the Prince followed them, T
newed his attentions and finally waited upon the
father TO request permission 10 win the girl for his
wife. He met with prompt and decided refusal
young, handsome and rich and whose title of the
Oldest, requested an explanation & have three
sons said the sturdy American, "each of which
would be sufficient to settle the question In the
first place, would give my daughter to Roman
Catholic; secondly she shall never marry foreigner
and last, and by no means least, she is all we nave
and her mother and I could never consent TO be sep
arated from her. In vain the Prince plead the father
obdurate and again the girl, who seems to have
been wonderfully passive in the affair, was taken
iway-tlS time back to PAWS. Prince l. remained
III home disconsolate. Aud now comes the part OF
The story which is equally Disappointing and romantic
The girl died after few days of sudden Illness or
course she ought have lived and married the Prince.
put this. is true story and cannot change the
iacts mutual friend wired the Prince. who arrived
however too late to see the face of her whom he hal
loved 30 passonately and suddenly. Meeting on the
common ground Of grief for the loved and lost the
Prince and the father were rcconCiled. large ship
chartered and lis largest cabin beautifully fitted
up as chapel in which, upon bier in front of the
altar was placed the coffin containing the embalmed
body of the dead girl Then the ship with the father
and lover ON board set sail for home.
All through the long voyage the candles are kept
burning and daily service is held In the mOrtuary
chapel which the two mourners invariably attend
The millionaire owns his docks and the stately
ship sails up the harbor coming to anchor at the
very portals of the madens own dearly loved home
On the dock 1000 workmen of her fathers, with
Grape hat and sleeve, waiting for their dead slowly
the coffin is lowered TO the boat; reverenty it is car
ried on the land where stand the many men with
barred heads receive it, Very carefully and tendeTly
it is lifted by six chosen bearers and slowly and
solemny borne up the long avenue TO the house
The father and the Prince become intimate through
their weird journey and in their mutual sympathy walk
together the procession the men forming two by two
and falling into rank The last rates paid. the
body committed to its native EARTH and without one look
at the New World the Prince takes steamer the day
after for Europe. That this man should have been
fated to love this woman with love as strong as
death seems passing strange That this medieval
story should belong TO own time and country seems
stranger yet ; but it is all quite true and recent.