Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-11-26

Married to a Dictator, Widowed and Now
to Marry Again.


New York World.
Announcement was made yesterday
of the coming marriage of Nine. de
Barrios to Martinez Roda, member of
the Spanish Parliament of Granada
Nine. de Barrios has so often said that
she would never marry again, and has
denied SO many reports OF her engage
ment, that people had generally come to
believe she would really keep the great
name she bears. No definite plans about
the marriage have yet been given out.
Senior Roda is fluent speaker and
man Of reputation in his native country.
He is 35 years old and said to have great
wealth. Nine. de Barrios enjoys the
distinction of being the widow of Gen.
de Barrios, the famous Central American
dictator, also of being very rich and
very beautiful. Her beauty is of
the genuine South American type, and
her bank account is said to 5e $4,000, 900.
She has also the further advantage of
being very young. She is only 80.
When the trouble arose in Guatemala
Mime. de Barrios escaped to San Fran
cisco. The general fell on the field of
battle. His widow eventually settled
in New York, where she bought the
house No. $50 Fifth avenue. During
her residence here she devoted herself
to society, to music and the education
of her seven children. She is at present
in Europe, where she has been spending
the summer. The father of Mme. de
Barrics is Francisco Aparicio, member
of the firm of j. P. Aparicio 81 CO.,
bankers of this city. She was born at
| Quezaltenango, the second town of i'm
portance in the Republic of Guatemala.
When she was II years old General de
Barrios espied her one day and fell
violently in love with the beautiful
young girl. The common story is that
the girl rebelled. And then, too, her
parents objected to the match. She was
whisked off to q mountain convent by
the general. The next move the die
tator made was to clap the father into
Jail. The prisoner was informed that
he could remain there till his pretty
daughter became Nine. dc Barrios.
However that may be, she certainly
did become the dictator's wife at ten
der age and some of her friends say the
story of abduction and marriage by
force was all romance. At any rate
she was devoted to the general, and ever
since his death has been devoted to his
numerous children, only four of whom
are her own. She has had an endless
train of admirers at her feet ever since
she has been here, but has remained alb.
solutely Indifferent to the most brilliant
explaining that she was fond of society
but preferred to be the widow of Gen
de Barrios rather than the wife of any
body else. At one time it was reported
she was to be married to King Milan Of
Servia. She denied the report indig
nantly.
She has spent her time in playing the
, most beautifully made harp in the coun
try, walking and driving in the parl
with her children and maids anC
occasionally giving grand entertain
, ments, like the famous costume ball O
last winter Her jewels are regal, ant
. among them are the famous head -dres
} OF diamonds and her solitaire diamond
earrings, as big as walnuts, but tn,
greater part of her gems repose in thu
f safes Of the Lincoln Trust Company
| and are only seen on some great occasion
: When she happens TO wear them
! special detective drives with her in he
carriage, and another goes ahead, VIII,
never losses sight of the carriage for
moment.
g The father and mother of Madame d
r Barros both live in New York. So d,
her two younger unmarried sisters, VIII,
: arc quite rich in their own right, too
t and like the generals widow, very bril-
! liant types OF southern beauty.
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