The morning call., 1892-02-11


America. l am proud 10 salute the eminent
persons here, especially the DISTINGUISHED
American Minister. ! beg him kindly 10
accept my expression Of respect for the
Government he represents and for himself
who enj Us great esteem and consideration,
here"
Subsequent to the civil marriage to-day a
diner de contract was given at the resi-
dence Of The DOwager Duchess de Ia Roche
fOucauld, in rue de BellcbaSse The brides
trOusseau and wedding presents which were
Of great number and value, were displayed
to-day in a room Of the Hotel Holland,
where the bride at present resides.
The Figaro this morning, aprOpOs OF the
ROchef0ucauld-Mitc wedding, publishes
an article headed, the francC-AmeTiCan
Marriage" in which it SAYS: The frequent
unions between our old arist0craCy and the
stics of the epoch. Already examples of
such unions ara to be found IN the Partisan
salons. We cannot but rejoice at the en-
trance into our society OF these newly
made French women, whose splendid dots
increase the wealth Of our country. Cest
Ia plus graceuse ct Ia plus spirtuele re-
yanche du bill Mckinley.
The marriage Of Mss Matte Mitchell.
daughter of Senator Mitchell Of Oregon. to
tle Duke de Ia RochefOucauld, is the greatest
even which has taken place among the So
ciety bellies Of Washington since the mar
Tiage Of Miss AudenUeld 10 Count de D-
venne of Germany. Miss Mitchell is a
sister Of John ii. Mitchell and Mrs. w. 0.
Chapman Of Tacoma, Mr.. Mitchell and Mr..
Chapman being members Of the law firm OF
Mitchell, Ashton 4 Chapman, attorneys for
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company.
Miss MItchelIs mother Is q sister Of Sheriff
James II. Price Of Tacoma.
The bride was born in Portland, Oregon,
but was educated in the East. During the
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lQ travel, Gev0uDg much OF the time 70 the
CAV life Of Washington and Paris, In both
Of which cities she moved in society as
belle She met the Duke on her first trip to
Europe, before she made her debut in Wash
ingtOu society. It was at place near Paris,
and he Immediately fell in love with her.
This was five years ago. Not long after
their first meeting she found that she recip-
rOCated his attachment, and then came the
engagement. Her father is not a Million
aiTe. but she is described as being a girl Of
great beauty, common sense and possessed
Of an independent spirit. The Duke, as is
well known, comes Of one of the oldest,
lies in France. He is a soldier, a tall,
handsome gentleman, whose ancestors dis
tinguished themselves in the cTuSades and
have since held high offices at court His
family is allied to number Of the most
distingui ned French families, among whom
villes, La Roche, MaTcillacs Blsaccias and
others, so that the beautiful OregOnian Will
be related by marriage to a number of the
old and wealthy families Of The Faub0urg
ST. GeTmain
There was much opposition to be encoun-
tered before tie parents of the lovely bride
would yield their consent TO have their
daughter reside SO Tar from her Old home
Senator Mitchell opposed the match and the
mother fatty refused her consent. The
Duke was very much chagrined, and asked
20 be sent With his regiment to Algiers
Last spring Miss Mitchell again went to
Paris, ana the captain" having returned,
they met. and the inevitable consequences
followed. The parents were forced to con-
sent TO the marriage, and It has now taken
place Tie bride has hosts of friends n
this city who Will rejoice at her good for
tune.
The motto Of the R0chefoucauld's, "C'est
mon Dlaisir," is as proud as that Of the RO-
hans, and the devotion Of this family to
cCuuEy has been shown in the crusades,
Tie wars Of the middle ages and those that
followed. F0ucauld, tie youngest Of the Lu-
signaBs, was founder o. the family, and his
aupanag5 was the property Of La Roche in
AngoumOls; this appanage was transformed
into a bar0ly in 1925, and the chief Of tie
house was created duke and peer In 1922.
In 1872 he received the Ducby Of AWHILE, in
1871 that Of EstlSsac, in 1880 that of Don
deauyiile, and in 1914 were added the. titles
of Duke Of BisRccia, Duke de Liancourt
and Prince de Marsllac. The La Rochefou-
cauld5 have always used the Lusignan
arms, and since the time that = Francois de
la ROchef uCauld was godfather TO King
Francis / the name Of Francois has been
added TO their other baptismal names. 1t
was Francis " de la ROchefOucduld who
civilized world. These "Maxims" were
written at the Castle Of Verteul in the
Charente.
Verteuil is a fortress Of the eleventh CEN
tury, but In the fifteenth century it was re-
stored and enlarged. 1t is triangular in
form, ana terminated by three large towers
that overlook a little village. In all The an
cient history Of France Verteuil is men
TONED as a stronghold, but the castle is in
teresting TO Us only from the time that
Francois Ill, Count de la ROchei0ucauld,
became br0tbeF-in-laW of Louis l Of BOur-
bon. Prince Of Conde. They married the
two daughter Of Charles de Rove, Comte de
Ronci5. The Countess de Roncis was Mad
elaine dc Mailly, half sister of Admiral de
COHgny, and her mother was Louise de
MontmOTency, sister Of the Constable Anne
de Montm0rency. Al this time the Roche
toucauld family was half Protestant. half
Catholic, and an interview between the
King OF Navarro and the Legate OF Pope
rus " took place at the Castle OF Verteui
In 1860
No less than nine Kings and Queens have
been entertained al Verteuil These were
Francois !. Emperor Charles Y, Henry III.
Antoine de Bourbon. King Of Navarro:
Henry III, Henry VI, Louis XIII, Queen
Marie de Medici ana Anne OF Austria. A
number Of Roche foucaulds have died at
Verteuil. but in 1893 the tombs were VIC.
lated. A revolutionary committee went
from Paris, opened more than forty cofins
and threw the asEes into the river. They
also burned a large number OF pictures and
destroyed the archives. At the time there
were twenty splendid La Rochefou-
caulds In the gallery.