Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-02-12
LOYAL LOVE WINS.
The Romance of Fair Amer.
lean Girl.
: GOOD MORAL TO TITS STORY

Faithful Devotion to a Lover and Loyalty
TO Eilial Duty illustrated in the Mar
rage of Senator MitehelI's Daughter
Objections to the Match Overcome by
the Fidelity and Honor OF the Young
Couple-Senator Mitcheips Narrative
Another Am erican Duchess.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-Miss Matte Eliz
abeth Mitchell, daughter of Senator Mitch
ell, was married at Paris yesterday At
the church of Ste Clothilde to Duke
Francois de Ia Rochefoucauid According
to the dispatches Miss Mitchcils bridal
dress was of plain ivory satin, edged with
orange blossoms The corsage was COM
posed of narrow plajts edged at the top
with organge blossoms. The sleeves were
close fitting to the elbows ana pulfed from
there to the shoulders. The sash was of
empire white satin and the brides neck
was covered with old point i'AIencon lace
falling over the corsage to the waist. The
dress was covered with long veil Of JuHe,
fastened at the top of the head by
Henry VI coronet of orange blossoms.
Miss Meyer, daughter Of The late General
Meyer. United States army, was the maid
OF honor The wedding presents We're Of
the most artistic and costly description
The Groom Has a Long Pedigree.
The whole American colony in Paris
may be said to have been present, together
with many notable French families. TIE
ancestry of the Duke de Ia Rochefoucauld
dates from the year 1919, in the time of
Foucau!d l., SeigEeur de Ia RochefCu-
cauld. The present duke bears three
titles-Duke de Liancourt. Duke d'Estis-
sac and Duke de la Rochefoucauld-bu
since the revolution the titles have no
legal recC gnition. He is the eldest son OF
of Duke Francois de Ia RochefoUcaUId,
who died in December, 1879. and the dow
ager Duchess de la Rocheloucauid for
merly Nile. Badegonde Bouvery.
Washington Society Interested.
This marriage is one in which the people
of Washington have taken deep interest.
Ever since her debut here several years
ago she has been known a. one of the
handsomest of the fair daughters OF tie
national capital, and to the graces Of a
lovely person were added unusual accom-
plishments and an amiability that made
her one of the most popular Of Washing
ton bellies. Miss Mitcheli's devotion to her
mother was "A striking characteristic, and
her reward comes in the successful con-
summation of a courtship that extended
over several years, ana was attended with
much more than the ordinary. amount of
that P o-itiou which doubtless gave rise
to the old adage that True love never
runs smooth"
Didn't Run smooth at First.
When the young folks first began to be-
tray an interest in each other further in
timacy was discouraged by the young
laiy's parents, Senator and Mrs. Mitchell.
who preferred that their daughter should
wed an American. They were naturally
fearful, in view of the constantly increas-
ing number Of undesirable international
marriages, that Miss Mattie's happiness
might he jeopardized by an alliance with
one of foreign birth, whose tastes and in
clinatious, the result of generations #
training and environment, would vary so
widely from her cwn. The feelings of the
parents were fully made known to Miss
Mitchell, aud a perfect understanding ar-
rived at bet Tral. hem