The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-28
MR.. zBOROWSKTS DUCHESS.
A STONY BROUGHT TO MIND BY THE
DE S7CERS DTTORCE CASE

A s7ORY BROUGHT TO MIND BY THE
DE S7UERS DTTORCE CASE
It May Throw some Light on the Barsu's
Deposition Accusing Hts Wife OF
Travelling with Mr. william Eliiott IA
Various Parts-Hcr side OF the Case.
Society is very much stirred up over the
story from Sioux Falls. s. d.. that the Ba-
roness do Stuers. who is seeking divorce
from her husband. tho baron. is accused BY
him Of being intimate with Mr.. Elliott
Zborowski. otherwise Mr.. William Elliott.
Everybody In New York society knows
Nine. dc Stuers and Mr. Zborowsk.
and everybody is thoroughly acauaint-
ed with the certain runors which
have connected their names for the past three
years. About two years ago there were ru-
mors abroad that Nine. de Stuers had eloped
with Mr.. Zborowski, but 30 many and varied
were the stories affecting the relations Of these
two people that very little attention was paid
to the report However. It has been openly
whispered that they have travelled together.
and that where ono was tho other was very
likely to be found.
Nine. do Stuers is cousin Of the late John
Jacob Aston. her mother having been daugh.
ter Of William Backbone Aston. She was mar
ried to the Baron Alphonso Eugene Lambert
de Stuers about seventeen years ago from the
AOul0 Vi AtneT. JOHn NAIeys ~ tho
corner Of Madison avenue and Thirty-fourth
street. The wedding was one OF the mo-
table events OF the fashionable season.
and tho presents to tho young PEG.
pie were then the wonder Of the day.
so beautiful and costly were they. Shortly
after the wedding the Baron and Baroness de
Stuers went to France to live. The Baroness.
who has an income Of about $1,000 year.
after their arrival in the French capital. bought
and furnished one Of the most magnificent
houses in Paris. They lived happily and en-.
tertained in the most lavish style.
But while in the height Of Partisan society
they began to drift apart and It is said that 10
was the question Of religion which first seri-
ously altered their relations. The Baroness Is
a Protestant and tho Baron is q Catholic.
Three children were born to tho couple. one
sh sSat tive a hers in rf Earo boys
she married him. had a handsome salary; but
w was she ass Il
Sss snoe maj
to her friends the Baron, seemed to want
Sasabe ns e
that he was seeking to secure control OF her
The winter Of 1895 Nine de stuers passed
funeral Of her uncle, John jacob Asssss,a shss
t thss enc hasband wss ssfs
RH Sat sas II DE- ssasrs
further alleged that on one occasion she irus-
move her to ~ insane asylum. gain posses
sion Of her children. and secure control Of her
Leaving Paris, she vent to weisbaden, then
to England. and finally came to tho Unitsd
Eet sSs is
p New York ceant zSoToyski; Hls %eshsr IS:
part Fl the estate which her son iphefitsd 10
the site nSE occupied g b ths BrosdEay The,
Tho following story will have double intsresA.>
is reiassd 10 one me-" who rss feiiow traveller
": EiiIett; Ths fellow PASSENGER said g rn q
As We were about to leave Bombsy We
extensive purchases Of horses. which we're 70
nc
e have Duke and DUCHESS On b II; H., Tho
and as sse Bsahesss ss Mrs
Pqsty m %sos s, the THs s1sR
s5s w az h ether ssz Il.
whose family name was Elliott. Cons0.
Quently Mr.. Elliott and his female com-
panion had almost no intercourse with their
fellow, passengers. The ship had been out
quite ten weeks before any Of the ladies yep-
tured to address the lady as Mrs. Elliott This
Mrs. Elliott, or the Duchess as she was styled,
was tall. handsome woman. a blonde, and had
the air OF q woman accustomed to continental
was noticed by some Of the more keen observ::
ers that she carried gold cigarette case set
with Jewels and a coronet OF diamonds.
though not a Duchess's coronet- Under
meath was a monogram in Jewels, the signif-
cameo Of which none of US was able to decipher.
When the ship put in at Alden for GOAL. consid:
| cradle excitement was caused by the Duchess
determination to 60 ashore. contrary to tho
Captains desire. but she persisted. and got
back in time.
Now comes the queer part Of my story.
During the last horse show. while dining with
party Of New York friends at Delmonico's,
but the Duke. otherwise Mr.. Elliott; who sat!at
table worry near mo; asked my friends.,,
'.' Do you know that man sitting thereg
why said one. that Is Mr.: Elliott
Zhorowski' 1t was none other than the much
| discussed passenger from Bombay to Brtndisi.
Who his female companion was we've never
| been able to discover"
Part OF the Barons deposition in the divorce
| case il. as THE SUN reported yesterday. the
| charge that his wife travelled to India with
Mr.. Zborowski. or Elliott
!