Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1893-06-01

sets strongly against this country i'll
such alliances. American girls may be
beautiful, accomplished, and possess
every attribute calculated to attract
and fascinate, yet in 90 per cent of the
cases where they have married the
posseSSOrS of titles abroad all their
grace and beauty has been supplement-
Ell by Il liberal cash bonus. Dukes,
earls, counts, and barons come high,
and title of nobility is considered
by many as Il gem worth any figure
demanded
Why American girls should sacrifice
themselves and their money for the
privilege of bearing the name Of some
titled roue whose means have been
scattered in dissipation and his charac-
ter blasted by vice, when there are SO
many fine young American men who
would make them good husbands, is a
mystery. But the VIGOROUSLY unhappy
life led by the majority Of American
Sl-lS contracting such marriages does
not deter others rushing into the same
net. Abroad, after Il few months OF at
tenuon, they are practically deserted,
ana the gossips of society coldly ask,
How much did she pay for him?''
And that is the question usually
asked in America when one of these
alliances is announced. The recent
wedding of Miss Bradley Martin of
New York to the earl Of Craven is a
case i'll point. This was loudly heralded
rs love match," but as Il reward
for his love and an inducement to mar
~ the parents of the bride settled $77O-
900 on the earl, and presumably dow
cred their daughter i'll an equally liber-
al manner. In case of the earls DEATH
without issue, this money would not
revert to his widow, but to his brother
In the case of the earl it was certain
ly Loves Golden Dream
Within the past fifteen years it is not
an eXaggeration to say that $100,OOO,OOO
have been carried by American girls
TO foreign husbands. A list containing
the names of these contracting parties
and the amount Of money involved is
of interest and is appended:
Abinger-Lady Abinger was Miss Hell
en- Magruder, daughter of the late Com
mOdore George A. Magruder, United
States navy. She was born in 1915, and
was married in 1868 to Lieutenant Gen
era Lord Abinger, G. b., Crimean
officer
Adair-AIrs. John T. Adair was Miss
Cornelia Wadsworth daughter of the
late General Wadsworth of GeneseO,
\. Y. She is the widow Of Colonel
ttyl,J -
George Adair. Mrs. Adair took $780,
600 to England.
AngleSey-The marchioness of An
glesey was Miss Mary Livingston King,
daughter of j. Z. King of Sandhills,
Ga. She is the widow of Hon. Henry
WOdehouSe of England, and was mar
ried i'll 1880 to Henry Paget, fourth
marquis of Anglesey. The marchioness
of AngleSey took 100000 to England
Agreda-The Countess Casa de Agre-
da was the widow of George LoIillard
and took TO England 100000.
Amadei-The Countess Amadei was
Miss Mary Lewis, daughter Of Il. Lewis
of Connecticut, and took abroad with
her 100000
Aylmer-Lady Aylmer was Miss Ann
Reid, the daughter of T. Douglas Reid
of New York, and the divorced wife of
George Steele of Chicago In 1888 she
was married to Sir Anthony Percy Fitz-
gerald Aylmer of Donadeo castle, Kill
dare, from whom she was divorced in
1886. Lady Aylmer took TO England
100000.
Baring-AIrs. Thomas Charles Barring
was Miss Susan Carter Minturn, daugh.
ter of Robert B. Minturn of New York.
In 1859 she married Thomas Charles
Barring, NJ. p, the banker Mrs Barring
took to England $50O,OOO.
Bentink-Mrs. William George Caven-
diSh-Bentinck was Miss Elizabeth Liv-
ingston, daughter of Maturin Livingston
of New York. In 1856 she was married
to William George Cavendish- Bentinck,
NJ. F., great-grandson of the duke of
Portland. Mrs. Cavendish- Bentinck
took to England S1,5OO,OOO.
Beresford-Hope-N1 Beresford-H Hope
was Miss Evelyn Frost, daughter of
General Frost, United States army, of
St Louis, Mo. She married Philip
Beresford-Hope, nephew Of the earl of
Salisbury, in 1888. Mrs. Beresford-
Hope took S25O,OOO to England.
Butler-Lady Arthur Butler was Miss
Ellen Stager, daughter of the late Gen
eral Arson Stager, United States army.
OF Chicago. She was married in 1887
TO Lord James Arthur Wellington Faley
Butler, second son of the second mar
quis of Ormonde. Lady Butler took
S1,000,0O0 to England
CaringtOn-HOn. Mrs William Car
ington was Miss juliet Warden, daugh-
ter of Francis Warden of New York.
She wis married in 1871 to Hon Will
liam FL. Peregrine Darlington. second
son of the second Lord Darlington. Mrs.
Darlington took to England 100000.
Churchill-Lady Randolph Churchill
was Miss Jennie Jerome, daughter of
Leonard Jerome of New York She
was married in 1874 to the Rt Hon.
Lord Randolph Spencer Churchill, third
son OF the duke of Marlborough. Lady
Randolph Churchill took several hun
dred thousand dollars to England.
Clinton-Nrs. Charles Pelham Clinton
was Miss Lizzie Lerega of New York
She was married in 1856 to Charles
Stapleton Pelham Clinton, son of the
late Lord Charles Pelham-Clinton and
grandson Of the duke of Newcastle.
Colonna-The princess of Galatio
Colonna, and of Stigliano was Miss Eva
Julia Bryant Mackay, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John w. Mackay of San Fran
cisco. Tn 1890 Sha married Don TO-.