The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-11
NELLIE GRAN HU sBAND.
Story OF Their Oourtship, Wedding
and Separation.
From the Netc York World.


From the Ne,c York World.
No bit of society news ever created
greater surprise than the announcement of
the engagement of Miss Nellie Wrenshall
Grant, daughter of the President of the
United States, to Algernon Charles Fred
erick Sartoris, British subject, whose
death has just been announced.
The prospective bridegroom was the son
of Edward SRrtoris of Hampshire, England.
His mother was Adelaide Kemble, daughter
OF Charles and sister of Fannie Kemble, the
actress
The young man had been educated in
England and Germany, and about 1870
came TO the United States to seek his fort
une. In 1872, on the steamship Russia
while Miss Nellie was returning from trip
to Europe, the couple met and formed one
of those uGaccounteble attachments called
by women Glove affairs, which terminated
Ia courtship and marriage.
At that time Nellie had turned II. She
had enjoyed life of exceptional social OPP
portunites, and had everything to make q
maiden in her teens happy.
AS child of 6 to 10 years, with her
mother, Nellie often visited her fathers
headquarters in the field.
At the capital she was the pet Of the
social world. She had received distinguished
attentions from old and young. Her debut
was one of the events of the social history OF
the executive mansion. The sons and
daughters OF the most eminent statesmen
aud officials were her companions.
In her home she was the idol of her father.
In Washington society Mr.. Sartoris was
only figure as the friend of Miss Grant.
He possessed none Of the finer social quail
ties of young men. He was given to sport
ing and much of his time was spent at the
marine barracks His conduct there was a
matter Of common talk.
His ill-cousidered and usually irresponsi-
BILE comments among the officers about Miss
Grant, the lady to whom he was known to
be engaged, in disparagemene OF her intelli-
gence and education, often almost led to
chastisement. 1t was only his relations at
the executive mansion which compelled
them to suppress their indignation and to
tolerate his presence.
When it became known to Mrs. Grant
and the President that the attentions Of Mr..
Sartoris meant marriage there was deep
sense of disappointment. The President, In
speaking on the subject to Il friend, in a
most feeling manner expressed his regret
that the object Of bis daughters affections
was not an American citizen.
THE humblest in the land" he said
rather than the subject OF "A foreign state !,
He tried to dlssuade bis daughter from so
fixed. As the President said at the time:
Rather than have any public comment
l yielded consent, though with wounded
heart"
The marriage was the talk Of society for
weeks, and the marriage itself was the most
brilliant which had ever been witnessed
within the stately walls of the executive
mansion.
1t was the seventh affair of the kind
which had occurred there. Miss Todd. a
relative OF Mrs Madison, in 1911, was there
made the wife of John G. jackson, a rep
resentative in congress from Virginia
Marie Monroe, the daughter of the Presi-
dent, IN the green room, in March, 1920 at
the age of II. was married TO her first
cousin, Samuel l.. Gouverneur of New
York. 1t was there, in 1926, that John
Quincy Adams, Jr., married his cousin,
Miss johnson. During the administration
of President jackson a daughter Of Mai
Lewis Of Nashville was there married to
NJ. Paquot of Martinique. afterward min
ister of France TO the United States, and
also Miss Esten, the Presidents niece, to
Mr.. Polk Of Tennessee. The next wedding