The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-02-12
AND THE PRINCESS WEPT.
Her Pathetic Meeting With Her
Millionaire Stepfather.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11.-When the Ameri-
can line steamer New York warped into
her pier early this morning there stood
upon the afterdeek the American wife of
an Italian Prince, Princess Evelyne
Galatro Colonna. By her side stood her
three children. for the retention of whom
she has had fight in foreign law
courts ever since last Octo Der, when she
lett her Titled husband because of his
brutal and ofteDtimes inhuman treatment
The little group included besides Prin-
cess Colonna aud her three children her
brother, John w. Mackay Jr. The chill
dren are Andrea. little dark-eyed boy s
years old another, named Marco, who is
years old, ana Blanca. who greatly re-
sembIes her mother. is years old. The
boys were dressed in blue sailor uniforms,
patterned after those worn in the Italian
navy.
The girl. who held her mothers hand
tightly, wore a blue serge dress, elab-
orately trimmed. and this contrasted with
the almost severe costume of her mother.
who wore plain Astrachan cloak. which
fell almost to her feet. Upon her head
was black toque. with just the slightest
suggestion of black jet trimming. Her
hands were covered with black kid gloves
The group was completed by Mackay's
valet and maid. who looked after the little
sailors.
AS the steamer warped in nearer and
nearer the pier the eyes of the little woman
In black glanced eagerly bout as if look
ing for the face of some dear friend. As
the big ship neared the opening in the
dock she walked forward rapidly, and as
the gangplank was thrown out she caught
sight OF her stepfather. John w. Mackay.
Markay reco ognzed his daughter imme-
hlately, and responded to the waving of a
dainty lace handkerchief by waving his
hat. When the gangplank had been
thrown out the Princess hurriedly gath
cred the children about her and was fol-
lowed by her maid and valet who carried
the valises. The entire party walked hur-
riedly down, aud in a moment Princess
Colonua was in her fathers arms. The
meeting was an affecting one. and the
dainty piece of white lace which the Prin-
cess carried was wet with her tears.
John w. Mackay Jr. shook hands
warmly with his father and also with an
official of the Commercial Cable Company.
who after greeting the returned travellers
hurried out TO cab stand at the end of
the pier and engaged two carriages. in
which John w. Mackay and the Cable
Company official were seated. Before
doing so she whispered a caution to her
maid and valet, who, with the three
children, occupied the second carriage.
Young Macgay, after whispering the
destination of the party to the cabman.
Jumped into the first carriage and the
party was driven hurriedly away. Those
who had come down to the pier stared
with undisguised astonishment at the
plump little figure in black whose fortu mes
have been the cause of so much discussion
on this side of tue Atlantic and whose
hard lot has made speculation on the dis
advantages OF equal marriages so rife.
The Princess is about feet tall we'll
proportioned, and with an abundance of
wayy black hair worn in a Psyche knot
and clustering in curly profusion about
the temples. The voyage had brought
back the roses to her cheeks and the black
eyes snapped with suppressed excitement.
The feeling that she was once more on
American soil and out of the reach of her
prosecutors probably lent additional flush
TO her cheeks. the children, too, loo k ed
remarkably like their mother, excepting
Andrea, the eldest. who is said to resemble
his father closely.
When the New York sailed from South
ampton on Saturday, February 3, there
were these names on the passenger list
y. ri. Morgan and valet. Mrs. Morgan
aud three children" Before the steamer
had been at sea twenty-four hours John