The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-02-22
THE FOLLY OF AMERICAN
GIRLS

The Princess COlOnna, who is hid
ing from that royal profligate, her
husband, had better escape to this
country If she wants to keep control
of her Colonua brood of children, for
either in France or Italy the courts
would consider the Prince COlOnna as
q much abused man in his wife's not
complying through her adopted rather
with the terms OF the marriage con-
tract, for even If it was not written it
was contract. The prince gave her
and her children his name and titles,
and all the wife's parties to the con.
tract had to give was money. She was
the adopted daughter of the California
miner who it is true paid 81 100000
of debts for the titled reprobate, but
they seem TO have regarded the name
and titles of the ancient house Of Col.
onna worth that much, and we hold
that 1t Is unfair for her to still pose as
the Princess Colonna and refuse to
pony up the money part of the
consideration to the Prince. She might
have known, her gold bearing father
by adoption might have known, that
her income Of $4,000 per aLnum
was insufficient for the pace OF
prince of the house. OF CO.
lonna. They might have known
and should have regarded it as set
tied fact that it would take all the
money Mackey had or could make to
run the royal scamp to whom the
American girl was married, or to
whom the girl and her fortune was
exchanged for title.
Now II the Princess would discard
the title as she has discarded the
Prince from her "bed and board" we
might feel some sympathy for her in
this country, but the iacu is there are
too many subjects for sympathy in
Ill mated wives in this country to
waste it upon woman who married
fT glory, and who still claims for her
self and her children all the honors
attached to the house of COlonna whose
ancestry can be traced way back into
the twilight of fable.
1t is a sad commentary on the good
sense of American girls, this habit
they have of seeking title in marriage.
% IF rpi no a
turned our happily. These titled
ducks who come over TO this coun-
try, wart the money, "don't cher
know and as soon as they get ii and
pend it the poor girl is stranded
without sympathy at home or abroad.
In fact abroad she is regarded with
contempt as a "parvenue" and at
home she is thought of as week fool
who sold her beauty at small price.
This government is not paternal,
but if it was the very best law it could
embody on its statutes would he II
strict prohibition of the marriage of
an American girl to a foreigner,
especially if he belonged to the nobili.
ty of Europe
A notable instance of this folly was
roor Nellie Grant, the daughter of
the general twice president of the
United States. Happily. however,
death has relieved her of the burden
of an English husband whose brutal
ity made her life miserable.
We admit that the heart has a right
to choose the life mate OF woman.
Even the judgment of age is often in
ferior to the promptings of the atfec-
tions, but the heart that chooses title
rather than the nobility Of manhood
makes great mistake. Neither
wealth nor high position gives happi-
ness in married life, but the genuine
sympathy and accord between two
natures are the only marriage bonds
that are borne with ease and give
harmony and joy all through the
of life.