The evening world., 1894-04-28
RETURNED HIS RING.
Miss Maude Alice Burke Will Not
Be Princess Poniatowski.
She Does Not Mourn, but Sings All
the Time Now.
Col. Tichenor Says that He Broke
the Engagement.

At s o'clock this morning a pretty
Saxon maid in Gen. G. Horace Carpen-
tiers home, where Miss Maude Alice
Burke is a guest, answered the door. She
was humming the king Of Thule" She
had apple cheeks and yellow hair. She
wore a pink petticoat with a white apron
ar.u a scrap of null on her glossy head.
s; xon beauty is not the ideal type in
Prince Poniatowski's set, but she was
good to look upon.
A breakfast tray with a pot of coffee
a slice of lemon and a slice Of toast
ornamented the card-table.
Miss Burke" she said, with a court
esy, 'is not up SO soon. 1 take to her
her coffee. l will speak to her what
you like"
please ask Miss Burke when she will
marry Prince Poniatowski."
She went upstairs with the tray In one
hand and her pink petticoat in the 9TH
er. INT the soft notes of the sweet, sad
loye-song. followed her:
When she came In the drawing-room
she was as bright as a jar Of stick
candy.
Miss Burke says to you she will
marry Prince Poniatowski never"
Was she sorry when she said it?"
was singing, She sings very much
Sine 1t Is all ~over-since the Prince
goes a~way-since the ring goes back
since It is settled that her mother goes
to Europe with her."
and Carpenter families. Col. n Mrs.
Tichenor n Miss Burke sail for Lon
don early. in June.
ev rhf rr ana a Tss . at she w Sper on. last St
the many merry groups that went to
see the warbling artists set sail at 2
o'clock. He. Is reported to have said
THE engagement is broken through no
fault Of mine. Miss Burke is a very
sweet young lady. She did not wish to
pc my wile.. but I still think that she
II the Prince decides to remain East
he will have a great deal of attention
Already he has had "a bushel Of invi.
tation m fsGm gsople who are going to
that Summer when the Duke of MARI
Col; Tichenor, Miss Purke's stepfather,
this afternoon to make a statement In
regard to the breaking of of the en-
gagement.
LII Z have i always been opposed ss to th,,
was really broken off some time ago. al
though the intention was to keep the
mater quiet as long as Miss Burke re-
1T was not until last evening, how
ever, hat the matter was definitely set
tied between myself and Prince Ponia-
towski. We had an interview. which
was perfectly pleasant, and we have
come to an amicable agreement.
~ may say that while the engagement
was broken at my instance, and that Of
the relatives OF the young lady, for rea.
sons that / do not care to state, no re.
Election whatever is cast upon the Prince
So far as Miss Burke Is concerned she II
perfectly contented, and does not make
the slightest objection to the disposition
which has been made OF the matter.
There is nothing more to say about 4
except that / regret the publicity which
has been given to the affair. But this
has come about entirely without the
fundamentally Of any of our friends
The stories were first circulated in Cali
fornia, n when the rumors onc go
out there was no use trying to stol
them.
at is a fact, however, that the engage
ment was actually. broken and a mutua
understanding arrived at some week!
ago, and It only required an interview
with the Prince to finally DISPOSE Of II
Miss Burke is free. and ] think I can sa!
there is no III feeling whatever on tn,
part Of the Prince"