Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1895-10-31
FIVE YEARS ENOUGH
MRS. MABEL YZNAGA THINKS
MARRIAGE A FAILURE.
FERNANDO'S EXPERIMENTS
His Wives Do Not Seem to Like Him
Marriage and Divorce In High
Life-Money and Beauty Separate
After a Few Years Of Welded
Bliss

Bliss.
Yankton, S. d., oct 25.-The de
cree OF divorce has been granted in
the case Of Mrs. II. Yznaga against
Fernando Yznaga. The complaint al
lcgcs descrtion on Feb. ,, 1894, and
asks for a reasonable allmony and the
expenses Of the suit. The defendant
made no contest, but appeared by at
torncy 80 aS to render the decree az
in the case was In the form Of dcpo-
SlionS from New York in corrobor;l-
ton Of Mrs Yznaga's complaint
There is nothing in the decree rcla-
tive to property rights, it being UNI
drrStOUd chat trirS matter has been ar.
ranged between the parties TO their
mutual satisfaction Mrs YZnaga has
been 4 resident Of Yankton six
months and VIII remain here for the
present. The decree wars granted
in Aurora county, South Dakota.
Just five years after her marriage
Mrs. IHnHga came to the conclusion
that the venture was Il failure. Her
predecessor as Mrs. YZnaga had Il
similar experience, ana after getting
II California divorce became the wife
Of George Tiffany, Of Baltimore,
grandson Of Commodore Perry, Of
Japan, not Lake Erie, fame.
The first Mrs Yznaga and her sis
tcrs have had hard luck in matri-
monial way. Her sister AIva was re-
Gently legally separated from "Wllle"
Vanderbilt, and her other sister,
Mimi, five years ago obtained Il di-
volrc from Baron de Fontcnilliant Of
France. The sisters were Of south
crn family of the name Of Smith and
were al three, when young, celebrated
alike for their bl'Ilancy and beauty
Mrs. Mary Virginia Smith NHnaga's
successor, who has been Il temporary
resident Of Dakota, was Il NJ iSS Mabel
Wright Her father made fair liv-
ing aS an artist previous to his daugli-
tcrs marriage After that event none
Of the WrighiS to remote degrees OF
knShip did any work. lHnaEa was
making million II year rs Il member
Of the firm of III. b. lIolIins Il Co.,
the brokers who transacted the Van
lerbilt business, and any effort on
the part Of his wfc's relatives toward
gaining Il livelihood was not regarded
as Il necessity. The wedding was an
affair whereof the like had not been
excited much unfayonhle comment
Society with some reason considered
itself dermudcd. 1t had anticipated
circus and was treated to plain
clearinghouse marriage. 1t is true
that the groom had little Of tie bloom
and charm of youth left, but those
vino figured on attending the wedding
were prepared to overlook a great
many things.
one reason why the affair was
more select than ii was gorgeous was
because Lazy Vaudeville, now Ouch
rtS Of Manchester, who was ConSuelo
NHuNgA as a maid, and sister to Fr'-
nando. objected to her brothers mar
rage, She declined to diIIuSe glory
and maguiGrcncr by attending. Then
there wore other reasons. NGnAgA s
friends and his brides aruuainlanCcs
were largely relatives and friends 81
the divorced Mrs Smith lWasa.
There might have been an outbreaks
So The pair were united at Mrs Nirh-
OILS boarding house, rhirty-iit;h
street, where Miss Wright lived with
her father and invalid mother. The
friends who djd not appear 1T the
wedding were represented by gifts
which would easily invoice at
100000
Mrs. N2naga, rs Mabel Wright, was
an ideal American beauty. She is
Still one of the finest looking women
In the United states. She Is slender
and graceful. purely blonde, with del
icatc raloring AZ the time of her en-
trance into New York society ten
years ago the late Ward MrAlli9tcr
pronounced her "onc Of the most
beautiful women IN the world" Miss
WrlghtS getting into the social swim
was 4 little nut VI the ordinary, Her
parents wore distinctly not on the
list Of cligihlrS FOR tho ratriarrhS'
ball although they moved IN good
circles Miss Wright met Young
Observation-Disclosures who fell nIadN IN
1--we with her He procured her intro
ductiou into thc exclusive set She
WAS prar winner from the start.