Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-05
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This promises TO be a gala year for
the girls with millionaire papas, and
IL the Newport season does no;
result In some astounding engagements
all the gossips will be tremendously dis
appointed. 1t is not certainty vet. by
j any means, that the young king Alexan-
der of Serlia will visit this country in
| search of an American girl with endless
| dollars to be his bride and his queen. but
il he does come it is not probable that he
1 will return empty handed, for the glamour
\ of real throne will be certain to dazzle
the eyes and blind the senses Of more than
/ one girl.
] And if the gossips are correct, the young
| king will not be the only titled wife hunter
| to visit Newport this season. The young
duke of Manchester is also billed to APP
| pear and carry off some golden prize The
success of the duke of Marlborough in
/ winning a Vanderbilt doubtless influenced
| the mother of young Manchester to make
an effort in the same line. ~But It would
be well for the fathers and mothers of the
available girls to give the matter deep
consideration, as, in the cases OF both
young men, there are certain things which
make them quite undesirable as sons-in-
| law.
| This Is particularly the case with the
| young king Alexander of Servia. Many
writer's for American newspapers have
| thrown a thick halo of romance about this
young man and have pictured him as a
| model gentleman. AS a matter of cold
| fact he is an unmitigated ruffian. II he
We're plain American citizen he would be
| ostracized by society.
| Is Not "a Beauty.
| He looks for all the world like prize
| fighter, notwithstanding his gorgeous uni
forms. his many decorations, his golden
| epaulets and fine sword. He has bullet
| shaped head, fiat, snub-nosed face, a
dark. yellowish-brown complexion and a
long, thick neck. His figure Is ungainly,
| but he has the strength of an OK. Intel
| lectually he is of mighty small caliber
| but In animal spirits he is a giant. He
prefers the society of the plebian to that
OF the aristocrat. With the former he can
| indulge in all kinds of feats of brutality.
| The conyentionalitieS of fashionable life
sit heavily uponahim, and when surround
| ed by them he is as much in place as a
Digger Indian in a lady's boudoir.
| Touching stories have been written
| about his devotion to his mother, Queen
| Natalie, and his adherence of his father,
| the killed King Milan, who leads in all
| the dissipations of Paris. All the world
knows that Milan has offended the NOR
| al1ties more frequently than any prom
\ inent man living. Alexander is not yet
20 years old, as he was born August IA,
| LOU. ne has pGcu Hing SiuCt looJt WHEN
! his father abdicated under pressure. He
was only 10 then, and it was quite natural
| that boy of that age should feel ten
| derby for his mother, particularly as she
| had been sadly abused by her husband.
Has Been BIackiiste d.
| But within the past year young Alex
ander has given many evidences of having
disposition like his father. This has
been sufficient to brighten all the parents
| of maria Opa bla Yri in no
| young man and his mother have made a
| dozen efforts to secure a bride of royal
| blood, but every one has been chary of
| him. Like father, like son. has been
| judged truthful saying in his case. More
over, his fortune is at very low point,
and it is getting lower all the time. In
Europe it is regarded as a certain thing
| that the wife of King Alexander will have
| a terribly hard time, with the chances of
being eventually banished from the coun-
| try, as the throne of the royal Servian
| family is not permanent fixture by any
means. A few outbreaks on the part of
| Alexander like those committed by his
| father will surely end in his being exiled,
and then the lot of his queen will be any
| thing but pleasant.
| Milan lives in swell Paris apartment
house in the Avenue de Palma, between
the Arc de Triomphe and the river Seine.
| He pays 10000 francs year for rent and
most of the time he is in arrears. The
| money lenders of Europe practically own
| him, and now they are afraid to lend him
any more. For the past six months or so
| he has been living comparatively res
pectable life because of lack of funds.
| His only hope of resuscitating his pock-
etbook lies in the possibility of his son
| contracting rich marriage. and the idea
] of winning an American girl originated in
| his fertile brain.
MiIan's Great List.
| Alexander, a few months ago, visited his
| exiled father in Paris, and the two had
| some very long talks on the subject. The
| ex-king firmly believes that there is no
| hope of his son getting wife in Europe,
| and frankly acknowledges that his own
| black character is the cause. 1t is said
| that Milan has prepared a list of the girls
| which he says his son must try to mar
/ ry. This list, 1t is claimed, is headed by
Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt, the eldest
| daughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. The
| names of Miss Helen Gould, Miss Viz
| ginia Fair and Miss Rockefeller also fig
| ure conspicuously in the list.
Unfortunately for the ex-king his plans
| in this respect will go far astray, for,
while he has chosen the greatest heiresses
| in the country, he has also chosen young
| women who are remarkable for their COM
| mon sense. Helen Gould is now % years
| old and spends all of her time in study
and philanthropic work. Her friends say
| that she has no thought of marrying, and
| may keep in the ranks of the spinsters all
| of her life. Gertrude Vanderbilt Is sober
minded young woman who has never been
| daZzled by the idea of marrying foreign
| notable. Her father has high opinion
| of young American manhood, and it is
| said that on more than one occasion he
has remarked that he would never consent
| to any of his children marrying for
| eigner.
Miss Rockefeller is religiously inclined
and spends most of her time in church
work. She cares SO little for display and
show that she seldom mingles in the do
ings of the fashionable set. Society men
who do nothing but live a butterfly life
she abominates. If King Alexander should
make any matrimonial advances in that
direction the emphatic manner in which
he would be disposed of would probably
give him shock. Miss Fair Is vigorous
minded young woman who likes the do
ings of the smart set, but whose indie
pendence of opinion and strong convic
lions would make the suit of a mere
hunter after her money most unhappy
one.
l The Young Duke.
Young Manchester is but 10 years old
and as yet he has not developed decided
traits of any kind. His mother was Mis-
Consuelo Yznaga of New York. TIT
young duchess of Marlborough, Will
K. Vanderbilt's daughter, was names
for her. When the duchess of Mancheste
was Lady Vaudeville she visited the VIII