Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-15
QUEER SPRIGS
OF GENTILITY

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frlncesse Marguerite OF Orleans,
uaushter OF the Duo de Chartres, GER
talhly deserves TO be congratulated on
ner impending marriage TO young Pat
| rick MacMahon, Due de Magenta, ED
| est son ana heir Of that grand and
honest old soldier who oiliciatcd for a
ilme as president OF the French repub-
| lie, for the young duke, although not Of
| royal birth. Is an infinitely better man
IN every respect than the Duke Of Or
leans VINO so shametully Tilted her
she showed great deal Of devotion
TO her reereant hunce prior to the rup-
ture OF the engagement. Throughout
the whole term OF his Incarceration in
the great penitentlary at ClairNauN she
abandoned Paris with all It's comforts
ana pleasures and established herself
in particularly uncomfortable villa ut
the very prison doors, IN order that she
might be able 70 visit him every day
and cheer him by her presence. This
he rcquited by Hitting her in manner
calculated to cut her to the very heart.
The young duke OF Magenta, who has
the blue eyes. erect figure aud fair hnlr
Of his illustrlous father bids fair to
behaving with great gallantry during
the ronuuin wars. winning the cross OF
the Legion OF Honor as an officer OF
That foreign legion that constitutes the
forlorn hope and the vanguard In every
attack, he distinguished himself to such
an extent during the Madagascar cam
palgn that, in spite OF his YOUTH he
WAS promoted ON tie battlefield TO the
command of the Twcnty-fourth regt-
ment of chasseurs.
There are few Young men more popu-
lar than he, either In the army or in
society, ana since his return to Paris
he has hoen the idol Of the Jockey club
OF all bodies Of men the one least in
clined to any display OF enthusiasm.
He ia not particularly well on as tho
old marshal-at no time very rich
sacrificed more than half his fortune
while president OF the republic, in nd-
ditlon to his pay md allowances as
such, IN order - maintain his lofty
office with what he considered to be Inc
proper amount % splendor and dignity.
III fact. within a few months after
his retirement he was compelled To
sell his fine manglon In the Faubourc
st. German. lie spent the rest N bis
lie at his country scat at La Forot.
where his widow stlll lives, engaged In
the preparation OF his yolumInous
memoirs.
The Duchess of Magenta, who Is
now ny tue marriage OF her son about
TO become dnwager. is n stout little
woman with steel-grey eyes. who must
have been very beautiful in her youth
She was a Mdlle. de Castries sister OF
the duke OF that name who was Ga
prominent a figure on the Frnch turf
OF the Viennese banker sina, Is now
married to Marshal MacNlahon's for
or secretary. the Vlcomte Lmmanuel
d'fIarcourt.
The old duchess of Magenta Ia nm ex-
ccedingly strong-mInded woman sbe
had her ilustrious husband comnIeteiv
under her thumb. ana ran thInrs nj.
together her own wav while her hue.
band was president-and II was n wov
that by no means met with Tho ,.ioH,,
Of the republican Statesmen TndeeI
she IL regarded as the person nrIncil
pally responsible FOR mo ohor,Iyo
coup d'etat that was to hive taken
place May 1G. 1877 and which ,yo,,i1
have led 10 a royaIist restoration
The young Duke Of Magenta has tr,,
brothers. Eureuc Of whom ono 49,
not hear much. and Fmnanuel , @o1
son OF King Victor Emmanuel wbo 4,
q scapcgrace. He got frIrhtrn,l,, ~
debt. was placed under judicial contrIi
and then enlisted MS n private In w.
Legion Etrangere for service In Tons
puln, whore. like his brother. he W.
bv hls gallnntry In the field NOT oni,,
the cross OF tho I,erIon Of Homo, ~,
also promotion step by step 10 Tho ranr
AZ cnntaiu There Ia ono olssar Nt,rta
who Is married 10 the Comic de p,on,
"a ha 10 laa.a H..