The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-06-13
WAS BROUGHT TO TIME
A WoMAN's PLUCK AND THE GLARS
AUToCRATIC POWER.
Marriages which
Have Generally Resulted Hap
piIy-A Love story.

OF all the countries of Europe the ties
that bind America to Russia are perhaps
the most cordial, both politically and so
cially, says the Washington Star Rus
STA was our faithful friend during the
civil war, and there has been much in
termarriage between Russian diplomats
and American girls, and tn ese marriages
have turned out happily, except, per-
haps, in the case of Miss Genevieve Ward,
the daughter of Dr. Ward Of Albany In
| this particular instance the car Of Rus
STA stepped in and compelled his subject
to right the wrongs Of the American
| woman Miss Ward was an all-reund
genius. AS a singer, an actress, an ar
fist, she achieved great success in En-
| rope Added TO her other gifts was the
| all-conquering one of beauty. While Gull
! tivating her voice in Paris Miss Ward
made the acquaintance of distinguished
Russian nobleman, connected with the
embassy there. After a short courtship,
they were married according to the rites
of the Roman Catholic church.
This ceremony, Geneveve Ward was as
sured by her titled lover. was valid IN
Russia. In a short time the ardent Rus
sian wearied of his American bride, and,
to her CONSERVATION, he informed her that
she had no legal claim whatever on him,
the Roman Catholic ceremony not being
recognized in Russia. Thereupon he bade
her a formal good-by.
The Cars Action.
But Miss Ward, with true American
pluck, had no idea of allowing herself
to be thus disgraced for life. Accom-
panied by her mother, she went direct
to st. Petersburg, where, through the in
terest of the American minister she OBJ
tanned an audience with the czar, who
listened in a sympathetic manner to her
story. The nobleman who had so basely
deceived Miss Ward was ordered to ap-
pear before the emperor. In his august
| presence the marriage ceremony accord
ing to the rites CT the Greek church was
performed, and, furthermore the czai
was about to confiscate the estates of hi.
dishonorable subject and present them L
the American wife. But Miss Ward de
clined to receive one penny from her re
creant husband. AS soon as the mar
riage ceremony was over she left him an
Russia and went direct to Milan, wher,
she achieved wonderful success in opera
She lost her voice for singing, but thu
histrionic instict was strong within her
She devoted herself to the stage. and ii
a tragic actress won fame. In Americ;
she scored ner greatest success in tn
character of Jane Shore.
The Bodisco love story has been told 81
often that we are all familiar with it,
was a May and December marriage, an
yet turned out happily. Baron Bodisc
sleeps his last sleep in Oak Hill GENE
terry; his wife is at rest in England. TIL
Bodisco mansion still stands in George
town. in pretty fair state of preserva
ton,
Another International Marriage.
The successor of Baron Bodisco, NJ d
Stoeckl lived in Washington a numbe
Of years, being attached to the Russia
legation. He finally reached the highes
grade-that of minister. Like BodiscC
M. de Stoeckl married an American. -,
wife was a Miss Howard of Springfield
Mass. The home of the Russian legatio
in the time of the Stoecks was in tn
house ON the corner of Seventeenth an
Connecticut avenue, now the property q
the Misses Myer.
DR.. Edward Maynard, once dentist q
great reputation in this city, was ais
an inventor. He visited Russia to offe
his rifle to that government While in S
: Petersburg DR.. Maynard had the oppoi
tunity of doing important dental work 70
the car, who at the time vas sufferin
greatly from defective teeth
A large payment was rendered Dr. MAY
! nard for his services, which he decline
The car then presented the America
dentist with miniature portrait of n
majesty set with diamonds, and as
| further testimonial of gratitude DR. Ma,
nard was decorated.
Married washington Girl.
} About a fortnight ago news was \,
ceived here Of the death of Mr. Walde
mar de Meissner first secretary of til
Russian legation at Lisbon. M. de Mel
t sner was another Russian diplomat VIII
J succumbed to the charms of the Anne
lean girl. He married Miss Sophie Ra,
= ford, daughter of Admiral Radford Ma,
anne de Meissner has won considerab
] literary fame. She is now in St Peter
burg, where her son is a member of IL
5 Nicholas corps Of cadets and a page
the court.