The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-30


/ Colonna.
The Countess Pappenheim. her
daughter and Miss Wheeler went di-
rectly to Philadelphia upon their ar
rival on the New York.
Another rich American marriage
was that of the Marquis de Breteuil
with his second wife, who was Miss
! Garner of Staten Island. \ relative of
the marquis is quoted as saying that
the fortune of the marquise amounted
to about $500, 900. The young Mar
quse de Breteuil has two children,
and is both good mother and a prom
inent member of French society. Her
husband has quite given up politics
since his last failure in the Boulanger
fight, for this so discouraged him that
he not only resigned his seat in the
French parliament, but ne has even
ceased giving any counsels to the
young Due dOrleans, with whom,
however. he is still very intimate.
The Marquis de Breteuil has just
built a beautiful house in Paris, near
the one that the COmte de Castellane
is building. 1t is said that, in spite
of the Gould fortune, nothing can sur
pass the taste and elegance of this
dwelling, and that Boni viii not and
cannot do better. The Marquis de Bre-
teuil is fond of England, and especially
of Scotland where he passes. with his
wife, two or three months of the year
fishing or shooting on the moors-a
pleasure which he shares with many
of his French friends. .
Miss Matte Mitchell, daughter of
Senator Mitchell. who married the Due
de la Rochefoucauld. the eldest son of
the eldest branch of that great fam
lily, could not be said to have been
welded for her fortune, which, COM
pared to the others, was relatively
small, being $125.000. she is much
liked in her husbands family and Is
most plain and unassuming. Her mar
riage to the Due de la ROcfefoucauld
was a great surprise to many, for he
was much sought after by rich and
noble French families.
The Duchess Decazes, nee Singer.
who died recently, brought her hus-
band S2,00O,000. Most intimate with all
the Orleans family, she was received by
the queen of Portugal only a short
time before her death. Her mother.
Madame Singer, VINO married NJ. So
hege after the death of her first hus-
band, had not such a fortune as her
two children. NJ. SOhese is enjoying
with his wife a fortune of 81. 900. 600
and by marriage he is the stepfather
of the Princess de Polignac, whose I'M
fortunate marriage with the Prince de
Scey-MOntbeliard was easily broken by
the pope, which permitted her TO
marry the Prince Edmond de Polignac
most talented man, but much older
than his wife.
Prince and Princess Edmond de Pol
isnac have a pretty villa in Paris. in
the avenue Henri Martin. where they
give many musical entertainments.
the prince being an excellent composer
as well as a witty man. He most
thoroughly enjoys his wife's beautiful
house in Paris. added to a fortune like
that of her sister, the Duchess De-
cazes. of $4,000. 900 The Marduise de
Ganey, nee Ridgway. had a fortune of
S2OO,OO She was one of the beauties
OF the second empire, and has sue
ceeded in marrying her eldest daughter
to NJ. OConnOr, who claims a first
cousinshio with the king of Ireland,
The second is married to the Prince
dHenin.
Princess Poniatowski. nee Maud FL
lis Goddard. had $400, 200 when she mar
RED several years ago, the son of
Prince Poniatowski. who was equerry-
in-waitinS to the Emperor Napoleon
III. Comtesse Lan@ier-Villars, nee
Garcia Livingstone. had a fortune of
about 100000. Her husband was a
counselor in French diplomacy. They
are both at present in America. on a
NiSll " the LlNHlSSlOneS. ana ne has
asked the French government for a
long vacation.
The Duchess de Dino. nee Adele
Sampson. had no less than $4,000. 900
when she married for the second time.
the Due de Dino. She possessed some
of the most beautiful jewelTy in the
world Her pearl necklace is quite a
fortune in itself. The Marquese de
Mores. nee Medora Marie Hoffman. the
unfortunate widow Of the brave and
courageous marquis. who was slaugh-
tered in Africa a short time ago. had
100000 when she married.
Miss Eva Julia Bryant Mackay. who
became Princess de Galatro-C oIonna.
had no less than S4,50O,OOO. Miss Ma
thilda Davis. who married the Due de
ante-MonfeltriO della Revere. signed
her marriaga cnntrac Of NTH 50 nnn nnn