Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-12-17

Miss Ward was FESTIVE under all re-
straint and longed to be at perfect lih-
erty to spend her money in her own
way. Ii was this desire that brought
about the marriage with Prince de
Chimay de Caraman. In 1890 when
Clara was just II. she paid visit to
Paris with her mother. She ana Prince
Joseph met at a dinner given by the
mother. Prince Joseph proposed, and
the girl objected at first. But recent
ing afterward, she consented to be one
wife as means of escape from her
mothers reign.
Prince Joseph AT that time was a tall
dark, fine looking fellow of 81 and tn
heir of one of the noblest families OF
Belgium. His father was the minisur
of foreign affairs at Brussels, and the
wedding was one of the most disin-
guished that had been celebrated in
Europe for many years. 1t took place
at Paris in the papal nunciature on
May 80, 1890. The nuptials Blessing
was spoken by Mgr. Rotelli the pap /
nuncio to Paris. The witnesses for the
bride were Lord Lytton and Whitelaw
Reid The witnesses for the groom
were Baron Beyens. the Belgian min
lister to Paris. and the Due de FeZen-
sac To make the occasion as gorgeous
/ as possible money was spent like water.
The prince himself was cleared of deb.
| by the brides money. About 100000
| of American cash went to the Iiqutda-
| ton of those debts The brides trous
seau was perfection. Felix, Worth and
Dufourmantel, the great dressmakerS
of the French capital, were given lais-
Sc faire to dress Mss Ward, and the
! gowns they produced were marvelS of
beauty and color. The bridal gown
was of white satin and ancient lace \
white tulle was provided to be worn at
the presentation Soiree. A contract
dress which was worn at the cere-
monies of the engagement was of light
pink brocade, covered with pink pearls
and marabout feathers. There were
dinner dresses and robes de chambre,
and outing dresses "a bewil1e.ing col
| lection of mantleS, fittings. and what
not the mysteries of which are known
only to the originating man-miliner,
the maid and the mistress.
The presents! Eccentl ic, volatile,
original Paris outdid itself. One Of the
presents was a coach and horses,
driver. tiger, livery, dog and all.
There was jewelry rich and rare by the
box. Toilet Sc s, table set, and other
useful and ornamental things We're
| given by the lot
In the list of guests there were rep
resentatives of the finest nobility of old
France. There we've the Prince ana
Princess de Chimay, the Prince and
Princes de Caraman-C Comte
and Comtesse Greffulhe. Prince Alex
ander and Princess Eugene, General
and Mrs. Rathbone, Mime. Fabre,
Baron Hugel Marshal and Mile. Nc
Mahon, Comte Louis de Turenne,
Prince de Sagan, Mr., Mrs and Mise
Henry Cawthra, Due de Caraman. Due
and Duchesse de Fezensac, Comtesse
Frederick de la Rochefoucauld, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Shepherd, Cont osse
Thierry de Montesquoiu, Comte and
/ Comtesse ST. Maurice Montcalm, Baron
and Baronne Seguier. Austin Lee,
Baronne de Robeeurt. Comte and Com.
Jesse de Tocqueville, Marquise de Ton
nier, Prince de Polignac, Comte G. de
Costa, Comte de Goyon, Due de Val
lombrosa, Due and Duchesse de Don
deauville, Duchesse de Lynes, the
Comte and C0mtesse de Cars AMI 9TH
ers.
The marriage one of the most bril-
liant of the time, was the table talk
of Paris for many a day afterward.
The gown the bride wore cost $40 00O
and her marriage portion was $1,000
0s0. Before the ceremony the papal
nuncio asked the bride IL she had re-
nounced the protestant religion. She
replied in the affirmative. Four years
passed and the princess gave a great
dinner to celebrate her twenty-tirst
birthday. She was now to come into
her father, Captain Ward. "The king
Of the lakes, who had amassed mil
lions in marine trade and bull the
great Bay View iron works at MilSau-
kee. When the fortune was divided It
was found that the princess share was
$4,000 900 her mothers share SIMILAR
sum and a third similar sum was
awarded ycund Ward, step-brothar Of
the princess.
Meanwhile two children had been
born Of the marriage. They are the
Comtesse Marie Elizabet h-Catherine-
Antole de Riauet and Prince Marie
Joseph Antcle- Pierre-Alphonse de RI
quet. For the possession Of the little
ones the father now sues. Soon after
the marriage ugly gossip began 10 be
heard. The name Of Prince Baldwin,
heir to the Belgian throne, and great
profigate, was concerned with the Cos
sip, and one day he suddenly died. The
newspapers suppressed the details Of
his death, but common report had it
that he had been shot by Prince
Chimay.
Scandals concerning the family have
been very common. Young Ward