The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-20

~ the Prince Against
|rce ,,rricnu WIFE.

re ~. american Wife.
January ia Svengali-
f'e'O., IN real life Ia the reisnins
e' bore for today the divorce
i'o' prince Joseph Coraman-C himay
o. ~ beautiful American wife, who
nth Hungarian gypsy violinis'
T., tho court at Chartered. Bel
W ,.ros RICO. the Tsigani fiddler
GOOD counterfeit of syensali. He
a. with piercing eyes in which
,,e n hypnotic spell and his nerY-
,,,,cate fingers draw tones from his
~, sat moro than one woman S
.,robhlnc in Paris. And his para
-. nrincess. No TrilDy In flesh
"a could he more beautiful. The
r,.ra Ward who came from De-
v,ch has grown to be the most
3. woman in Europe. She is as
M Mauricr's heroine, but with
feature attuned to all the re-
Ia ,ba. came with great wealth.
pn,,ey,on is as smooth AZ q sleep
%n,'s. her golden hair would yearn
I'A ;rom her head upon her shapcly
"a shoulders and her features have
,. ss beauty that painters i've put
.sa,r canvas Helens OF Troy aud
/ Nine, Maintenons.
hard the dark skinned musician
in Paris restaurant and all her
,se.rca into a flame and they elopcd.
.rna sho heard him play was the
Ioszy March" the national air OF
~ It's effect is considered by many
r, mt thrilling of any national air.
|snIrit that pervades Hungariaa music
[slsrcboly. The player leads you on.
I'm each succeeding note your ex-
an, grows. and when he finishes he
~ In blaze of musical glory.
Ero is more in this case than a mere
|roman's infatuation for poor stroll
I, Is A revolt against the practice of
wing on American girls to titled
Iv,srs The American mother stands
emned." wrote Monsieur d Argentcuil,
|amous Paris literateur. the other day.
Is the one to feel ashamed of this sad
|ay Of passion by a woman who is
r enough to be called girl. Tho
Eieans will Judge this unfortunate
= woman more harshly than would we.
iook only at the overt act of elopment
bake into consideration the girls en-
heut and the influence in her home
and then temper our judgment with
Are not the American girls sold to
n Is the Anglo Saxon blood too pure
THAT. Does not her most gracious
XIV Victoria bequeath her daughters
! they are children and doom them to
hrled life without love? Is 1t not
natural that her imperial example
Ild be followed by ambitious mothers
|ngland and America? The elopement,
D Is 1t is dealored. can not but be cor
led as a protest against the vain glory
bme American mothers who have 80
been held up to us degenerate Euro
IS to be initiated like holy example,
|e princess is the daughter of the late
ain Ebert d. Ward of Detroit, who at
time OF his death was possessed of
sands Of acres of pine lands. the big
feet OF ships on the great lakes and
beyond doubt the richest man in Mich
Clara was born In 1873 and was two
) old when her father died. Shortly
! Claras mother, who was Captain
Dis second wife. left Detroit. spending
, years in travel with Clara in Europe.
she married Alexander Cameron. q
isor, Ontario, lawyer. afterward
Ter. Clare lived in Toronto until she
fourteen when she was sent to Eng
to school,
e was Of reckless, restless disposi-
and even In school spent her income
10000 year which Captain Ward left
At the age of II she was induced TO
y the prince. who was 80, by the argu-
Is Of her mother, who was eager to Sc
a title in her family. The girl pro-
d that she did not love the impecurious
l-wearer. but her mothers ambitions
too strong and she yielded In order
" his debts 500 600 Of her fortune VAS
ed on him before the marriage. To
hlgh-struns American girl this
rriage fol convenience" brought
happiness She found she had
lit a husband. hut not the love
was looking for. OF her husband. she
the other day with a pathos that must
gone to the heart Of many other titled
but was coId ind,,fon. ""e , NM
, with NV chiidr ,mN' Nv CIV, iunseu
with them IN mako vI' ~ ,hn nr'1 1i,o .noh, W
me but was a princess and | could
hem only occasionally. | wanted love.
when ! eloped | simply exchanged rank
oye."
len Rlgo wanted to hold a big concert
low ne was not living on her liurey,
aid with a fine scorn that would mike
pachydermatous European fortune
er blush III prince could marry me
ny money and live on il, why should
psy,he ashamed to do so?" Again she
= 500 myself once for titles; now
\ my ii,les for love"
=. Wedding OF Miss Ward and the prince
~ event OF international Importance.
aouse OF chimay is descended from the
mans and dates back to the ancient
OF Arrighe'u o. Florence. Italy. The
= ea owns beautiful chateau at Hahn