The Lamar register., 1898-08-31

garian fiddler, is dead. at Budapest.
Though a haif-hearted denial followed
The first cahlegrani. II is believed that
the woman is really dead
with her going there comes 20 an
end a career that adds another chap
ter to that most incomprehensible OF
mysteries-a woman. For the prime
ess. In her own bad and beautiful self,
exhibited those contradictory and at
the same time ailuring traits. which
sne shared In common with all of the
members OF her sex. Those who be-
Ileye that fate works on concentrated
lines will aver that something akin TO
retributiou attended the last days OF
this unfortunate woman For reports
are to the effect that she died OF milk
fever. Very recently she gave birth
TO son at Budapest. the child being
christene6 Francois Joseph Rigo. True
To her faculty for aying in the face Of
decency and society the princess,
through the medium Of her offspring.
sought to perpetua;e the fact that she
had dishouored her husbands name.
And hence she coupled the name OF
the prince with that OF the greasy I'D
dier for whom she gave up 50 much.
Then came poeticai retribu;lon. For
the event which enabled her to give an
added insult to the wifehood that she
had dIshonored was primarily the cause
Of her death
Clara Ward was the only daughter Of
Capt Eber Ward. millionaire Michi-
gan shipbuilder. She was born in De
troit during the panic OF 1873. which.
though Il diminished Capt. Wards
great wealth. left him still a multi
millionaire When he died his widow.
who was his second wife, closed up
tho house and started on extensive
travels Shortly after Mrs. Ward mar
ried Alexander Cameron. banker and
lawyer OF Windsor. Canada While in
Windsor Clara would not associate
with the girls OF the town. Put they
all knew her as a high spirited girl.
wao would brook no restraint Later
the Camerons moved to Toronto, where
Clara lived until she was II years old
Subsequently she was sent 10 school
in London, and there Il was that she
first developed that taste for extrava-
CANT pleasures which marked her sub
sequent career Here. too. she inaugu-
rated that round of adventure and ro-
nance in which she has been the CEN
trail figure for so many years. The girl
received from her fathers estate $40
0o0 a year Because Of this income she
xoaid not stand more than three years
Of school life. When she returned home
her mother began to look around for
a suitable alliance. The girl was
worth $4,000. 600 in her own right.
Therefore. when she and her mother
went abroad It was not long before she
had retinue of admirers.
At Nice the mother and daughter met
the pricce. He was handsome and
distinguished. % years OF age. and in
4 short time ii was known that he was
engaged to the fair American.
The uuptials were held on Tuesday.
May 30. 1890. at the Nunciature in the
Rue de varennes. Paris. Mgr RotelIe.
the papaI nuncio. gave the benedietion.
The bride wore ten thousand dollar
wedding dress. Her trousseau was one
of the finest OF the years which was
celebrated for brilliant weddings. The
famous dressmakers OF Paris Wed with
one another in the fashion and beauty
of their fabrics. The guests at the
wedding included many representatives
of the best families in Europe. The
wedding presents were gorgeous, and
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