The times., 1898-05-29
ECHOES FROM ABROAD.

The marquis of Carcano has been suing
his wife for divorce. The marchioness of
Carcano is an American woman, and was.
at the time of her marriage, Miss Mer-
riam of Boston. Chaperoned by her
mother. she went to Italy a number of
years ago to cultivate her voice. During
Gen. Grants trip around the world he
was entertained by Miss Merriam's
mother in a splendid manner in Milan
This gave the Merriams local Importance
and entree into Milan's select society,
and led to the acquaintance of Miss Mer-
riam and the Marquis OF Carcano, a mem
Der of one of the oldest of the Milanese
families. A marriage was soon talked
of, and Miss Merriam became Roman
Catholic to fill the requirements neees-
sary to a marriage contract. The health
of the marquis was bad and he was
Obliged to sojourn for a while in sani-
tarium. After his recovery he sent a law
yer to America to ascertain the source
and extent of Miss Merriams wealth. The
latter paid all the lawyers expenses. In
ternationai marriage was not as common
then as it is now. and the difficulties were
great. but they were finally overcome and
the marriage took place
They took up their residence at Sesto IN
a magnificent villa, where they resided
in almost feudal exclusiveness. The
marquis was not fond of Americans.
other than his wife, and few were ever
permitted TO visit his home. The march
ioness had her mother with her, but they
lived a very retired life, and she became
homesick and Ionged to be back in Amer
lea. At one time she contemplated buy
ing a ranch In Montana and settling
there. But the plan was given up, and 1t
was not until their one daughter. a
SLENDER MISUNDERSTANDING girl, was
eighteen. that the marchioness OF Carcano
came TO America and when she came her
husband remained in Italy. Her return
to America was ostensibly to educate her
daughter in American housekeeping
methods. she herself being very domestic
in her habits and never approving Of the
Italian manner Of conducting household
affairs. 1t was her intention to place
her daughter in cooking school in Bos-
ton for a time The marchionesS is very
wealthy having valuable property in
New York and also in Boston IL is said,
that at her marriage she settled $50 900
on her husband. The estrangement be-
tween them now seems complete, and in
future the ocean will probably divide
them.
Like many foreigners who have married
American heiresses. the marquis of Car
cano is exceedingly fond Of horses. II was
his horse a short time ago that took the
first prize at the Milan horse show.
The marble busts of the Pressburg
Friedrichs, now on view in Vienna, are
attracting the very cream OF society
there. They are admirable likenesses of
the archducal couple VINO. Emperor
Francis Joseph excepted, are by far the
wealthiest members Of the imperial family
of Hapsburg-Lorraine. The busts come
from the master hand of George Burg
staller a distinguished disciple of the
great T!lgner. Archduke Friedrich is the
eldest brother of the Queen Regent of
Spain, of Archduke Eugene. commander
OF the most exalted order OF the Ger
man Knights. and hence pledged TO life
long celibacy, and OF Archduke Stephan,
in the Austrian navy. He inherited the
vast entailed estates Of his uncle. Arch
duke Albrecht. cOmmander-in-chief Of the
Austrian forces. and known 20 history as
/ the hero of Custozza." HIS beautiful,
pious and gifted wife is Isabella, by birth
a princess of CrOy-Dulmen. Her imperial
hghness. after bearing her lord seven
daUg hters. six Of whom survive has in
the fullness Of time presented him with
a son and heir TO his immense domains,
the child Of much prayer and many pill
grimages 10 the most famous miracle
working shrines on the European conti-
nent. The imperial family OF Hapsburg-
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and. true TO the traditions of the race
10 which she has become allied BY mar
riage, Isabella OF Croy. an up-to-date
princely race. has accepted the Hapsburg
/ tenets as her very own. She Is thor
oughly domesticated is cognizant OF the
market price Of lard can cook a dinner
| par excellence if need be. and lords il
over her hllputian court in Hungary's :
ancient cornatiOn city on the Danube in
| way indescribably unassuming. in vir-
| tue OF her essentially Christian forbear-
ance and her intellectual superiority
| Throughout the Pressburg landed estates
| scattered about the dual empire here.
/ there and everywhere. her SamaritanisTn
/ is proverbial. Her little daughter Natalie
| who died recently. had inherited with her
mothers beauty her mothers virtues, in
/ which perfect womanly grace plays the
most irresistible part. Isabella's six sur
! viving daughters are being admirably
+ brought up in the way they should go.
/ Leaving their other accomplishments out
! OF account, suffice il 10 call attention 10
! the ingenuity they display with their
/ needles, as testified by their exhibits of
/ sacerdotal Yestments now on view in the
| Vienna Savoy Convent of Noble Ladies.
/ Among the accumulations contributed by
| the gentlest blood of the realm are sew
| eral exquisitely stitched articles from the
| fingers of Isabella and her girls.
| AS to Albrecht, heir to several hundred
millions of currency. and in consequence
! regarded as the most important OF the
| arehducal small fry, he is progressing
| favorably.
Archduke Friedrich is general in the
| cavalry and in command of the Press
| burg forces. He is described as keer1y
| alive to the responsibilities of both his
martial and grand seignioral duties He
| is well meaning toward his neighbors
and will on occasion come down an arch
| ducal peg or two in what his enemies
! are apt to describe as his insufferable
| condescension. True, ne takes after his
| defunct kinsman, the hero of CustozZa in
| parsimony. Owing. however. to Isa-
| bella's influence and magnanimity it is
scarcely likely he will ever equal his
| penurious relation. Dependent on the
| comparatively small allowance of about
/ 10000 forms year, paid ouc of the mex
| haustible family fund of the Hapsburgs
| TO every member of the imperial family
| on gaining majority, on his soldiers pay
| and little more besides, comparatively
| speaking the archduke was poor until his
| stingy old uncle's demise. OF course the
money-lending fraternity would have been
| glad to accommodate his imperial high
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