The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-27

back from uaS Spanish war. Now Little
sunshine is grown up. Little sunshine
is going TO oe married. Little SUNSHINE
IS going 10 be a Princess. And this Is the
story OF how the rich young Russian
Prince. Michael Cantacuzene. Comte Sper-
ansky, followed her about Europe. loved
her al first sight. wooed her az second
sight and won her. where the heirs 20 the
throne of the Belglans and 10 that OF Italy
made only a pleasing impression upon our
own little princess Of the blood royal OF
the United States.
Before the summer IS over Mss Julia
Dent Grant, aalias Little Sunshine" Will
become the Princess Cantacuzene and
Comtesse Speransky. America viii have
lost one OF its most beautiful daughters
and the Russian Court viii have & new
Princess. The Russian Prince. Michael
Cantacuzene. viii make the laughing little
girl whom General Grant used 10 dandle or
his knee his princess.
Miss Julia Dent Grant was the fsvorite
granddaughter OF the General. She was
born in the Waite House in 1875. when her
grandfather was President. centennial
year" She has been called the Grand
daughter Of the Republic" Her father is
General Fred Grant. Her mother IS the
sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer and - as
beautiful, though less ambitious. Il was
Mrs. Potter Palmer who made the match
whereby the Granddaughter OF the Re
public" becomes a Princess Of Russia
Prince Cantacuzene is rioh. Il is not
unusual to be a Prince in Russia One
family alone in that big. snowy realm has
six hundred princes. But il Is unusual 70
be Russian Prince and a rich prince. He
has vast estates east OF Moscow. On one
OF these Is a splendid chateau, which has
been the home Of the Princes Cantacuzene
for two centuries. This VIII be the home
Of Little Sunshine" The noble house Of
Cantacuzene is one OF the Oldest and
greatest IN the Russian Empire. Prince
Cantacuzene's father died in December.
BY his death the young Prince became the
head Of the family.
The wedding viii take place at Beauheu.
the Astor cottage, at Newport. late in the
summer, amid splendor that will seem 10
the Russian Prince fitting, but 20 an
American people perhaps a remove o. Two
from republican simplicity.
Miss Grant is General Fred Grants only
daughter. She is tall and OF stately figure
She has dark eyes, which a poetic admlrer
nkened 10 brown pansies. Her hair The
same admirer compared with the tresses
OF the night. Her complexion is olive.
Her smile IS a delight. She IS not as vivac-
ious as the average American girl. but she
has unusual grace and dignity, acquired
chiefly when her father was Minister 20
Austria, and his seventeen-year-old daugh-
ter was known in the fashionable Court
life OF Vienna She attended many official
receptions and was presented at Court.
II was between the ages Of fourteen and
eighteen years that Miss Grant lived at
Vienna
She is a fine lingu.st. She speaks French
and German win fiuency. she has much
Of the charm Of manner that distinguishes
one Of her aunts. Mrs. Potter Palmer. and
much of the lovableness OF another, Mrs. |
Nellie Grant Sartoris.
Little Miss Sunshine Is twenty-three |
years old now.
She has had three Winters in New York !
society. three Summers at Newport and /
one Summer at Bar Harbor
At odd times she mas been fovorite in /
Washington's cosmopolitan society since |
her debut.
She has had many admirers. Bob" /
Gerry the son OF Elbridge T. Gerry, was /
one Of the most conspicuous IN the Ameri-
can LIST.
But there were two knglings in her /
train. One was Big. blonde, Teutonlc /
Prince Albert # Belgium. who viii one day 4
be ruler Of the Belgians His attentions
were very marked. But the Newport sea-
son, OF which Mrs. Potter Palmer vas the .
bright, particular star. because % the al
tentions Of the Belgian Prince 70 her
niece, passed without the expected am
OF an engagement. The g1s-
sips declared that General Grants grand
she whom he called Little sun
shine" had thrown away the chance to be-
a queen.
Then came the Count Of Turin. Prince
Victor Emmanuel. nephew Of King Hum
bert OF Italy. Il viii be remembered thaa
shortly after the Count Of Turn arrived
In New York he went % Washington /
Miss Grant was then visiting She HenFei-
muilsrs, OF the Austrian Legation. Herr
HenRsimuller presented the Count 10 Misc
Grant. The italian was most attentive.
He appeared at New Port soon after Mfs
Grant Joined her aunt tasre. He declared
himself bored By all entertainments except
those given BY Mrs. Palmer. Or others az
which be met Mrs. Palmer'z lovely niece
When Miss Grant came 70 New York he
came. too 4 fellow traveller % MA 60
route 20 the Rockies. says that the ardent
italian declared that America meant bur
1ue tang . MIN end that a woman. ard
-hat woman General Grants Little san-
shine"
So the Prince passed on. too. on his TIP
around the word.
I & q pretty story tsat cones across tse
Atlantic. that q the courtsh.D of Prince
,aatacuzese and Miss Grant
Mrs Palmer and Mrs Grant went 90
Rome OF January g. On February faey
we're driving through TIE Efe-asl C.-y
ynen thfy net the Rasa-an Ara5assa51r
,o.ng .n state % the Qu.r.raL Auorr tes
military attaches there rode a tsll. hand
ONE. young MAJ % i11per az 5sarrk BE
sore the urif -m ~ a .sastaasnt - tEe
imperial Guards. lie boxes zstL rsFpee;-
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