The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-06
ONE WAY TO GET A TITLE.
AN AMERICAN WoMAN'S ATTAINMENT
OF HER DESIRE

Heartless Treatment of Frenchman-
Familiarity with the Names of Society
American Women the Best Dressed Tray
elIors to be Found in Europe-A Woman's
Swindle OF tho Needy OF Her Own Sex.
One concert that was to have taken place
under distinguished social patronage late last
spring has been postponed until next winter.
Its object 10 indirectly to help worthy re-
ligious charity: but there Is a slant to It's
benevolent purposes which has diminished
the interest OF tho patronesses who have heard
OF the matter. The woman Interested In max
ing 1t q success lost the sympathy Of her COM
patriots several years ago In Europe. although
their state Of mind toward her at that time
was explained as one OF the incomprohensible
attitudes occasionally assumed by expatriated
Americans toward their own country people.
She went to Paris widow. and ether absorbed
there carried with her the enErossing In
tarest which 80 many Americans come to feel
In the nobility OF foreign lands. She got easily
into the promised land so far as an acquaint-
asce with number Of titled men would take
her. because she was attractive. although she
lacked the associations ip this country which
some OF the others about her possessed.
This disadvantage was partly overcome by
q rather sudden engagement to French
Count OF the best social connections and
small income. He introduced her to his rela-
tlves. and through them the American. un-
known at homo saw more OF French society
than persons who would never have known
her here had an opportunity to observe. This
did not last long. Foreign prospective hus-
bands are opposed to long engagements The
marriage had to come soon. But the settle
ment was In order before that. Negotiations
reached the question OF fortune promptly.
Rat hau lnty Il hapt
formal treatment Of this husinesske episode.
The Count retired With as much dignity as
the American widow. Perhaps the Count was
he feii in love. Perhaps tho woman overrated
her charms. At all events. the affair was I'M
fortunate
The Americans who knew OF it, and most OF
the m did. decided that the Count had been out
raRcousiy treated. Their sympathy WAS with
that the Fdnbo,rO they all venerated had been
2ntrage2usy treated py4nounsed Their Their YER YER
any p %d aE in the as Il @ e s
women penetrated 90 far into the charmed cir
Gle without even q fortune. They ptisd the
This setback, did not depriy. the American
Of all hope She had had glimpse, Of what a
seemed better for her pnrroscs than none At
and one was named. She wanted title as a
q ,bsp s so 81 hs5 bn N ans she
1t was not like the ancient French name in tho
grace OF which she had once ,prospered; and no
The charity has not yet been benefited bo-
cause the lady can give no more TO- It than she
than her heart is TO be given is anything. But
Re ehsry
H. deserving charity worthy OF the support Of
all good people. and the concert ought to be u
r, ~
French fashion papers are coming to New
oonn,,",tsd co.,rmas tha, r.ur.sent Eponna
,.', way .'Sw.
G., IN tho r mater OF hS
can women have S s!vsy. refused to follow
strange dr Os o; French women with won
dor ne tho;r t.urt,..s t,s,a aIwars saan. -
fail them at this selection OF their toiettcs
French people form so small part OF the trav-
elIins public that this deficiency is not so
lsh or American. Travelling cloaks Of com
prehenslve design. oddly shaped Jackets and
surtouts. strange hats and other ecccnrcities
me English who travel 60 In so undisGuisedIy
scarcely deserves consideration 10y itself. hut
the two standards they set up for themselves
They are always tailor made. there Ia suEgcs-
w o and thnir comfortnbs boots riwe them
the necessary look OF not having prepared
themselves for inspection. Young English
het Tho rs @ ~ az s%,or
pare the mselves for travel with the same exriu-
siNe attention to comfort that the English show;
a.s etns ~ - thn' 1s .n ts.,a
in dress are to be observed at their worst when