The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
ANYTHING FOR A TITLE.
How One American Woman Worked
to Attain Her Desire.

to Attain Her Desire.
One concert that was to have taken
place under distinguished social patron
age late last spring has been postponed
until next winter, says the New York
sun. Its object is indirectly to help a
worthy religious charity; but there is a
slant to its benevolent purposes which
has diminished the interest of the pa
tronesses who have heard of the matter.
The woman interested in making it a
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
incomprehensible attitudes occasionally
assumed by exasperated Americans to-.
ward their own country people. She
went to Paris a widow, and either alb
sorbed there or carried with her the en-
crossing interest which 80 many Ameri-
cans come to feel in the nobility of for
eign lands. She got easily into the pro-
missed land 50 far as an acquaintance
with number of titled men would take
her, because she was attractive. al
though she lacked the associations in
this country which some of the others
about her possessed. This disadvantage
was partly overcome by rather sud-
den engagement to a French count of
the best social connections and a small
income. He introduced her to his reia-
tives, and through them the American.
unknown at home saw more of French
society than persons who would never
have known her here had an apportu-
| nifty to observe. This did not last long.
| Foreign prospective husbands are OBJ
posed to long engagements. The mar
riage had to come soon But the settle-
ment was in order before that. Negoti-
atoms reached the question of fortune
| promptly.
"Blt I have no dowry, my dear" was
her informal treatment of this bust
ness-like episode. Il can give you only
my heart"
The count retired with as much dig
nifty as he could command The door
that shut him out hid as well the socie.
ty of the noblesse from the American
widow. Perhaps the count was impru.
! dent not to inquire into details before
he fell in love. Perhaps the woman
overrated her charms. At all events
the affair was unfortunate.
The Americans who KNEW of it, and
most OF them did, decided that the
count had been outrageously treated.
Their sympathy was with him, not with
their countrywoman. They felt that
the Faubourg they all yenerated had
| Deen OuIrdEeOuSly treated, pronounced
their verdict and acted up to it. Not
one OF them felt any pride in the fact
that one Of their countrywomen pene-
trated so far into the charmed circle
without even fortune. They pitied
the aristocracy instead.
| This setback did not deprive the
American Of all hope. She had had a
glimpse OF what a title meants. and
set out to get one. Rome was the
scene Of her next effort. A papal title
seemed better for her purpose than
none at all. She was anxious to bene-
At some charity, and one was named.
She wanted a title as a mark of ap-
probation of her efforts, and she named
the title she wanted. That was be-
slowed on her by somebody with the
power. 1t was not like the ancient
French name in the grace Of which she
had once prospered, and no husband
came with 1t, but II was a title.
The charity has not yet benefited be-
cause the lady can give not more 20 il
than she could to her sutton in France
Little more than her heart is to be
given to anything. But the concert
may produce money enough to heir
the charity somewhat, and for that rea.
son this titled American is trying to
arrange it. 1t is a deserving charity
worthy of the support of all good peo-
pie, and the concert ought to be sue
cess.