The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-29

'tnationnI Marriage Predicted for
Her as other Fair American Wild
'ows of Wealth Have Made.
NEW YORK, Oct. 26.-''The most beau
tiful widow in America" is what her
friends call Mrs. Alice Louise Carr
Chauncey, whose husband, Samuel Sloan
Chauncey, died recently in Colorado
Springs.
She is supposed to have inherited from
her husband who was member of the
New York stock exchange. a fortune Of
million and a half dollars Those who
remember her brief but meteorc career
as belle are prophesying for her an
International Ienown when her period of
mourning is passed.
Alicp Louise Carr was born In poverty
In the little town of Ieavenworth, Ind.
and there passed her first years, a pretty
school girl of unusual talent.
Her father, who was q small politician
and offfcehclder, obtained a place as pen
SIGN agent III Louisville, and there, Just
as she was budding into womanhood.
Alice Carr resumed her studies In public
school in the daily pinch of poverty.
The death Of Mr.. Carr sent his widow
back 10 LeavenWorth to even greater
economies, in the endeavor to support
her family upon a small life insurance
payment. But Alice, whose extraordinary
beauty had attracted the attention of
DR.. and Mrs. George Griffith, of Louis
Vile, was invited to spend much of Ter
time with the daughters of the house.
In this way she became introduced to
the best. society. At her Gebut, even in
city of beautiful women, she made an
instant sensation, and the fame of her
marvellous beauty became national.
OF course, suitors became numerous.
But Miss Carr was -untroubled by
thoughts of love. Indeed, a. great r
row came upon her in the death of her
younger brother, and to divert her mind
the Grifllths took her to Florida with
their own daughters
In Florida the young beauty met Mr.
S. 5. Chauncey, and the two became at
once interested in each other They met
again in Newport and Narragansett Pl r
in the summer of 1882, and in January.
1894 were married in fashionable Christ
church, Louisville.
The young couple went to live in a
beautiful mansion on the Heignes. in
Brooklyn. But the marriage did not
prove. for Mrs. Chauncey, the beginning
of q social career.
Mr.. Chauncey soon developed symp
toms of consumption. Thereafter the
whole of their married life was spent in
travelling from place TO place in search
of favorable changes of climate for the
invalid. Mrs. Chamcey foreswor6 socie-
ty.. To tender care OF her husband and
of the daughter who vas born to them
she devoted all herSdays.. 4 Ss 30
The few whes haveF beep.s privileged ito
know Mrs Chauhcey@ during her hus-
bands illness say thatSeaFe and response
biltty have developed the beautiful girl
inte-a lovely woman They say that how.
ever devoted to the memory of her hus-
band she may be, the society which
once knew her will insist upon her re-
turn TO its gay scenes. They are even
specializing upon the prospect of her one
day making a most brilliant marriage.
These who hold to this prophecy, may
point.to many remarkable instances pEov-5
ing the irresistible charms of the young
American widow.
Lady William Bsresford is d good ex-@
ample of the sway Of the widow. AS
Miss, Lilly Price she married the million
aire, Mr. Louis c. HamersleY.' After a
married life of short duration, Mrs Ham,