The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-09-23
My Be QUEEN OF FRANCE
AMERICAN GIRL TO WED LORD
MEM BOROUGH, \ PEER OF
IRELAND
RIGBTFUL DUKE OF ORLEANS
Marlborough, Is a Direct Hneai
Descendant of Duke Philippe,
OF the Regal House
OF Bourbon.

Miss Grace Carr, of Louisville, Ky,
will become the rightful queen of France
when she weds the young Lord Newbor-
Dugh Says the Philadelphia Times. Her
engagement to the young peer who is
considered one of the most eligible catch
rs in the United Kingdom, was announo-
ed in London last week She is visiting
there with her mother and sister, anG
has been the recipient of many congratu-,
ladons from her American and English
friends, but few Of these know that the
young man whom she is to marry is real
Iy entitled to succeed to the throne of
France before the Duke of Orleans. The
story reads like q vegftable novel plot,
but it is vouched for by Sir Bernhard
Burke, than whom England knows no
higher authority on questions of hered-
Ity.
The who,e matter hinges on the mixing
up of babies over century ago. The
reat-grandfa ther of the Duke of Orleans
was responsible for the difficulty, and
thereby hangs the tale His actions are
Rttested in the records of the College Of
Heralds in London and st. Petersburg.
WANTED A SON.
Duke Philippe Egalite and his duchess
were in Florence in 1779. travelling incog-
alto as the Count and Countess de Join
vile. While stopping in one of the inns
of the city a child was born to them.
Much to the chagrin of the duke and the
duchess, the child was a girl and, after
lamenting the fact day. the duke heard
of the birth of a son to the jailer Of the
local prison.
The idea of substituting the
boy for the girl occurred to
ried out with the aid of liberal bride
The boy was taken to the castle of the
duke and brought up as his son. while the
girl remained in the jailer's house as his
daughter.
The history of the boy is we'll known.
In the early part of the present century
he was eXiled from France with other
royal princes and went to America
Thence he returned and eventually, I'M
der the name of Louis Philippe, assembled
to the throne of France From him is
descended in direct line the present
Duke of Orleans. 1t is on this connection
that the duke bases his claim to the
French throne.
PREMIERE DANSEUsE.
The history Of the girl is not so well
known, but the records still afford the
opportunity Of tracing her. She grew
up as the daughter of the Neapolitan
jailer, but had little love or care from
him. Indeed, she was abused fearfully
til she Eenetually rebelled and ran away.
As natural consequence she soon
sought the stage and there became the
premiere danseuse in the FIorentine opera
house.
Her success in Florence was phenome-
nal. She became the rage. She was met
theGe by the Lord Marlborough, who was
travelling on the continent, and after
brief courtship she became his wife
From this marriage the line of Newbor-
ough is derived and the young duke is
therefore the greatgrandson of the right
full queen Of France, and if his claim were
TO be advanced would be the successor to
the kingdom before Orleans
PEER OF IRELAND.
But the Newborougbs have had no de-
sire to advance their claim to the French
connection. They have lived in England
ana enjoyed Il fair estate ana distinguish
Ell social standing for q century. A gen
Grafton ago, however, Lord Marlborough
was created a peer of Ireland, and he
Row stands more on his Irish position
than on his English. When The young
American becomes his bride she will go
to his Irish. estate and enter from there
the first circles in England
The couple met III Egypt, where the
Cars were travelling last year. Under
the shadow of the pyramids and amid the
saYeties of the English settlement in
Cairo the English lord laid siege to the
heart of the beautiful American girl.
There were hundreds of others among
the diplomatic and military corps there
who sought her hand for her wealth and
hAq1lrN- b11t py-b
and The engagement was the result
BELLE OF LOUISVILLE.
Miss Carr is well known in London,
where she appeared in society about a
year ago. Her residence in America is
at present in Brooklyn, where her sister
married Samuel Chauncey Sloan. She
knows little of the East, however hay
ing always resided in Louisville There
her sister and she enjoyed the distinction
of being the most beautiful, accomplished
and popular bellies of the town.
Their wealth is great, but it was deriv-
cd in u most romantic fashion Her ia
Their was u carpenter, and during The
earlier childhood of the girls lived in a
secluded and rough town in Indiana
There he piled his trade as a carpenter
but for the most part made his modest
living as a farmer and woodsman The
girls ran about with the other farmers
modestly clothed. They were bright and
wonderfully pretty, and were made much
of by every one, but, in spite Of their sur
roundings. they grew to be beautiful girls
with a fair education, acquired mainly
through their own efforts.
MERITED WEALTH.
When their father went to Louisville
to live it was not long before the girls
attracted a great deal of attention Their
refinement made them favorites in spite
Of their modest fortune and lowly posi-
ton, and it was not long before The
carpenters small house was sought by
the sons of wealthy and distinguished
parents. Through these opportunities
were offered the father to invest his
small savings in profitable ventures, and
it was not long before he had acquired
n considerable wealth, which continued
to increase until he died, leaving the
girls and their widowed mother i large
competence advantageously Invested
which has never ceased to increase.
With wealth and beauty it was easy
10 gain admittance to social circles.
Aided by their influential friends they
gained recognition, and by making few
enemies We're steadily advanced 1t
was then that the elder daughter mar
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