The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-20
A GORGEOUS WEDDING.


greater attention than did that OF Miss
Eva Bryant Mackay and Prince Colonna
in 1883 Miss Eva was the daughter Of
Mrs Mackay by her former husband, DIR.
Bryant.
She married the prince when she was
but q years old. This was at the outset
OF Mrs. Mackay's social career In Paris,
and IL was regarded at the time as a
good match.
sfepfather gave her no dowry outright,
but settled on her an annual income OF
$4,000. The young couple settled in
Rome, and II Is alleged that before the
end OF their first year of married life
the princes passion for gambling assert
ed itself expensively and was one of the
causes OF the unhappiness which began
to show itself In their relations.
At that time his wife was called upon
TO spend large sums to satisfy certain
obligations. and In short time her In
come end savings were exhausted.
At that time Mrs. Mackay is said to
princes expensive habits of life in
creased at a rate which the Mackays
felt they were not called upon to sup
port.
In October, 1898, the princess refused TO
pay any more of those debts and wrote
10 her family that she had decided to
live with her husband no longer Her
parents approved of her course. and she
came TO Paris
One evening I'm Naples her husband left
their palace for walk When he re-
turned the princess and her children had
fed. The princess left behind her note
: saying that she had commenced proceed
jnes against him for separation.
In November. 1893. the wife applied to
the courts I'm Paris for legal separa-
tion. The prince contested the action on
the ground that the French courts had
no jurisdiction. The court granted him
an order TO see the children. pending
trial OF the action.
Later his attorneys came into court
and said that this privilege had been re-
fused him by the princess. Princess
Colonna asserted that she had discovered
that her husband was plotting to abduct
the children.
On Feb. 10, 1894 the court dismissed
her action for separation on the ground
that her husband was an Italian subject.
and therefore outside the Jurisdiction OF
the French courts.
The prince was sctionable only in Ma
pies. the Judgment said.
The children were ordered 10 be handed
over 20 the prince within "a hours, and
ne was oiuoiutu ADtiI Inc
custody OF the children was TO he given
20 their aunt. the Princess staglano, Of
Naples. In the event OF failure to COM
ply with this order the princess was or
dered TO pay fine OF $50 every day for
three months
The princess promptly came to America
with the children and some of her goods
IA Paris were seized by the she "a
help pay the fine imposed. she sued the
sheriff later.
~ the suggestion OF her brother John
". Nacray Jr.. the princess sent her
tnree ch1drcn. maid and secretary out
~ Paris On = train for Calais. while she
started IN cab for another railwav sta
tien and took the train alone for Havre.
Young Mackay I'm the mean time mount
80 BE bicycle and. speeding out of town.
toined his sister at a suburban station
The family was reunited at eouthaop.
ter
After shcrt stay in s.~w YORK Princess
Coionna went 10 gan Francisco In 1863
che returned 20 Europe a Nipples court
granted 10 her decree Of separation
from her husband. She also secured the
cu1fcdy OF her children