The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-06
RADIANT AMERICAN PRINCESS
The Meteoric Career of a Washington
Beauty.

Beauty.
tW. L. Curtis IN Chicago Record HeraldD
For twenty years or more one Of the
familiar characters about Washington
was known as ''old Sam Reid" Every
body knew him, for he was always
around, and generally regarded as
/ nuisance because of his persistency and
garrulousness. He was gaunt and hun
cry looking, wore shabby garments, an
antique hat. and under it's brim were
a few scanty little cOrckscrew curls.
I made by twisting the hair around the
fingers, like the ringlets of a child He
had a mission. His father. for whom
I he was named, was a privateer during
the war of 1912. commanding the brig
I Armstrong, ana brought in a number
of British vessels which he captured
! on the high seas. but, for some reason
( or another, he never claimed che prize
money to which he was entitled. He
| left that TO his son, who haunted the
corridors Of the capitol session after
! session until he finally got a bill
through congress referring the matter
| to the court of claims, which, after the
usual delay. awarded him a consider
/ able sum. The first thing he did after
| collecting the judgment was to bring
! home the body of his father from AL
! giers, or the Azores, or some other for
| eign country, where he had died, and
/ bury him with hOnors in the Congress
sional cemetery at Washington. Then.
/ having accomplished this mission, old
Sam Reid lay down and died.
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He had a daughter, Marie Jennings
/ Reid, who had a bright eye, a lot Of
hair that shone like FURNISHED gold
| and figure that was the envy of all
the women in Washington, but the
! gates of society were shut to her, and
| nobody ever saw her except upon the
! street. One day she was married to .
/ Mr.. ParkhUrSt, a lumberman from
Bangor, and went to Maine with him.
WashiugtOnians lost sight of her for
several years until they heard of di-
vOrce proceedings in the ''half-world"
/ of New York, where she attracted
/ much attention for her beauty, her
stunning costumes and the allUring in
fiuence she had with men. At the
/ ldorf-Astoria she fell in with the
Italian agent of the Santa Fe railway.
| who took her 10 Rome. and through
him she made the acquaintance of
Prince ROSpigliosi. one of the proud
est, richest and most aristocratc of al
| the Roman priuceS-the head of fam
lily that has furnished two popes. Glenn
I
Of cardinals. archbishoDs and ambaSSa-
| doris. His palace is one of the great
show places Of Rome. and on certain
6avs of the week is omen 10 tourists
It's greatest attraction is the ceiling 81
the ball room. which is frescoed with
Guido Rene's Aurora" one of the
great pictures of the world. and the
nohlest work of the famous artist
There are many other fine pictures in
the Palazzo Rospigliosi and garden
that is very much admired.
The nrince has been one of the strong
est and most devoted supporters Of the
vatican in Italy He is a commando
Of the noble guard. a chamberlain Of
the pope. and. being a bachelor. worth
several millions OF dollars and only -
years of age. has been regarded with
interest bv all the mothers Of mar
riageahle daughters in Ttalv. He hae
several brothers and sisters and manv
nephews and nieces who exDActed 2"
share in his estate when his usefulnss~
uDOn eorth was ended. Therefore n"
marriage to radiant American beautr
without dowrv. family or fame was
verv much resented and the autherirv
Of the pone was invoked to prevent the
catastrophe The latter could not in