The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-03
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MARRY A TITLE.
Mrs. Bradley Martins Niece
Defeats Her Plans.
lATTER'S FIRST DEFEAT
In Her Many Trials TO Achieve
Social Power.
LATTER'S FIRST DEFEAT

o4aoAeI 9AaEtM has met with but one
failure. She had planned to have hel
neice, Miss Ethel Davies. marry an Eng.
lish nooleman. but on august the
young woman viii wed Archibald Gourlie
Thacher, Boston lawyer Miss Davies
is d daughter Of julien T Davies
Mrs Bradley Martin is great society
general She has displayed strategic
skill that amounts almost to genius. In
this she ranks with Mrs. o. II. p Bel
mont. who. when she was Mrs. W. X.
Vanderbilt. carried the whole family Of
that name into the sacred circle Of New
York society ard married her daughter
to the duke of Marlborough with Mrs.
r. T. Wilson. whose daughter married
young Cornelius Vanderbilt; with Mrs.
John ". Mackay. who was the first
American woman TO gain social prestis-
aboraG, and whose daughter married an
Italian prince; with Mrs. Potter Palmer,
Of Chicago. who sailed into the exclusive
Newport smart set in the most deter.
mined way.
Mrs. Bradley Martin developed from
social obscurity into a social star OF the
first magnitude and brilliancy In New
York
She got into Engiishh society by way
Scotland. and carried the bresstworks at
q single assault
Mrs. Bradley Martin married her only
daughter TO an English earl.
But wAen Mrs Bradley Martin set
aoout marrying her niece TO an Engiisn
title she met utter defeat
1t was not her fault, nor was It the
lack Of interest on the part OF the Eng
lish nob!eman. She failed simply because
Miss Davies preferred an American
Miss Ethel Davies was known as the
beauty OF the family until her sister.
MISS Cornelis Sherman Davies. bioomeu
into young vomanhood. Now the
younger girl is quite al lovely as her
sister. Miss Cornelia is now only .ninc-
teen and has not been formally intro
dueed, although she has appeared at
several smart functions
Mrs. Bradley Martin was really very
determined to arrange brilliant match
for her niece. With wealth and beauty
and with her aunt 10 arrange matters,
there was no reason why Miss Davies
should not marry into one OF the fore
most English families and have a tiu-
of her own Then would the house OF
Bradley Martin be more firmly lntrench-
ed in British society.
In addition TO her other endowments
Miss Davies is very witty and clever. and
those attributes are OF enormous value /
in London.
So Miss Davies was invited 70 visit the +.
Bradley Martins at their castle In Scot
Coombe Abbey. the principal country +
seat Of the earl Of Craven. She was
successful, as the train Of her
admirers showed
Mrs Bradley Martin had 10 trouble
when she arranged the marriage OF her
daughter 10 Lord Craven. Little Corne.
ia Martin dutifully left her dolls 70 be-
ZONE the Countess Craven. and prompt
" returned 70 them after the wedding.
She found her dolls delightful and
'harmlng companions until an heir was
born Then she put them away ard be-
,ame devoted 70 the 0sny.
But with Miss Davies Il was din-renr.
She knew her OWE mind. and she knew
hat she didn't want to marry a title.
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he most fascinating and desirable q
ne eligible peers. baroners anc houora-
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