The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-09-20
wealth made her the bait of many titled

wealth made her the bait or many Titled
fortune hunters.
One of the first of her suitors, like the
last, was a duke. This was the young
Duke of Manchester, who has since mar
ried Miss Zimmerman. of Ohio, and Seems
likely, after all, TO be wealthy in his own
right. as the Dowages Duchess of Man
chester recently inherited 81, 000.0)0 from
her brother Then there were Prince Hen
ri of Orleans. who was nearly allied to
royalty, even though it be unthroned roy
atty Prince Henry Teck. brother of the
present Princess of Wales the Earl of
Shaftesbury. who would have been suit
able match in point of years, as he is now
only thirty-four; Captain Oswald Ames,
said to be the handsomest as we'll as the
tallest man in the British army; Prince
Hohenlohe, of the German Chancellor's
family, poor. though of the most aristo-
cratic German descent; and Craig Wads-
worth of Geneseo. the cotllon leader. All
these men were in the army Miss Goelet
met here and in Europe and whom rumor
pronounced most devoted to her.
After period of mourning Miss Goelet
returned to society. and several years
passed with only stories of sutOrs, de-
voted admirers and contemplated en-
gagements. Miss Goelet remained. to all
appearances. as free from any prefer
ence as she ever had been. She was at
Newport and Homburg. New York. and
London. travelling with her friends. the
Mills twins or visiting at Cliveden with
Pauline Astor-and there was no def
mite announcement of a forthcoming we'd
Ding There were always tales of the
suitors. and these We're not always pleas
ant. The story of Prince Hugo Won Ho-
he llohe was one of these.
Captain Ladislas de Porkony, once mill
tery attache of the Austrian embassy In
London. and Lucius OBrien. an Irish So
licitor in London, were in 1899 engaged in
the business of arranging international
marriages between penniless aristocrats
and wealthy American women. Prince
Won Hohenlohe. according to the stories
told BY O'Brien. who drifted 10 this coun-
try when the prince was also here. prom
ised these enterprising partners $4,000
commission If they could secure from
Miss GOelet consideration Of his offer of
marriage. According TO O'Brien. Won Ho-
hcalohe's offer was laid before Mrs. Goe-
let through two women In London soci-
ETY.. This letter. which the agent made
public later. reveals the extent 10 which
the negotiations progressed
Belgrade Square. 5. W. Jan. i. 1Sa6
Dear Sir: I saw Mrs. Goelct yesterday.
and she begged me 10 say how fattsred
she felt at the proposal with regard 20
Prince Hohenlohe but that her daughter
was still very young, and. as she hal
never seen him. she must decline the pro-
posal. should they meet hereafter it would
be different matter. but without any
personal knowledge. on either side the
thing would be impossible
Miss Gcelet IS a charming girl IN every
way. but Is very English IN her feelings
and views and dislikes the marriage de
CONVEYANCE system abroad extremely I
do not think she VIII ever marry unless
she falls IN love with a man Yours very
faithfully.
\ few days after inditing this the writer
OF the letter learned that Won Hohenlohr
was fifty years old. and impaired thst n
formation to Mrs Goelet. who at once in
formed her that the prince need not make
any further effort TO press his suit. IS n
was beyond the age limit
URdisnayei by this apparently irretFiev-
able disadvantage, the priaee, who had
gone 10 London from Berlin after the ne
gotiations began. persisted in his eTori.
TO set an interview with Mrs. Goelet- But