Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-18
RICH GIRL AND POOR EARL.

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RICH GIRL AND POOR EARL.
Earl of Yarmouth to Marry Miss Mary
Thaw, Daughter of Millionaire.
Washington, ID. c., Feb. 1S.-An-
nouncement will be made today of the
engagement of the earl of Yarmouth
Ito Miss Mary Thaw, daughter of the
late William Thaw. the millionaire,
Iof Pittsburg, but who has passed the
winter in Washington. Mrs. Mary
Thaw, mother of the young woman,
makes the announcement but with the
comment to her friends that there is
a long distance between the announce
ment of an engagement and marriage. !"
| Mrs. Thaw however, is stern in de-
inouncing the alliance, and will cut
Miss Thaw off from a few millions of
dollars at her death. However. from
almost no income at all to several
| million dollars, the amount of Miss
/ Thaw's personal fortune, seems an al
Turing step to the earl, and when it is
owned by a pretty and vivaciouS
American girl, it is doubly worth his
| long efforts to secure a wife in this
country.
| The earl of Yarmouth came to Wash
| ington from New York some weeks
lago, as a guest of Harry x. Thaw,
at his Lafayette Square house, and
almost Immediately the attachment be-
tween the earl and Miss Thaw became
current talk. The rumor of their en-
sagement gained rapidly in society,
but was warmly denied by Mrs. Thaw,
After an evident failure to bring the
earl's visit to "a close because his suit
was highly favored by Mr.. Thaw, Miss
Thaw was gotten ready on short notice
and sent to her sister, Mrs. Georgia
Carnegie, at Cumberland Island, their
winter home on the southern coast of
Florida.
Mrs. Thaw shut up the home in La
fayette Square right in the middle of
the social season, an action which, in
itself, was a great surprise to all who
knew her. She urged as reason inn
portant business affairs in Pittsburg
requiring immediate attention.
Miss Thaw was provided with a pri-
waite car on the Palm limited and fur
nished with what her mother consider
ed proper company for the journey to
the south.
The earl and Harry Thaw viewed the
move with most amazing complacency
and expressed their pleasure at know
ing Miss Thaw was to visit her charm
ing sister at the island. Mrs Thaw
accompanied her daughter to the train
and did not note the absence of the
earl. who was naturally expected to be
on hand at the parting. Miss Thaw was
cheerful and waved her mother goodby
from the rear of the train.
After the train was Well on the way
out OF Washington we'll dressed young |
Englishman in the sleeper just ahead I
OF the special car made some inquiries |
as to the identity of those in the spec
lal, and few minutes later the card t
of the earl of Yarmouth was carried
by porter to Miss Thaw who ex- I
pressed the greatest surprise at the I
The earl accompanied the party to
t'ernandina. Fla, where they We're met
by Mrs. George Carnegie with the Car
nesie yacht. The earl was presented I
and evidently was Well received. as
he was a guest of the Carnegies for
the remainder of his stay in Florida
waters, where tarpon fishing and other
We're provided in plenty.
Mrs. Thaw learned of the earrs visit
TO the south and the manner of his
going and forgetting the important
business affairs in Pittsburg posted to
The south in her effort to head oft the
engagement. From the an
louncement just issued it is evident
she failed.
Miss Mary Thaw and the party will
'eturn next week to Washington, when
t is expected the day set for the
Wedding will be announced.
Has Old Title But No Fortune.
The earl of Yarmouth is the eldest
on of the marquis of Hartford. and
s almost as we'll known in the east as
n London, having come to America
hree years ago in the hope of retriey- Z
ng his fortunes, as his title, altho one 4
# the Oldest in England, is entirely
Without estates. He is we'll known ! a
n theatrical circles, having played a q
hort engagement at one night theaters e
nd written for the daily papers on /;
heatrical topics. He had not been e
rominent in Washington society. but 4
net Harry Thaw abroad and came to n
he capital as his guest after visit to g
&
Miss Thaw's acquaintance with Var s.
louth began barely three months b
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