Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1904-01-15
MARRYING FOR TITLE
As It Is Viewed by One Who Be-
ueves In Dukes, Etc.
Nobody for American Heirssses te
Marry Hat some Foreigner of
fosiuon, ls the Expert
Opinion.

The other day the next duke to
marry an American girl entered a
restaurant In Fifth avenue TO take
luncheon with ono OF the family he Ia
soon to join. In few minutes every
table in the room buzzed with con-
yersation on the subject OF the mar
riaSe. says the New York Sun.
It's a very good thing said one OF
three women who bowed to the duke
and nothing could be more ridiculous
than all this talk OF buying a tit,a.
When girls are as rich as this ono.
there Ia practically nobody for them
to marry but some foreigner with az
much position as he hes"
Another thing that people never
seem to think about when ey criti-
else these foreign maria aid an
other of the trio. is tna .hsta girls
do not want money and have no earth
ly use for any more. For that reason,
there are no grounds for their trying
to marry the rich men OF their own
country
r'or one Of them to marry poor
much criticised as II she took for
eigner and all sorts OF thln8s would
be said about the man Wao married
ard settled down to live on Ills wires
income.
He might be great author or I'M
ventor or artist. and In that way be
mn appropriate match for her But
you linow there aren't many persons
of that kind among the men that u
girl of position could marry. Then
the utmost that she could enjoy any
how would be the reflected glory Of
being his wife.
Bet a duchess is something In her
own name. She has her own honors
and her own special privileges.
Then there Is great deal In the
life she sees to interest woman who
wants some change from the monotony
OF society and domosticlty She is a
sort OF little. perhaps very little.
queen. and there are delights in the
life she leads to be found nowhere
else"
And when it's all said and done,s
chimed In the third one OF the group,
there 10 certain kind OF glory about
having a good title that any woman
enjoys 80 long as she has the other
things that go with 1t. II she has the
money to live up to II In the right
way, that sort OF life offers moro than
any In this country.
IT 1t were customary for the Amer
can men that the women OF wealth
meet here TO go into politics, there
would be much more in their own
country for these Immensely rich girls.
'art in official life there.
But that happens only when girls
Who have married foreigners come
'ach here with them. The only wom-
N OF wealth who play any pnrt In
ocial life there that would be agree
bile to New York women are those
aat have been married "a men In tho
oreign diplomatic service
AS It Is there IL practically nobody
eft for these great heiresses to marry
nj foreigners OF title And tho happi-
ess of the women who have done that
hows the wisdom OF It wnen the men
hey marry are worthy OF their affec-
lon. l,owadays the mothers usually
90 to Dist
"'lhe dlssipnted and penniless for
'eaer AS A husband for the American
elfess IL a hing OF the past. The
aierican girls now get the pick of
De oidegi titles and the most attrac-
1e Of the men"
Tbese opinions were uttered while
le trio from time TO time glanced at
le Young man who had created so
nch interest. in the restaurant From
lie attitude OF the crowd that looked
him there was evidently something
the same feeling among the other
tests. But II was In any case on.y
e sentiment Of luncheon hour.
lthering In Fifth avenue restau-.
mt.