Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-07

other day to Prince Robert de Bro
Gle, son Of one Of the most atis'o-
h---scratlc and wealthy families In
France. The marriage, following an
elopement and a trip around the world,
caused the father Of the young man, Prince
Amede de Broglie, to dislnherit his SON
cut him on without n dollar. In return
Roberts wife intends to go on the stage
as a singer and help her husband until a
settlement can be made some compromise
effected that will give him an income from
the familys estate in France.
1t is a complicated story, with Opponents
and divorce suits In every chapter, cover,
ing many cities, from San Francisco 10
Paris and Milan, and concerning many per-
sons, from Senator Jones, of Nevada 70
the arlstocrats of the famous Chateau ue
Chaumont, on the Loire
After their marriage, In Chicago the
Prince by request of his newly welded
wife went 10 San Francisco TO see what
he could save of her property surviving
the earthquake, and she came 10 sew
York to watch developments OF the
Princes family In France.
In an interview with a HERALD reporter
she tells this remarkable story:-"My
mother. Sophia Freud, Hungarian beauty
came TO this country from Budapest Went
TO San Francisco, and when but a glrI
married Lyman Alexander, now Oh view
Mexico He was then a wealthy Ianu
owner of Sonoma, Napa county, Cat,
where was born-not exactly In the town
Itself but on our great estate near there.
There were Ave of ns children, devotedly
attached to our mother. UNFORTUNATELY,
her married life was unhappy, ana When
she was divorced from Mr. AieAahuer We
went with Our mother.
Later she married Edward II cay
son OF Mrs Clay, the second wire OF sen
ator Jones, who, by the way, was ueepiy
infatuated with her, for she was a mana.
some young widow. These MARRIAGES anu
tragedies and meaning of life. l resolved
TO strike out for myself. Friends called me
the beauty OF my family. and, having
phenomenal voice for singing, L went
abroad to study From childhood 1t had
been the passion of my life to become a
great singer.
'Srhe director of the opera in Paris put
me In charge OF Victor Capoul, who, as
rule, did not take pupils, but he accepted
me because of my voice and natural Sltt
for acting. He said / would make great
Carmen, and 80 began my studies
"Under Capoul and Luclen Fugere, OF the
Opera Comique, made rapid progress, and
in a year or two was about to go before the
public when MIR. Sidney Welt, Prussian,
fell In love with me and / married him.
He was an importer, with house In New
York and one in Paris, and I thought
was a fortunate woman until l discovered
II impossible to live with him. He was
tyrannlcal fault finding and exacting be-
yond endurance. My only solace was
music and resumed my lessons.
THEN SHE MET HER FATE.
Now comes an event which changed
my whole life one day at the studio
some visitors were announced and l
was introduced, but did not then know
that the young man Of the party was n
prince. lie was introduced to me simply
as NJ. de Broglie He was accompanied by
his mother his sister Marguerite and
brother Jacques. who recently married the
daughter OF the Prince OF Wagram
az was Instantly smitten with the young
man and apparently he was as deeply in
terested In me. on the following day the
Princes italian valet came with a present
of beautiful flowers and then disclosed
Roberts title. l was astonished and | IN
vited him to call. His mother has re-
peatedly said 1t was case of love at first
sight and that we practically threw our
selves into each others arms at the frst
visit.
"In a few days we began to know each
other and came to an understanding We
agreed that we could not live apart But
what was I to dor I was unhapplly mar
ried to the Prusslan merchant. Sidney
Welt. who posed as a Frenchman. There
was but one chance for me, and that was
TO elope. SO I ran away with the Prince.
knowing Il would cause Mr.. Welt to get a
divorce We took a trip around the world
and the divorce followed, all Of which Is a
matter OF record. and an account OF the
Affair was published at the time.
'sThe divorce left me free and we wanted
TO marry Immediately, nut the Princes
father, furious, refused consent. Then We
went TO Italy and were secretly MARI ed
by a priest near Milan. II made no differ
enoe, however. and the family stll de-
ciinsd 20 recognize a marriage celebrated
against the will OF the parents and In vio-
lation Of French custom and civil con-
tract To satisfy my own family we were
married again, American fashion, In Chi.
eAgo."
In confederation OF the Princess story,
II may be said that Ii is also a matter Of
record that the Prince had previously mar
ried the BarOnne Deslandes, who at the
age OF seventeen had previously married
Comte Fleury, the son OF General Fleufy.
AS the marriage was a family affalr.
brought about against her will, Il was an.
nulled In 1894 by the Pope. Later she mar
rled Prince Robert de Broglle November
n, 1871. at Brockley. London. As this mar
riage WAS against the will OF the father
and not in Accordance with the laws of
France requiring civil contract. and the
young man being not Of age. IL was an
nulled. SIN later. suits were begun for
bidding Nine. Deslandes from using the
title princess. It was held by some how
ever, that while her marriage was not
recognised In France It was perfectly legal
in England and elsewhere because they
were married by a clergyman IN a church
II may be interesting to state further
that Sidney Welt, the New York and
Paris merchant was not satisfied with OBJ
tanning divorce from his vile but sub
Ssquently began a suit in New York be-
tsrs judge Slower, of The supreme Court.