The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-11-23

The announcement that Consuelo
duchess of Marlborough, seeks u lega.
separation from her husband adds one
more case to the list of i~nternationa.
titled marriages that have gone wrong
long has been held the one prominent
exception to h seeming rule that mar
riages between moneyed Americans and
titled Europeans cannot be happy.
The duchess of Marlborough is far
from the first of American heiresses 10
tread the wine press of disillusionment
and marital anguish. Many fair, gold
en- fingers before here have grasped the
coveted strawberry leaves encirclinG
n coronet to be pierced cruelty by the
concealed thornS.
Many of the numerous American
women who have found titled husbands
"impossible" nav had occurs to the
divorce courts. Others have agreed to
separate and others Still have resigned
themselves to their fates, preferring TO
suffer in silence rather than have the
notoriety of Il separation.
Anna Gould and Count Castellane.
The Gould-Castellane match was one
or the first prominent marital mistakes
OF this character. Count Castellane
was an Impoverished French noble. His
name was We'll known. He came TO this
country twelve years ago and received
1lattering attentions everywhere. Anna
Henry Woodruff hat she might marry
MN, but shortly after the appearance
OF Castellane at Newport her name was
connected with his in rumors of a great
international match. Then followed the
engagement of Anna Gould and Count
Boni Castellane. After the announce
ment of their engagement the settle
lnanf OF her HnIurI jonl ylnp1 ,o1o-l
Ing to the French custom. They had
not been married two years before the
count attracted attention by his ex-
pendltures. Later his name was CON
nected in gossip with that of a duchess.
For a long time the countess refused to
believe the many accusations of inf
deity made against her husband. but
finally she was convinced by he evil
dences of her Owl senses. For a time
1t was hoped thai there would be a
reconciliation, but repeated fresh scan
dals finally decided the once happy
American girl to enter into separation
proceedings.
Countess RossIyn Found Husband Inn
possible.
Anna Robinson, the former actress, is
n of the latest American young wonl-
able. h was married less than
q year sgo to the inpecunious
Lord Rosslyn. Lord Rosslyn won
notoriety three years ago by devils
Ing a scheme with which to break the
bank of Monte Carlo. Like others who
nave tried that game he failed. and
later went on the stage. In London he
met Anna Robinson and made her
Countess Rosslyn. A few months ago
separated In Paris. She declared
he English nobleinan was .im-
possible" to an American woman of any
spirit.
Ta'leyrand Perieord Divorced by Two
Wives.
MISS Bessie Beers Curtis, of Boston.
married the eccentric Marquis de Tall
leyrand-Perigord, later the Due de
1olno. When the marquis ceased to re-
ceive his enormous allowance he ner-
her for other women. He came
70 this country, visited New York.
and other places. At Newport
ne met Mrs. Richard Stevens, of New
4ork. tie returned to France at the
enc or n summer and Informed his
VIE that he intended to divorce her.
IN the meantime Mrs. Stevens made q
slinilar announcement to her husband.
The Marquis de Talleyrand refused
70 consent to the loss of her dearly |
bought title, Whereupon the elder Tall
'eyrand gave his son his title of Due
de Dino. Mrs. Stevens and the duke
were married. They lived together for'
some years, more or less unhappily.