Evening journal., 1906-07-16

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BY Civil Process.
Mrs. Burke Roche became Mrs Ba-
tonyi in this city. She and the four
m-hand expert were united by civil pro-
cess. That much was communicated TO
their friends. and there the information
stopped Who performed the marriage.
or where, or precisely when. was not
divuged. Sumcient was said in the
Telegraph dispatches to Newport and the
cable messages to the capitals Of France
and England to betray that the ma
irons wedding was a postscript to her
daughter's-that the echoes of the
chimes of Grace Church perhaps had
not died away IN happyland ere the
elder woman-if one so eternally young
as Frank Works heiress may he so de-
scribed-was listening TO the fairy
music that made her own heart glad
Mrs Burke Roche may have gone be-
fore the alderman or justice or notary
with BatonY in the very gown she
wore for her little girls" wedding.
1t is probable. however. society thinks
that a woman Of her universally recog-
nized good taste would dress for a pri-
waite marriage even more quietly than
she did for the Grace Church ceremony.
The society leaders, creed-her whole
existence, it may be said-is summed in
regard for the fitness of things.
or the Batonyi- Roche match as a
match society had little to say. Mem
bers of the charmed circle possessing
enough temerity to criticise Mrs. Burke
Roche for anything she might do al
ready had expressed their disapproval.
Society folk who had no adverse COM
ment to make mostly were afraid to
commit themselves to Endorsement of
the union.
What Frank Work would say was a
Tar more Interesting question 1t was
assumed his opinion would be voiced
In the crisp phrases for which he is
celebrated-particularly in speaking of
attorneys who have presumed to cross
examine him. Work years ago gave
utterance to strong views on foreigners
as husbands for American women. He
was so indignant over the treatment he
sald his daughter had received at the
hands of her Irish spouse that he vowed
ms granddaughter Cynthia never should
become the bride Of any one save a
native of the United States. Ii was
at his instance that Miss Roche. when
she became the fancee of young Bur-
den' forswore allegiance to iKng Ed
ward and declared herself at citizen of
the Union, although, as the niece of
Lord Fermoy on her fathers side If
was possible she would become a,titlo5
10 De called the Honorable Miss Roche
in England. where that sort Of tbing
Is valued. Batonyi is a Hungarian.
In Newport Friday
The Batonyis' on Friday last were
IN Newport They said nothing OF their
marriage then, though now it is known
they We're one at that time. Instead
or taking their friends into their con-
hdence on the spot, they waited until
their arrival here to issue notices Of
their union. Then they hurried Off
to Canada, whence it was understood
they would sail for Europe in a steam-
ship putting out Of Montreal. Friends
In this city said they knew the whip
and his fashionable bride had Started
Tor the trip up the Saguenav. that
they would visit Quebec in the course
OF their tour probably stopping i'm the
fIohtenac there, and that from the
helghts OF Abraham they would re-
turn to Montreal, from which city they
would take passage direct to the other
side. There was little likelihood. it was
said that the States would see much
Of the bridal couple until their match
should come to be regarded calmly bv
society and by Work with as much
composure as he could be expected to
muster under any conditions not map-
ped out to suit his fancy
The young Mrs. Burden must be en-
tirely satisfied with everything her
comely mamma might do. was looked
on as matter of course. She aluavs
has been known as a dutiful daughter
and even when her father. then a
British AZ. p, attempted to regain
/ possession Of her. she remained true
to her mother. 1t was assumed. too
that such member of the Burden fam
4 lily as were on good terms with Mis-
tress Cynthia's bridegroom would re-
ceive the news with equanimity and on
the return to America of Batonvi and
his bride would welcome them to their
roofs. Anyway, fashionables said. the
matron doubtless would be as independ-
ent as Mrs Batonyi, as she had been
Mrs Roche. and in addition undoubt-
| Iedly would preserve the magnetism
that had made her popular in more
than one country If society here
should not behave nicely about her
second marriage, so much the worse
for society.
No Match at All.
But it was altogether different as to
England's view of the match. For one
thing, i'm English eyes it was no match
at ALL, since the British courts de-
clined to recognize the Delaware di-
vorce Mrs. Roche obtained after leav-
ing her first husband on the other side
and taking refuge in her fathers Madi-
son Square home.
The Delaware court not only grant
ed a decree to Mrs. Roche, but gave
her the custody of her children-Cyn-
thia, the eldest, and Maurice and Fran
els, twins. News of her divorce was
spread through the United Kingdom.
and the editors Of Burke's peerage in
the next edition of their book publish
ed the fact that a decree had been
entered against Roche. Thereupon the
lrishman began suit against the edi-
tors and won, it being held that so
far as Great Britain and Ireland were
concerned, at any rate, Mrs. Roche had
no divorce.
Whether that ruling extended to
British possessions was not known to
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