The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-27
MISS MOORE'S PIANCE A DUKE
TROUGH THE "ALMANACH DE
GOTTA" DOESN'T SAY 30.

n Gave the TerlsnIa Family a Page and q
Half In o and Next Time wanted q
Lot Of Money. Dsa Marine says. and
Ihey Decfdcd That n Wasn't worth lt.
Don Marine Torlcnia, brother of the Prince
Of Civitella-Cesi and Of the Duke Of Poll
and Guadagnoia. who arrived here from
Italy this week with his hancee, Miss Elsie
Moore, daughter OF Charles A. Moore,
came down from the Moore summer home
at Belle Haven, Conn. yesterday n went
to the Office of Annibale r. Massiglia, the
Consul-G General Of Italy.
Don Marino had a letter from the Italian
Minister Of Foreign Affairs asking Consul
General Massigiia to be Of what service
he could to Don Marine. The Italian
nobleman was advised to present tho letter
at the consulate in view OF statements
attributed to attaches OF the consulate
which gave the impression that Miss Moore's
fance wasn't called by any other title in
Italy except -Don.' which doesn't mean
any more thar Mister"
A Brooklyn newspaper which makes
a business OF looking up the records Of
foreign noblemen who are engaged 10
marry young women from that borough
or from any other part of the country,
20 hat the young woman can be saved
from a near title II the nobleman doesn't
prove to be the real goods, got out all the
genealogical books as soon at it heard
that Miss Moore was to marry a TorIonia-
The Brooklyn genealogical expert natu-
rally turned first to the 1907 edition Of the
Atm1ndch de Gothd, because that fat little
book with the red covers has beer regarded
generally as the final authority on all ques-
tons concerning the foreign nobility. To
the astonishment OF the expert the Al
mdndeh de Gothd didn't nave a line about
Don Marine Torlonia and it didn't mention
Don Marino's brothers, the Prince Civitella-
Cesi and the Duke of Poll and C~uadagnola.
The Italian Consulate was hunted up,
and some one there said he didn't believe
Don Marino had any title. although there
wasn't any doubt about his brothers titles.
Then the Brooklyn investigator Of foreign
titles came right out and told the girls
of that borough hat they needn't be en-
vious Of Miss Moore, because there was
VI enoW tDut NIL Wdb n buh0 ~
all.
When Don Marine called yesterday on
Consul General Massiglia with his letter
the Consul General received him with
open arms and told him he was sorry il the
comments about his title had caused him
any pain. Don Marine laughed and said
while he considered the subject a
personal one. he never bothered
about any title himself. and didn't care
whether other folks addressed him as
Duke" or just plain Mister"
Don Marine was asked yesterday IL he
could explain why the Aimdnach de Goha
had left out the Torlonis family for the
six years. The edition of 1901 de-
voted a page and a half to the family. start
ing with Marino's great-grandfather. Clio
Raimondo Torlonia, the Italian
who in the latter part OF the nine
teenth century was created a noble Of the
Holy Roman Empire, and also got a title
from Pope Plus VII. and ending with the
generation.
six ear ago. said Don Marine. my
Leopold. the Duke Of Poll and
who had attended TO sending
thef family history to the Atmandch de GoGha
In the past, filed out the blanks that were
sent to us and mailed them to the pub
Of the Aimdnach a. usual. In q very
short time there came Q demand that We
pay ar enormous sum to be represented
In the Almdnach, otherwise the nsrt edition
mention us My brothers and I
decided that the Torlonia family was too we'll
known to pay a big amount Of money to
be mentioned in a book that was supposed
10 include all members Of the nobility.
30 we refused to have anything more to
do with it. That's the reason why you
don't see the Torlonia family in the Al
de Gothd any more"
While the 1901 edition Of the Aimdndch
nothing TO say Of Don Marines except
that he was born at Poll on July 20. 1881. !
an Italian genealogical expert said yester-
day that being a brother Of q Prince and
4 Duke Don Marino was regarded IN Italy !
rs a Duke himself.
1t was learned yesterday that when the
Marino- Moore marriage takes place in the !
there will be three ceremonies. Don !
is a Roman Catholic and has a
etter from the Pope to Cardinal Gibbons |
the dispensation for the wedding.
Besides the Roman Catholic there will be
! civil and Protestant Episcopal ceremony. |
About one hundred Invitations will be sent
,ut, Mr. Mo, re SAID yeste, day |
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