Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-05
Long llsl Of American Girls Who
Gave Their Husbands GIIIIoas.
THEhREsuLTEV uHHAPpIlY
Here and There, However. There are
caess whsre the Unions Have Lead
to consensmont--many Heirs Pre-.
esnsed to Foreign Noblomon.

u a
/. american girls have married titled
/, foreigners, and II careful statistIcan
ms figured that u trlle more than
: SsuS,uuO,UO0 has been taken over seas
through cupid's influences. This
Samount doessnot Include the fortune
OF Miss Gladys Vanderbilt, who be-
came tho bride of Count Szechenyl.
OF Hungary.
Not only have tho marriages. OF
american heiresses filed the depleted
coiiers OF foreign noblemen. but many
OF the falr Americans have presented
lheir husbands with heirs to Inherit
the Titles. Also have tho American
wives become prominent In politics
md society of foreign countries. not
aliy those who have married British
noblamen.
But the record OF nfelicltous inter-
national marriages is certainly appal-
ing and the divorce court history
OF the past few years teens with tho
names OF titled Foreigners who mar
Red rich American girls. There are
I q rev OF these cases In which the
american wife did not bring tho suit
either for separation or divorce.
some OF the matches have been
love matches. and In these instances,
With Few exceptions. the American
wives have been happy. But these ara
the exceptions that prove the rule.
unhappiness. shame and ignominy
nave come In most OF the information
q, marriages.
The most recent American heiress
10 Obtain n divorce was the Countess
y de Castellane, who was Miss Anna
: Gouid This was love match that
sndcd tlisastrously. Ana when Miss
Gould married the picturesque Boni II
was confidently believed 1t was M
ion that. would bring happiness to the
bride, Miss Gould brought sGO00Ooo
to her count.
When three sons We're born 10 the
s couple there was ali the more reason
TO believe the couple were happy Tho
outcome OF the marriage IL only too
well known. HumiIiatcd her wom
ans pride outraged, ana her love
dead, the Countess de Castellane
sought freedom in the divorce court.
md was fortunate enough to win Il.
The marriage of Consuelo Wander
bilt to the DIXIE OF Marlborough wns
another unfortunate alliance. Miss
Vanderbilt paid $10,O0o,oOO for her I'll
4 tie. Tho separation OF the Duke and
Duchess OF Marlborough constituted
the greatest sensation of years. King
Edward did what he could to prevent
the uphcaval, but failed.
IT was said at tho time OF tho sep
aratIon that the duchess had agreed
to settle 100000 year on her titled
husband In order to- obtain separation
without resort to tho courts.
The duchess retained possession OF
her two children. the Marquis OF
Blandford and Lord Ivor Spencer
Churchill
Miss Mary Goelet. who married the
4 Duke OF Roxburghe, in May. 1903. wns
one OF the wealthiest of American
heiresses to marry titled foreigner.
Miss Gociet. the daughter OF Ogden
: Goelet, was worth In her own right
over S10,000.000. This entire amount
was actually Miss Goelet's dowry. but
only u small part OF her Inheritance
yfowry amounted TO more than $1,000.
COO, WITS settled on her husband-not
more: than $1,000 900. 1t was reported
This union has apparently heen n
happy one.
1Nhe Bawlley Martins became allied
with the English in 1908. when Cor
nel!a Martin married the Earl of Cra-
ven. The brides dowry vas more
than .$1,000,000. Children graced this
union.
Hiss Adele Grant. daughter of Cen
eral F. d. Grant and granddaughter
OF General u. S, Grant, brought Il
small dowry in money TO Prince Cam
tacuzene OF Russia. to whom she was
{ married In 1899. An heir has heen
bern to the count
Al notable international alliance was
that OF Miss Mary Letter, of Chicago
and Washington, TO Lord Curxon. af-
terward Viceroy OF India. Lady Cur
zonis now dead. She was one OF the
most brilliant American women
abroad during her day. and achieved
great honor both for herself and for
her husband,
Marguerite ("Daisy') Letter. her
sister, aleo married title, and be-
rame tho wife OF the Earl OF Suffolk.
Both American women brought their
husbands dowries of S2,000.0U0 each.
They were the daughters OF Levi z.
Letter.
Miss Helen Morton, daughter OF
I I.sovI p. Morton. former vice. president.
married the Due de yalencay, from
whom she was later, separated. Her
father settled $4,000 q year on her
y Miss Eva Bryant Mackay, who he
came the Princess Colonna; Miss Ha-
gan. who pacame the Countess Fes-
Iatics. and Miss Clara Huntington.
vho became the Princess Hatzfeldt.
we're three American helresses who
brought their husbands million dollar
siowries. &
20 runs the list through the