Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
Abruzzi Must Get Consent of
Family to Wed Her.
NO ENGAGEMENT TILL THEN
Duke Inclined to Defy Queen
Mother, But Fiancee Opposed.
HE MIGHT BECOME AMERICAN
Senator Elkins Said to Welcome
This Way Out Of Difficulty.
Not to Cross Sea Yet.


i ELKINS. w. va, October 3o.-The mar
4 riage of katherine ElkinS. daughter of
| United States Senator Stephen B. Elliins,
/ to the Duke of the AbruZzi depends en-
tirely on the success of the nobleman in
eliminating the opposition which is still
manifested by some members of the royal
family in Italy, notably the queen mother.
/ If these relatives of the duke can be in
duced to give their consent the daughter
of Senator Elkins will become the bride
/ of ltaly's royal explorer and scientist. II
this consent is withheld the marriage will
not take place, for the simple reason
that Miss Elkins will not run the rish OF
| mourning the hostility which might pos
sibly follow such an alliance.
/ At the present time no engagement eX-
lists between Miss Elkins and the duke.
| There will be no engagement until such
time as the duke can assure Miss Elkins
| that she Will be welcomed to Italy by the
members of the royal family.
/ Mrs. Elkins and her daughter not only
| refuse to discuss the much-talke d-of mar
| riase. but they decline to see any one who
| expresses a desire to discuss that sub
| ject with them.
Senator Elkins declared last night that
it was manifestly impossible to discuss
+ the reported engagement for the reason
| that his daughter is not engaged He
! insisted that neither he nor any member
of his family would make a statement of
| any kind, and believe that i'll preserving
| absolute silence they will escape any pos
| slble mlsinterpretation.
| Miss Elkins to Decide.
| From a source that IS trustworthy. how
| ever. it is learned that Miss Elkins will
4 far
/ be. Neither her father nor mother will in
terpose any objections to the marriage,
always provided that the unanimous CON
sent of the royal family is obtained by
| the duke.
| No effort is made to conceal the fact
that Miss Elkins and the Duke of the
| AbruZzi love each other. It is admitted
| that they do.
/ 1t is pointed out however. that should
she consent to such a marriage Miss
| Elkins would make sacrifices. The free
| dom which she enjoys in this country
would be denied her in Italy.
She would not object to the restraint
| thus placed upon her if she We're assured
of hearty welcome by her husbands
| family.
The duke has not yet received the con-
| sent to his marriage that he wishes. and
| for that reason he is not planning to
| visit America in the immediate future
| For the same reason Miss Elkns is not
| making any plans for the wedding. She
| has neither bought nor planned her trous-
seau and she has not asked any of her
girl friends to act as her bridesmaids
She has not consulted Cardinal Glib
| bons with view to becoming acquainted
| with the religion of the duke. The car
| dinal has been visitor at the Elkns
| home for many years and should he APP
pear here today the family would not con-
\ slider the visit significant.
Th;nl~ n,,lxo uY:lJ
| 1t is believed here that the duke will
| succeed in overcoming the opposition to
his marriage This opposition is cen
! tered in the queen mother. and from all
! that can be learned here she steadfastly
adheres to her original position. It has
/ been suggested in some quarters that I'M
/ less Queen Margherita ralents the duke
Will marry without her consent
While such display of defiance of
| court etiquette is not looked for such an
attitude on his part would avail him
| nothing. TOR Miss Elkins would not be
| willing TO marry in the face of open dis
! cord
/ The only possible course open To the
duke IL the queen insisted on withholding
her consent would be To become AN Amer
| lean citizen. Such action although he
yond the range of probability. would un-
doubleday be pleasing to Senator Elkins
who is not at all attracted by titles or
| court grandeur.
He has great respect and admiration
| for the man who wishes to marry his
| daughter. and his friends here believe he
would give hearty assent to the marriage
/ II he could be assured that his daughters
/ happiness would not be impaired. The
senator. it is said has no fears for the
| happiness of his daughter as far as the
| duke himself is concerned and would have
| none at all if all parties concerned could
/ reach an agreement.
Miss Elkins Unconcerned
Because of the great publicity that is
being given the affair both i'm this country
| ana abroad Mrs. Elkins and her daughter
| are spending all of their time at their
| country home. They are entertaining a
number of guests and will continue to sur
round themselves with intimate friends
until November Il, when they will go to
Washington.
MISS Elklns apparently is the least con-
cerned of all those involved in the mar
rlase negotiations She is passionately
tond OF outdoor exercise and spends much
| OF her time riding horseback in the mo,,n
| famous country in the vicinity of her
| a party of friends
i! The subject of her engagement hoy.
| ever, is practically barred by mutual con
sent. mat she hears from her sutton fire.
queHliy is evidenced by the numerous
| letters bearing Italian postmarks which
reach the Elkins post office Even ner
| most intimate friends have not been
made confidantes about the subject mat
| ter of the epistles.
Whatever may be the outcorn, of Tho
duke endeavors to comply with all the
TRADITIONS OF the reignng house OF Italy
ana at the same TIME take an American
sirl Tor ms wife the Elkins family are de-
termlned that Miss Ekins shall nor be
placed III an embarrassing position what
| ever the final decision of the duke and his
ii may ne. lhey are equally sole
| 1tous to avoid anything which world
prove annoying or troublesome To the
| duke. "
! Hence the silence, which. ii is said will
| not be broken until a definite decision has
!, been arrived at by Miss Elkins and the
| Duke of the Abruzzi.
Prince Nicholas Of Montenegro.
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