The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-02-13
Wedding Will
Occur Saturday

NEW YORK. Feb. 13.-with the
marriages of Miss Theodore shonts
and the Due de Chaulnes but two days
distanct, New York society is begin.
ming to manifest almost as much, in,
terest in the event as in the recent
vanderbiIt-Szechenyl wedding. The
ceremony will be a simple one and
will be performed Saturday at noon
in the home of the parents of the
Monsignor NJ. ]. Lavelle, rector of st.
Patrick's cathedral, who married Miss
Gladys Vanderbilt and Count Szech-
enyl, will perform the cermony. 1t
is stated on good authority that the
Due de Chaulnes will receive no dot"
from Mr.. Shonts, although 1t is likely
that Miss Theodore will be the reel
pient of liberal cash wedding gift.
Reversing the usual order Of things,
the Due de Chaulnes and Miss Theo-
dora Shonts will not go to Europe on
their honey moon. The Due and his
bride intend to make tour of this
country.
Miss Shonts has travelled more ex-
tensively in Europe than in her own
country, so the pair probably will take
a trip to the South, and may go as far
as the Pacific coast.
Many stories have been told Of the
courtship of the young French noble
man, and of the trials and tribulationsI
through which he has passed in his
efforts to secure the consent OF Theo.
dore Shonts, father Of the prospective
bride, to the marriage. Mr.. shonts
now thinks better OF his future SON
in.law and is apparently reconciled toI
his daughters choice. He said:
mo question of a settlement on the
Duke has arisen as an issue and none
will. am saying this regretfully,
because such subjects never arise
when the bridegroom is an Amerl.
saa.
Nov that I feel absolutely sure of
my ground. 1 am willing to admit that
year or so ago / did share the gen
eral prejudice against titled foreign
ers as husbands, and when this young
man first devoted himself to my
daughter. I was reluctantly opposed.
Ny eldest daughter, Marguerite, felt
quite as did, and together we deter
mined that the Duke must stand the
test Of long acquaintance.
a have the utmost confidence in
the Judgment of Miss Marguerite
shonts. who looks upon the pro
posed engagement dispasslonately.
One day she told me that, to her
mind, the Duke was everything man
should be. and I withdrew any objec-
lions may have had before that
time. Now that the Wedding is only
two days away. can safely say that
our intimacy with young De Chaulnes
has strengthened my and my daugh-
ter's changed opinions. He is too
nearly a relative of mine now for me
to say much more. but am quite as
enthusiastic about my daughters
CltOlC9 dS Sue ueTSell,
The romance between Miss Theo-
dora and the duke Is thus described
by relative:
THE fact that the Due had a title
came nearly keeping him out OF the
shonts family. While come American
girls have been eager to obtain title,
Miss shonts was not and many times
she wept bitter tears over the fact that
the man of her choice was so afflicted.
"ot course, 1t was all because OF
Mr.. shonts. When Mrs. Shonts
learned that her daughter and the
Due were in love, she made inquiries
IN regard to him." said the relative.
Having satisfied herself that he was
acceptable as man, when he breach
ed the subject to her again. she told
him that he would have to win the
consent OF Mr.. shonts and II he did
that he had her consent. On the face
OF It, this looked like fair PROPOSE
ton. and the Due followed Mrs.
Shonts and her daughters to this
country. When Mr.. shonts was
spoken to about the match by Mrs.
Shonts, he came out In a flatfooted
American sort of way and declared
that he wanted no titles in his fam
ny. that plain everyday American
, was, in his opinion. better than titled
foreigner
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