The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-10-08
STARVING FOR ROMANCE
Prince Troubetzkoy Explains the Sc.
cret Of Foreign Marriages..

New York, Oct. 8.-"American wo-
men Of society are simply starving for
romance" said Prince Pierre Trou-
betzkoy today in a talk regarding his
forthcoming novel, 1.-THE Passer-by.'
The book seeks to clear up the prob
lem OF why foreign men seem to be
peculiarly fascinating to the Ameri-
can girl, the problem which puzzles
the American man at every announce
merlt Of new international love af-
fair. And certainly it would appear
that Prince Troubetzkoy, the husband
of Amelia Rives, and the son Of an
American woman who preferred an
Italian nobleman for a., husband
would be the ideal man to answer the
question. He is in the rare position
Of knowing not only the new and the
old world civilizations, but of knowing
them from a point of view formed
BY q crossroads Of the Anglo-Saxon
and the Latin mind :
Before we go further" said the
prince, "let me say do not aver that
the American men and women in my
book are typical Americans; they are,
however. typical New Workers.. 1t is
only New York people that l know
at all.
"ln Europe there Is q large class
OF men who havh leisure-or at least
take ito cultivnta the art of pleas
Ing, OF making their association with
other men and women as agreeable
as possible. Now, all this takes leis-
ure to accomplish, and II the Amerl-
can man is less attractive to a wo-
man than the foreigner It is because
he Is too busy-or has got into the
habit Of feeling too busy-to acquire
the subtler graces of social life. Wo-
men are idealists and lovers Of ro-
nance, and this, what call precious,
style OF dress and manners of the Eu-
ropean makes an instant appeal.
And It is this idealism and love
OF romance in women which account
for the fascination a title exerts over
them. 1t is not snobbery on their
part; least Of all are American wo-
men snobs. They are too sunny and
humorous for that. The American wo-
man Of society simply Is starving for
romance, and her heart goes out to
whatever man will take the time to
understand and sympathize with this
craving.
"on the other hand, the so-called
titled fortune hunter is not conscious
ly fortune hunter. 1t is not a for
tune, as such, that lures him. What
he seeks, is an. opportunity to per-
petuate the ideals OF gentle living
with which his forefathers have in
stilled him. Americans will yet come
to realize as common sense what
seems sordid in European marriage
behind this seeming sordiness lies
the ideal of civilization, in which. the
only value of money lies in it's power
to promote agreeableness between
people and taste whicht only the best
In art, literature and life can salts.
".
Doubtless the next generation Of
New York's wealthy society will close
" approach the European idea of CIV
ililed living. At present society is
suffering from . sort Of money drank
ennesS. It is noisy, FOSTERING, COS
siping, scandal mongering. This, OF
course, will come to an end, for It will
become tiresome. II st4
And in place of the spendins.
speed-loving millionaires Of today:
there will be . developed a class Of
men such az there is in Eng
land and on the continent, who will
use their leisure for the benefit Of the
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