Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-03-21
Italian Duke Is Going Home TO
Get Kings Consent to Wed
Miss Katherine EIkinS.
ROMANCE INTERESTING ROME
Holds that Absence Of Official Denial
Confirms the Rumored Engage
ment Of the Kings Cousin to the
Daughter of the United States Sem
ator from West Virginia-Public-
fty Displeases the Ambassador.
Special by Untted Press wire:

Special by United Press Wire:
NEW YORK, Mar. 21:-The Duke
of the Abruzzi, who. report has it, is
to marry Miss Katherine Elkins, the
daughter of Senator Elkins, of West
Virginia, sailed on the Lusitania to-
day. His demeanor indicated that he
expects to be back soon and that he
then expects to claim his bride.
From all reports, 1t is evident he
is on his way to Rome to secure King
Victor Emanuel's formal consent to
the marriage and to attend to all
arrangements there.
Advices from Rome and Washington
indicate that the royal italian is hur-
rying to Rome to obtain the consent
of King Victor Emmanuel to the en-
gagement Of himself and Miss Rather
inc Elkins. The couple spent some
time together yesterday in Baltimore,
where they met Senator Elkins, the
young woman's father, and ex-senator
Davis, her grandfather.
The dispatches from Rome were to
the effect that the duke had won the
consent of Miss Elkins and that, with
the sanction Of King Emmanuel obtain
ed, he would return without delay to
Washington and make the young wo-
man his bride. Rome believes that
the king will approve of the match,
although he has indicated q desire for
Abruzzi to take his wife from one of
the royal families of Europe The ro-
nance Of the duke has aroused great
interest throughout Italy and the fact
that no official denial was given out
In Rome to the persistent reports of
an engagement was taken as practical
proof that 1t exists and that the we'd
ding only waits on royal consent.
Private Affair, Declares Planches.
Italian Ambassador Mayor des Plan
ches and his official and unofficial
household have uniformly maintained
the greatest reticence In regard to the
movements and doings OF the duke
averring that he was travelling in his
privite capacity Of a gentleman whose
personal affairs were nobody's business
but his own. For this reason only the
scantest possible information respect
Ing his doings have been made public.
In view, however, of the various
publications respecting the dukes WIS.,
1t to this. country and particularly to
Washington and the reputed results
the Italian ambassador consented to
give out through his secretary an in
formal statement bearing on the sub
ject. It was substantially as follows:
'"The question of an engagement is q
private matter, and nobody has a right
to know anything about 1t.
s'The statement that there was q
meeting of the Elkins family at the
italian embassy several nights ago is
absolutely false. No member of the
Elkins family has been at the en-
bassy either during the dukes visit nor
for a long period prior to that time.
Duke Going Back to Naval Command.
''The duke was in this country on a
regular leave of absence granted him
by the minister of marine while his
vessel is undergoing some improve
ments. The vessel Is at Spezia, one
of the principal Italian ports. The
dukes leave is now exhausted, and he
goes back to resume command Of the
vessel. The duke is leaving ON the
best terms with his acquaintance and
friends. To some of them he has CIV
en- assurances that he win be back In
the near future.
Therefore statements published here
and In various parts of the United
States concerning the dukes visit and
its result are incorrect and show lack
of kindness and courtesy"