Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-02-14

riace of Miss Theodore Shonts and
fhe Duc de Chaulnes but two days dis
tant, New York society is beginning
to manifest almost as much interest
in the event as in the recent Wander
bilt-Szechenyl wedding. The cere-
rnony will be = simple one and Will be
performed Saturday at noon IN the
nome of the parents of the bride 10
cast Thirty-fifth street. Monslgnor
M. 7. Layelle, rector of St Patricks
cathedral, who married Miss GLADYS
Vanderbilt and Count Szechenyi, Will
nerform the ceremony. 1t is stated
on good authority that the Due de
fhaulnes will receive no dot from
Mr.. Shonts, although it is likely that
Miss Theodore will be the recipient
of a liberal cash wedding gift.
Reversing the usual order Oh things,
the Due de Chaulines and Miss Theo-
dora Shonts will not go to Europe
on their honey moon The Due and
his bride intend to make a tour of this
country.
Miss Shonts has Travelled more ex-
tensively in Europe than in her own
country, so the pair probably will take
q trip to the South, and may 90 as lar
rs the Pacific coast.
Many stories have been told OF the
eourtship OF the young French noble
.o1, ;h,,1a innc
offered 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
Sn-law and is apparently reconciled TO
his daughters choice, He said:
mo question of a settlement on the
Duke has arised as an issue and none
will. | am saying this regretfuly,
because such subjects never arise
when the bridegroom is an Ameri-
can.
Nov that | feel absolutely sure OF
any ground am willing to admit that
a 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, was reluctantly opposed
MY eldest daughter, Marguerite, felt
quite as | did, and together we deter
mined that the Duke must stand the
test of long acquaintance.
II have the utmost confidence in
the Judgment of Miss Marguerite
posed engagement dispassionately.
One day she told ME that, to her mind,
the Duke was everything man
should be, and I withdrew any obiec-
tions. Now that the wedding is only
two days away, ! can safely say that
our intimacy with young De Chaulnes
had strengthened my and my daugh-
ter's changed opinions. He is too
nearly relative Of mine now for me
to say much more, but / am quite as
enthusiastic about my daughters
choice as she herself.
The romance between Miss Theo-
dora and the duke is thus described
by relative:
1.-The fact that the Due had title
came nearly keeping him out of the
Shonts family. While some Ameri-
can girls have been eager to obtain a
title, Miss ShontS was not, and many
times she wept bitter tears over the
fact that the man of her choice was
so afflicted.
"Of course, it was all because of
Mr.. Shonts. When Mrs. Shonts learn
ed 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 hroach-
ed the subject to her again, Sac told
him that he would have to Win the
consent of Mr.. Shonts. and j. le did
then he had her consent. On .se face
Of it, this looked like q g2ir ploposi-
ton, and the Due fcll2We1 Mrs.
Shonts and her daugl = 70 this
GUILTY. WITH uMl ~c4Asilo NaS
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 family,
than plain everyday American was,
in his opinion. better than titled
foreigner.
''The young man came as per or
der and tried to see Mr.. Shonts. lie
called at the house when Mr.. ShontS
was in, and the fond father OF Miss
Theodore refused to Sc him. He pre-
scented his card at Mr.. Shont's office
aud received word that Mr.. Shont:
was busy"
Mr.. Shonts al that time. according