The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-07-19
A ROYAL MATCH
Former Miss Theodora Shouts Secret.
ly Engaged TO French Prince.

Paris, July ia report that the
duchess de Chaulnes, formerly Miss
Iheodora Shonts of Chicago, whose
husband died April "a, 1908. is secret
lv engaged to Prince Joachim Murat,
one OF the most eligible of the young
beaux of Paris, is being circulated
here in spite OF the strong denials of
the princes father. who says that his
son has hardly finished his education.
The rulnor seems to come from the
intimates of the prince. who is one
of the members of the bachelors set
which has distinguished itself during
the last season by arranging a series
of lavish balls and dinner parties i'm
recognition of the invitations re-
ceived from Partisan hostesses last
winter. Young Murat is a leading
spirit in this undertaking, which is
unique in social life here
Meets Duchess mt Ball.
1t was at one of these affairs that
Murat met the young widow. accord
ing to correspondents informant. who
said the occasion was after the eX-
piration of a year following the death
of the Due de Chaulnes The season
closed with an elaborate masked ball.
at which, in the words of the CORES
pondent's informant, the duchess APP
peared as a white goose" while a
mysterious girl accompanying her, and
supposed to be her sister. made a
great impression as a green butterfly
From this ball. say certain social
prophets, dates the alleged Murat-
Chaulnes engagement.
Prince Murat, who is "a years old,
is performing military service in a
cavalry regiment near Paris. but when
off duty his home is given as the Cha
teu de Luneville. country seat of the
Duchess d'UZes, who is closely related
to the Chaulnes family and who often
invites the young American duchess
to visit her there. According to French
ideas. such meeting naturally is con-
Sidered a preliminary to marriage ne
gotiations.
Mrs. Shonts Keeps Silence.
Mrs. Shonts and her younger daugh-
ter are at the Chateau de Boursault.
near Epernay. They refuse to COM
ment in any way on the rumor. hut
Prince Murat the elder. who is still
youngish man. an arbiter in the
fashionable sporting circles of Paris
and head of the jockey club, said to
the correspondents:
There are only two Prince Murats.
l am one and Joachim, my son. is the
other. l will answer for him that he
is not engaged. while as for myself,
am not widower and nurse no
matrimonial prospects for the near
future"
Marriage plans for Miss Theodore
CLnnfc apI tho n1o 6n Chon1poc ,,,oro
announced by the Shonts family at the
beginning of 1908, after number of
denials that an engagement existed,
and the news was a topic of wide
spread interest among society people.
The marriage took place in New
York city February Is, 1909, only a
few weeks after the hetrothal was
made public. and was one of the most
notable weddings of the season.
Shortly after their marriage the
couple departed for France and took
up their residence in the dukes cha
teau. He was found dead in his bed
April "a, 1908. After the death of her
husband the duchess was reported to
contemplate returning to her native
land. but later this was denied. as she
desired that the birth of her child and
heir to the title should take place in
France. She gave birth to a son
November II. 1908.
Young Joachim Napoleon Michel
Murat, prince of Ponte-C Corve. born in
Paris in 1885, is the great great grand
son of two of the first Napoleon S
marshals. His father. Prince Joachim,
the fifth Prince AIurat. is the son of a
man born in the United States.