The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-07-15
AMERICAN GIRL
TO WE'D PRINCE
ENGAGEMENT OF AUSTRIAN PRE-
TENDER TO THE PORTUGUESE
THRONE AND MISS ANITA
STEWART is ANNOUNCED.

LONDON, July 1.-THE Austrian
embassy here today announced the
engagement Of Prince Miguel of
Braganza, eldest son of Duke
Michael. the pretender to the Portu-
guese throne, to Miss Anita Stewart,
daughter of Mrs. James Henry Smith
of New York.
Prince Miguel was born Septem-
Der %, 1878. He is the son Of Duke
Michael by his first wife, Princess
Elizabeth of Thurn-und-Taxis, whom
he married in 1877.
Miss Anita Stewart is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. James Henry Smith, who
was formerly the wife of William
Rhinelander Stewart. Mr.. Smith
died while the family were travelling
in Japan two years ago, leaving an
estate estimated at about 100000
900. Miss Stewart will not take
much of this sum to Prince Miguel,
however, for her share. in the estate
is only a life interest in 100000.
Miss Stewart has known Prince
Miguel for several years, and recent
ly renewed this acquaintance in
London, where the prince has been
spending the season.. He has been a
frequent guest at the handsome
house of the Duke of Somerset, in
Grosvenor square, which Mrs. Smith
recently leased. 1t is probable that
the marriage will take place in Lon
don, but this has not yet been
settled, Mrs. Smith and her daughter
having left London today for Aus
tria, where the details of the nuptials
will be arranged in consultation with
the Braganza family.
Prince Miguel is the grandson of
EX-King Miguel, of Portugal, and an
officer in the Austrian army. His
name has been mentioned in connec-
ton with no less than three other
American heiresses in the past few
months.
The prince has figured nearly a
dozen times within the past two
years in reported International en-
gagements and has become known to
American readers as the perpetual
finance Miss Mary Pullman of
Chicago; Mrs. Samuel Stone Chaun-
cey of st. Louis and an unidentified
Miss Vanderbilt" of New York, are
among those who have been report
ed as won by the son of the pre-
tender.
His attentions to Miss Stewart
have been marked since she was, pre-
sented to King Edward by Ambassa-
dor Reid, in June: 1908.
y Mics CtoUorf nado bop cno;ol do
but at one of the most elaborate and
costly balls ever seen in New York,
given by Mr.. Smith in December,
1905. before his marriage to Mrs.
Stewart, at his Fifth avenue man
sion, formerly the home of William
C. Whitney. A few months after the
ball Mrs. Stewart obtained a divorce
from Mr.. Stewart in Dakota, and
this was followed shortly by her
marriage to the eccentric millionaire,
known in Wall street as Silent
Smith.
There was also no surprise when
society heard of the marriage of the
divorced wife of William Rhinelan-
der Stewart to James Henry Smith.
Following the divorce and the
marriage, New York saw very little
of the couple. They remained abroad
most of the time and Miss Anita
Stewart cast her lot with her mother,
while the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
art remained with his father.
During the winter of 1906-07 Mr..
and Mrs. Smith and Miss Stewart
started on a tour of the world with
the expectation of occupying for a
time on their return to this city thu
Smith mansion. Mr.. Smith died in
Japan in March and his widow and
brought his body home.
When the will of Mr.. Smith was
read it was found that instead of the
many millions it was expected Mrs.
Smith was to receive the widow had
received a bequest of 100000 iE
lieu of dover, and that Miss Anita
Stewart had received a life interest
in 500 Chicago, Milwaukee & st.
Paul Railway company 4 per cent
bonds of $1,000 each. But, 1t was
said at the time of their marriage
Mrs. Smith had received from her
husband a gift of $1,000 900 and
Jewels worth more than that sum-.
The bulk of the millions we're left by
lanes Henry Smith to his nephew,
George G. Mason. whose share