Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
Marriage Of First Cousins.

first cousins He is son of the late
Gen. Henry du Pont and brother Of Col.
Henry A. du Pont, the senior United
States senator from Delaware. She is
q daughter of the late Victor du Pont,
an eminent lawyer of Wilmington.
Salisbury was a law student with
Mays father It is said an ardent
friendship existed between the pros
pective barrister and the daughter of
his legal preceptor before she was the
wife of any one.
One of the interesting episodes now go
ing the rounds in Wilmington is that i'm
mediately after the ceremony which made
May du Pont the wife of her wealthy
cousin she plucked a spray of orange
with glance, handed the flowers to
Salisbury. This. as may be imagined,
caused no end of comment at the time.
The marriage Of these cousins was far
from happy. No children blessed their
union. 1t was freely predicted. for an ex-
tended period. that divorce would be
the finale. Sure enough this very thing
came to pass The attentions which
Salisbury is said to have paid to May
du Pont were talked about, as was to be
expected.
No children have been born to the
Saulsburys.
Since the original break in the du Points
due to the entire of Salisbury a large
tracised him. This condition still con-
tinues.
For instance. Senator du Pont, brother
of William du Pont, does not speak to
will not enter a house where the Sauls-
burys are either entertained or invited.
T. Coleman du Pont president of the
powder company. whose wife Is sister
Of Mrs. Saulsbuy, is likewise not on
speaking terms with his brother-in-law
The same strained relations exist between
Salisbury and Pierre du Pont treas
urer of the powder company, they not
having spoken In years.
salisbury Against Tribe.
1t Is reported that Salisbury has fire.
quently alluded to the du Point family as
that tribe. This evidently shows that
the legal representative of the defendant
in the Islander case cannot have much at
heart the interests OF the "Aibe," not
withstanding 1t has been given out that
he will uphold the faction of the family
whom Alfred l. du Pont is prosecuting.
1t is said the 'paradng" of the du Pont
inside affairs Is much to his liking
Wonderment is expressed, as a result
that he should be affiliated with the
present suit.
In abolition to other phases Of this mix
up, Mrs. r. Coleman du Pont has not
been friendly with her sister, Mrs. Sauls-
bury, since the latter was divorced. The
social status Of the Saulsburys, accord
ingiy. is not comparable to a bed of
roses.
Salisbury, as is we'll known, was. for a
number of years. democratic .aspirant
for United States senator. His marriage,
and the incidents connected. Herewith,
it Is generally understood. were barriers
that he ran up against in the strife for
votes. They must have proved an effec-
tive obstacle, for he Is now practically
out Of politics.
Divorces Procured In West.
II is a matter or note that William du
Pont. former husband Of Mrs. Salisbury,
and Alfred l. du Pont both went to the
same western state to secure their
divorces. The purpose, it Is said. was to
minimize discussion Of the proceedings in
Delaware. William du Pont owns and
resides upon the former estate of Presi-
dent Madison, in Orange county, Virginia
the largest and handsomest in the Old
Dominion commonwealth.
Coupled with the announcement that
Salisbury, is the fact that the senator is
also estranged from his brother William.
and all over the divorce Of William and
May du Pont and the subsequent mar
riage Of the wife to Salisbury.
The Saulsburys were married by Rev.
II. Ashton Henry. rector of Trinity Epis-
copal Church, Wilmington. In line with
the tenets of the Episcopal Church
against the remarriage of a divorced per-
son, the late Bishop Coleman, it is said,
censured Mr.. Henry for performing the