The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1909-09-15
NEW YORK GIRL
WEEDS A PRINCE
MISS ANITA STEWART BECOMES
PRINCESS = BRAGANZA.
Pays His Highness' Debts and Gives
Him Vast FOrtme-Occurred in
Scotland Where Brides Mother
Has Rented Castle.
Special 10 The Herald.

MISS Anita stewart, daughter OF MIS-
James Henry Smith of New I DIRK be-
came the bride of Prince Miguel of
Braganza at noon today here, in the
little Roman Catholic chapel of St.
Lawrence The congregation of this
church is made up of descendants of
the clans who belonged to the faith in
the days of Mary, Queen of Scots. The
chapel was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. A leading feature of
the decorations were the colors ruby
and blue, associated for generations
with the house of Braganza- The
avenue leading from Tulloch castle
which Mrs. Smith has rented for the
autumn, was also spanned by several
arches and gay with American, Aus
trian and Portuguese flags.
The bride was accompanied by her
mother and her brother, w. R. Stew
art. ir., who gave her away. Prince
Miguel was supported by his younger
brother, Prince Francis Joseph
Bishop chisholm of Aberdeen Oflic-
lated, assisted by Father Frazier of
DingwaH and Father Macdonald of
GIenhinnan. The ceremony was fol-
lowed by the ceelebration of low mass,
after which the bishop pronounced
the pope's blessing and general ben
ediction.
The bride wore a dress of white
chiffon over soft satin, veil of Old
lace worn over a wreath of orange
blossoms and heather, fastened with
a large feather of diamonds and sap
nhires which have been in the Bra
CANA family for centuries. The
prince was clad in the Maltese uni
form. including a brilliant scarlet
coat heavily decorated with gold. The
ceremony was witnessed only by rela-
tives of the bride and groom and
their immediate friends
The wedding was as quiet as was
,lmpatible with the bridegroom
high rank at court, only a few Aus
trian nobleman attending in addi-
ton 10 the members OF the two lam
lies. 1t is reported that vast sums
have been given to the prince in ad-
,ance of the wedding. TO enable him
% satisfy the most pressing Of ms
creditors. and that he viii receive
large fortune from the brides
family for future expenditure
The guests at the castle for the
occasion included the Duke and
Duchess of Braganza and the Arch
duchess Marie Therese and Annun-
s,1T
out of the question, Prince Miguel,
~ his marriage with commoner.
and Furthermore, member of a
foreign nation, has perfOrce to re-
sign any pretensions he may have
10 the Portuguese throne. and with
1t his use OF the title, Prince Miguel
of RraganZa. and in the future he
and his bride Will bear the title of
the Duke and Duchess OF Vizer,
which s one OF the titles Of Che
house of BraganZa.
The house of RraganZa is init
mately connected Dy blood with the
Austrian aristocracy, and the
Princes ancestral residence is Sc
ebenstein Castle, Lower Austria.
The number of rooms in TullOch
+ Castle is limited, and in order to
accommodate most of the bridal
guests, Mrs James Henry Smith,
the brides mother, rented wing
Of the Ben WIVES Hotel at Strath-
refer. three miles from the castle
The father Of the new Princess Is
William Rhirelander Stewart, a
leading member OF the New York
bar. He is DESCENDED from one of
the Oldest families or New York.
lie is member OF many clubs and
president Of the state board OF char
tiles. His name is familiar in bus
mess and financial circles of New
York city. Her mother was the beau
tiful Annie NJ Armstrong, daughter
OF General Armstrong OF Baltimore
She was one of the bellies of Balti-
more. a city noted for its accom-
plished and fascinating women. She
was married to Mr.. Stewart in 1879
and became the mother of Miss An
nita and W Rhinelander Stewart,
Jr. Miss Anita was introduced to
society in New York city at dinner
given by her bachelor uncle, Lips
enard Stewart, in the winter Of
f9O4-5. 1t was one of the brilliant
events of that season
Mrs Stewart obtained a divorce
in 1905 and afterwards welded
James Henry Smith. who died in
1907. while on their wedding trip
around the world, at Kioto, Japan.
He left his widow 100000 and
her daughter, Anita, 100000.
Prince Dom Miguel of Portugal is
at present an Austrian subject re
is the son of the Duke of Braganza.
I Both have spent much time in Eng
land. The father and his two sons
held commissions in the Austrian
army up to the time of the assassi-
nation of the king of Portugal and
his eldest son in 1908 The fact
that the duke and his sons held
places in the Austrian army dis
pleased King Edward, and the en-
perOr of Austria was so notified.
He thereupon allowed the old duke
to resign. The sons were summarily
dismissed. Since then Dom Miguel
has spent much of his time on the