The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-06
Rou,>'E az rno ,o>TI>T>T>.
Man, Puzzles In NbruJ,I's Lows weoInE
OF Miss kIklns.

The shutfleCpCk ~ gossip touching
the betro'hal 81 kath"rin" Elkiu~, only
daughter - senator stephen Il Elkiu-
81 West Virginia. and Primo" Lung Anadsu
% Savoy Duke of the AhruZEi and a
first COUSIN ~ the King IT Italy. has h.-aI
tossed To and fro across IN" Atlantic
since early IA the spring It lS~ The
existence - the Engagement has tc'u
denied directly and indirectly by the
father 81 the American girl ard other
members 81 her family; the story has
been declared fantastic by persons not
far separated from royalty on n" other
side but inst when the rImors seemed
70 he safely buried they have p"pp,-t
up repeatedly with persistence which
appeared 70 indicat. that a basis Il fact
lay in the tAngls Of reports.
The Elkins family was IN Florida IN
March. Ions. when tn. appearance e
the Duke al the s1me hotel started the
FIRST wagginE Of tongues. He was 'rav-
cling a. LudoviCo Sarto. and under this
pseudonym he went hack 20 Washin gton
as soon as the Elkins had return.4i there
Immediately a mass Of conjcC'uTr- arose
az To the possibility 81 the kIug = consent
or objection To the marTIag. senator
Elkine declared almost upon the dt- -
his return 20 the capitil that he was
distinctly against the idea Il such an
alliance for HIS daughter II Wa known
that the American senator wa not in
pressed by IN" results 81 marriage q
American girls 20 foreigner with 'Irl"-.
The Idea "f cog sen'ing 20 ~" mIrrtag"
Unless all 'he rights Il a r"vsl rn0-Hr'
were accorded 10 Miss Elkrn- wa hot
COTS der'd Tor a moment by "I'a"r -"
young worn an hsrsDlf ~ any member -
her family
Wi'hin week att"r m first VIII - .~
Of the engagement most vt ~ phases .'
such n marriagr had bSen di-,'i --..5I her"
and IN Ruropa IN. question u religion
was N - b" ~" only thing that h"'h'r.-I
the King and II Miss Flkins wpIli ba~rrn"
a Catholic ~ would withdraw N" opp
EitIon which WIS ~ first attributed 20 him
Bu though the Dukes exalted cousin
appeared 20 consider the blrri'r b.rweeu
the dlughter q al American oItIl"n
and the Houz.' of savoy as not a. all NJ
sIrmountabis. 'hts X a. np' 'I- position
taken by the puwig'r QI"'n MlrR i'ritl
or by the wife e the Duk" = "lio-' brother.
the Duchess ~ Aosta. Dstizta for ~"
aIlianc" was laid at th"Ir doors whenever
the roynl position Wa mentioned
The uncertainty e h"r prospect Ive
standing AZ court Wa The reason -ug-
Rest"d hy N" friends 81 ME-, Elkrns
when they declared a few day, after
her return from the South that Il any
engagement had ever existed " no longer
did then.
Abruzzi returned To Italv az The end 81
March and through III" summer ;he-"
was no Abafing OF gossip. Even ~" Pope
was quoted as having said - Cardinal
Gibbons that he was glad Misc Elkiu- wls
q become a Catholic The Director e
Telegraphs In Rom" refused 20 send
cable despatch for The SrN corrc-p1ut.
(ht there IN regard To- deriaI = ~"
engagement He SAID that m" HONE ono"
had determined 70 stop all t"leRrnfns IN
the subject The despatch Refused wa>
one IN which the King was declared 80
be unwilling on 'hs theory that he wished
the Duke 20 remain tn" to the traditions
Of his famlly.
only few days later. early m April
100. AbuIzzi and his two brothers. IA.
Duke 81 Ao-ta and the Count 81 Turin.
conferred with King VICTOR Emmanuel
~ The palace IN Rome and then for long
time there was nothing said about the
royal position Tn. Duke had gone to
this audience even before b" returned 20
the Regina Elena the Italian naval ve--..l
81 which he was then commander
Through the summer theT" were ire.
oUent inierchange@ - cabl" messages
between Miss Ehins and AbrrIzZI but
when fall came Senator Elkins was -
vehement a. ever IN giving ont denias
Of the engagement His attitude toward
AbruzzI vas. however. very cordial N
November & that wear. when he sad
that b.. regarded III" Duk" a. dis
Lng'Iished personality. an abb" man of
the highest character. well known "N-
Ilorer and scientist
Ia spite Il the denials the most definite
sort - reports came from Italy with
come time IN November named a. the
cate 81 The marriage The Princess L.
titiA. s'epmo'h"r 81 the Duke. announced
ne betrothSl at public function. Even