The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-08-15
Marquis Marlani Says Mis-
Elklns Viii We'd Abruzzi
CEREMONY WITH P0MT
Dowager Queen Margherita's Opposition
70 the plan Of the Duke Of tie
AbruxA Is Said to BE
Overcome.

New York, Aug 70. The World pTi
tho following storyi
That royal marriage for Ms Raj
crime Elkins and the duke OF the Ablpa
j. certainty was asserted satnrdt
BY the Narqal. II. Vii Mariani- ri
statement. the young noblenau sai
was based on secret adyices receive
by him and by officials ia this coontq
The marquis is staying with friends az
No 6S south oxford street, BrooislSr.
Il am certain the marriage win tak'
place very shortly said he. THE loe4
ana psrsi,tent pleading o. the dakc ap
his powerful friends, has finally weak
sned the stubborn opposition OF Dowvg'
QUEEN Nargherita. In The hst fortnis'
/ have been assured that this opposite
has been overcome al last and that q
duke Is free 10 murry
nowager Rules Society.
perhaps you may not understand :
the marquis ent on, just how import
ant it is that the consent Of Queen
Mar9herita should be obtained TO fucn
an alliance. She Is tho most powerful
social parsonage in Italy. Soeial suc-
cess point. the way the Dowagef Qu'cn
directs And no one, Of course. realizes
this so much now az the duke.
'The position taksn by King Humber
and his queen toward the MIXED mar
riars has al along haen what might BE-
termed enc II indifference"
The marquis said Ne met The duke
last az reception n Rome last wint'T.
at that time" said the marquis,
reference was made to his romance
The duke spoke Of Queen Margherita's
strong objection bnt said he believed
the natter would BE- adjusted amicably
before lorv
I'm ths ii tory Of royal romance nev.
or was there 3 more ardent and pefAs-
tent lover said tho marquis The
dukes devotion 70 Miss E3ins Is mag
niaccntl Il is subllmsl Evryone !
have met hsa expressed the greatest
sympathy for the duke
More aNands-AcrOss-the-sss"
cone Of the strongest influences the
dowager queen hiss had to combat IN
Keeping up her objection to the mar.
rage i tie political one Members q
che italian parliament are IN favor Of
the match. They 40 not say this aloud.
they do not wish 70 invite the eriticisn,
Of the dowaser queen BY discussing The
affair ii public. But among thsinsslg's
they are agreed that such marriage
would mean a strong international ALE
ance.
king Hnmbert himself Is very font
81 Americans, and members 81 parlia.
ment and powerful politicians and states
men believe such n marriage woud
strengthen the ties Of friendship between
Italy and this country. rherefore thy
would be very glad 70 see il take pace.
For that reason alone the queen wo'id
Lose
The marquis smiled broad smile and
went on.
THE marriage viii take place this
fail. and It win be celebrated in Rome,
YOU may be certain Of that, Mics "
| l,ins has insisted upon royal marriage,
When She il oflicially recognized, that
means shs will BE- married Ike royal
princess. with the sanction 81 the roy
al family for the marriage she wouid
have marriage attended BY all the
pomp Of royalty.
A Fortune Hunter7 Eeverl
1 IL should like to correct the impress
sion that the duke II poor. That i net
true. / understand that the Ellins fam
lily has many millions. The duke may
not have 20 many, but he is what mig
be considered, even in this country,
rich man. This is a romance Of low
pure and simple
THE man4nis came here with letter.
81 Introduction from high officials q
the vatican. One letter was to Mss An
nis Lesry. who IS papal countess
Through her he has been entertained
6y several families known well IN 50