The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-01-26
WONDROUS STORY
TOLD IN COURT

Salt Lake, Jan. 25.-Rival of Elean.
ora Duse, ltaly's greatest actress, and
inspiration and love of Gabriel dan
nunzio. greatest poet and dramatist OF
Europe's land of sunshine and chival-
~, are but incidents in the career OF
a Salt Lake girl. Miss Geneva Par.
sons. as outlined in letters from her
mother, Mrs. Charles c. Parsons, DO
her husband, while mother and daugh-
ter were abroad
These letters were read In divorce
court this morning They tell of the
mad love of d'Annunzlo for the Salt
Lake beauty; OF the infatuation of the
count Of Turin. a sprig OF royalty; of
duel between rAnnunZio and Ae
count on account Of Mias Parsons,
and Of dAnnunzio's degradation be-
cause OF his conduct
While his love for Miss Parsons was
his inspiration. the letters say. the
great Italian wrote his greatest play
which contained an anagram suffi.
ciently near the name "Neya' to indi-
cate that II was Miss Parsons who
was meant, and to make her the talk
OF Italy Followed also duel. In the
story told by the letters, between a
Young guardsman, who espoused the
cause Of the American girl, fought In
Florence
Mr.. and Mrs. Parsons are we'll
known in sicety and business corcles
Of Salt Lake. They were divorced be-
fore. but remarked In 1901. Four
months after the marriage Mrs. Par
sons and her daughter went abroad
and travelled extensively on the conti-
nent On her return Mrs Parsons
brought a suit for separate mainten-
ance. and a cross bill for divorce was
filed by her husband. charging descr-
ton.
Father is Estranged.
1t is set up by Mr.. Parsons lawyers
that the desire OF Mrs, Parsons for a
European alliance for Miss Geneva
Parsons was the cause OF the ese
arrangement between them, The pres
ent hearing before Judge c. w. Morse
of the district court Is on the cross
| bill of Mrs. Parsons.
Mrs Parsons was on the stand all
morning and was severely cross-eXam-
| ined concerning the letters written 10
her husband These letters are chief
| ly concerning the destiny of the
daughter Mrs. Parsons admitted that
the chief trouble that had arisen was
over the desire that her daughter
! should marry title. but asserted that
at one time her husband had assented
to a foreign marriage for the girl.
About "AmerIcan Girl"
In one OF the letters she upbraids
| her husband for being inconsidcrate,
! saying that he was the most heartless
| OF men not to think more of the girl S
| future.
Il have realized for five years" she
writes that Nova had great, destiny
before her You want 10 wait until
you can take her about lelsurely with
you. or TO have her make the match
of the ordinary American girl. You
would like to have her marry an
| American OF the average American
life. and lead the life OF an American
| girl She Is not in the average type
She is an inspired creature with splen,
! did dramatic, esthetic. poetic and lit.
erary possibilities before her"
| She Know from Dreams.
Much of Mrs. Parsons information
concerning the various duels over her
daughter came. she said, from tclepa.
thy. The rest was communicated Ia
her by the daughter Dreams concern,
ing Mr. Parsons conduct were respon
slblc. she said. for other statements in
the letters concerning him.