The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-30

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than they do on the other. Ihere
they are accustomed to them. they
know whence they have been derived.
and their present valueo
To the American woman title typl-
fes something great and grand and
beyond ordinary humanity. VISIONS
fit through her mind of gilded palaces
fhrongs of worshipers bowling down
before the majesty Of nobility, and ad-
dressing her as lady. countess. duchess
and princess. She never dreams thal
the coronet usually turns into prass
and signifies nothing but decadent
race, profligate. immoral. poverty
stricken and that instead Of crown
of glory it will only be weight OF
shame on her head to crush her TO the
earth in humiliation and despair.
writes Dr. Madison c. Peters, in tho
Chicago Tribune.
Most of our American girls who
have allowed themselves to be caught
by the tinsel of foreign titles have
realized too late their fatal mistake.
They passed from happy homes Of
freedom to pine and die in gilded
cages or TO gain freedom again by the
dooP OF the divorce court, and their
once white wings become draggled and
cheir gorgeous plumages soiled for
ever
Whole Story Not to Be Told.
What the aIlurement of European
titles has cost the rich young women
OF our country in suffering and degra-
dation can never be fully told, for
much of it is concealed. The record
of our rich unfortunates is, indeed,
sad one.
One of the most deplorable features
about the slaughter of the innocents.
aside from the sorrow and shame
which money cannot estimate, is that
SO much Of the hard-eaYned gold Of
America must Big wasted and squan.
dered by worthless blackguards and
profiigates, when it might be used to
amelioIate the sad condition of the
millions of workers who made the
money.
For the empty title Of a countess,
Anna Gould sacrificed $15,000,000 of
her fathers money and her honor as
well. She is now the wife of another
equally notorious prince
The only American who married
teal, live prince was Miss Alice Heine,
daughter of Jewish banker in New
Orleans and she Jared little better
than her duped sisters. Her husband
was the prince Of Monaco, a real title,
but small dominion She had been
married before to a Frenchman, the
due de Richelieu. He died. The prince
had just got separation from an Eng
lish wife, Though man of some
parts, he was of low ideas and gross
nature. His American wife soon rued
her bargain and eloped with a Spanish
singer.
Clara Ward Exception to Rule.
Everybody is familiar with the story
of Clara Ward Of Detroit, Mich, who
became the so-called princess de
Chfmay. Her husband, contrary to all
other princes, was too respectable and
quiet for her. She ran away with the
wandering fiddler known to notoriety
as Rigo.
Edith Collins, q great, great grand
daughter Of old Commodore Wander
bilt, married Prince Czaykowsh, a |
Pole. in the Turkish diplomatic serv-
ice. This man was arrested for mis- /
conduct and dismissed from his post. |
He Ill treated his wife, she sued for d. |
vorce in Paris. The proceedings were
not made public because the tess mony |
was too scandalous even for Paris
Evelyn Bryant, daughter of Mrs. |
John w. Mackayo married the Prince |
Colonna-Stigliano. gambler and a
drunkard He compelled her to sell |
her Jewels and her wedding presents
and forced her to appeal to her mother
for money She divorced him. !
Clara Prentice the adopted daugh-
ter of Coils p Huntington, married |
Prince Francis Won &Iatzfeldt-Wilden-
burg, notorious gambler, who was
ostraeised in all the clubs of Paris. !
Berlin and Vienna, and is welcome no
where. His wife, woman of sterling
worth, has suffered rather than make
her private grievances public. Mr.. !
Huntington, during the latter years OF
his life, again and again paid the |
debts Of this titled spendthrift and
tried in vain to put him on the path of
honor
Miss Winnarerta Singer twice threw
sway her chances and her many mil
lions on European unworthies-f1rs
the marquis de cey-Montbeliard and
next the Prince Edmond de Polignac
The list of unfortunate international
marriages is so long that to give 1t
would be equal to compilation Of
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