The Iuka vidette. (Iuka, Miss.) 1894-1912, 1910-04-21

uGUSH let the titled nobodies OF
& Europe do the same In
HBB their country. She SAID
that we on this side OF
the water think much more OF tltle
than they. do on the other There
they are accustomed to them, they
know whence they have been derived,
and their present value.
To the American woman title typi-
fies something great and grand ana
beyond ordinary humanity. visions
fit through her mind of gilded palaces
throngs of worshipers bowling down
before the majesty of nobility, and ac-
dressing her as lady, countess, duchess
and princess. She never dreams that
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 Oh
shame on her head to crush her to the
earth in humiliation and despair,
writes Dr. Madison c. Peters, in the
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
door of the divorce court, and their
once white wings become draggled and
their gorgeous plumages soiled for
ever.
Whole Story Not to Be Told.
What the allurement 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, a
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-earned gold of
America must be wasted and squan-
dered by worthless blackguards and
profligates, when 1t might be used to
ameliorate 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
we'll She is now the wife of another
euually notorious prince
The only American who married a
real, 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, 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 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
Chimay. 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, a great, great grand
daughter of old Commodore Wander
blt, married Prince Czaykowski, g
Pole, in the Turkish diplomatic serv
ice. This man was arrested for mis-
conduct and dismissed from his post
He i'll treated his wife. she sued for di
vorce in Paris. The proceedings were
not made public because the testimony
was too scandalous even for Paris.
Evelyn Bryant, daughter of Mrs
John w. Mackay. married the Prince
Colonna-Stigliano. gambler and G
drunkard. He compelled her to sci
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 fTduClS fUn Ildt1ioiut- w iiuOA
burg, a notorious gambler, who wa
ostracised 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 o
his life, again and again paid thu
debts of this titled spendthrift ant
tried in vain to put him on the path o
honor.
Miss Winnaretta Singer twice threw
away her chances and her many mil
lions on European unworthies- frs
: the marquis de Scey- Montbeliard an,
next the Prince Edmond de Polignac.
The list Of unfortunate internationa
marriages is SO long that to give
would be equal to a compilation 0