The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1910-04-30
who's Who in the Martyrology Of
American Heiresses"

who's Who in the Martyrology Of
American Heiresses."
Will They Learn by Example?
Some of the prominent victims must
suffice as warning to the silly butter
| flies Of wealth and of fashion who
! would fain sip the nectar from the pol
luted chalices of broken down Euro
pean nobility, the nectar which turns
to deadly poison on the lips and leaves
| it's victims moral corpses on the high
way of life.
Consuelo Vanderbilt married the
duke of Marlborough, who squandeTed
her SIS 100000 in prof1igacy, abused
her, and finally separated from her.
! Eva Mackay brought $10,000,000 to
the Prince Colonna. He was unfaith-
full to her, wasted her money, and di-
vorced her.
She who runs may read the sub
joined list of folly:
Elizabeth Carey married Baron de
Steurs; he wasted her 100000 in
speculation, then despised and d.
vorced her.
Mary Wheeler brought to Count
Papenheim $5,O00,O00 He would not
admit her to his own rank, nor intro
duce her to his equals" neglected
ner, and divorced her.
Consu. znaga brought $4,000, 600
to - sIs.ser He de-
serted her II a H. han singer. The
present duke Of Manchester married
Miss Helen Zimmerman and her IA
ther has had to pay unknown millions
Of his debts and rescue his bankrupt
Irish estates from the auctioneer's
hammer.
Adele SIMPSONS due de Dino cost
her $5,000,000. He squandered her
money and divorced her.
Ella Higgins paid 100000 for her
Count Festetics de Tolna, who took
her down to the South Sea islands,
left her with the cannibals, came
home, and got a divorce.
'Dowry" Their Object in Marriage.
Sarah Stokes Baron Haikett cost
her $5,000000 for which he kicked
her, was untrue to her, and divorced
her.
Alice Thaw spent 100000 on her
earl of Yarmouth, who stopped the
wedding to extort more money, after
wards abused her, rendered her life
miserable, and forced her to leave
him.
Marie Satterfie1d's Count Larisch
squandered her 100000 and then
sent her home.
Helen Morton, the daughter Of
former vice-presfdent Of the United
States, was insulted, i'll treated, and
deserted by due de Valency after go
ing through her $5,000,000.
Estelle Chapin's 100000 Count
Villars would not remain in her So
ciety, spent all his time at clubs, and
finally divorced her.
Florence Audendried paid $1,000 900
for her Count de Forest Divonne, for
which ne beat her, gambled her money
and divorced her.
Anne X lels Bard schweidler-
Schwarzenbnrg wasted The 100000
she paid for him, in return he called
her father a low pig, herself vile
names, and separated from her.
Wife Drsen Into the Streets.
Reina Furst's Count Penaloza kicked
her, drove her out into the streets at
night, and divorced her after spending
81, 100000 of his wife's American
money.
Lillian May paid 10000 for her
Lord Bagot, who would not let her
child go to church, called her foul
names, and separated from her.
Caroline Fitzgerald, for her 81 ,000.-
900 she spent on Lord Fitzmaurice,
was shut up in a gloomy house and
divorced.
Bessie Curtis paid 81 900, 900 for her
marquis de Talleyrand-P erigord, who
gambled her money. deserted and d.
vorced her.
Anna Reid. to be called lady, paid
81 100000 for Sir Arthur Aylmer, who
promptly deceived. abused, neglected
and divorced her.
Margaret Furman's s1,000,00o Count
Laroche-Guyon pawned her Jewels to
get more money to spend on dancer,
then divorced her.
With the $4,000 May Travers