New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-08
IDC0NTE VIELCASTEL
,,;es lnnah Dillon RIDIey's
French fiance-

-. 1910. ny the Brentwood Company
:. SsIviac. Ticonlte de Vielcastel
.,--,e,7zing marriage 20 Miss Annah
En. sapghter of the widowed Mrs. Sid
p-,.,,,- Riplev. Of New York and niece
pa - Fazen Hyde. former viee-presi-
the Equitable Life Assurance So
CD 1,os iust been announced. is no longer
ceG, est blush OF youth For some If
-S he has been a member Of the
= r'i,h Of Paris, 4 proof in itself that
,,-,,nqs 70 the old a-istocracy and tina;
: ...,a & authentic and not merely as
hs ks mother belonged to tire ancient
80. # Nerouville. and until recently he
=. ris home with her II the Avenue
.-..,g-e II Paris, and AZ the Chateau
,rsrcillz in the Department of the Eure.
Las several brothers the eldest of
Louis. Count de Vielcastel. married
- !. Rassano. one OF the three dauch-
- re late and last Due de Bassano
- The duchess. who was Miss Clara
N Quebec Being only a younger
.ss vicor1te is not particularly well off.
SIS 70 add that he IS q royalist and
s-.-,e-4 visitor 70 the English home Of
nike Of Orleans. though I do not be-
-. .hs- be belongs 70 his household
~. e.sr. known members Of the De Well
= family have been Pierre's grand
- LOUIS ana Horace Louis was a
Der 7f the French Academy and was
. -erv years connected with the De-
.--,,s-t OF Foreign Affairs, part OF the
- IS charge d'aTaires at Madrid While
- !. the Spanish capital he was one
: re bsbituss Of the salon Of the old
c..-,ess de Mcnti3o, on terms Of friend
IL ~
s.-,rLre-s. ard when they took up their
-.sissnee a. Paris he Yves Of much use 10
-, n securing invitations for them to
.~,tsl balls and functions, TIE doors Of
- n ne salons II the Faubourg ST Ger
-ssn remaining. however, closed against
g., re could not. however. swallow the
,,-r 6'erat nor It's perpetrators. and re-
,;r7es from TIE government service, while
- s.7n a Eugene became engaged 70 be
-,s--ed 10 Napoleon III he refused TO hold
s-v <-r--er intercourse with either her or
- sister. the Duchesse d'Aibe, nor Vet
-4-- her mother. the OLD Countess De Mon
-.,o Ee was very greatly respected. was
c,A ~ the best known contributors 10 the
-Vs-,e des Deux Mondes. and after the
,,s----oW n the empire was appointed by
re -sr-hIil 10 the presidency Of the COM
--issson in--usred with the examination,
- Classification and the care Of the ar
-li74s n TIE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
S.fr mora widely known, bit infinitely
,sys -es7ecra5. was his brother. Count Hor
a-4 Dc Tielcastel, The posthumous publ
,s-o- Of whose diaries. covering the psrl0d
.-e-r -S.S until -ss4, created so great a sen
s.-.a- when -rey appeared II the s0s. Al
.t,rgh man OF brilliant attalnnt lis,
rf-e5 IS az artist and as an autho-. Yet
: WIS of 1he most spitefuL jealous and
-ucna-.tahle character. ard set down day
- CAV. II these diaries Of his. tbs gossip
which ne had heard. the scandals Of the
teu- and his unkindly comments or every
t..,s Re saw and heard. It is doubtful
v-e-he- ANYTHING more savage has ever
-7nes-al II print about the great world OF
France CT concerning the foreign royalues
XII -oh-es who visited Paris during the
.,a--een years covered by his diaries. Hard
r. single family OF the old or modern
l--z-oc-acr escaped his vitriolic Pen. and
-1-npzred 70 his diaries those Of his Eng
ass co---zrpa-t. Charles GrevilIe were
usre mix and water
Re had plenty Of opportunities for observ-
II things. for he was during the last ten
80 % ---c III d man -e--4- u ~--N ''
c: ere -uLe-ies. the deputy director OF the
louvre NEseEr1- and Under Secretary Of
s,zre II ne Department OF Fine Arts,
r-..s --uch Of ne bitterness which char
Lcts--z6s al his references 20 his chief,
Cgur- Niewer6erke, was due 70 the fact
-nat --e latter had cut him out and super
Es5s5 i'm II the good graces. and, I may
s56 TIE affections. Of Princess Mathilds
3a.apz--e, although he subsequently con-
tnued 20 frequent as e mere friend her
El1ns, Where previously he had reigned
tI--rs- m S-e-