The Washington herald., 1911-07-09
FOREIGN WEDDINGS.

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"manteau de cour'' for the usual train.
This novelty is revived from the old court
custom at Versailles, though it seems
hardly suitable for bride barely out of
her teens, as 1t does not go SO well with
tulle or lace veil as train falling softly
Fom slender waist. A bridal cere--
.nony in France, no matter in what rank,
Of society, is costly affair, when COM
pared with the means of the contracting
parties. "Laendlich, sittlich." They are
bound to make it as snowy and festive as
they possibly can. 1t is believed
that this sort of "show" starts the
young couple well in life and gives them
prestige.
This throwing OF dust in the eyes,
sometimes is carried to such an extent
that presents actually are hired for the
'"corbeille de marriage" that is exhibited
at the soiree upon. the return OF the
parents of the bride from the religious
ceremony. This happened at the ultra
fashionable wedding of the Princess
Sophie Calitzin and the Due de Chaulnes.
His mother, the Duchess de ~Chevreuse
(sister to the Grand Baillr' OF the fam
Gus Order of Malta), presented to the
young Russian princess a tiara of bril-
liants in the Byzantine style, copied
from one Belonging to Empress Eugene.
Paris papers, reporting the grand we'd
ding, appraised it at some 10000 francs,
stating 1t was cheap at the price.
Yet at that, even, 1t seemed eclipsed al
most in splendor by other presents of
the dukes and duchesses of the Chaul-
nes-C es-Chevreuse-Luynes family connection.
Some years later when the pair, united
SO very auspiciously, fell out, the young
wife, who had been used rather shah
billy, sued for a judicial separation. In
the course of the cross-suits and other
litigation 1t developed that the wedding
presents of the Duchess de ChauInes,
her daughters-in-law (the de Luynes)
and other members OF the ducal family
had been toe or paste, and that arti- |
cles which had been valued at an aggre-
gate of more than 1,25O,OO0 francs had not
cost $1,000 francs
There was no dIsputing the evidence in |
court, and the experts declared on the |
witness stand that the practice was
common enough among French aristo- |
cratic families. Detectives hired to
guard the spurious treasures were not
brought In from any fear of thieves, but |
to prevent guests, who believed them TO |
be genuine, from handling and looking |
at them too closely.
The dismissal by the Due d'orleans of |
Mr.. Laregle from the direction of his |
bureau and that Of the royalist party |
in France is the chief topic of con-
in the aristocratic salons of |
the Faubourg st. Germain. 1t may be- |
token much more than what appears on |
the surface, and some even hint at |
reversion to anti-Semitism. The Marquise |
de MacMahon Cnee de Vogue) and Leon |
Daudet were publicly at daggers' points |
with the discharged director OF the
Royalist propaganda In their anger |
they went so far as to refuse to obey |
the Kings" command to accept him |
as their chief during the enforced ab-
sence OF Philippe VII"
The marquises ideal seems to be |
court and government where Jews are |
not admitted, for there could not pos
sibly be anything else Objectionable to
her or NJ. Daudet in the personality Of
Laregle. This is the first time that she
has gone into any political agitation
since the motor fatality last spring
which killed her sister, the Countess de
Nicolay.
This marquise is the widow of a |
nephew Of Marshal MacMahon, whose
blunders lost the fortress OF Metz In the |
war of 1870, though some
years previous he had won the famous |
battle of Magenta, defeating the Italians
so decisively that he was created by
Napoleon Duke of Magenta. Our mar
quise had some sore disappointments in |
her married life. They show in her ap-
pearance and in her platform eloquence,
which has a dialectical turn. 1t has a |
certain pungency that carries away a |
meeting, but 1t is altogether without
grace. She is attired at pub
lie functions in a carelessly-made gown !
Of black stuff. and her long veil gives
her the appearance of an Egyptian fella-
heen woman.
Whatever may be the true cause OF /
the breakup of the cabinet du Roi,"
that event marks a crisis. There is little
likelihood of either a Royalist or Bona
partist restoration, though it is strongly |
believed that some of the late King /
LeopoIds millions now are being spent
IN subsidizing French papers. Baroness
Vaughan, the late Belgian reprobate
Kings morganatic wife, and who has the
largest share of these many millions
(there is litigation pending at Brussels
now involving some eighty-four million
francs which the Belgian government
and the late Kings daughters claim, IS
altogether in the hands and under the
of an Orleanist duke, who, it
S whispered even has married her
The woman is socially very ambitious.
A word from the King" could set the
,x-favorite of Leopold right in the eyes
If the smart set and qualify her to act
Is dame du paIais" in the event of
/ restoration.
At the investiture OF the Prince of
Wales on Thursday of this week, July
L3, the insignia will be carried immedi-
ltely before the prince in the procession
It Carnarvon Castle. The following are
he insignia of the royal principality,
Ind they, will be carried in this rotation:
The letters patent, by Sir Alfred Scott
Satty, garter king of arms.
The mantle, by Lord Mostyn.
The train of the mantle, by Viscount
rredegar.
The sword, by Earl Powis.
The chaplet, by Marquis >Anglesey.
The ring, by Marquis of Butte.
The golden rod, by the Duke of Beau
tort.
All of the insignia but the mantle
will be carried on cushions. On either