Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1913-05-23
Many Prominent PhiIadeI-
phia Women Have Mar
Fled Into Noble Fami-
lies in the Various
Countries of
Europe.
HAPPY MATCHES MADE
majority of the Alliances Have
Been Supremacy Successful
in Every Way.
Evidently Not All Foreign NobIemen
Are Mere Fortune Hunters-Many
Matrimonial Prizes Secured by the
Fair Daughters of Uncle Sam.


Fair Daughters of Uncle Sam.
delphia.-Dwelling amid me-
dlaeval surroundings in storied cas-
ties, secluded in vast demesnes or in
more modern and incidentally moro
comfortable palaces of various cities
OF Europe, is quite a large group Of
Philadelphia women who have become
the wives Of noblemen and who with
characteristic adaptability have be-
come active helpmates in their hus-
bands interests. Rare, indeed, have
these alliances between women of
this city and the men of titles from
abroad proved unhappy, and in the
main the noblemen who have be-
slowed their rank upon maids of this
city have proved themselves worthy
of the matrimonial prizes they have
won.
Some Have Succeeded in Business.
In not few instances these men
have been in business quite after the
American fashion, and have made
successes of their various undeTtak-
ings, maintaining their personal inter
est in them even after their Golfers
had been replenished by the dowries
Of their wives. They have done much
to change the opinion prevalent in
this country some years ago that for
eign noblemen were merely fortune
hunters and little else, and they have
reversed the Disraeli dictum that
men who marry their wives for love
either beat them or run away from
them
fTha most notable instance of a
8 Eleve.autiful and wealthy Philadel-
phia girl marrying man of exalted
title, but who before his marriage did
not deem it beneath his dignity to
work in a stock brokers' office, was
Miss Margaretta Drexel, who was
welded several years ago to the Wis
count Maidstone. It was a genuine
love-match, and the ceremony, which
took place in London, was one of the
most important matrimonial events of
that season, since, aside from the
distinction of the bridegrOom's family,
the brides mother and father, Mr.. and
Mrs Anthony J. Drexel, are among
the most popular Americans dwelling
In the British metropolis. An exceed
Ingly important alliance was made by
Lady Maidstone's cousin, Miss Anita
Stewart who Is now the Princess de
Braganza her husband being son of
the pretender TO the present non
existent throne of Portugal. Miss
Stewards mother is a sister OF Mrs.
Drexel and the widow of James Henry
Smith. the multi-Inillionaire, who died
in japan shortly after his marriage.
The wedding of Miss Stewart and the
prince took place in Scotland, and
there was much discussion at the time
as to the propriety of the bride
groonis attendants wearing the ma
tional Caledonian costume, with the
plaid of the Stewart clan. There was
also some nonsensical but romantic
talk no the effect that the Smith mil
lions would be- used to finance revo-
Iution which would have as its pur-
nose the placing of the prince upon
Pprtugars throne, thus providing Eu-
rome with her first American queen.
About seven years ago there was
noon wedding at st. Patrick's church,
In Twentieth street, and this was OF
an ouiet and transformations nature
that many parishioners who had mere
&c dronpad into the church to offer up
\ midday prayer were unaware that
nv the ceremony they were witnessing
Philadelphia girl was being MADE
tha Countess Borchgrave d'Altena-
Sba was Miss Ruth Snyder. daughter
of Mrs Thomas Alexander Reilly by
her first marriage, and 6 niece OF
Cbar,emagne Tower, former ambassa-
dor 10 Germany
Practical Nobieman.
Miss Emily Barney's marriage TO
Boron Friedrich Won Hitler was also
/, comparatively quiet one. She is the
5.ugbter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID.
Parnev and granddaughter OF jay
6oke the Civil war financier. The
Young. goodIooking and most arabic
s.ron was at the time engaged IN
s,,stness in Mexico, and in this he has
oontinued since his marriage He Is
essentially a sensible and practicai
-, who down In his heart OF
saarts really doesn't care much about
s,t,as He is much more concerned IN
,-s q name for himself as q sue
.as~f,i business man. thus taking pat
tsrn after the family of his wife.