Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-07-25

lovely Betsy Patterson, reigning
belle of her day and often called
glorious Betsy" This union had q
lamentable ending. for the capricious
Jerome deserted his American wife at
the command of the emperor, who de-
sired to mako Jerome pawn in his
tremendous international chess game.
Bride General Favorite.
Miss Wise is popular in her home
port and Paris. Her friends declare
che bears charmed life. She has
been in peril several times. On one
occasion she narrowly escaped death
when a carriage, In which she and
Lycurgus Winchester were riding, was
rum down by an electric car. The &C
cident happened at the Mount Royal
entrance to Druid Hill park in Balti-
more on Aug. 2, 1906. The future
duchess suffered . broken left leg and
q bad cut under the left eye. and for
q time it was feared the cut would
mar her beauty. Her companion, who
was called the handsomest man In all
Maryland. was instantly killed. He
was the husband of Katherine Girls
void Pratt Winchester, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Dallas Bache Pratt Of
New York. Miss Wise was good
friend Of the Winchesters.
After long stay in a hospital Miss
Wise went abroad. Her musical tai
ents attracted the attention Of Emma
Eames, who urged the girl to study
for grand opera Sure that her pro-
tegee would achieve success, the prfma
donna herself began to give the fortu-
nate Baltimore girl three lessons
week.
That Miss Wise made the most Of
her opportunity was shown by her
rapid advance. In the end her voice
did gain laurels for her, though not
of the kind that Nine. Eames nor the
girl had dreamed of.
Truly Love Match.
The new duchess is not tall, has
light brown hair and dark blue eyes.
with dark lashes and a pale complex
ion. She Is remarkable for her VI
vacity and ability to talk with sure
knowledge on almost any subject.
The duke is thirty-seven years old.
He always told his friends that he
would marry only for love, and that
he would wait until he was sure he
had found the right girl.
But certainly the Due de Richelieu
did not need to contract an alliance
for money! On the death OF his
mother he will inherit half of her
great fortune, and he receives an al
lowance from her that is princely.
His mother, born in New Orleans as
the daughter of Michael He :, lead
ing banker there. enjoys the distinc-
ton of being the only American wom-
in the Old World. and has figured In
the courts of Europe, not among the
mere nobility, but among the crowned
heads. She gained possession Of her
place on throne through her mar
riage to her second husband, the
reigning prince of France, from whom
she is legally separated.
Tne present duke is the third Of the
present creation. Through his mother
he is related to the Millenberger, the
Harkins, the Pollock and the Marigny
families of New Orleans. He has been
twice reported as engaged, first to
Miss Irwin, sister & the countess Of
Limerick. and on another occasion to
Mile. Pauline de st. Sauveur.
Brilliant Line Of Ancestry.
The dukedom of Richelieu, at the
death of the great cardinal, was be-
queathed. with the kings permission.
to his Granddaughter; that is to say,
to the grandson of one of the car
dinals sisters, and finally came to be
the possession Of the American wom-
ans son.
There are other French dukes with
American blood in their veins. One is |
the four-year-old Due de Chau mes ct
de Picquigny, tenth of his line whose
mother was Miss Theodore P. Shonts.
The Due Decazes will in due course |
be succeeded in his honors by his son
Louis, born of his marriage to the |
late Isabel Singer, and also will come |
in for much of the wealth which his |
American mother derived from her |
fathers sewing machine invention.
Then there Is the Duo de- RSaslin.