Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1913-05-30
Mary Prominent PhiIadel-
phia Women Have Mar
ried Into Noble Fami-
lies in the Various
Countries of
Europe.
HAPPY MATCHES MADE.
Majority of the Alliances Have
Been Supremacy Successful
in Every Way.
Eviden63y Not All Foreign NobIemen
Are Mere Fortune Hunters-Many
Matrimonial Prizes Secured by the
Fair Daughters Of Uncle Sam.

Matrimonial Prizes Secured by the
Fair Daughters Of Uncle Sam.
misunderstanding amid me-
6iaeval surroundings in storied cas-
ties, secluded in vast demesnes or in
more modern and incidentally more
comfortable palaces of various cities
Of Europe, is quite 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 undertake
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 iDisraeli dictum sthat:
men who marry their wives for love
either beat them or run away from
them"
The most notable instance of
young. beautiful and wealthy Philadel-
phia girl marrying a man of exalted
title, but who before his marriage did
not deem it beneath his dignity to
work In 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 sister Of Mrs.
Drexel and the widow of James Henry
Smith, the multi-millionaire. 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
eroom's attendants wearing the ma
tonal Caledonian costume, with the
plaid Of the Stewart clan. There was
also some nonsensical but romantic
talk to the effect that the Smith mil
lions would be used to finance a revo-
luton which would have as it's pur-
pose the placing of the prince upon
Portugals throne. thus providing Eu-
rope 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
so quiet and unostentatious a nature
that many practitioners who had mere
ly dropped into the church to offer up
q midday prayer were unaware that
by the ceremony they were witnessing
a Philadelphia girl was being made
the Countess Borchgrave d'Altena.
She was Miss Ruth Snyder, daughter
of Mrs. Thomas Alexander Reilly by
her first marriage, and a niece of
Charlemagne Tower, former ambassa-
dor to Germany.
Practical Nobieman.
Miss Emily Barney's marriage to
Baron Friedrich Won Hitler was also
. comparatively quiet one. She is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D.
Barney and granddaughter of Jay
Cooke, the Civil war financier. The
young. good-looking and most affabie
baron was at the time engaged In
business in Mexico. and in this he has
continued since his marriage. He Is
essentially sensible and practical
man, who. down in his heart of
hearts. really doesn't care much about
titles. He Is much more concerned In
making a name for himself as a sue
cessful business man. thus taking pat
tern after the family Of his wife.