Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-06
By DOROTHY DIX.

by OOhO n Y DIk.
Lady Decies, she that was Vivien
Gould, who is travelling in the West
with her titled husband, said in a
recent interview
English women and girls do not
wish to see their great matrimonial
nrizes carried off by their smarter
and better dressed Yankee sisters, so
hey have learned to dress from styles
worn by American girls and women.
Before the invasion of the Ameri-
an became such an increasing and
ever present danger, English women
we're very dowdy in their attire, but
hey are remedying that as rapidly as
possible
Undoubtedly Lady Decies is quite
correct in saying that English women
do not wish to see their matrimonial
prizes" captured by American girls
England has an excess of female pop
uIation of some three million, and
nowhere else in the world is the hus-
hand hunt so strenuous as there.
All Seek Dollars.
OF course what constitutes a mat
rimoniaI prize is a matter of taste,
hut it is interesting in this connec-
lion to consider some of the bargains
olr American millionairesses have
bought with their fortunes, For it
must be borne in mind that no mat
Ter how pretty, how intelligent, how
cultivated, how sweet and lovely an
American girl may be, she never cap
lures the fancy of Titled foreigner
unless she, is enormously wealthy. APP
parently, the titled foreigner is like
the witch of tradition. He can only
be hit with silver bullet.
IL - ~. 4al ~
that have been captured by American
heiresses, the head prize was I'M
doubtedIv Count Boni de CaStellane,
who was secured by Miss Anna
Gould. and who spent her money on
other women, who struck her, and
abused her so that she was forced
10 divorce him. Miss Gould seems,
however to be one of the people who
do not learn wisdom from experience,
and she is now engaged in the pleas
the pursuit of paying off the debts
If another titled matrimonial prize,
the Duke of Sagan.
The Duke of Marlborough.
Lovely and great-hearted Consuelo
Vanderbilt captured another "matri-
monial prize" the Duke of Marlbor-
ough who ill-treated her, who Haunted
his lady loves in her face, who squan-
dered her money and forced her to
separate from him.
Alice Thaw captured another mat
rmonial prize" the Earl of Var
mouth. who, after bargaining with her
for an extortionate price for marry
Ing her, held up the wedding at the
church until he could get more money
out of her and then deserted her as
soon as he had taken her to England,
leaving her forlorn little bride in
moldy old castle.
Helen Morton traded off good part
Of her six million dollars for another
matrimonial prize" the Duo de va
lencay. who insulted her Immediately
after the wedding, who deserted her
and whose marriage was annulled
within few months
Some of the "Prizes.".
Here is a list of some of the other
International matrimonial prizes"
and the way the prize husbands
turned out:
Sarah Stokes, worth $5,0000OO mar
red to Baron Halkett, who kicked her
repeatedly, deceived her and whom
she divorced
Martha Leishman, worth $1,000 900,
who died leaving her his old debts,
married to Count de Gontaut- Biron,
for which her property was seized.
Florence Audenried. worth $1,000
GOO. married to Count De la Forest
Divonne. who gambled away her
money, beat her, and ill-treated her
Ella Haggin, worth $5,OOGOOO, mar
RED to Count Festetics de Tolna, who
took her among the cannibals and
abandoned her, and whom she di-
vorced.
Adele Sampson. worth $5,OO0,OOO
married to the Due de Dino, who
squandered her money, and whom she
divorced.
Florence Drouillard, worth $1,000
800, married to Count Bernard de
pourtals, who quarreled with her in
public cafes, ill-treated her, and whom
she divorced
She "Paid" 100000.
Eleanor Patterson, worth $4,000, 600,
married to Count Joseph Gzicky, who
deserted her, and stole her child re-