The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-24
WARREN.SURREY IS
HERE WITH TITLE"

very day at my house. and summonins
him from the drawing room into the IL
brary I confronted him with the Duke.
much to the latters dismay. since my
guest had never heard OF Duke OF
Warrcn-Surrcy nor seen the individual
In question in his life before.
The Duke also claims that his aunt on
tho maternal side. that Is to say. lis
mothers sister, IL "A Countess. Natalie
Huyn, one OF the Danes du Palais Of the
Court Of Vienna and lady in waiting
of tho Archduchcss Maria Therese that
he is the nephew. In the same way. OF
Count Paul Huyn. Bishop OF Brunn, and
OF Count Karl Huyn. General In command
of the cavalry division at Cracow But
have before me a complete list Of the
members OF the Austrian house of Huyn.
and There is no Countess Mari. Huyn
among the number married 10 any one OF
the name of Warren, or indeed to any
FrcnChman.
When last here the Duke was ac-
| companied by his mother. and she was
good enough to give me copies In her own
handwriting of the certificate OF her own
marriage, and OF her eldest sons birth.
In both OF these documents her maiden
name is given as Marie hsyn de Verne
willie.
Father Insurance Sub InspectOr,
But there is no record of such person.
nor OF the marriage OF any such person.
among the Counts and Countesses Huyn
In that volume of the Almanach de Gotha
which is devoted 10 the enumeration Of
German and Austrian Counts and Count
esses. In her marriage certificate the
name OF her husband is given as Anselm
, Leon de Warren. a French citizen. and
his pr.f,sssian S,th.ipsn.,.ar Of,
the French agencies Of the English
Gresham Insurance Company.
History both secular and ecclesiastical
teaches us that Joan OF Arc, az indicated
10y her title of Maid OF Orleans, died as
she had lived, a maid. without postelity
Yet | have "A letter before me. dated No.
vember Is, 1900. In which the individual
who styles himself Duke of Warren
surrey asserts over that signature, on
the maternal side ] descend from st.
Pierre Fourier and the venerable Jeanne
dare
The Duke also In the same lette,
alludes to his royal origin from William
the ConQueror. Inasmuch as there are
many thousands Of lineal descendants in
the female line from Norman, Planta-
genet and Tudor kings. occupying the
| humblest walks of life In Great Britain,
this descent from William the Conqueror
Is OF no account whatsoever.
In 1904 the Duke OF Warren Surrey
came into the limelight In Paris owing
| 10 the arrest Of his younger brother. who
| styles himself the Marquis Hamelin de
Narren-Surrey. under extremely scandal
Gus circumstances In fact circumstances
not fit for publication in "a family news
paper. Let 1t suffice TO state that one Of
the charges against the soi-disant Mar
! quis WAS that he had taken leading part
| in so-called black masses In an apart
ment which he and some other individuals
OF the same stripe had rented In the
| Avenue Frisdland In Paris and that he
was convicted and condemned to long
| term of imprisonment, the sentence being
| confirmed on appeal
1T IL only fair to the elder brother.
| Rene. now here, To state that although
| he was mentioned In connection with the
| affair, yet that he was neither indicted
nor brought to trial. lie left the country
on the arrest Of his younger brother.
Warming for Rich GirI..
81 would not go TO the trouble of giving
| all this information concerning him were
| 1t not that ! understand that his coming
| 10 TINS country Is, as II was fourteen
years ago. for the purpose of obtaining "a
| rich American wife, and that I should be
| sorry to-day, as would have been then.
| to know of any American girl wedding
him without being fully aware OF the true
| value of his nobiliary honors and Of his
| ant"ccdents.
| Marriages Of American women with
| titled foreigners seldom bring happiness
| to the former. Disappointment, hunilia-
| ton ana neglect too often have become
| their lot. Especially Is this the case when
| the title for the sake OF which they have
| given their hand and their fortune IA
| either hesmirchcd or else of doubtful au-
| ,henticity. The title at any rate should
bc beyond question, since otherwise II is
| akin to n gold brick
| ~ have been fortunate in preventing
| quite u number of these so-called inter
| national marriages here and much conse-
quent misery by giving the true history OF
| the suitors, and especially OF tho titles
which they had adopted, the information
being usually given In response TO some
! members Of the prospective brides family
and sometimes actually ON the very eve
of the date appointed for the wedding
The Duke OF Warren Surrey may be
| the most inoncnsivo of young men. but
before any American girl bestows upon
| him her hand she would do well to set at
rest all the doubt existing AS TO his no.
| hillary hnnors and TO satisfy herself that
| they will be a source OF social prestige to
hoT and not of ridicule."