Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-11-18

TN these ultra expensive modern DAYS can
woman, brought up in the most cx-
travagant social surroundings in this
country be happy if She refuses millionaire
and marrics man whose fortune is so small
as TO be almost nil? Mrs. James Il. Eustis
decided a few weeks ago that she could, and
to prove it married the Marquis dc Polignac
one Of the members OF The French Mission
now stationed in Washington.
Through her marriage The beautiful Mrs
Jimmy, whom every one in accicty adorcs
becomes allied with one of the eldest families
in France
His father was Guy. the handSomcst Mar
quis de Polgnac for a couple OF ccniur :,
There is wealth in the &c !'0Iignac family
but the Marquis belongs 10 the junior branch
and therefore cannot ny any stretch Of the
imagination be termed rich man. Bat Mrs.
Eustis fell SO deeply in love la, Spring. when
the Marquis WAS presented TO her, that she
actually gave no ,IOught to money or the
good things Of life That money can buy.
1t was also case OF love al first sight with
the Marquis and yet he is by no means an
imprcssionahc man. The wcalthest women
in France have courted him for their daugh
tcrs. their sisters Themselves: but to no pur
pose. He thinks that fate had dccrced his
marriage to the fascinating. dark eyed Amer
lean beauty. and for that reason the machna-
tons OF his own countrywomcn were not sue
ccssful
Fate also dccrccd that the French Gov
eminent should send him to New York with
Papa .jofirc last Spring. and, having arranged
for the Marquis TO meet Mrs Eustis at the
dinner given for The Field Marshal fate flew
away and left love to do It's part.
And love S part was by no means easy or
simple, for the most beautiful widow in
society being bcsiegcd BIZ two we'll
known rich men. The one who apparently
had the inside track was good looking Andrew
Sage, whose friendship dated back 10 the
years when James b. E,lsiS was chronic
invalid. But the other was Robert Wilson
Gocct Whose fortune l., today one of the
greatest fortunes in America.
To understand the high courage displayed
by tho Young matron. one must know some
thing OF the ms and outs Of her birth bring
ing up and recent career Society III New
York has known her since her birth and
knows only too VOL what her present mar
rlagc may mean.
Nina Floyd Crosby E,stis was born in one
OF the fine old brick mansions on Washing
ton Square al time when TO live on the
north side OF the square was almost equal TO
patent of nobility. Ter father was Walter
Floyd Crosby and her mother was Louise
Gregory Sutton, a great beauty and more
than that. great belle The Crosby family
was ono OF great distinction. not only con
ccrncd in the history OF New York. but in
the history of the country. When The big
eyed Nina was born. her mother dccrccd
splendid marriage for her and even in her
babyhood began trainn" her TO he tho wife
Of Il multi-miIlionarc
With the passing Of the years. the Crosby
fortunes dwndIcd, and d new and enormous
ly rich element crept into society Men and
women whose grandparents had been day
laborers were now pushing aside tho fine old
aristocrats If 1.-THE SQUARE and lower Fifth
avenue IT, Crosby family could not com
pete with them; the only way out was for
Lima to marry one of their sons.
Her whole girlhood was one long period
Of training; not once was she permitted 10