South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-02-29


oppose his marriage with her daughter
rage daughter seeks to have
Annulled.
LONDON FEB 2s-Nany Will remember the
don wedding OF Dolly Deacon and Prince Antoine AL
bert Radzwil. originally been for June D.
1910 but when rather distinguished crowd gathered
az the church Il discovered that something had
cone auiss The contracting parties were there
and II was rather Iamey explained that the prince had
neglected to provide himself with documents
necessary legaize the wedding OF England OF two
foreigners
on July g. however. much smaller party assem-
bed in St Marys Roman church. and there the cere-
mony performed
Those who make IT their unpleasant
beneath the surface of the display lives Of others noted
two peculiarities this wedding. The first the
brides mother, who called herself Mrs Florence Bald
win. conspicuousy the triumphant figure Of the
church. The mother OF the bride may be reasonably
expected 10 figure at wedding Here. however the
circumstances little peculiar, as will appear.
The second fact noted the extreme GOODNESS and
IistIessness Of the very handsome bride
A BRIDEGROOM WHO FELT FAINT.
"a IoveIess marriage her side" whispered the
guests who noted the time the extreme
and distraction Of the prince, who became
faint during the proceedings had be seated.
The public loss to understand these things
II Dorothy Deacon did love her prince. why had
there had been wedding Certainly the RadziWills
had been anything but urgent In the matter 1t in
fact common knowledge that Prince antoine ALBERT
was hytnS into the race OF MS mother and most I'M
posing powerful group OF relatives. Neither
this type of international matches
where the girl supplies the dover and her lord the
blood and station Dorothy Deacon belonged the
I}oston-New York-Newport set, to be sure, and her
parental connections were excellent But she was very
Tar from rich. prize to be sought
uercenary by the prospective head OF the
house OF Radzivi who was already rich in this case
Why. then, he marrying a who did not
him and plainly showed at the wedding2 She
young beautiful. and charming and clever and
desirable. All granted. Stll the thing hard to
comprehend
Many recalled that Dorothy Deacon's elder sister
Gladys had 8 infatuated the
prince that he had proposed marrying her and renounc
ing his throne cor at least IL said.) No doubt
the Deacon girls were beautiful enough TO turn the
heads OF princea But that seemed somehow lame
explanation OF the Deacon Radzlwil wedding A girl
does not bother herself to captivate the she
doesn't want
THE PRIDE NAME.
The extreme opposition Of the Radzwis not
hard understand. Their name is undoubtedly one
of the loftiest worn in Europe by mere mobiles Only
s,ivviIs. had. fact, furnished queens
signs 20 fI thrones here and there.
The Deacon girls, beautiful and charming as they
were. had long led a somewhat peculiar existence in
Europe. They Americans who had not
America for many years and had reason SUFFICIENT or
otherwise wind exile blowing
upon them. They had social position Of a sort and
money within limits They We're known in London.
Paris Berlin and Rome Many exalted station
had paid them court. and still there "a
thing" To understand this # is necessary go back
10 1877.
In that year the mother Of the princess who was
then Miss Florence Baldwin. married Newport,
The American society resort, Mr.. Edward Parker
Deacon Boston The bride considered the
most beautiful lure blonde whose golden hair and
O. year. Her father was Rear Admiral Charles Bald
r.n T. s ". Bostonese. and the wealth est
officer the navy. Edward Parker Deacon bride
room was also Of Boston quite wealthy. and a con-
f-ued bachelor Of 40. The matchu saw his eve
rest the blonde beauty young Florence Baldwin.
then only IT, and they Immediately them
.sves into tho game. Deacon. "vowing 7 viii nee
consent. consented and another marriage cele-
Grated
DWARF As \ RIVAL.
-Four daughters were born between this date and
event which caused International sensation
wi Ia vG mi me-
time before and established them Europe possibly
With the notion OF living there permanently In q
Paris drawing Mrs. Deacon introduced
Emile AbeLle. "a Partisan of most uncommon
SOFT Abeils "a dwarted crooked fellow, sallow
ock-uarked and unallurinE a Egoetto a jester.
certainly anything but Adouis. i;ut he had money
bitter knife-ike wiz and se-vils, adorng with
women that na,ters many Venus TO the ends OF "a
vulcan. One things OF Niepperg in the arms OF the
widow of Napoleon and daughter of a hundred kings
This AbeiIe paid his the blooming Mrs. Dea
Paris and smiled. The husband and
1ested that this Aheiie fellow no more than q
harlequin. fellow arluse her. Did he her
npropreties with "the yellow dwarf" Unhapp.y
Le did.
Iarker Deacon registered under assumed maine at
The Hotel Splendid nc Cannes. procuring near
-nat occupied ty his wife. From this vantage he
watched observed Abelte Mrs DeaconS
zinc hail and when Abei.le SUNK OCT later
Deacon shot and killed him The aeDdarmes hurried
.r Deacon calmly called their attention 90 his wife
..-5 the dead .AbeIe and asked be arrested.
t.efes visit % her room .uely ir
s. night been innocent and some believed her
rae court however. though forced to find Deacon
-tilty. showed its position the affair by sentencing
hm 20 only year lu prison for his capital onenss
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