The Washington times., 1925-02-23
INTERNATIONAL
ROMANCE IS
SHATTERED?
Dame Rumor Reports
Breaking of Marye-
Negri Engagement

~ EXISTENT rumors of the
brekaing of the engagement
l. between Mr.. and Mrs. George
r. Marye's young daughter, Miss
Helen Marye. and Count Lamberto
Negri Arnold. are receiving confir-
nation in various quarters.
Mr.. Marye, who has always
thought his daughter too young
to have any serious thoughts OF
matrimony and who has never
looked with much favor on an inter
national alliance, is most discreet.
He refuses to comment further than
to say. that both his daughter and
the count. are very young and that
one can't really tell what may de-
velop. But before she left Wash
ington with her daughter for an
early spring visit at Palm Beach,
Mrs. Marye told some of her friends
here that the engagement was off. ;
Moreover, details of the shattered
romance seem to have reached San
Francisco, where Count Negri Ar
mold is now living, and he is quoted
as saying IF that's Mrs. Marye 8
statement, there's nothing. as a
gentleman. for me TO say"
So that's that-and you can take
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nance between Miss Marye, just
budding into womanhood. and the
young Italian developed when Mrs.
Marye and her daughters were
travelling in Europe last year. De-
tails were written home to Mr..
Marye, but he put his foot down
upon any formal engagement until
he had looked the young man over.
In the spring Mrs. Marye and Miss
Marye returned. the family went
out to their California home at
Burlingame, and later in the sum-
mer Count Negri arrived in San
Francisco to visit.
Everybody was charmed with the
young Italian, including the rather
reluctant Mr.. Marye, and he gave
his consent to the marriage-pro-
vided the young people were will
ing to wait a year. The Maryes
came East again, Miss Helen made
her debut in Washington. and was
gathered up into a whirl of gayety
and the proposed visit Of Count
Negri Arnold about Christmas
time" was postponed. 1t was post
poned again until some time in
March" Then Mrs. Marye and
Miss Marye left Washington fer
the South, prepared TO remain until
March was past-and- Dame Rumor
began to roll sweet morsel Of
gossip under her tongue.
There seems to have been no
objection on anybody's part-not
even Mr.. Marye's-to the marriage
except on the score OF youth and
difference of nationality. The young
italian is a fine outstanding chap,
member of an old Roman family,
and destined for the diplomatic
service. Since his arrival in San
Francisco several months ago. he
has been working in the bond de-
partment of the famous. Bank of
Italy, but it is said that he is
going home in the spring to take
his final examinations for diplomacy
and that on his way to Italy will
stop off in Washington to consult
with the Italian embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marye's future
plans for their daughter are Of a
nature to give thrill TO any
debutante. Having made her debut
in Washington with a preliminary
.canter at Burlingame last autumn
Miss Marye will go to London with
her mother for the season and viii
be presented at the Court Of st.
James. FTODdUly SHS WOh ma z
time or inclination to do much
thinking about matrimony!
Indeed, if it were Mr.. and Mrs.
Marve's intention to break up the
marriage they would seem TO have
pursued a very clever course. A
little real opposition and the two
young people would have probably
been driven into hasty and posi-
bly, a regretted marriage, but as it
IL the romance seems to have died
n natural death.