The Washington times., 1926-01-26
TO WE'D SCION
OF ROMANTIC
HOUSE
Prince de Beam Writes
OF Daughters We'd
ding Plans


gAgement OF Mile. Beatrice de
Bearn. daughter of Prince de
Bearn ct de Chalais, to John Free.
man. which was cabled from Paris.
has been followed by letters from
Prince de Bearn to some OF his
washington friends telling some
thing of the wedding plans and of
the man to whom his daughter is
betrothed. Mr.. Freeman is the son
of the late william Freeman, an
American. but through his mother,
who was Princesse Marie de Bour-
bon BraR MA, he has a most ro-
mantle ancestry. He is the grand
SON of the Due de Berry, himself
second son of Charles X, King OF
France, by his marriage in England
with Mrs. Brown; and his mother
is the granddaughter Of Dom
Pedro, the last Emperor Of Brazil.
Consequently young Mile. de Bearn
will be allied by her marriage to
the Bourbon family and the Bra.
ganza.
Picture Of Ancestor
The bridegroom:to-be is described
a. 26 years old, six feet tall and
very good looking the picture, in
fact, of his ancestor, Louis XIV,
King OF France.
The engagement is OF widespread
interest in this country as well as
in France, for Prince de Bearn
has had several periods of service
with the American embassy in
washington and was an exception
ally popular member of the Diplo-
matte Corps. Moreover, Mile. de
Bearn is half American, her mother,
who died in Russia number OF
years ago, having been Miss Bea.
trice Winans, daughter OF the late
Ross Winans, of Baltimore. The
De Bearn children, Beatrice and q
younger SON, were still In the
achoolroom when their father was
last in Washington. serving as
counselor of the French embassy
under NJ. Jusserand, ambassador to
the United States for twenty-five
years. Afterward the Prince went
to his country's embassy in Japan
and Mile. de Bearn made her debut
In Tokyo. They were In Japan
at the time OF the earthquake, m
which Prince de Beams young son,
Gasfon Ross Henri Joseph de Bearn,
was injured, and returned shortly
=
afterwafd to Francs.
World Loves . Lover
since all the world loves q lover,
II il interesting to learn from the
brides own father that this is no
marriage de convenience, so usual
In France, but a love match on
both sides. The young people met
about a year ago at ball given
for charity and fell in love at first
sight. and Mile. de Bearn 10, now
wearing as engagement ring a
magnificent and historic eighteen
carat diamond said to be worth q
million francs. The wedding will
take place In Paris Immediately
after Easter.
Afterward Prince de Bearn ex-
poets to return to Japan to take
charge of the embassy-and signs
that 1t Is not ta be Washington.
He loves US here and when he left
US several years ago it was with
the expectation of returning after
q holiday only to find on landing
in France that his orders had been
changed. There was admittedly not
much love lost between him and
NJ. Jusserand, and he made no
bones of saying that he had been
KNITTED" after his back was turned.
Now n. Jusserand is gone-living
IN retirement in a charming villa at
Passy, devoting himself to letters,
which have always divided his in
terest with diplomacy and spending
q few weeks each winter, with
Mime. Jusserand, of course, in a
pleasant apartment in the Avenue
President Wilson in Paris. And
since there seems no chance of his
return the next best thing would
be to have Prince de Bearn back
again.
Himself Of High Rank
Prince de Bearn is the last claim
ant to the rank and estates of his
mother. who was Princess Cecile
Charlotte Marie de TaIlyerand de
Perigord, Princess de Chalais. He
has, however. but scant interest fa
the defunct titles of his house, and
his daughter prefers to be known
simply as Mile. de Bearn'' rather
than by her full name, Princess
Cecile Nera Marie Beatrice de
Bearn.
During part Of his residence in
Washington it will be remembered
Prince de Bearn occupied the lovely
home. Highwood. of Mrs Henry C.
Corbin, and entertained extrava.
gantly. This Is the house occupied
by General Pershing for a season
and recently by the Japanese am.
bassador.