Show Il WILL VILL NOT EXPLAIN DELAY DELA Y IN ELKINS WEDDING ITALIAN SOCIETY IS ANGRY AT A ABRUZZI Might Ostracise Royal Duke and His Wealthy American Amen Ameri can Bride Ronie Horrie Nov oi U A TA 3 rt or Of tho the Duke ot or who is credited with Mth IK i having ha acted a aa as the ar ary between the tile duke and Anti the tho king regarding the duka duk marriage n ge Miss Elkins was asked ked to explain the delay in the wedding plans said tho the reason for tor it tt would woul never nevor bf known own by by- bythe y- y the public since It Jt related re rc- to family matters The size of or Ul 0 thc dowry lowry was not concerned In It S I I 11 he lie said for this had hud never ben been considered considered con culL or ur even en mentioned v Neith-i was the question of the tte brides bride's rank after the marriage dl discussed Th The dukes duke's friend really hinted hinte as asan asan asan an explanation of the delay that the king had consented to the marriage I time on condition that considerable should elapse before the marriage with a view to ascertaining if ir the attachment was of ot a 8 lasting charac charac- I ter tel A close personal pel friend of or th Duke of ot the Abruzzi explained to The Republican RepUblican Republican Re Re- publican correspondent today the tho exact status of ot the dukes duke's wooing of ot Miss Elkins The correspondents correspondent's in information Information information in- in formation prominent member of ot the household of Princess LetItia the dukes duke's stepmother That the duke and Miss Elkins will wUl marry Is more problematical I than titan over said Eald the nobleman The dukes duko's hopeful and untiring efforts have never nover overcome the opposition of ot th the Dowager Queen Q I and now the duke has only a n forlorn hope of marrying the fair Calr American Queen Margherito Margherita not Queen Helen is the leader and mouthpiece of or fashionable society and and- andIn in her opposition opposition opposition op op- op- op position to the dukes duke's marriage the dowager queen has the cordial support support sup sup- port of or the royal princesses and of I practically every feminine member of ot Italian aristocracy This powerful in in- influence fluence is 18 almost Irresistible The duke of the Abruzzi has kept out of society more than any other r prince of the he house of ol Savoy SC He has haa not frittered away his time in fashionable fashionable fashion fashion- able diversions which weary him So 80 unacquainted with society cabals and scheming he nan has only recently been able to gauge nuge tho the consequences fraught with the greatest peril to their mutual ha happiness to which marriage will expose Miss Mies Elkins and himself The prospect is one from flom which the duke recoils He lie knows not only that Italian society opposes the match but that the prospect Is remote of living down the resentment his m marriage will cause cause cause-a a resentment which oven even the kings Icings formal apI approval roval would not lessen materially l 1 r j Si jj y rj- rj c I S 14 i F 1 r ct Miss Katherine Elkins Her Mather aud aul and their West Virginia Home |