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Show ij THE AMERICAN PEERAGE. As iudicating the extent of Inlor-nationnl Inlor-nationnl marriages, as far back as 1S90, a book was published called "Titled Americans a list of American Ameri-can ladles who havo married foreigners foreign-ers of rank," says Cleveland Moffet in Succobs Magazine. The list was at that timo over 200 pages long and it has grown amazingly since then. Let any ono run over his mind tho names of our conspicuous multi-mil-llonalro families the Astora, Vander-bllte, Vander-bllte, Goulds, "Leltera, Huntlngtons, Singers, Drexels, etc. and he v,'ill find that thoy all have intermarried with titled foreigners Year after year such unique unions have increased, increas-ed, until, today, thero are American countesseB, duchesses, princesses, in every capital and corner of Europe. |