Great Fortunes From Railroads
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Whenimpecunious counts, lords, dukes and princes, having wasted theinheritance originally obtained by robbery, and perpetuated byrobbery, are on the anxious lookout for marriages with greatfortunes, and the American money magnates, satiated with vulgarwealth, aspire to titled connections, the arrangement becomes easy. [Footnote: More than 500 American women have married titledforeigners. The sum of about $220, 000, 000, it is estimated (1909), has followed them to Europe. ] Romance can be dispe...nsed with, and thelawyers depended upon to settle the preliminaries.
TEN MILLIONS FOR A DUKEDOM.
The announcement was made in 1895 that "a marriage had been arranged"between Consuelo, a young daughter of William K. Vanderbilt, and theDuke of Marlborough. The wedding ceremony was one of showy splendor;millions of dollars in gifts were lavished upon the couple. Othermillions in cash, wrenched also from the labor of the Americanworking population, went to rehabilitate and maintain Blenheim House, with its prodigal cost of reconstruction, its retinue of two hundredservants, and its annual expense roll of $100, 000.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Whenimpecunious counts, lords, dukes and princes, having wasted theinheritance originally obtained by robbery, and perpetuated byrobbery, are on the anxious lookout for marriages with greatfortunes, and the American money magnates, satiated with vulgarwealth, aspire to titled connections, the arrangement becomes easy. [Footnote: More than 500 American women have married titledforeigners. The sum of about $220, 000, 000, it is estimated (1909), has followed them to Europe. ] Romance can be dispe...nsed with, and thelawyers depended upon to settle the preliminaries.
TEN MILLIONS FOR A DUKEDOM.
The announcement was made in 1895 that "a marriage had been arranged"between Consuelo, a young daughter of William K. Vanderbilt, and theDuke of Marlborough. The wedding ceremony was one of showy splendor;millions of dollars in gifts were lavished upon the couple. Othermillions in cash, wrenched also from the labor of the Americanworking population, went to rehabilitate and maintain Blenheim House, with its prodigal cost of reconstruction, its retinue of two hundredservants, and its annual expense roll of $100, 000.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Myers, Gustavus, 1872-1942 to read onlineMoreLess
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