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New Castle News in New Castle, Pennsylvania

05 Jun 1908

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New Castle News

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New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1908

Page

10

Meyer Daughters in Washington Society Gossip

A Washington society note questions why Postmaster General Meyer’s daughters Miss Julian and Miss Alice are not listed in the season’s engagements. It critiques Mrs Meyer’s foreign ties and ambition to secure aristocratic matches, contrasting public perception with the daughters’ own qualifications. The piece also reflects on her social leadership, the Meyer fortune, and the impact of European prestige on American marriage markets through 3,500 year old Queen Tiy jewelry and pharaoh imagery from Egypt.

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Washington Katherine Elkins Abruzzi Juliette Williams Joe” Lester George von IL. Meyer Meyer Julian Alice Mrs. Meyer United States Mr. Meyer Theodore M. Davis Newport Queen Tiy Valley of the Tombs Egypt Moses Tiyl Cleopatra Tiy Akhnaton Davis Tiyi Tly Amenhotep II von L. Meyers Miss Vivian von Meyer von L. Meyer Charmin Meyer Fortuna
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Washington Society Courtships Misfired by Mrs von L Meyer

The article recounts Mrs. von L Meyer's elaborate matchmaking in Washington society aimed at marrying her two daughters into titled foreign circles. It details missed Elkins guest lists for Duke d Abruzzi, attempts to pair Katherine Elkins with Joe Leiter, and engagements abroad that never materialized, including the Duc de Chauines and Count von Hatzfelt Wildenburg, with ongoing intrigue surrounding Matilde Townsend and Katharine Elkins.

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D’ Abruzzi Katherine Elkins von L. Meyer Elkins von Ll. Meyer Katherine Duke d’Abruzzi Duc de Chauines America Love Julia Spain Ducher Alice Due Matilde Townsend Agata Mathilde Townsend Mamma von Meyer Count von Hatzfelt Wildenburg Washington Herman von Hatzfelt Wildenburg Cupid Cenel Mocenigo von Meyer
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Seti II Seti Apis George von L. Meyer Alice ‘Meyer Julia Meyer Mamma Meyer Violet Vivian Indy Queen Alexandra of England Cairo Museum
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