English Dukes and American Belles.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 326, 19 December 1888, Page 3

English Dukes and American Belles.

Two move English dukes are, according to the New York papers, going to marry American heiresses. The Duke of Norfolk i i<< to marry Miss Virginia MacTavish, the j Baltimore beauty, and the Duke of New- j castle is to wed Charlotte Zerega. Miss MacTavish is the daughter of Charles Carroll MacTavi&b. . Her mother was a i daughter of General ,Winfield Scott, and her family is connected with the famous Carrolls of Carrol ton. MacTavish was an ardent Catholic, and his son and three daughters were brought up in the church. The eldest daughter is a Carmelite nun, and the secondls in a" convent in Brussels. The fortunes of these two daughters went to the Church. Miss Virginia was not sent to a nunnery. Miss MaeTavish is described as handsome and arisfcocratic-looking: She is a trifle above medium height, has soft, greyishblue syes, shaded by long lashes, light brown hair, and a fair complexion. She dresses plainly but in good taste, and always in the prevailing mode. She is now twenty- three years old. She has a fortune -of £160,000. Miss Charlotte Zerega, who is said to have captured the Dike of Newcastle, has neither noble blood in her veins nor dollars -in her pocket. She is described, however, as very attractive. She lias a sweet mezzosoprano voice, and eings charmingly^ She can play both the guitar and piano ; she is a^ graceful dancer and a bright cohvereationalist, and as the novelists 'say," 'is fitfced to grace any s6a6ipn^- * ' Jf " ' ' Lasb winter when thevßfike was visiting New York, Mrs Jdhn'^erega', nfottfeFof fObarlotee, ' who' was the Beautiful { iftfas -Sttry, gave 4 handsome pink 'dinner .inTnls •ihohour.- Shd also -gave* Hint severer fn--formal luncheons anfl'several' mifeor^tlflffefeW «ttr<qi»feefe^b% -fo^sralrifu^'Cfa^rTOe^^a Zerega and Her daughter have been gueßts of the Duke in England this summer.