The pretty, green-eyed Minnie shopped around extensively (with exaggerated reports of her dowry) before finally settling on Arthur Paget, son of Gen. Lord Alfred Paget, grandson of the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, and brother of Sidney (who married Marie Dolan) and Almcric Paget (husband of Pauline Whitney. They enjoyed much royal attention; the Prince of Wales was godfather to their eldest son, who died in action in World War I. Minnie was a great London hostess, a brilliant fund-raiser, and a crucial contact for American heiresses on the prowl.
