, , ('I ' 'I wsm. mw"w' wimmim EVBJMlMa PUBLIC I,Jb)i)(iJilH--JfHlLADLPJdlA, TUJDAYT. IWJtfMJtfmt jui. iraa . -,: " i .ir t1 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND GRASP ON PURSE 1 OfVLT CT? iv.EA' ON MAN, DECLARES MRS FRENCH W - $ Fermer International Belle, Divorcee, Wen Back Hus band and $5,000,000 in Court HARNESS a man with a mnrrlnfje certificate, tic up his money, and thereafter he will be fairly safe from pursuit. This is the sort of marital strait-Jacket the vivacious Ida Marcella French, daughter of Rebert J. Wynne, Postmaster General in President Roosevelt's Cabinet and United Stntcs Censul General in Londen from 1905 te 1010, prescribed for her husband, Captain Hugh Renald French, of the Seventh Dragoon Guards of England, before agreeing te a recon ciliation following a diverce scandal that went through the English courts from bottom te top. The $5,000,000 fortune of Captain French hae been sottled upon his wife, who has ceme back te America te spend part of It at Palm Beach bafere returning te Londen for "the season." And with her came memories of a glittering romance which had its test step in a wedding ceremony in the presence of three Kings. Later came an English sportswoman te enter the life of Captain French. The next chapter was the unopposed battle for divorce, the alle gatiens ei minscenuuet anu cruelty, Then the war and a sudden de cisien en the part of Captain French te oppose the effort toward separa tion. Counter-charges flew. An American architect was named. la the midst of it all Captain French was wounded. In a little hospital In France where Mrs. French was ministering te the suf fering, word came that her husband was tern by shrapnel from the enemy's cannon. She went te him tnd romance started anew. But this time, she said, she played along lines which she considered "safe." She had his fortune settled upon her with the understanding that the income was te be a half-and-half affair until ene Of them iheuld die. Marriage Certificate and Purse Halt Chase And se the former Ida Wynne, still young but self-possessed, agreed upon her arrival here te tell all about it She eat in her iramptueusly fur nished apartment in millionaires' half-acre in West Fifty-seventh street, New Yerk, her face 6rar, kling under a lovely plumed hat, her body graceful and lithe in a thou-snnd-dellnr frock of black and pea cock green. And quite frank about things was this nc.v owner of the French mil lions, which wcre inherited by her husband at the age of fourteen from the thiid Lord de Freyne, his grand father and owner of the Brahma Brahma Brahma poetia Tea Company, which was handed down te him by its founder, Hugh jMair, of Lochlemond Castle. "I think you will agree," said Mrs. Fr'ench, sitting upon the edge of the big uphelstered chair, "I think you will agree that the only two reins en a man are his purse and a marrlage certificate, and when they are tied up he certainly won't be chased after very much. De you knew, I believe that when a woman knows she cannot marry a man and realizes his money is tied up In such fashion that she can't get very much of it, 6he Just says, 'What's the use?' and leaves him nlene. She might go about with a man, under conditions like these, just for the enjoyment of his company, but I bcliove he will be safe from danger and be pre served for his wife." War Wound Brought About Reconciliation Mrs. French fingered her long' tring of pearls with the ease of ene who feels free of worries love or financial ones. "It was right in the midst of my divorce suit that Captain French was wounded during the war," she continued, "and when it was re ported that he might die, I went te him and nursed him back te health. He then asked me te come back and be his wife again. It certainly was a hard decision for me te make. "One doesn't sue for diverce, jeu kne',"- vi,0 mnilcd rather jii pinntly , utile is she wants te marry tonic one I else, does idic 7 "1'rniiMy. I have been frightfully unhappy, and It eecma that happiness lay before me with another man. Per J1'S that had something te dn with Captain French's rmuest. lie knew f tins ether man. He saw in him .i P'rum moil' ei iiuent than himself, of inr in ! wi.ilth, and lie tiiuiid eom eem Plfti i hn.t mid was nt my feet. avii t that fiintn? '.''hen he premised te give lip "iijl life, hut piemlscs urn se eiisv te Juiikp and mi hard te Keep thn I wanted toheRuie tint our bain , Valerie Mails. Jl'l I, ueild be taken care of. and if twit ieuld be arranged It would net matter hi, mneh if he went In mid out me ilnni i, . I ,t,M,. ii ,,..,. Having Fortune Settled en Her Keeps Others FremV Pursuing Him, She Avers back In the battle line again, lie was telten n prisoner and held eighteen menthB, nnd I hud Riven him my word that I would never again see the ether man who had ceme Inte mv life. I might take all sorts of risks, but I never break n premise. I get that from thj American bleed In my veins, I guess. "And, besides, Captain French had shown me that he meant what he Paid by giving me half of his estate. Hut the ceurtB refused te allow n division of that kind. They decided It was net In line with Bome of the stipulations in the will of the old grandfather, and Wynne, you are the ment beautiful woman who ever came from America " Orewn Prince Geerge of Greece and Prince I.euls Murnt were her devoted nttrwlants whenever she wnn In Paris. She graced their boxes nt (he opera, at the racee, and many were the enter- I talnmcntw thev pave In her honor. Twe Kusslan Grand Dukes Beris and Cyril vied with one another for her smllcn. All, at ene time or another, were re garded as itiiters for her hnnd. Among tbn'-e she met nt the court ; levees of Buckingham I'alaee was Can- tain Trench, crack elllrer In a ciack regiment which enjoyed the proud dis tinction of being railed the Prlnces.s Ow;i. He v a scion of an old Iil-h ' tnmlly, of wlil-di Lord de I'reyne, In 'irether. was ihe head; witlthv. am with ii mill arv icierd of distinction He, tee. was smitten bv the charm" that had captivated the court. Soen after the marriage Can'aln 1 French was sent te Caire, There, a in Londen and Fails, hi bride he. ame one of the most brilliant lights of the ncly world. The novelties of entertainment mid the singing and dancing which die hreught te the army nnd diplomatic funrtletiH were talked of all eer he world. She went te one masquerade dressed bh a baby in a baby carriage, 1 pushed by n stalwart Arab through the streets and Inte the ballroom. Divorce Suit Suddenly Terminated Happiness Apparently the marriage bad brought naught but happiness There was noth ing en the surface te indlca e a rift until Mrs. French suddenly left her Im-dinnd after their leturn te Londen and jelncw her parentn In the I'nlted States In JIMIt she Milled for Louden with her mother nnd immediatdv hean suit f i r divorce. She alleged crueltv and misconduct with nn unnamed woman, who, it sub-' sequentlv was reealed, was Miss Mar 'Teresa Winifred (iench. a well-known 'Seuth of Fngland spottswetnan. Mis French testified that Captain Trend lirely was sober, e-rccpt when en duty that be had beaten her mid dragg'e her alhmt her rem when she rifuei, te arise at 1 or .r o'clock lu the morn ing te entertain his companions In dis sipatien ( aptnin J rench mnoe no lense, and a temporary decree wa divorce, but domanded the reaelndlng of the temporary decree already granted.' In his fight he didn't mlnce nut ters. The guardsman of Piccadilly had net thought It worth while te defend his name. The Irenchmnn of Yprcs ite. cused her of misconduct with a New? Yerk architect before and after the Is suance of the temperarv decree. Shocks English Court by Mr. French, scornful, sarcastic, sheflsel the dignity of tbe presiding JiiMi-e replies te his questions that meud the spectator) te laughter. She nnd tint her affection for him was n erely that of a ward for her guardian rind tint they had never thought "f marriage "JIae you ever called him Mark?" nskel Captain Fieneh's counsel "Mun times," Mrs. French an swered. "I have nlse called him 'my darling.' 'my dear,' 'my dearest man' and 'my darling fellow,' but never from the point of view of love. Oil, but there Is a great deal in it. It all depends en the Intonation and the nccentH of tbu eic. Yeu can say 'inv dearest man' .nd mean nothing by It, and you can sa it in another tone of voice and mean n great deal." "Hid you kl'fl him?" was another question. "Yes, I liaTO kissed him geed night," was the answer, "lie has kised me, my sister and ether fiiends being present T have ,K.ed him and be has klscd me, Hui there wiih never any love 'ifTfiir between us." Nevertheless, the Court's decision was n favor of ( antain r rench. J he letn- peinry decree was rescinded. The trial eer. Captain French re turned te bis regiment at the front M:s. French remained in Londen and ileteted herself te nursing wounded sol diers at a private hospital in Gresvener Sipiaie What "be saw and heard there i hanged her whole iew of life. War Recerd Changed Her Views of Husband She had seen her husband at the trial, grim and war worn, n man far ra ti, eved from the dandv she had married! Through the men whose wounds she dresaed she looked Inte the trenches, beard the shrielc of shrapnel and the crackle of machine guns and saw the grotesquely motionless forms spread tnreiuih and found Unit the creeds and nilrs hi ether peMens cannot help "Well In inislii" n decision hl;e this, hill 4 mil h,i theiudi was iiht. I uii t ( iipta.ii Fieiieh when f was 'MtiiI(.(.i, durliur tin prenMitntien at tue 1 iig I h e. nit He was dashing ml Imin1- mu and womb rful. and I re jnenihir nliiiest is sunn as I had seen fr:::-jirjv&vrxmiA'.m.'ir:-ny aiUFFiiij i nm imhiiI'i ' ' i i mn i in ni ii i i m r p - pr it i liprmF m T i MinlwIiWinEii iT w " ' i 'i 11,1 " , JHHMBEHnwTiffl Msasmsmssmsmjms MmiA:-.irtSja"iAtf,-i.jU-r'..i'sr.iv''i, rs.i, -s rrr .siyr s'.ir.r. i a&il s".v isstssf y s jy. Tjxsrsis styxiir.LY'sfWti. -".r: r xrr -j s.: 's . r. ."'v' w-eca --.enBnatfvr ft .r .j r .1 .T(i ..'.tju ;vy wy M'i, itt ,.. -. s . ite y r, fag .aPBpSPaS jR.-, ' - mmf&m JiiliHiHHI4IMHffBHBan4HBflHHLL v .''''' UwmW iifAwMYM-MlW I Neauenrlv was reealed, was Miss Mar. PPrHiHMV90nnMHHB' . hiV$tfmMW JXiUMtmfir2fmM 'Teresa Winifred (icach. a well-known k-'sHW, . iKm -mmmM-arm mi6mmBmm9mmir-i.mmM.. ' ' ". ,?, mami 'v? s a j ;mi i rzz& ny r. .zzi ; .ra"i5'AdO i F?l.i!iZXKzXttXzZIjfeim'&fjjMaKMmKmImm& V rtiVB MmrnnBMmlWKmiiffr 1 1 ttr' ' ' " -lHHrT 1 ,y iTTiTiWfinl 1T1 "1 m f "if BMiyTrfiwrTi iTTlTi 1 ? Ml n Tf ' "",-, -V The former Londen bclle in Uiuonyentienal ,.ose ubennl a (rans- lglSW '' 'JHBBpfpBrBlBB ::.: ;' HtfMMMmA t , r I "- J prevision was made that the Inherit- hinance ieuld net be disposed of by Cap tain 1 m urn until no was nun -cigni, se we waited for time, te iias-s. "Theu, linally, he said: 'Te show ,ou that I mean what 1 say, I will give you all' and the million pounds of the French wealth were buttled upe.i erv I my lle.nl we tacn snare tne income "Ira that I tnld mother it uiiulil lw. letn 1 1 my dear, it will be tee much nnd when Vnleilu Marie becomes twenty -one we will each gie her a third nf our share. If the baby should din. Captain Fieneh would continue te re ieli half of the Income. If 1 hIieuIi! die, mv share would go te the baby, and if 1 should be the last te remain, 1 then the entire entate would come te 1 1111. Of coarse, m tne wildest nights et "ere f 1.1 i ,mm a j,(111li! ,,, tm lny Imaglnatlim, I bad never thought he .! """.'' Ut! te iiiariy an old one, am ihe fculd : . "V'H, iua I hf'llnvn tnrklt,,iH ).. 1.....,... - 4,,. , --" ii'"iii'-i mien iiuiuilll llll- tuifi better than I. i.;)1 any intii, we were married. I in .' "Ill,w,,d te make my own decl decl en and we hud n most wonderful wed- lueats tllree K1"ca ume"' tuc A'El!Vntcen months of stniggle came JK Vif"' T lm,, decided te return te father of my little girl, lie vu would give me all, I bad alieady my marriage settlements which he had made as a wedding gift, but tbat'e the sort of man he Is; doesn't say much, but gives you all, llke that," and Mm. French gave a gay little flourish of her hand. "The trouble with Captain Ifrench, you knew, is that he dilnks. Every time I see another whisky bottle I think, 'Oh, another row.' He wouldn't ceme te America becaumi there Is pro hibition here. These men just can't get along without It, Xen might as well ask them te step breathing or te wear ItisiilUekut clothing. Here in America jen au feel braced with the geed air. Hut ever there In the, fe,t, they just have te have drink; their digestion, I am suie, would net be geed without It." "I never get bored, she admitted, "net for 11 moment. I often get tired and slcepv, but net bored. Never lr. my life have 1 bad a day when I didn't have te get up early te attend te some thing. I have two Iiouseh in Scot land nnd two In Fngland, and this apartment in New Yerk, and I keep them all ruunliie. My idea of a real holiday would be te go off te some place In the country where there are no phones or telegraph wlrca, and only wake up when I wanted te." Frem Flerida te India Her Plans Will Take Her Mrs. French was disturbed several times by local and long-dlstance cnlln. Hhe moved with eprlglitllness from one room te the ether. Tall vasen filled with chrysanthemums and ethers hold ing American beauty resea atoed In various corners of her apartment. Hhe plans te go te Washington te settle eome bualneas matters of her father, and te atutd te tb doting et, tt -. ii- 4' & . . 'I 'Art. ' . VT4 . .;i. Mrs. French (right) witJi her ulster, Mrs. Ruth Wynne Smith, et Vtabluiitften Mrs. Trench arriving in New Yerk from England V, y?7 i10,,!?. t,'erh'n te be In I which had excltml the Interest of roy rey Pnlm n'lT t ,10,lllai no '0 l" and the social leaders of lnden. J aim Beach for a few weeks; te return Paris and Washington. 1..-..': "'"" ."en. go te inula with I (! In it te Londen wlh her fa'ber'len li i.,,V...j 1 . 1 i . ll""u wnn 1 ii mu 10 i.one'Ui win tier ra'fer iier husband, and te be back in r.onden when he was appointed United State th W,r,if Lt,,c b,0?,sen" 'Censul Ooueral, the lieautlful Miss - ffTnnei "if" weiJ1nK la 1000 I Wynne captivated all with whom she wm tme culmination of a rommneolcama In contaet. Boen ih btemme m popular in Pnr.lan hoc ety as she was In Fngllah court 1 irclen She had a rarely equnled ns-urd of three debutt In na man) capitals in ..ne S'lisen Shu was presented at Huckhiirham Palaen te King Fdwnrd mil ijueci Alexandra. She made her feimal 'i r Inte the ex clushe American an' furelgn seidal colenics in Paris and assisted Miss Hthel Iloesevelt, daughter of Presi dent Roosevelt, at her coming-out 1 in ception. Called "Dig Dell Baby" by King of England iving i-uwnni said te er uii ine ecca- or Iier trc'ieiitat en Mis- you are just 1 Ke a big dell granted, Uth the custody of tbe child' ever the shell-tern earth in the wake e Mrs. French. She returned te tn "f ''' ' '' Iier liushuud was no United States I ! "s"'" '" '" l""'" t liguie in an abstract war 11,. whs (l concrete (mure In a j line, baliy." When later she met thn King at a edal function h told hr; "M1m I'Iie Aevtntli Ilrtgivni liuaii's wis one of the tiift Kugllsh tegnnents 1,1 be sent te tbe fient. Captain Frem a went with hit regiment Heie in tin I nited Statea Mrs. Fieneh, thrnugi lur Londen friends, heard of blm fmni limn te time But the mere fail tint be, like thini-ands of ethers, was fining death, appealed tn her enlv in tin iibbtiact. Ihe wound in hei "heart li.nl net healed. Mi, mi, determined that the ill voice should be made alxelute A'l'er.ll'iel, , .)) w,.t i,y,,, te I n ,., and petitioned the ceur's te nh,. her a uiiiii iiecree. French oppeaeit tee granting of an obhelutn Te hir aurprlse. Captaui til rough the King's Procter. concrete war Mi,, hunted the casualty listM wuli anne :s "ne thn hei si 11 reh was lewnrded. She found a notice that Captain French had been sewrely wounded and seut te a hospital nu Salisbim Plains. Shu lurried te that hospital and insisted that be should le given Inte her earn "eii aie g ilug te lime a new nurse ' said lb, eh,, win, had caied for Cap tain 1 leneli 011 Ins nrrual at the bus I i"'1 He ti.ne I iii'pilring eyes mi her Slid I I', I 1 1 I, . Mieil I) llUeNtien I ,, ,,0 si ei, bei I 1 ,i, .1 tul went awm I hen tli a-, inirNii benL un I..,., rmsid Ins bead and bsw in li.. of mercy his wifn. Ami the recentllUtlM. He white garb taneutter cat M .ja ', rl r MJVi w I - ii ,.0.11." .'.ys, ;; ifea-j ,1 , J.
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