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MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE AND GRASP ON PURSE
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OfVLT CT? iv.EA' ON MAN, DECLARES MRS FRENCH
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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.
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tue 1 iig I h e. nit He was dashing
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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I hen tli a-, inirNii benL un I..,.,
rmsid Ins bead and bsw in li..
of mercy his wifn. Ami
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