The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-07-18
GEOi.a.Et.oiI.WS ROMANCE.
Said ~ Have Gone IA Europe a.
Marry Miss Edith Il ingdiOn.
NEW lol,K. lime 9i;tl

NEW York, june 18th.
\ report that George Could, the el,lcs,
son of Jay Gould. has gone To London to
wed Miss Filth Kingdom, an art',ss IN
the nlly company, cNritr- a wnlrrran.r
Of interest than would IT, The ease II the
thing concerned any Other man Ia New
York. That II herailsr the world ot fash.
ION, the world oi finance and thu world
Of theatrrals are all rriturled b. til"
rlnor.
The certaintics al the matter may l@
quickly stated Mr.. Gould and Miss
Kingdom were for six months inlubltably
sentimental companions. They were to
l@ seen together On horseback in Central
Park nearly every pleasant morning,
They frequently launched at modish res
taurants IN til" afternoons. Whenever
| she was unemployed On the stage IN thu
evening they usually went W some pub.
lie pac. al amusement, and especially
the opera several times they sat in Jay
| t'mhls proprietary lmx at thu M,tropul.
llan Opera House. though never when
others Of the 'inull family were there.
When she was On dramatic duty his cab
frequently waited for her AT the stage
d"r and late supper pr,'tnrL her r..
tlrcn,ent To her home. Miss Kingdom lc-
rarch that rir was bctrothtd to George
t;puhl and ,o her fellow actors showed Il
ring which she said was n pledge of the
| engagement. At one time The distinction
seemed To- threaten to DESTROY her tl4ctul
ness in Mr.. nhly's company and the
! manager had Ia mt her un'rr rigid disrl-
plinr. This was the uurr necessary bc
cause she WIS then rnactinE u role 50
rlevclly that tho newspaper critics were
| praising her. Georges attentions were
80 strong and enduring for she was not
| the first pretty actress To whom he had
paid court that the stony ot u iorlhrom.
ing marriage gained belief, the more so
| ~ he would no, deny it.
The nalv compan, went 10 London IN
! May. Immediately after their arrival
| IN the British metropolis TIA" heaviest prl.
,ar correspondence ct"r conveyed 10y
cream cable began between t,rorgr t'oul,l
aud Edith Kingdom. lntrns" couInii-
i,on has lowered the cable tarlr trmpo-
rnrily. and Gcurgr ';ouIds cash allow.
| Nitf ITDIti IlIN IHlihI Us saw w W. lN'ilN
| tive thousand 4 year; hat II ~ improlah,
that the couplr would have exchanged
! daily kilograms at n thousand words each
hnd not Grorgc held u dead h,nd FRANK
These cabl,d love letters. II su'l, the,
WERE ARE ot course inyiolatr. The int,
nation is that they were written "
cipher anyhow. This lasted until the
sudden announcement that George had
started for London. u. said that urgent
business connected with Western l'niol
securities held abroad made an unr\
,nrtrd an Imperative rrrand for him. ",
sailed in the firuria. alnnl, with Henri,
Ward l'crrh,r. and should arrive IL
livrlpool to-day, IN time IL meet Mis-
Kingdom for Sunday. News III his mar
riagr, however, Is not expected 10y thuS,
who know him beat.
Miss Kingdom Is ln-t about "A ,uartr'
Of n century old. 81, Is a decided hru
nrttr, with handsome Features u
rather an nrgr.esls. expression
Her wit pnd vivacity are remarkable
She came from Boston, where SHE was ~
rlputlonist before making her debut
four years ago. at the lInston Theatre
She is we'll educated, shc commands
fashionable stvle of dress and manner
and. while seemingly not destined t,
ever accomplish great things as an a.
trrss. she might grace n Fifth ayrnu,
mansion as the wife of II multiple mil
llnnnirr,