St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-01-26

she was continually lnQul9lng Ill quaint
freaks, which gave her charming indl-
viduality. and what would have been
censured in other less attractive girls,
if performed by Betty Ordway was set
down as an admirable foible. On one
one of the most prominent society
matrons at the capital, Miss Ordway
cut caper which was the subject of
comment in all the upper circles of
swelldom, and established her reputa-
ton for originality. She had been
DANCING BEFORE DINNER.
and her pretty feet were encaSed in
pair of exqusitely embroidered pink
satin slippers. After her partner had
escorted her to the dinner table, to the
surprise of the entire party, she took
off one of her slippers, flied it with
champagne, and instructed the as
toniShed waiter to conve, it to her cava-
lier at the opposite end of the table. It.
was done with such spirit and grace as
to call forth braves from all present,
and made her the pet of the party.
One of the most eligible young bach
elorS. who tluttered about Washington
society, was young Baltimore swell
named Edward Padelford, heir to a
large property, and who successfully
wooed and won the fair Betty Ordway.
There was swell wedding, and the
young couple, after a Drotracted honey
moon, returned to Washington and oc-
cupied the residence of Hon. Sunset
Cox on Connecticut avenue, the owner
having been appointed United States
minister to Turkey. After the gay sea-
sou ended at Washington Mr.. and Mrs.
Padelford went to their summer resi-
dence at Newport, and were the central
figures of the fashionable throng at this
gay seaside resort.
Always fond of gayety, and the excite
ment attendant upon Fashionable career,
Mrs. Padelford, even after marriage,
was unwilling to resign these amuSe-
ments for the sober occupations OF
domestic life, and acted as though, being
a married woman, she could ENJOY more
extensive privileges than a young girl.
Subsequently she was the recipient of
such noticeable attention from several
members Of the diplomatic corps and
was the heroine of such a number OF
conquestS that her husband engaged
passage for Europe and the pair started
for Vienna. At the Austrian capital
Mrs. Padelford was the center of q
host of admirers and her salon was the
resort for most of the distinguished
strangers who t1ocked to that metropo-
lis. Her eccentricities again made
themselves manifest and she would fire.
GuentlY
DISAPPEAR FOR WEEKS.
and it could not be aScertained whitherl
she had gone. Upon her return from
such excursions she would confess that
she had been in some of the neighbOr-
ing states and had appeared in some of
the provincial theaters. Upon return
f,.nr nf thncn avlyC q
termed them, she was taken i'll, and for
a time her life was despaired of. Her
husband was absent at the time and be-
fore her recovery she wrote a detailed
account of many incidents of her life,
and instructed those in charge OF her
that it should be given to Mr.. Padel-
ford as soon as he returned. This dOcu-
ment was delivered to the husband,
who perused it carefully; but it did not
appease his anger, and when his wife
recovered he Instituted proceedings for
divorce, A decree was granted last
summer and the young couple separ-
ated, Mrs. Padelf0rd returning to Deer
Park, Md, which will ever be famous
as the spot where President and Mrs.
Cleveland spent their honeymoon.
Mrs. Padelford was always fond of the
stage and being gifted with a sweet
SOpIdllO NOlCC nCl OCltlCCS WIZ LIZ
quently in demand at swell concerts and
amateur opera performances at Wash
ington. She determined to utilize her
talents after being divorced from Mr..
Padelford, and when ali offer was made
her to join the Conried Opera company
she cheerfully complied, and her first
appearance was at Chicago few weeks
ago in the role FeliSa.
According to the terms of the contract
Miss Gerard. who must not be confound-
ed with Florence Girard, who set two
continents wild when she was with
Adonis DiXey. only plays at matinees
and upon nights that she selects. but as
she is a good card the management
cheerfully allow her to have her own
way. Such in brief is the history of the
artistic who caused the fiattering encom-
iums of one of her own sex and which
inspired the publication of her romantic
career.