Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1892-03-14
THIS ONE FAILED.
Matrimonial Mistake of an
American Beauty.
WIFE OF STATESMAN OLEMENCEAU.

She WEEDS the French Politician in His
When He Becomes Famous-The Radi-
cal Deputy Not Satisfied with THE
Loveliest Woman in Paris''-How the
Gay Capital Received the News.
NEW York, March 14-Mme. Clemen.
ceau, wife of the famous French politician,
is in America awaiting to hear officially
the result of her application for divorce
from her husband. She is visiting at the
home of her old friend and teacher, Miss
Catherine Aiken, of Stamford, Conn. A
reporter.saw her sthere Sunday. A cable
gram announced on Saturday that NJ.
George Clemenceau, the French deputy,
the leader of the extreme left Cthe Radical
party in the French chamber) and the
most prominent man in France today, had
been divorced by his American wife
The Empire too Hot for him.
Clemenceau came to America in 1861, as
his hatred for the empire made it neces-
sary. lie tried to practice medicine in
New \ orl but found no patients. and at
last secured a place as tutor in French
at Miss Aliens school at Stamford, Conn.
IT,
Plummer, who is described rs petite
girl with a lovely face, wonderful brown
eyes and dainty rounded figure No one
In the school was so loved as she, no one
was so perfectly janocent, so ingenious,
so thoroughly natural. She was not yet
II. He father was a physician of Spring
field, Mass, who had removed to Durand,
Wis for the benefit of his health, and who
died there
Married by Mayor Oakley Hall.
She was adopted by rich uncle and came
east with her mother. She had been sent
to Miss Aiken's school to complete her
education. Clemenceau fell in love with
her at once, and after she left school and
was living with her uncle in New York he
declared his passion, and in spite of her
uncle's objections they were married by
Mayor Oakley Hall in 1869 They went at
once to France, and there Clemenceau
plunged into that turmoil of politics where
he gained renown and great power.
The GaIlants Made No Impression.
An intimate friend of Mrs. Clrmenceau
said Saturday: she was called the love
lest woman III Paris, and the charm was
a. much in her manner as in her face and
perfect form. 1t was said that no woman
in the capital was as graceful as she. 1t
was not long before she had the French
gallants at her feet. They paid her their
prettiest compliments and were amazed to
find that they made no impression. The
purity Of her nature WAS her shield. One
woman said of her once that she never
Knew when man was making love TO
her.
Paris Thought 1t every DrolI.''
Nine. Clemenceau was always perfectly
devoted to her husband, and three chill
dren came to them. But the lovely wife
and children seemed to have lost their hold
upon the brilliant politician. Then came
ugly rumors about NJ. Clemenceau. Gay
Paris laughed. 1t was so droll that the
good deputy, who had led such a strait
laced life and who had always talked
so much about principle in the home life,
should do as other men do.
Laughed About the Wife, Too.
And they laughed about the wife, too,
saying that she was so innocent that she
would not know what to do. But at last
the American woman could stand it no
longer. She applied for divorce The
application was made secretly-that ii
might not injure her husband. And when
everything had been done that she could
do Nine. Clemenceau made up her mind
to quit Paris.