St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-27
FAIR BELLE Billion.
How She Kicked Herself Into
the Peerage Of Old
England.
cLANcARTY IN HARD LUCK.
The Countess Thereupon Re-
turns to Her Kicking to s.
Support Him. $40 b
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2qs g
SHE'S COMING TO AMERICA
Her Father-in-LaW Cut OR
the Present Eapl's q
Income. s.
SHE'S COMING TO AMERICA

LONDON, Jan. 24-"She kicked her
self into the British peerage, and now
will prevent her noble husband from
figuring in the bankruptcy court by
her kicks and capers." This is the
comment of the gay world on the latest,
move of Gunner Billions daughter, who
in 1891, defended her leaves and
pearls almost as many as belong
to the coronet of the Marchioness of
Lorne, a daughter of the queen), in
the most sensati onal breach of promise
suit that London has enjoyed for years.
The countess plans are kept a Sc
cret for the present, but [ have ii on
first-class authority that she will ap.
pear in one of the pantomimes, prob.
ably under the mana cement of Au-
guStus Harris. In the summer she
may go to America. 1t is also report.
ed on the quiet that the Warehouses Of
Aylesbury Dollie Lester, may become
partner of Lady Clancarty's enterprise
What a team they would make. Think!
of the bill boards on Broadway pas
tered over with the crests and coro-
nets Of two Of the oldest and OeSr fam
Ties of Great Britain.
A WILD LIFE.
Ever since her retirement from the
stage, announced b, that characters
istic telegram referring to the birth
of twin sons to her sister Flo: 'Dou-
bic bill tonight-no encore, please
Belle Clancarty has lived at Garbaldy
Park, County Galway, Ireland, or at
Roscommon castle, her husbands es-
tates, and it must be said to her credit
that her conduct has been exemplary.
She led a wild life previous to becom-
ing a peeress of the realm, and owned
y Nv
that ''cantankerous old man. her
father-in-law, since dead; but love for
her husband and children and re-
spect for the position she acquired,
made her break entirely with her old
associates and habits.
Old Clancarty was a good hater, and
left to his son not a penny's worth that,
by hook or crook could be delivered to.
his wife and children. In addition,
he mortgaged the estates, about 9O,U095
acres of land, with a revenue OF S6o,G5o
per year, until the money lenders res.
fused to let him have another shilling.
THOUGHT SHE WAS AN EARL.
ESS."
What were they to do, the new ears
and his lady, which latter it is alieged.z
first insisted that she was an eafleSSs!z
She had not fought for her place tooLns
and nail to StarVe anu lISeDe, d1se7t<
worstfng those who refused to accept
her into the family. SO the countess
put every penny at her command INTO!
her husbands establishment, succeed
ing in making it homelike for time;
but, soon enough with trouble in ihe.
courts, caused by her fond mother-ln-'
law, and the debts contracted by the
former Viscount DunlO, recourse nag
to be taken to money lenders, as It
was practically impossible to run the
estates without working capital.
The countess sister, Flo Billion, tells
me that Belle had foreseen the presents
troubles and kept up practice Tor the
stage all along, buying songs, taxing
music and dancing lessons, and ec-t
casionally running over to Paris ITO
study the novelties. SO she may be
expected to be fully UP to the business
when we see her pirouetting across the
footlights.
HAS she her diamonds yet?'
asked.
Every one of the sparklers,' re-
sponded Flo, with great spirit, land Il