The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-10
LIVELY LUCr BRADBURY.
Peculiar Career or tho YounE Mhtron who
Hoped from L.oa Angeles Recently.

OCuthnf AhFetF " mo NOunE NAnttoh Nho
Eioped from Loa Angeles Recently.
MRS. John Bradbury. whose elopement with
the Englishman Ward has boon the talk of the
Pacilc coast, is not more than % years old, " said
q New Yorker just returned from q two years
residence in Los Angeles, land yot she Is prob
ably the bcst-known woman on tho Pacific coast.
Her beauty and toilets, her horses and her
entertainments and her romantic adventures
have made her the subject Of newspaper noto-
riety for years. She was tho youngest child Of
John Banning Of Los Angeles q California
pioneer, who made a fortune in railroad build.
ing and lumber shipping in the days when
southern California was just beginning TO boom.
"She Is Internationally one of the most beauti-
full blond women in the world. Her figure 10
tall and full, with beautifully rounded should.
ers and neck. Her skin is pink witt riotous
good health. She has large blue eyes, dark
lashes and q look of oh:ldlike innocence. Her
hair, which is wonderfully abundant and silky,
Is naturally brown. but Mrs. Bradbury, who has
q passion for trying toilet preparations, usually
has it dyed or bloached some shade OF red,
which is always becoming TO her. though tho
sudden changes are sometimes startling. Such
is tho generous climate Of California that when
Lucy Banning came back from Paris, where she
had finished her education, Mt sixteen, she was q
grown woman In every respect. At this time
sho was engaged to the son of q Wall
street banker, whom she had met in
Paris, but that did not prevent her from becom-
Ing tho belle Of Los Angeles Immediately. Even
then, hor beauty and toilets were the talk Of
which is tho property of the Bannings and the
favoritc seaside resort Of Los Angeles. she was
the the aneen Of f.. svsrE ensert q tent, aSonspie9-
the richest catch OF California. His father was
a Vermont Yankee, who had married a half
ranches and silver mines had made him cnor-
mously rich. John Bradbury, who is now about
i rs; is 'm and s Straight fSS'sBit a9Ai; S Sair. e 6as Is in Ssng
courteous and u~nassuming In manner.
There was some talk Of marriage soon after
score of short Acquaintance and extreme youth
postponed an engagement for a year. Lucy
and John followed. A certain restaurant in San
Francisco is noted for its private supper rooms.
edness. Miss banning e had q many stories %rfe
e saes h this to resort s. Gu; snd r PsIsuf iaSsb John oh tho to
On a plea Of visiting johns sisters in
Oakland and met him clandestinely. After tho
nally each urged the other to tell what he or she
was thinking OF, and after some hesitation they
s sssa: @Ts, n us 4nn s Sf ssa the he. ,aelGi Beth Il pS %s:
then about 4 o'clock, but BY a liberal use OF the
telegraph and cab hire a license was secured, a
minister found. and Mr.. and Mrs. John Brad
bury returned to his rooms in the Palace Hotel.
I'm the morning Mrs. Bradbury lacked even
III SCb5d III v MAX ntT UOllpI.
the Pacific coast. and returned followed by two
@ taSnk wl' fhis s'i IS tho fSl's way sI he Of aid s sSslyeh tn ~ for a
her. He anticipated her every wish with n Law
ishnesS That has, has d made ,e evsn .n tae w cali forninns
highly bred old spanish lady as duenha and
honsekeeper: settled down. and gave up many
Mr. Bradbury then announced that she did
not intend going to social functions at private
hOuSGa. but would entertain al her home. She
was beautiful. clever In a superficial way, and
very rich. and 1t was not long before her invita-.
The couples next public appearance was
bury. with his wife and four guests. tipped over
a high cliff near Santa Barbara. All were badly
time. sued for damages, intimating that the
company had d,m been a d 1rin X ;a sis bgt he lost his
where Mrs. Brsdbury's blond beauty dazzlcd
the natives and put the dark-eyed sehoritas
Bradbury visited his mines alone. and his wife
went up to meet him at San Francisco. The
yellow fever on board and it was kept at Quar-.
antine. Mrs. Bradbury went down tho bay to
meet her John on q tug. but was not allowed to
board the ship. She appealed to the Health
Officer, but In vain. Then she went back to San
Francisco and got authority from the Governor.
ship, and remained with her husband. while the
local press published sensational stories about
Beauty DeneS Death. &c. 1nen followed a
fying trip around the world in less than eighty
he fingered In Paris to purchase u few diamonds
and furs for his wife.
F the last year and a half the couple had
remained at their home in Los Angeles. enter
tanning lavishly. They had u box at the theatre
by tho year. and were to be. seen at every first
night. Both were fond OF the stage and enter.
tAined many stage celebrities, among them
sandow. Mrs. bradbury was fond OF display,
excitement, and high, living. and some queer
stories have been told about big times Mt the
Bradbury cottage, but nothing indicating that
Lucy and her husband were not united in every
respect had been even whispered up to the time
left Los Angeles. Mrs. Bradbury inherited
about 100000 some tine ago. and must have
considerable Jewelry from her husband, but
Ward has nothing, and us she is extra VACANT
and foolish she. will soon be pennilcss unless her
brothers provide for her."