Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-05
priceless fichu of old crown lace. the gift
Of the Princess Christian. of Schleswig-

priceless nchu OF OLD crown lace, the Sl1t
Holstein.
Deerhurst passed through the bankrupt
cy court in 1880. His liabilities amounted
to the trihing sum Of sl25.6a5. his assets
reached the splendid figure of s.. 1a5. Thanks
to his father Deerhurst agreed to pay his
creditors 10 shiLlings on the pound in cash,
the balance to be secured by covenant for
payment on his succession to the estates.
or in the event of his dying before the earl.
by policies on his life.
New York remember Prince Victor Albert
Jay Dhuleep Singh. His father. beaten in
spoiled Of the jewel Of jewels, the Kohinoor,
was forced to swear allegiance to Queen
Victoria. England allowed him a pension
rupees Of income from Lahore. which she
annexed. Tempted. the maharajah coquet-
ted with the Great Bear, shook the dust Of
In the hands of the Russian government
as an instrument for whatever designs
Russia might have against England in In
hard-hit him in his pocket, stopped his
pension. The Bear threw him over the
queen was graciousy pleased to pardon him;
raiah promptly asked for more-s60 a day
meant poverty to him.
Prince Victor, son OF this father Is a
tall; stout. but symmetrical; his complex
ion. eyes and hair betoken his East Indian
Bamba, the maharajah's first wife. to for
get who's memory the old gentleman took
two English wives-in succession, Of course.
Educated in England, Prince Victor in
1855 was appointed supernumerary %lieuten-
ant Of the Second Royal Dragons. Soon
he was assigned to duty on the staff ofGen-
s seai m sa5 sGnn f aUsss IN IN British Ri ISL; N SSmha Amer.
lea. So the young Indian who will marry
a Coventry went to Halifax.
not but be with such blood in his veins;
so he tired in a tWelvemonth of garrison
life in Halifax and came to the United
York and he was "put up at all the best
clubs. The women smiled on. him. Cards.
t s1sa oa Sim and rb ers SUMNER ef l RSse sa yh9 tSe
Lions grandson himself a lion at Newport
and Narragansett Pier: the autumn. at
Lenox. where for awhile he was the guest
| Lawrence Turnure, q banker, who lives on
| Fifth avenue
The season closed, Bruce Victor returned
was engaged to marry Miss Jeanne FUR
nure.. who. beautiful and stately. was a
belle in society, in Newport. Lenox and New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. Turnure promptly and
indignantly denied the report.
And his name soon began to appear in
the papers in connection with other mat.
only a great deal Of money could keep up.
1t was said that his father. who had not
enough cash for his own I'D modest no% needs,
Like father, like SON." A firm in Mon.
treal, from whom Bruce Victor had bought
a dog-cart, issued a writ for the cart. Then
the firm nat furnished his apartments
called upon him for a balance of 500. due
them. Half an hour later Bruce Victor
for all his personal effects to his brother
aide-de-camp, Lienutenant Jenkins. from
whom he had borrowed $3.50. Next day
he sailed for Paris. In Paris he Joined his
papa. who had just been forgiven by the
5000, 900 pension in his royal clothes. The
Canadian tradesmen were discreet. Openly
they said that Bruce Victor's debts to them
were trifing, but they whispered to each
other that he had borrowed 500 900 from
the London money lenders.
So it may be said that this East IndiaI
has been a good deal of an INDIAN
But that was seven years ago. He may
be as sedate now as a parson.
1t is important further to state that the
lady he Is about to marry is the frs,
cousin of Lord Craven, who married Miss
Bradley Martin, Of New York.