The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-11-02
MRS. LEE IS BOUNCED
By Anna Gould From OF Her
Yacht ValhaiIa.
FLIRTED WITH THE COUNT
How Anna Has Bitten Off Her
Own Nose.

New York. Nov 1.-The Journal says:
The Countess de Castellane, formerly
Miss Anna Gould, of New York, mas CIR
vrlsed the world of aris- orrac~ and fash
ion by her autocratic BEHAVE. /. her lit
tie husband.
The Count was so much attracted By
the society of a fair guest on their yacht
that the Countess had her put off with
bag and baggage at the nearest port.
What makes the case so startling is
that the person put ashore is a famous
American beauty, the wife of a high per
sonage in the British diplomatic service
and a member of the most aristocrati
soeiet~ of France.
She was no less a person than Mrs.
| Austen Lee, wife of the First Secretary
of the British Embassy, in Paris, and a
| former New York woman of great beauty
| and wealth.
Mrs. Lee has the highest standing in
| French society as well as in English.
while that of the Countess de Castellane
is but doubious. In fact, Mrs Lee con-
sidered that she was vastly eondescend-
| ing when she accepted an invitation to
be one of party on the yacht Valhalla.
which was bought by the Countess de
| Castellane.
| This is the largest sailing yacht in the
world. She has auxiliary engines and
needs a crew of one hundred men, includ
| ing servants. She formerly belonge TO
| Frederick Joseph Laycock. an English
/ banker, who used her chiefly to train
boys for the sea. She was in New York
| harbor during the Observation-Disclosures
| yacht races. Three years ago the Count
ess de Castellane bought her and refitted
her in the most luxurious manner. 1t
was one of the ambitions of the little
Count to be great yachtsman. but as ne
is subject to seasickness he has used the
boat very little
Two weeks ago the Valhalla was sent
to the Mediterranean. and last week the
Castellanes went aboard her at Nice and
started on a cruise in the placid water
of the tideless sea. They took a party
of guests with them, all belonging to fash
iOnable society," Among them was the
charming Mrs. Austin Lee, who is very
fond of yachting. 1t may be recalled
that she was at Cowes during the regatta
and was great favorite with the Prince
oS Wales.
The little Count, II Is well known, has
always shown himself very free and I'M
trammeled in his domestic relations.
Whenever he saw a pretty face that
pleased him he turned his attention to it.
The society of Mrs. Lee appeared very
attractive to the Count. while he was
quite Indifferent to that of his wife. They
were mutually pleased with one another's
society and conversation.
Mrs. Lee had plenty of friends on board
all belonging to the same eminent set in
society as herself. They considered her
conduct perfectly proper and that the
Countess should be honored to entertain
a lady whose company was so agreeable
to her husband.
The Count and Mrs. Lee sat together
on deck and chatted under the starry
skies, while the Countess prowled around
like a tigress deprived of her cub. She
showed her temper very plainly. but the
two persons chiefly concerned ignored II
politely. and everybody else on board
symuathized with them.
At last a day came when the Countess
could stand it no longer. She walked up
to her husband and Mrs. Lee. as they
sat together, and told the latter in fe-
rocious terms to be gone, to get under
the deck. to go anywhere out of sight
Then the Countess took the law into
her hands and threw conventionaIity to
the winds. She ordered the yacht to put
into the nearest port, which was Glib
raiter. Then she put Mrs. Lee ashore
with all her belongings.
Mrs Lee, boiling with rage. went back
to France and took refuge in the chateau
Of her friend, the Duchess Of Roban, to
whom she confded the story Of the IN
crdible indignity TO which she had been
subjected. The Duchess deeply symDa-
thized with her and so it is believed does
the whole fashionable society OF Paris.
The friends Of Mrs. Lee say that If she
INDUCED in any Irritation at all. which is
improbable. 1t must under the circum-
stances have been of very innocent and
platonic character. and that the Countess
had no great reason to resent II, while
to have resented # in the way she did
was gross and objectionable breach Of
good manners.
OF all the American women who have
married foreigners there is not one whose
position in the very best Partisan society
is so assured and above all 50 influential
"a that OF Mrs. Austin Lee. who. prior
10 her marriage to her present husband.
bore the name Of Mrs Madeleine de
Wolfe. She is a daughter Of B. Frank
lin Smith Of New York.
Mr. Austin Lee mas Cor many years
been one Of the leading members Of the
British Embassy al Paris. to which he
was attached in the hrst place as q
species OF diplomatic dry nurse. Being
one Of the most trusted and carefully
trained clerks Of the London Foreign
Foreign Offce. he has invariably been
chosen 20 attend dignitarses entrusted
with diplomatic missions. and concerning
whose knowledge character and attain
ments the authorities a. home were not
altogether certain Thus the late Earl
OF Litton was renowned for his eccsn-
trictties and for his etraYazant freaks.
which. although psrd0nabie in literary
genius were FAR from being - in an An
bsssad0r accredited 10 the French Gov
sr1zeEt
L was for the sake ~ keeping his e.
ratio lordshlp straight that Mr. lie zas
appointed as Secretary 10 the British En-
0asy- Lord DuTeria stood IN need q Ire
same species % mentor IN spite q ~
his h-5lllAncy. and zzs all The rn8re glad
to retain the services o. Nr. Lee. swiaz
70 The .asjsr's unique knowledge r. the I
somewhat Intricate rooss ~ Paris
knowledge which he ACQUIRED 10 ua-t IS
the r6us achates q Sir Charles Dixie. I
and also a. the aImost lny1zr.as.e couEza- /
lon OF tts Prince o. Wzles @heaever the /
later visits Paris
II addition 70 his PsSt az Secretary % /
he B-sdsh ErAszy ~ Paris. NJ I,ss 4