The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-07-31
LOST "LA JOLIE"
FOUND IN ZION
Charmer of Grand Duke Boris Spend
ing Time in Salt Lake.
CHAPTER IN THE ROMANCE
MOTORMAN WHO WAS MAN
AGER NOT WITH HER.

La Jolie" Titcomb who charmed
Grand Duke Boris until that brilliant
Russian officer quarreled with General
KuropGtkin and was disgraced over
taking her to Manchuria, has reap
peared in Salt Lake after no end of
comment as to her whereabouts. Co
incident with her appearance here is
the report that she and DIR. Titcomb
have become reconciled, have settled
their differences. forgotten the past and
look with blissful eyes to the future
Ten days ago she came back to salt
Lake and is now at the Fifth East
hotel. We're it even possible to get
nothing more than Il denial that they
are still estrdnged the only inference
that can be drawn from the appear
ance together of DIR. Titcomb and La
Jclie TitcOmb is that they are far, far
from being estranged and have made
mp" DR.. and Mrs. Titcomb together
with a friend, attended Pains DE
struction of Pompeii'' Thursday night
and La Jolie in this role was the cyno-
sure OF many eyes.
MotOrman WE. Drogemeyer, who left
Los Angeles at the same time she did
has disappeared from the strange
drama in which the vaudeville star
took leading role. And every indica-
tion points to the fact that DR.. Charles
j. TitcOmb. proprietor of the Fifth East
hotel, divorced husband of the dark
eyed beauty. has become recoDcjled
with her in this city.
'La Jolie" Titcomb's life history is
replete with outre details. Several
years aSO she was the wife of Dr. Tit
comb. Later they separated. She went
on the vaudeville stage. where she
gained a reputation. Then came the
Grand Duke Boris episode last winter
when the nephew of Russia's car in
sisted on taking the beautiful woman
10 the front with him. This closed
with La Jolie" TitcOmb's return to ST
Petersburg. incidentally General
Kuropatkin quarreIed with Boris over
the affair.
IN Los Angeles a few weeks ago the
actress leaped into the limelight bv her
affair with motOrman. w. f. Droge-
meyer. He was 20 go To Portland with
her as her manager. Somewhere along
the road he dropped out of the story,
although he also is believed to be i'm
Salt Lake La Joiie" came to Salt
Lake Here her former husband met
her. Since that time the pair have
been together i'm public They have
taken their meals together; and have
been frequently seen in one another's
company.
That is the story in. brief The in
cidents toward its later end incidents
that have. most of them. taken place
here in Salt Lake, are tinged with ro-
nance.
DOTS was INFATUATED.
Up to the time Of the Grand Duke
Boris episode La .Jolie' Titcomb had
LED a life much like those of other vau-
deville favorites. Men had spent money
laViSbly upon her. She had grown TO
look for that. And so. when i'm
St Petersburg she met the son of
the Grand Duke Vladimir, the power
behind Russia's throne. she wasn't
surprised at his falling a victim to her
charms. 1t WAS merry supper party
IN "a well known cafe of the Russian
metropolis. At its close Boris an
bounced he was about To go to the
front. In moment of enthusiasm he
offered to take the woman with whom
he had supped. And so la Jolie' Tit
comb became a favorite member of a
party which was accompanied by loads
OF champa gne- The Russian govern
neut couldn't stand everything even in
those early days OF the war, and Boris
was reprimanded. La Jolie' was sent
back to St Petersburg. She returned
10 America last winter.
Meeting With Motorman.
Early i'm the summer she appeared in
vaudeville on the coast. In Los An
EClcs she met Drogemeyer she had
ridden ON his car frequently. She per
suaded MIN to leave Los Angeles with
her for the Portland exposition. She
came by way of Salt Lake. Whether
or not ne came is not known posi-
titclN.
But i'm Salt Lake La JoIie" Tit
comb met her husband. Rather he met
her. He was at the station when she
arrived. She went to the Wilson no
tel.
In the Wilson La Joiie" was a con-
spicuous guest. A handsome woman,
with great black eyes and splendid
figure. hers were face and form to
catch the eyes of both men and wo-
men GOwned in black crepe. with a
great Princess HEpuna hat 81
the more striking when she swept her
long train through the cafe at the din
Ber hour
Or. Titcomb visited his wife at the
hotel They went out together They }
appeared TO be the best of friends
During her stay Mrs. HelViCo Tit
comb, as registered, spent money free
" She was quiet and in all ways a
model guest She left aud >yvent to San
Francisco: thence it is said to Port
land. But Drogemeyer was not with
her
And SO it is possible that a new phase
may be 1oming into the strange life
OF this beautiful woman: All evil
deuces of reconciliation between her
and the husband apart from whom she
mas lived for years. have appeared.
Mrs Titcomb was the object of
search Saturday evening. An effort
I" secure an interview failed. She had !
LETT the Fifth East hotel il was said
Tor one OF the resorts. and had not re-
turned AZ late hour
Among the eEtraVa gances Of la |
Joie Tjtcomb while 6n Los Angeles
was II bathing suit which became ceIe- /
DRAFTED by the manner of its purchaser.
La Joile' 81 w this suit one day on the
beach photogra pher owned it. He !
had not had il Constructed for bathing. !
~ was a little too splendid for that
but II pleased this woman. and woman
IKE, she made up her mind to have it,
She got it by paying five times its or
lSinai price and electrified the entire !
peach by appearing i'm it daily. Wheth-
er or not water ever touched this sUft
IS not chrontcied. but one thing is sure I
1T was very much an evidence on the
beach at Santa Monica early this sum |