The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-29
ACTRESS TO WE'D NOBLEMAN.
New Report OF the Engagement Of Mics
Camille cliff
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.

ShUttIC
Special Cable Despatch to THE SUN.
y LONDON, Aug. 2S.-The engagement was
announced to-day of Miss Camille Clifford,
the actress, to the Hon. Henry Lyndhurst
Bruce, eldest son of Lord Aberdare. Mr..
Bruce confirmed the announcement to
newspaper reporters. Miss Clifford Is
spending q holiday in Norway. Bruce.
who is tall and we'll built and has q frank
face, is a sportsman and 1hotorist.
An interview is printed with young Bruce
When asked II 1t were true that he was
going to marry Miss Clifford, he said:
Weller, the fact is, 1 I'm in q very awk-
ward predicament at present. We've had
a little squabble. you know, but not sum-
GENTLY serious to interfere with the Engage
ment. The fact is, / am going into business.
l must live, you know, somehow or other,
30 l am going to buy a motor car concern
There is to be a meeting Friday and / have
practically decided. That's the oause Of
the trouble.
Miss Clifford thinks / ought TO have
her advice and she Is coming home a day
or two earlier to give 1t to me, but nave
made up my mind, no matter what she says
that I am going to buy the business II the
balance sheet Ia satisfactory. / have been
practically running 1t for three days, 80 l
ought to know something about it.
Il first met Miss Clifford at a tea in her
fat. At first / wasn't a bit taken with her,
not a bit. / must say this for her, however.
Many a girl on the stage snaps at a Fellow
in my position. / may tell you abe has had
all sorts Of offers, but she Is very indie
pendent and refused to listen to any 'of
them Quite nice, wasn't it2 However,
three or four months ago she accepted me ;.
and 90 far as l know at present we shall
be married. You can the en-
gagement.
my friends are frantic. My father Is
simply fu~rious-simply furious. As soon
az I told him he said all sorts Of things.
We have hardly spoken for three months.
I haven't even been home. Still I think it
will be all right. He has told me II I insist
on marrying Miss Clifford and everything
goes we'll he'll receive us. but any one who
says anything about our engagement will
probably get a furious denial from him.
II won't alter the case. though.
AS for my friends, I can tell you, people
havs Been very rude to me about the en-
eagement, and I have eaid some rude things
to them. Hardly any n comes near
me, but whatever they say I am going to
marry Miss Clifford. I hope TO live in
London. I shall have business to look
after. I must make money somehow.
AS for Miss Clifford, there has been
some talk about her leaving the stage, but
her heart and soul are in her profession.
Certainly I don't wish that she should
abandon It. I don't think she will. She
lie frghtfully annoyed at all this opposition,
but you must understand this: She does
not care q rap whether she Is married or
not, So far as I am concerned my mind
IL made up and I don't think she will be
disinclined to agree with me-
This Is the third time that this engage
nent has been announced. On the previous
two occasions both Miss CLIFFORD md the
family Of the young man denied the en-
Camille clifford went to London in 1904
as z member Of Henry "; sayagss Prince aIa
the show girls in the piece here and was
selected by q well press agented beauty
Miss Nev York In tie Song Of the Cities
one Of tbs catch pieces in the show. 81
made q hit In London and was exploited
last year III UD6 loduuls ioi0 Al AIC NotS
Of the Season. This year she has been the
stsr Of the Belle Of Mayfair
Seven years ago Camille Clifford was
working 40 . servant girl in Boston. She
was born In Sweden and her right name is
Camille Otterson. Her mother died whom
Camille was q little girl. Her father ives
seafaring man and was lost In q wreck Q
few yeafs after thu death Of his wife, The
child was cared for by an aunt who was
quite poor. Eventually the little girl was
sent 70 Boston, where another aunt, Mrs.
John schiiing, lived In Pontiac street. On
the ship coming here Camille celebrated
her fifteenth birthday. She was taken out
Of the Storage and o birthday party was
arranged for her In the second cabin.
Her aunt, Mrs. Sohilling, took her to
Boston to live with her and the girl sub
fsmiies Ia ths Hub.
Rhe became q maid In the ennloy Of MrA,
Simon. Carey, Jr.,. al the htter,s country
place OF FSlinOuth. In isoi. che q q
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