The San Francisco call., 1906-08-14

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4 ment recently announced be-
tween Nicholas Ward, the Bir-
mlngham motor-car manufacturer
and reputed millionaire, and Pauline
Chase, the pretty American actress,
is off. A famous woman, whose name
need not be mentioned, but who was
once royal favorite and the talk of
London, is said to be at the bottom
of the trouble. When she puts her
eye on any man he has but little
chance of escape, and woe betide his
fiancee or even his wife once the lady
has fascinated him. But she only
puts her eye on men who have
money. They know this, yet they
fall into the trap. 1t seems incredible
sixty years and with such record
should still have it in her power to
gust young pretty women, but there
it is. Most people noticed that nearly
every photograph of the ex-royal
market showed Nicholas Wood in at.
tendance, and her friends declare that
poor little Pauline Chase is incon-
solable.
There is one remarkable story con-
nected with this womari which has
never got into print, yet it is abso-
iutely true. Some years ago she got
hold OF the Marquis of Queensberry.
a weak, good-natured person, and
having got from him all the money
possible she insisted that he must
give her the family jewels which, of
course, were in the possession of his
wife.
NO" he said, "I cannot possibly
give you Lady Queensberry's jewels
oh, but | never take No from
any one" she said. "You have got
to get them, and what is more, you
must bring them at once"
The Marquis did not dare refuse
he was then under her sway abso-
ely-and in good time the Jewels
arrived. Lady Queensberry missed
them and accused her husband of
having given them to the woman who
was then the sensation of London.
He did not deny it. Instead of flying
into rage she took it quite calmly
and said very little. TRY to find out
where she has deposited then," she
remarked, Grateful for his wife's
calm in the matter the Marquis de-
clded that he would find out, and
moreover so unutterably disgusted
did he grow with himself and with
the other woman that he determined
he was finished with her.
When Lady Queensberry discov-
cred the bank in which they were
placed, which, by the way, was one
In. Sloane street, she made up her
mind that she was going TO have her
Jewels back. ALWAYS rather clever at
Initiating signatures she practised
tor hours together copying that of
her rival, which was really a remark
able easy one to initiate. She also
managed to procure some notepaper
bearing the actress address and then
and there Lady Queensberrry wrote
an order to the manager of the bank
purporting to have come from the
actress. requesting that the jewels
which he was taking charge of for
her be given to bearer. The man
ager apparently suspected nothing
and handed the case to the messenger,
who conveyed it back TO the Mar
chioness. Everyone remembers the
sequel; the excitement in Scotland
Yard, the amusement of London. the
rage of the actress and the abrupt
manner in which the matter was even
tually hushed up. The Marchioness
is the one and only woman who has
been match for the notorious Mrs.
K. At the time Lady Queens
berry was made a heroine by her
friends, and the late Queen thought
the ruse so smart that she sent for
her to congratulate her on her clever
ness. After this Queensberry turned
over new leaf and he and his wife
have lived more or less happily ever
since.
Mrs. Arthur Burden is making quite
sensation here by her beauty and
her wit, not to speak at all of her
beautiful frocks. Although half Irish
IN parentage she IS wholly American
in training, in education and in style.
She and her husband made a flying
visit to Cork, whittier she took him
10 meet among others her uncle. Lord
Fermoy, whose family name, like the
brides, is Roach Mr.. and Mrs. Bur
don are making trip on the Con-
tinent before returning to America
in the autumn.
For some reason not easily defined
Miss Reed, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, has created
more interest and consequently more
gossip than perhaps any American
girl who has ever come over here.
For all this Miss Reid never does any-
thing in the slightest degree eccentric;
never firts, not to the extent of even
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