The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-01-03
LIVES AS A QUEEN
ONCOREY' SMONEY
STEEL TRUST PRESIDENT TO
WE'D ACTRESS IN SPRING. is
REPORT IN FRANCE.
LLMANSECLUDED
In Richly Furnished Chateau--Amer.
lean Millionaire Denies He Is to
Take Bride. But Friends
Doubt Statement.

Paris, Jan when Miss Mabella
Gimano engaged the chateau Vile
geuesse, which Prince Jerome Bona.
parte formerly owned and where Ma
poleon III. often visited. the agent, it
is said, deferenfialy aeked who would
guarantee this and other expenditures
she ordered.
MIR. William Ellis Corey, president
of the United States Steel Corpora
ton was the answer
She win be married in the spring
to the wealthy American" # was re-
ported in the hamlet today He has
been at the chateau for the last ten
days and we have caught glimpse
.of them together In their auto now
and then" village folk declare.
The chateau is at La Verriere. about
forty minutes by rail from Paris, and
is one OF the finest estates within
fifty miles It's magnificent fores s
reach almost az far as Versailles. The
grouSds are well guarded The park
is surrounded by a high wall, and an
avenue, the entrance to which is
clo-ed by iron gates, runs half mile
through the trees to the chateau.
Lives in secluslon.
Miss Gilman lives in seclusion. sur
rounded by an army Of servants. not
one Of whom will take a visitors card
TO the actress unless she has given
orders to admit him.
when we first came here In Sep
tember," said Miss Gillmans colored
maid, Miss Gilman said to me
Here, as in Paris. no one is to be adj
mtted without my express orders.
The cAaaeau is not attractive, tits
a huge square building. and Is bSng
turned upside down by workmen who
are making repairs. Miss Gilman and
the other occupants in the meantime
are living in the south and west
wings. They are richly furnished.
one salon IS called the Persian
room" and il a marvel of Oriental fur
1t Is filled with the rarest
rugs, mosaics, inlaid tables and EN-.
brodered SILK hangings.
The wooded park arond the chateau
Is made up OF old lyy-gr0sn trees. The
great meadows are dotted with half a
dozen other ancieat groves. Through
these are cut hard. smooth roads.
.uch as motorists would revel in.
Fine Enough For Prince.
There are lakes anil FISH ponds on
the estate, a Winter garden of per
ennia shrubs and hothouses. filled
with rare flowers. Greek statues and
bro1zeS are scattered through the
grounds A landscape architect, with
his as istanls Is transp planting trees
and locating carved stone benches.
The servants quarters are fine
enough for a prince They are near
the chateau, with stables and garage.
They make small sized village The
visitor gets a lasting impression %
beauty. age and spaciousness
The hamlet in which the estate f.
located boasts Of one street, which
runs up to the gate.
w. f Corey. who arrived In Paris
recently declared today that any
statement that he was To- marry Miss
Gilman in the immediate future o.
during his present visi. 10 Europe 10
untrue. De pite this diplomatic an
nounccment, Mr.. Corcy's friends to-
day declare that b. has come To
Europe TO marry The actress.
Mr.. Corey will be surprised 20 learn
that he ca-uot marry in France With
out publicity The lgT requires an ad-
ycrfisomeut Of the barus rhree weeks
prior to civil cer9mCrr.