The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-03-09
Has Sailed or Is at
French Country Estate
Preparing for Voyage
Across Atlantic.
Hurried Departure Gives
Color to Story of Her
Marriage to de
Sagan.

PARIS AldIEA c.--Allc- Gbulu - hN
ueved TO be either on her way 70 the
United States or 10 be at the Chateau
Aarais preparing to sail Wednesday
Though Nine Gould announced last
week Jhat she contemplated visit 10
her native land this spring. the news
of the completion Of her plans for lie
parture fell like d thunderboit- what
amounts almost TO fight from France
inclines her friends TO accept as true
the story in the Cri de Paris that she
and Prince Helie de Sagan were mar
RED recently IN Germany,
Nine. Gould herself explicitly and So-
soIutely denied the Girls assertions, bEt
those best acquainted with her affairs
and those Of the prince take II that
she prefers TO be herself the nrst TO ac-
quaint members OF her family with and
20 secure their approval TO an already
accomplished fact.
Discharges Her Servants,
The Gould household was informed Of
Nine. Gould's plans Saturday, but her
announcement did not reach the public
until today. Then IL came from the
servants. Their story is that Nine.
Gould called them together at her Paris
home saturday afternoon. told them
she was compelled 70 leave suddenly
for America. where she would remain
three months. and discharged them all
on the spot.
The servants replied by an angry
demand for three weeks notice or their
wages for that length of time, as ac-
cording them under the French law,
but say they met with a point blank
refusal
one version is that she even asked
them to wait three months for the
wages already due, and that the same
request was made OF the tradesmen
the household has patronized Then
she left the house with her three chill
dren, and the janitors assert, that
she started at once for New York.
other reliable information Is. however.
that she has gone only 70 the Chateau
AIarais 10 make her final preparations,
and has booked passage for Wednes-
day.
May Lose Half Of Fortune.
If 1t is true that de Sagan and Count
Boni de Casteuane's former wife are
actually welded there is every reason
for automatic management, inasmucn
as half OF the brides fortune would
PASS. under the terms OF her father 5
will. out of her possession in the event
Of a marriage unapproved by family
council
There have been repeated runlors,
from the time the de Castellane divorce
suit was begun. that Nine, Gould was
10 wed the Prince de Sagan as soon
as she was legally able to do so. These
reports were denied from time to time,
but invariably sprang again TO life.
Boni Fought Cousin.
Count Boni de CastelIane evidently &C
copied them as true. for he explained
his recent attack on the prince. when
brought 10 trial for assault, on the
ground that he considered the prince
an improper person TO be step-father to
his children
The prince and Count Boni are cous-
ms. They clashed twice In pubIc-onct
about a year ago and again only a few
weeks ago, when Boni followed a meet
ing IN church by splitting IN his cousins
face and abusing him IN every term In
the Gallo vocabulary.
The prince fell. or was knocked. dOWT
during the encounter, and asserted thai
BonTs brother Jean helped the former
20 beat him. Maintaining that in out
numbering him the Castellanes had put
themselves outside the rules Of the code
Of honor, he did not challenge them. but
sued Boni for one franc damages. lie
won his case. and BoEi was also fined
20 francs, or about 81 Boni commended
that sagan failed 10 send a challenge
because il was impossible for him &c
ana acceptable seconds.
Welded in Germany.
The Cri de Paris story was that D,
sAEan and Nine. Gould were welded fl
ede Of the smaller German towns: thai
the prince contemplated NATURALIZATION
In Germany. where he has titles more
imposing than those he bears in France
that the Kaiser encouraged the mar
rage. and that Sagan had assurance.
from the monarch Of honors at court
and perhaps a German principally II;
is said 10 be as eXtravagant as Coun
Boui.
Mime. Gould was not perplue-d, unde
her divorce decree, 10 take her childrel
out OF France without her former nus
bands consent, but ii was understood
several days ago that this had a-read,
been secured.