The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-13
Society In Nezu York
Reports From Paris Relate That Princess de Sgn and Her
Husband Are Living Happily Together Shadow
of Bonis Debts.
BY MARGARET WATTS de PEYsTER.

New York, February 12.-(Special.)-
Americans returning from Paris this week
relate that the Princess De Sagan and
her husband are living very happily to-
gether-the Princess annual income being
one half of a million of dollars. But
there is always the shadow of debts con-
tracted by her first husband, Count .Boni
De Castellane. and at the present rate of
supply and demand 1t will not be until
the year of 1919 that all of Boni's debts
are wiped out.
The Princess, and, of course, every one
knows she was once Anna Gould, was
burdened with s2.114,S60 of her first hus-
bands debts when she married Prince
De Sagan. Despite this tremendous sum
Prince De Sagan pressed his suit with
true French ardour. The Princess an
nual income from the Gould estate at
this time is $4,000. Out of this it re-
quires about s225, 900 year for her and her
husband to live. Despite their frugality
they can really do no better. This leaves
about $275,00O to be applied to the old
debts contracted by Boni when he was
at the apex of his lavishing career.
Some people who struggle along on the
paltry sum of 100000 or 100000 year
wonder how the Prince and his bride
managed to spend 100000 during the
first year of their married life for living
necessities. Nevertheless they did 1t.
Count Boni is reported to becoming
quite attached to another American girl.
Doubtless she is wealthy.
We are now into the season of Lent
with its little curtailments. Reggie Van
derbilt had planned to go to Palm Beach
for Lent, leaving New York today but
now he has changed his mind and will re-
main in town until March in order to
fulfill a promise he made to Prestcn
Gibson. the playwright, last summer After
several expectant months of waiting Glib
sons newest play, THE Conflict Will
be tried out in New Haven on February
%, and Reggie will take up a party OF
80 men on Alfred Vanderbilt's private
car. Raj Parr will be the host on an
other private car to be attached to the
same train, and as Gibson himself will
have a third car party the affair prom
ises to be as much a society as tneat-
rical event Rehearsals for the show
started las week and February ~ Is SCI
for the first performance in New York
Carlotta Nilsson is to be in the cast, and
the play is combination of love and
| Wall street CUniqueD This will be the
sixth of Prestons plays to be produced
| and as everybody knows that he has pu,
his whole heart into 1t the result VIII be
buzzed in HIS bonnet, and when mere
boy he gave performances or Bean
Brummel" and other plays in the CID
| son home in Rhode Island avenue, the
house that he sold the other day to Con-
gresham Parker. Mrs. Erskine's De.
votion." Gibson's first play, was produced
| in Milwaukee in 1905; the next two II
Chicago. and the latest two In Washing
ton This will be his metropolitan de-
but.
Freddy Townsend Martin has gone II
| iS IN he called ''lnt
Passing of the idle Rich and deals witt
| those who glide through life withou
| knowing or caring why. Mr.. Martin
| whose family is extremely wealthy ane
| married into the nobility of ENGLAND, u
| the fire brand of the Four Hundred ~
is the infant terrible of Newport. man
| haitian and Palm Beach. Instead OF piow
;np off steam in prolonged periods OF for
| getfuIness or like our esteemed Phila
delnhia friend. Tony Biddle, In athletics
| bo Is Incoming the champion of the goo(
millionaire. I am more than anxious Il
see the book, for Freddy Is conversan
with all the secrets OF the fast SET, am
II he chooses he could tell us soHie'nihi
to make the hair rise.
vorng clubruan ct the METROPOLITAN
prognosticated the other evening tina
| within perhaps a year the TonN DreNei
of philadelphia and London VIII pc per
manently established in Gotham' Mrs
| Drexel, it has been whispered: "oui'
rather be queen here than In LONDON. u
| do not know. All. yes, TINS nappene
at the Metropolitan.
Long after every one else had come i
for III Trovatore'' the Goulds arrive
with Anthony ]. Drexel. pere. The JUNO
was there as well, but with all due regar
to the lovely Marjorie And her fiance
appeared to be the pald-headed Pe4tg