The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-05-20
AMERICAN M
PULLING OFF
z STUNT
Giving the Parisians Cards
and Spades and Then Beat
ing Them Out in a Walk
Talk of the Town.
SHOWING FOR SHOW
BY LA

American women who have had the
center of the stage for some days still
retain it, and, what is more, will prob.
ably continue to do 20 for some time.
They are the talk Of Paris, and tn such
an extent that, together with the hus.
band of one of them, they aud their eN.
periences are being portrayed and ear
featured on the vaudeville stage of the
French capital.
The ease is that of Mrs. Charles Ham.
ID and Comtesse % d'Aulby de- Ga.
tignv. the "Comtesse'' being also u
Bostoniau before she graduated into 'hc
ranks of the near aristocracy. Talk
of a cause for gossip aud scandal The
now celebrated picture fraud Affair
IN which Mrs. Payne is the victim IN
the talk of Paris, aud promises ~ re
so for some time.
Mrs. Payne, who is very wealthy, con.
tinues to occupy the magnificent for.
mer residence Of the Standalas.C astnl.
lans, in the Avenue de Bots, has brought
suit for 5000, 900 against the so.callnd
Comte and Comtesse d Aulby de Got.
igny Of Tours, (who lay claim to even
more imposing and highsounding titles)
charging that a number Of paintings
sold to her as genuine old masters are
really nothing but clever modern pro-.
auctions. There are those, however,
who say that the paintings incident
itself is not the entire cause of thus
beautiful scandal and court proceedings
against those who, until a very short
time Ago., were intimate friends of the
plaintiff. There are hints that the
psuedo count cherished a strong feeling
Of admiration for the widow Of the late
Boston copper king, whose chief aim,
when in the flesh--seemed to be TO pro-
vide the necessary financial sinews of
war TO carry on the storming of the
doors Of the social castle occupied by
the Paris "Four Hundred"
The psuedo countess, like her former
friend, is also from Boston where il is
said, she belongs 80 u plain minded and
simple family, who never entirely ap.
proved of her marriage. The possessor
Of a remarkably fine contralto voice,
francesca Lunt had visions, before
meeting the Count Of an operate career
TO a degree, but the city of Tours prop.
she at times was a member Of the
choir of a fashionable Boston church.
After the marriage, and bent upon
social success, the "Comte" and Com.
tesse went TO England, from Boston but
after an unprogressive stay in London
they journeyed to Tours, France, and
~endeavored to acquire that accent in
the ancient French city which is said
to be the purest in all France. From n
modest boarding house they made their
debut by means Of a "stony" front in
the select circle of the most exclusive
French Society of old Touraine. This
former dwelling section Of the old
kings Of France remains conservative
ledge of art, il Is said that it is he who
er is rather progressive. Many Of it's
residents love a good dinner, with equal.
IL good wine. Hence with this fact
in view and the prestige of Alleged
American wealth Through the wife,
the couple made considerable Roadway.
All was not smcothe sailing, however,
for many Of the doors Of the most de.
gtraLla bn,gaa ran,a,,aA a1naal a. Nha
strangers, whom none knew and who,
although bearing a French name, spoke
French with a delightful Cockney &C
cent.
Enter Mrs. Charles Hamilton Payne.
; of Boston, u. 8. A., with millions in
her bank account, magnificent furs,
priceless gowns of lace and a cloth OF
gold. The acquaintance which began
when tho two ladies sailed as fellow,
passengers from Boston 10 Europe soon
grew into closest friendship. What
more natural than that the "Comtesse'
, should show her new found friend hel
chateaux and likewise her titled friends
of TOURIST At the former the "Comte
displayed his treasures Of so.called art
, and showed his willingness to oblige the
, Boston widow with an evidence of hi
taste and superior knowledge Of show
=. things are done over here"
Offence when the rented furnished
r house occupied by Mrs. Payne was Civ
r en- up, IT was the "Comte" who founC
one more suitable and incidentally mucl
Q more expensive, and who assisted IL
supplying what he declared to be mos
n essential in the form of a true gallery