The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-15
THE SALT CITY UTAH. SUNDAY 1910
BOGUS COUNT
AND HIS WIFE


this fact in view and the prestige of
alleged American wealth Through the
wife, the couple made considerable
Roadway All was not smooth sailing,
however, for many of the doors OF the
most desirable houses remained closed
to the strangers. whom none knew and
who, although bearing a French name.
spoke French with delightful Cock
ney accent
Money Turned thu Trick.
Enter Mrs Charles Hamilton Payne
of Boston, u s A. with millions in
her bank account. magnificent furs,
priceless gowns of lace and a cloth OF
gold. The acquaintance which began
when the two ladies sailed as fellow
passengers from Boston to Europe soon
grew into closest friendship What
more natural than that the "comtesse"
should show her new found friend her
chateaux and likewise her Titled friends
of Tours2 At the former the comte
displayed his treasures OF so-called art.
and showed a Willingness to oblige the
Boston widow with an evidence or MS
taste and superior knowledge OF how
things are done over here"
Hence when the rented furnished
house occupied by Mrs. Payne was
given up, it was the 'comtey VINO round
much more expensive. and who assisted
in supplying what he declared TO be
most essential in the form OF picture
gallery. Il as friend VIII loan y6u
offered. II will even consent to sell
you a few Of the best works at
friends price he added VINO could
resist such an offer, and VINO Would
question the motive?
The French courts are now establish
ing the fact, little by little, that II
would have been advisable for Mrs
Payne to have Investigated. with genu-
inc Yankee caution, before accepting
the "comte's" offer, but as the law In
France is very strict about most mat
tiers there is little doubt that Mrs,
Payne will receive proper Satisfaction
in financial way
"Count, Son of London Tailor.
The wound to her pride, however, in
finding that the titles OF nobility
| claimed by her two friends is OF the
| bought at excrbitant prices; that the
| husband is not a prince, not even
count, but just plain Mister Daul
vey of London, England, where, 1t is
said, his father is tailor-can never
be entirely healed.
Yet there is said to be balm in Gilead
/ for Mrs Payne's woes, for she 1lnds a
ready listener and a deeply sympathetic
! friend in the person of bona TIDE
duke (no mistake this time, even
| though he be but OF the old empirel
Well prined with an old-world knowl-
edge of art, it is said that II Is ne
paintings, and was bold enough to pro-
claim the fact to Mrs. Payne.
And a tiny bird chips that the real
duke believed. too, that there would be
| less. danger in the field If the pseudo
| count were removed as a possible rival
| So there you are, with the "eterna
| feminine"
Meanwhile Paris, ever ready TO seize
| on a situation and turn IL into r1dl'
Guile. has already incorporated the facts
| in a "tableaux," which is being giveII
in a number of music hall "revues.
Pleasant for Mrs. Payne? Well, how
| about the "comtesse2"
Fashion Notes.
Rich and poor, high and low. younE
| and Old-eVery FrenchWOman has
| pocket in her petticOat, and not bl
of a false modesty is there ABOUT ne
| when she lifts her dress skirt, whether
in the street or in public conveyance
and exposes to the public gaze petit
coat of silk, moreen or unpretent1ou
while she dives into her inside
pocket and grabs her purse Whel
she has taken from it whatever cas-
she needs, she tucks It away again
aforementioned pocket. Needless t
say that when an American, not use
to up-to-date Paris ways. first sees thl
performance, she is often struck dunn
with establishment And no wonder
Were such a thing TO happen in publ
in any large American city q small
sized riot probably followed by an ar
rest would quite likely take place: A
may be seen, they do things differ
emily over here"
Oh, these women's hats. They con
tfnue to grow weird. indeed And tn
reversed flower-pot effect, with flow
ers springing out at a most curious an
gle, are among the weirdest- Worl
, by saucy, rosy-cheeked young CIR
they may be rather attractive, bu
when seen on lady no longer youth
full the sight is one which may wei
make angels weep
The Plateau Hat.
One great milIiner with world-wid
reputation is showing her art in tn
manipulation of the plateau hat. shap
each individual customer. A mass o
flowers. upon which the disk is raise
from the hair IN one style. while an
other is the brim crurapled and bent
with here and there quantities of tn
most nuatral looking birds peeping on
|: from underneath.
Most of the newest models of even
ing gowns are quite devoid of the EN-
broidery and other elaborate trimming
that has prevailed for so long. Lace 4
much to the fore gain as yelling 70
the slips of liberty. A smart gown.
saw recently was of coral liberty satin
draped with fine black spotted net
with a wide flOunce of chantilly form
ing the trimming around the bottom o
the skirt Foulards tussore and cot
ton crepe are all employed for morning
wear. and are made up of very simpl
lines. The ever-useful black taffet
is very popular This years make
. very soft and pliable. and is often com
bined with a light weight cloth 70
rather more dressy tailor-made gown.
J Sanders-Gr Granger Floral Co have re