The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-10-15

"A Ne of the bcstknown figures Of tho Par,san
boulevards has, in sense. become the sue.
cessor Of the late king of the Belgans Gas
Il ton Bounefoy. prince OF spendthrifts. has taken
|t place in the heart OF the Baroness Vaughan which
"a once occupied by King Leopold II. The baroness
20 was the JOY of the old sovereign e declining
/ars is TO be married to the most fashionable
ouener of the most fashionable cafes Of the French
I,pita
Tbc announcement has caused Il hutter of com
In, among those who make up the night side OF
y.hared boulevarders are shaking their heads sad
n and muttcrng, tAnother good fellow gone the
|ogs." Younger roues noddng wisely and suggest
|fat CASTOR probably knows what be 3 about; the
|hroness has several millions Of francs which the king
IA her. But the two fances discreetly say nothing
|hey offer explanations except TINT they love
|>,her which is the explanation nj ALL for
n. bouevards have come TO swallow love matches
|rHh grain of salt.
Gaon Bonnefoy has been prominent figure In
|,e cafe life Of Paris He has made many friends.
In sbO knew him soon became his intmatcs. He has
Hal happy faculty of making all those with whom
|aues in contact like him. Moreover he at
|fne rich and he spent his money freely. His fortune
hs dwind!ed considerably in recent years, but he
fn known the prince Of spendthrifts. and Is popu
|r with all those who have the good fortune to share
|ls wealth
he has made n great name in the little world IN
~ih he lives and all that known his life Is what
''kse about him have Even his most intimate
<npanions have knowledge of his antecedents. He
known entirely for what he is and not for what he
E been. He appeared on the bouevarGs one day and
isredatcy won his way into the hearts of those he
irrnd there. lie spent money lavishly, lie was ap-
rfsuty never really rich. lie couldn Z keep money
Iig enough TO become He generous and KIND.
Itsgted ANY of his friends who were temporarily
rihout funds always found ready lender in CASTOR
tnnefcy, and he minded if they did not pay 1t
He had the reputation of being of the best
'fssed France. His clothes were always of
Ne latest cut. His tailor the best In Pans and
Hcnever there any change in the styles CASTOR
fnnefoy always the first to appear in II. NO
'iiter what time of night. his tall, handsome hgure,
tfssed in the height Of fashion. was sure TO be seen
rmewhcrc in the galy lighted thorougbfares of pleas
urlovug Paris in of the luxurious cafes which
lioned them. People stopped to point him out to
leir friends and said ''rhnt's CASTOR Bonnefoy.'
nd that announcement was sufficient. Every enc
new who he was although none knew who he had
Een and as for that they never thought TO ask.
eUCH is the man who is to marry the widow OF klng
Leopold of Belgium. He is almost great n
!llant the king himself, Aside from his lack
royal blood he would seem to be worthy successor
the famous sovereign. But the half world OF Paris
'nnot quite understand the match. They never would
ave expected carcfrec and lbertylovng CASTOR Bon
sfoy to marry. And they cannot imagine how any
ody could quite take the place of Leopold as the
nsbaid of the Baroness de Vaughan.
As matter of fact the baroness Is bent on hndIug
|tongeual husband. though il does seem TO be DIT
eult matter This is her second attempt since the
'ng's death less than two years ago. about @ seven
'onths after he died she married Emmanuel DurieuT,
fd six months later she instituted divorce proceed
ags against him She found him totally unworthy 10
Ereced her royal husband. Now only seven months
''fe have gone by and she is trying once again to get
|eongenia mate Time alone can tell whether Gaston
ehuefov is the right man.
The barcness's career has been a strange one She
p done much to keep her life from the public, but
ae fierce light which sbone upon her at the hme OF
sopold death laid bare many facts which hitherto
d been only guessed at And even now II Is very
I6cult ia tell how much is truth and how much
lm Quarres with her family, however, have done
lnch toward making known the character OF the
lnv from which she sprung.
Her name was Caroline LacrorS. She was born
Bucharest March 1G 1865, tho Youngest OF thirteen
'idren. Her parents were Ronnanlans ana her iH'er
as eu,pIoyed as 4 foreman III Bucharest. but soon
fter her birth thcy removed TO liege in Belgium,
here he became Il concierge. The baroness Is known