The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-26
DIVORCE DINNER
FASHIONABLE EVENT
ROBERT CAANLER, MILLIONAIRE,
ARTIST AND EX.SHERlFF CELE.
BRATES FREEDOM FROM WIFE.

Paris, Jan, Pa final decree of di-
vorce in the case of Robert W. Chan
ler of New York; millionaire. artist,
and eN-sherff, and Lima Cayalieri, the
srand opera prima donna, was signed
and sealed today hy the tribunal of
the Seine.
Sheriff Bob" has arranged to Gel
ebrate the happy elimination of his
romance with a dinner to his friends,
at which champagne of the finest vim
tage Will flow freely, ana all will be
happy and merry as a weddug beIL
Chanler believes in celebrating his
freedom from the ties that CALLED as
much as he does in making the occa-
sion when two become one the excuse
for festivities ami leasting
According to the newspaper. GIL
Bias, Nine CaNalier is medtatiug a
celebration by again assuming matri-
monial ties, this time with "a famous
opera tenor He is said to he very
hopeful of the result of his suit, now
that the lovely singers other suit has
been finally disposed Of
Today's pronouncement of the tr-
bunal was amere formality, the di
vorce for all practical purposes hay
ing been decided some time ago. Chan
ler's idea of divorce dinner has
started a new fashion in Paris which
promises to become popular.
Chanler SAYS his little flyer in the
operate matrimonial market has cost
him bout $4,000, but that he does not
regret the expenditure and considers
that he has had his moneys WORTH
The divorce was the result of an ami
cable agreement by which Nine. Cav
alieri received a lump sum of $50 1000.
on her promise not to sue for the ante
nuptal sum which she alleged had
been promised her.
The singers friends here assert that
the sum was small compared with
what she might have received if she
had resorted to legal battle, but that
she wished TO avoid undue notoriety"
Ii is further said that Nine Cavalieri
considered the whole affair. from he
ginning to end, highly unfortunate for
both parties and that Both Chan
Ter and Cavalieri jumped at a chance
to free themselves from an alliance
that had become unbearable."
The Judge before whom the divorce
case was tried called both Cavalieri
and Chanler the vasuest and most
irresponsible persons ! have ever
known He added Neither i'm
pressed me as having any sense of
obligation arising from a matrimon-
ial or other contract"
The courtship of Chanler was most
romantic and mpressioned and was
given wide publicity, with the result
that the whole world was listening
when the singer cabled her answer,
Yes to her lover in New York. The
happiness of the couple after their
marriage was short lived, and a sep
aration soon followed. This was due,
it has been alleged, to Chanler's fail
ure TO live up to an ante-nuptial agree
ment, in which he had decided to Cav.
alieri all the property he owned in the
world and most of his prospecrs as
an heir to many OF the Astor millions.
In explaining his signing of this re-
markable document, Chanler later
said:
Il had hesitated while my bride-to-
be and her lawyers were arranging
the papers, but suddenly Lima threw
her arms about me and cried, "Oh.
Robert, ! love YOU. That settled the
matter. I'd have signed away my
soul"
But all's well that ends we'll