The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-02-05
FAMILY CONSENTS TO MISS FORBES
 MAKING OWN WAY
Parents Arrange for Her Quarters In New York and
 Plan to Visit Her
Fashionable Fairfield Girl Admits Breaking En-
 gagalment

Miss Natalie t'orBea. Deantifu1 and talented young daughter of A. Holland Fdfbes. the wealthy publisher and bal loonist Of New York, whose resideucs
 in Fairfield is the social center of
 that town, has nitted away from her home Last night she was located
 in the boarding house of Mra- Edward l.. Lockray. 105 West 76th street She
 admitted having broken her recent
 engagement to Ralph Powell Baldwin son of the late Washington banker but
 denied that she had run away to join
 an actor whom she is recently saio
 to have met in Bay City, Mich
 It is known that Mss Forbes hag
 wanted for a long time to go upon
 the stage Her plans met with Oppc- sition from the family and 1t is be-
 neved that taking the bull by the
 horns she left to pursue her own way
 In her flight from this city Tuesday
 she was met by her father upon the
 arrival of the train At first trying
 to dissuade her from her purpose he
 at last was convinced that she Was determined and is believed to have taken her to the Lockray boarcdn1~
 arranged for rooms for his daughteE and maid for a period of two weelzs- Tr is said that although the family at first may have been much shocked at her determination to go upon the stage they later have been brought to see things in her light and that
 they will attempt to aid her in her
 designs That a complete estraneo-
 ment has not been forced is apparent from the fact that everything is beiME
 done to make her comfort cOmplsts in New York and that both mother
 and father will visit her on Saturday next.
 Miss Forbes, but g years old. and
 only last year a graduate of the fash ionabIe boarding school for girls, has
 recently lived with her family at Fair field. She was a familiar figure to society here and was always leading in local charity entertainments. A few months ago she went to Bay City, Mich. While there she was talk en with a. severe case of scarlet fever She was removed to a hospital and Tor three weeks was under the care or physicians and nurses. It was neces- sary for her mother to go there and upon her recovery bring her to tnl1
 city.
 It was reported in this city yester- day that while in Bay City. she met an actor with whom she had arranged to go upon the stage in a tango and other dance exhibition. Miss FOroes is said to be a most graceful dancer and her artistic temperament is such
 that her demonstration would be high | 1y acceptalDte to the InCSCtEG-BOln8 RA-- lie.
 When told by a representative of
 The Farmer last night in Mrs. Lock
 rays boarding-house, where admission to see her was first denied, that gna was reported as having left her home after a rupture with the family Bhs
 would not tell her plans for the fu- | ture-
 At the home of Miss F'orbes. her ! mother admitted that her daughter l hal gone to New York city and would | probably study art. The young Wo- mans desire to make q name for her-
 self in the world had been extremely accentuated since her recent ilne1s | and as she was already known as an | apt drawing and painting pupil ic
 was thought that she would pursue
 her studies along this line. As a den1-
 onstration that no family rupture had occurred Mrs. Forbes said that she expected to visit her daughter in New | York on Saturday.
 MT. Forbes charactertzed the story of her going upon the stage as pre- l posterous and without fundation. gay l ing that his daughter was merely Vir-
 iting in New York