Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-20
Her Mothers
Forgiueness---
And Gets Only
$1,000 from the
Millions She Hope,
to Inherit

TT HE unhappy and notorious Princess de
Chimay-born Clara Ward, OF Detroit,
Michigan, has again left America after
a brief and very disappointing visit The Prin-
cess, broken in health. both her beauty and her
fortune gone. returned to seek forgiveness from
her mother, who dying.
The prodigal daughter had returned. but, alas,
too late. In place Of feasts and rich raiment she
was met with the warning she must not appear
before her mother, unless she wished to kill her.
Alone, and paying this last penalty OF her will
full career, the Princess remained in close hid.
ing in New York, praying for her mothers con-
dtion to improve that she might at least
win one word with her. She was told It is said,
that her presence in America must not be made
known for fear Of its coming to her mothers
ears and of its probable effect The Princess
obeyed. But, unexpectedly soon her mother
died. She died without having known that
the daughter who had caused her so much un-
happiness was within speaking distance!
And after she had died 1t was found that she
had left the Princess de Chimay Just one thou
sand dollars of her millionaire a alf-dollar
fortune. a large proportion of her money did,
indeed, 90 to the Princess's two children by the
Prince de Chmay. but this must be added sor-
row for the prodigal daughter, because she is
not allowed to see her children. There can be
Ward crept back to America TO win, II possible,
her mothers forgiveness that there was a
shrewd for this outside of her own
proper sentiments. There is little doubt she
felt that If she could once show herself again
in her mothers life she would receive the bulk
OF her fortune. In this she disappointed.
And so. nothing to be gained by re-
naming in America, she sailed away quietly for
France, 1t is said, couple OF weeks ago, I'M
known still poor-and with the problem of how
to keep body and soul together for the remain
ing years Of her life before her.
Such is the last punishment OF the oncebeau-
tiful Princess de Chimay who had the alteration
OF her husband, the love of two wonderful chill
dren, the promise Of a wonderful social career
and fortune large enough to have kept her in
happiness all her life. But she chose to give
up all the thinsg in life worth while for life
Of wantonness.
mothers love never dies-all the centuries
have proved that But this dying mother had
made her will in the English home to which her
second husband had taken her. and 1t had done
for Clara Ward all that she was deemed to merit
"a pittance of $1,000.
Many American girl would find such a
legacy n godsend. solving the knottest problems
affecting her future. To Clara Ward. who has
squandered scores of thousands on pleasures OF
the hour, that pittance can only represent the
husks earned by her prodiga acts.
For more than dozen years the Names Clara
Ward, Princess Chimay Madame Rigo,"
MADAME Rcciardi." have stood throughout
Europe symbols for nearly all that a woman
ought not to be. They reflected humiliation upon
the whole body Of American women for in the
gay European capitals Clara Ward, Princess
Chimay, was catalogued as a type"