The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-01-22
,ANGI. .O-AMERICAN
 ROMANCE ENDED
After IF Years of Married Life Providence Woman
 Seeks Divorce From Lord Decies' Brother.

na Providence, R. [, Jan 22--Ar- gone onto the rockH
 The Hon William de Ia Posr Hors- ley Beresfnrd, grand-nephsw Of Eng lands famous warrior admiral, Lord Charles RereEford, and brother of Lord Decies. has sailed away for Eu- rope. and l1as wife has brought a suit for divorce. charging cruelty.
 Thus, after 17 long years, MrA. Beresford finds herself back in Proyl- dence fine city of her 7outh- Then saae was a yoang woman of 20, an art 1anden1, facing Inc world eagerly; now she has four lovely children to gre for, but she faces the world With admirable courage and dignity.
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 Shoe 1t takes more than an April shower quarrel to ereak family ties that have been II years in the nak- ing. 1t is reasonable .. to suppose that fhe Beresford domestic troubles be- gan several years ago. Last winter Mrs. Beresford went to New York, where ste appeared as the Czarina ean the screen production Of "Ras- putin" She brought to the part such a natural dignity and graceful bearing, that several managers sought her services. She gave up the screen work last May to enter bus1- ness but probably will return to tho cz7nera-stage. A motion picture play is in fine making now, a rather pre- lBSenttous affair, which 1s being con- ok oA Sl,z tzar and Czarina of Russia. It is probable that Mrs Beresford vii iportray the queen.
 Whsn she retired temporarily from motion pictures, Mrs. Beresford went into the insurance business in Provi- [ dence. She has been remarkably sue l cessful, especially among the women Compelled to reliaQuish her beautiful home on the boulevard. she moved into a little house at 10 Poplar ] street, where she now lives, sur. rounded by many articles which mus {. 3Temind her pertinehtly of the ole days, but looking ahead with conf, i 6snce and Tranquility.
 ! It was in February of 1901 tha the Hon, William Reresford. frest ! tIOiH lhS tSOSE naFI III WI4Gh Ae iIt 1 won distinction as an officer witl ! Lord Roberts Horse, was homewart | bound on the transatlantic line l Minnehaha, which now lies at thu 1 bottom Of the sea- On the same ship ! returning to Boston after 8 prolonged i visit to England, was Miss Florenc' ! Miller, daughter of Dr. Gardner L | Miller of Providence. She was an ar student in New England.
 Beresford was 24 years old, l dashing chap, with blonde hair am i, the blue eyes of his Saxon ancestors ] His mind was doubtless on his far i away Canadian home that afternoon ] when his eyes fell upon the taH, ex ceedingly graceful form of the Rhod Island girl. Solomon, in summing u, the few things which were too won derful for him, concluded: '-The wa of a. man with a maid" No one ha ever disputed the King of Israel conclusion. Neither did young Beres
 ford. He simply fell in love with he
 as quickly, ss completely and as ire vocabiy as did Romeo with the beau
 teous daughter of ths House Of Ca
 puiet
 A Mid-0ceaa Proposal.
 He proposed, as Ii was later re
 ported Ia latitude 4s.3s north. longi
 tude .40.i5 west. Before the vesst
 ha reached Longitude i0.4s west h was alarmed and mortified to lear
 that Miss Miller wa engaged to a