Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-05-25

COCIETY around the old me-
~ tropolis is stunned!
Also fabbergasted, nonplussed,
chagrined, shocked, grieved and
mortified at the stories which are
going the rounds anent the breaking
of the engagement of one of
ssociety's most prominent heiresses
and handsome foreigner who dur
ing the recent conflict wore the
uniform of one of the allied coun-
tries, all of which reminds us that
Omaha society suffers the same
volcanic eruptions. In fact it is
just recovering from one.
When the engagement of the
young woman in question was an
nounced the smart sets in New
York and Newport smiled and
murmured splendid match" Every
one was pleased, for the young wo-
man is one of the most popular and
talented members of the fashionable
world She has always been known
as "ultra-exclusive" and since her
debut has been active in charitable
work.
. At times the ,natchmakers had her
engaged to this or that young ELI
gible," but the matchmakers usually
had the wrong dope" Not until
she met the gallant foreign officer
did she display any interest in the
stronger sex. The officer was
taken up by society not only in
this, but in other cities, and was a
, great social favorite. No dinner
party was complete without his
presence. He was most courteous
about the viands which his hostesses
served and on numerous occasions
made flattering comments on the
service.
Invitations for the smart dances
and balls were showered upon the
foreigner who had such "lovely"
manners, and somehow or other the
report got around that he had cas-
ties in Europe, palaces. etc.
Not few ambitious mothers an
gled after him, hoping that, by
some chance, he might at future
time become their son-in-law.
When his engagement was, final
iy announced to the prominent
young woman of Newport there
were any number of disgruntled
mothers. They looked upon his flu
ture bride as a very lucky young
woman and secretly envied her
good fortune"
Following the announcement of
the engagement the foreigner left
these shores on business.
Several months later society was
startled by the bare announcement
by the young woman's parents that
the engagement of their daughter
and the handsome foreigner was
broken. 1t was said she had decid-
ed she did not wish to become the
wife of foreigner and much pre-
ferred to marry a plain American.
However, this explanation did not
satisfy the society gossips. They
decided there was a STORY" behind
the breaking of the engagement and
Immediately set about to ferret it
out. When that prolific gentry start
operations they are almost certain
to discover something.
What they are reported to have
discovered in this case was most
astonishing.
The gossips insist the gallant for
eigner who took society by storm
was not the wonderful parsonage
society thought him. They. the gos-
sips, still further insist that before
the outbreak of the great conflict
ne was not lounging about N cas-
ties in Europe, but instead was fol-
lowing the humble but honest cali
ing of waiting on the table in a
restaurant in a nearby city.
It is reported that the parents of
the young woman also learned of
his "draw one" days and that was
the reason for the breaking of the
engagement.
Rather surprising, eh, what: