The Washington times., 1920-04-18

his daughter "Let take of you. Father, there
is no one in the world who take better OF you
than mother Hasn't she nursed you during many i'll.
long before this Thomas creature entanged her.
self with you Hasn't mother given the best part OF her
life to take Of youi"'
eyes" Shonts replied, "but have made plans now
that can't disarrange"
But think Of the disgrace that is bound to humiate
all of us if you spend the Summer with this notorious
woman away from your family" pleaded the Duchess,
trying to reach him by an appeal to his pride.
"Well that your fault. Iknow what you will have
to face-but you have brought it all because You
will stay away from New York. told you to stay
abroad-any place but here. ! am going to keep Mrs
Thomas with me, least for the present, and you
don't suffer embarrassments from it. stay away
your mother to get divorce and then you won't
be embarrassed by anything may do. But she won't
divorce me- you will have to get ont of New York for
the Summer going back to the country with Mrs.
Thomas
And SO it came about that Shonts and his Amanda
lived uxuriously with all the comforts OF millionaire,
in the country that Summer, and Mrs. Shonts and the
daughters crowded into the Star Villa at Cape
May. In two small rooms the three women, lived, and
Mr. ShOnts from his comfortable nest in Vermont kept
urging economy and said he could not afford third
room for the servant Theodore taken i'll and was
confined to her bed but her father would not permit
them to engage another for herwhie, they were
told Shons living ip large villa on the shore OF
lake at the Cascades in fashionable Manchester Vermont
with retinue Of servants automobiles, etc.
is impossible here to find the space to tell after
another the distressing list of indgnes embarrassments
and humiliatons which were heaped upon the patient
mother and the long suffering daughterssome merely
annoying some exasperatng and some really tragic.
Why don t you dress like Mrs Thomas doesf Shonts
said to his daughters. why do you these French
clothesi''
This suggestion the daughters resented because they
believed their father prompted to make these cr1
cisms by Mrs Thomas whose taste was for rather fam
boyant and pronounced styles.
few days later Mr. Shons again said that he thought
his daughters ought to little fancy clothes
And again Shonts inquired where the girls having
their clothes madea matter which had been of
concern to their father The next day Shons returned
to the subject and announced that he dsapproved OF
having his daughters 20 to this dressmaker.
She overcharges everything she makes, and there
is of paying for the privilege of the use OF her
name. There plenty of other dressmakers in New
York who will make better things and not charge SO
much.'
The daughters rather puzzled to account for this
dctum from their father but later told that this
dressmaker had at time been manager OF an estab
ment in Paris where Mrs. Thomas had had disputes and
finally had been sued for unpaid bills.
1t in 1912, when the two Shonts girls the Duchess
and Marguerite, returning from Europe that they
Charles Frohman, the great dramatic impressaro.
Mr. Frohman presented himself Marguerite and said
he had been observing her during the early days OF the
trip and had been impressed with her natural grace ese
cay her complete possession in the OF her hands
IL do not recoect having found girl profess
sonal actress amateur in all my stage experience who
90 onto the stage and carry herself successfully
through without having something in her hands
American women do not know how to their hands
they have to carry something to play with and occupy
their hands and fingers Mr.. Frohman said
"If you will pardon me- will say that have watched
you with good dca Of interest because Of the with
which you OCCUPY and carry your hands, Mr.. Frohman