The Washington times., 1920-04-04
MIR. James J. Spear, the Philades-
phia Millionaire She Married,
in Fancy Dress.

vvT HEN Helen Louise Meyer, tall,
A/ slender and blonde, famed through.
w out that little world which re-
wolves around the footlights as one of the
most spectacular chorus girls In New York's
most spectacular musical revue, was mar
led to Jimmie" Spear, Of Philadelphia.
she telegraphed to her most intimate
chum:
Tell the girls by.by. My romance-ship
has come into port, and the Captain is
really truly blue-blooded millionaire. I'm
out Of the hall bedroom and into a palace"
And so 1t was. For Jimmie" Spear,
otherwise known as Mr.. James ]. Spear,
heir of the great Spear interests in
Philadelphia, was indeed the captain Of
Miss Helen's "romance-ship." He had fol-
lowed clear around the country on one Of
her chorus-tours, begging daily, with words
and flowers and presents which she habit
ually returned to him, to marry him. He
was so persistent that finally he won, and
what had been bothersome attentions at
first became in reality romance.
She matched him up with the other
gilded youths who paid court to her, and
was finally convinced that he really loved
her and was not, like the others, merely
fascinated with her beauty, her lithesome-
aess and her blondness. Then she began
to love him. And as for being blue
blooded millionaire-why, the Spears have
been Philadelphia aristocrats almost since
the days of William Penn, and "Jimmie's"
spending money, allowed him by the courts
from the trust funds established by his
father for his benefit, is just s669,531.16
every year.
And there was not Just one palace,
but two or three-a big town house
with scores of rooms and servants, an i'm
mense Summer mansion at Wallingford,
Pa, with other scores of rooms and another
corps Of servants, a hunting lodge In On
tario and an estate in Tennessee.
It seemed to the pretty show girl, who
had lived so long in a hall bedroom with
the mother she supported, washing her
own handkerchiefs and drying them on
the window panes, cooking breakfasts on
the gas Jet, as though all her dreams had
come true
Then came the establishment.
The honeymoon was over-a short,
RI n urous honeymoon spent In private cars
running from hunting lodge to Southern
estate. over to Paris and back, and then
10 the town house at Philadelphia for the
reception to the other blue-bloods OF the
arlsiocratic circle who made up Jimmie"
Spears set.
Now everyone may imagine with what
a Autterng heart the erstwhile chorus
girl now Mrs, James j. Spear, mistress
of millions and mansions, prepared for
that first afternoon reception. She had
seen the long list OF names to which had
been sent the atfhome cards fashionable
Philadelphia jeweler had engraved to her
husbands order, announcing this first at
home OF the new bride. She compared the
list. made up by her husband, with the
pages OF the Social Register" and saw
that almost every name was there. She
wondered how so many hundreds OF per
sons ever could be herded comfortably
even in the spacious drawing rooms OF
the town house.
From Paris she had brought wonder
full costumes: ball gowns from Lucille; at
ternoon frocks from Paquin; street suits
from Douellet; ropes OF jewels and tiaras
from Cartier. No other bride ever burst