The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-05-09

London, April "a.
- EAUTY is only skin deep-and this
- well as for handsome women.
The pretty American girl, Clara Eliza
beth Taylor, who married Lord George
Cholmondeley. reputed to be Englands
handsomest nobleman, has found, after
short experience of married life, that his
attractive qualities were entirely on the
surface, and that beneath that he was
most undesirable husband.
Lady Cholmondeley has taken the pre-
liminary steps for obtaining divorce.
While It Is expected that she will offer the
customary evidence required for a COM
piete divorce in England, she has ex-
planned to friends that she has many other
causes of complaint.
To put 1t briefly, Lord George Choimon-
deley was too handsome to work and too
handsome to live with. Although he
comes from one of the most distinguished
families in England he had very little
money, and some ordinary work was quite
necessary to support himself and his wife
properly. His family name, by the way,
Is pronounced "Chumley," as everybody is
supposed to know.
Lord George, being not only a nobleman
of distinguished family, but a man of ex-
ceptional beauty, had been accustomed all
his life to the admiration of women, as a
good many young men of the upper classes
are in England. He went into the army
and did his part creditably during the war,
but when that was over he reverted to his
old habits of sitting in the drawing-room
flattery and other things from his female
admirers.
Being beautiful was occupation enough
for Lord George and he had no time for
the many other things which an American
wife expects Of her husband.
When the war came to an end Lord and
Lady George Cholmondeley were supposed
to take up the new regime Of work, for
peer and pauper alike, that has been estab-
lished in England. The old idea that
man Of title and ancient family should not
enter trade or do any work except in some
ulbulu0u pIOLcooiOuS hdo bOOh uOhhASSAS
abandoned.
Everybody, no matter how grand his
title, is trying to do some work, and II he
cannot obtain job guiding the destintes
OF the nation he does something quite as
necessary, such as selling groceries or
clothing.
The handsome Lord George Cholmonde-
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like all the others Of his class, in order to
support his little wife and keep Britain
on the map His wife said that she too,
would do her share in supporting the fam
lily, and right bravely did she keep her
word but that Is another story.
Lord George talked at great length OF
what he was going to do. He admired
himself for all the great things he con.
templated doing, the sacrifices he was
about to endure, and his fair relatives and
friends Joined in admiring him.
Yes. he would be an automobile sales
man. His experience with many pleasant
social excursions peculiarly fitted him for
this profitable form OF labor. His superb
presence and engaging manners would be
of the greatest assistance In selling ex-
pensive cars. Most particularly would he
be successful in selling cars to the fair
sex. SO he thought and so did his women
friends.
why. shall make\a little fortune in
no time" said his lordship cheerily.
After a leisurely period Of preparation
Lord George did, indeed, try the car bust
ness. He took some prospective custo-
mers out for spins, and some Of them we're
very long spins and very pleasant ones,
but he sold very few cars. His wife de-
clared that he was an absolute failure as
a mainstay OF the home. He tried the
stage and showed himself equally averse
to hard work.
Her attitude toward their problem had
been very different. From the first mo-
meut the necessity OF doing something
had been discussed she had plunged val.
iantly into real work. She had been an