Paragould soliphone., 1921-07-27
By MARGEfy REX t4hrernationxl News servicei

t-@a@ a atlA the tragic death Of. the. Ear of | craven. .who was drowned of th1 isle of Wight a few days ago.
 Waves of Excitement which the drowning caused have spread tc Utif own shores, since, the late SiShiedasan was connected by mar tj6b with one of the ftiost spec ta6Silaf families of our social his lt1tx the Bradley Martins. srf7,.
 :ifRefe is small incident rheii- stion6d which always surrpunied the bradley Martins, in connection with the <ragedy. The ill-fated Earl at the tine U the. accident. wore. his black pearl studs. regarded by his family as tiAS agents of ill-fortune. < as x Way lack in. 1899. ih Grace tliufch. the, Earl of Craven took for his bride the sixteen n-year-pld dalgh- tkr II the Bradley Martins, Cornelia SsinM hn immense .throng gathered 10 Witness the schoolgirl wed the pVAr that all order was forgotten. The crowd became hysterical. at. the eiRiif of such luxury and style and at1& aisle ribbons, flowers and m41y of the gay wedding trappings.
 l3At the marriage. in spite of ti5e more riotuos aspects of the sStuaI ceremony, was generally cons CAded to he a stroke of genius on tkel part of the brides mother, of whpp her friends said: "She did well flor Cornelia' Few outside nf 1dfs. Bradiey-Martin's own circle q intimates had known of the dS,roiter attending school and hr0ught out in time to capture the love 1T the young Earl.
 Yet this was true love match, eo the sossips say.
 Rerhaps that accounts for the unbfpken years of domestic felicity tbat have followed. until the tragedy 0f flse D4Fs's death:
 The passing of Cornelia Bradley llMartin's husband again arouses in terest in that resplendent couple, her parents. both of whom are now sdeceased.
 Hrs. Bradley Martin was admit tedly a social genius. Her brilliant engineering of her daughters love affair with the Earl was followed by many other bold strokes which tat6ed her to the high position she dosjred.
 The BSndfey- Martin ball has never been forgotten. This, magnificent event. which cost quarter of a million dollars. was given at the Waldorf- Astoria in 1897, and was 6ittcfly criticised by ministers and sOcfAl workers of that day.
 At the fancy dress affair, which was the form the entertainment tdok, the hostess appeared in stun nihg costume of royal blue velvet, representing Marguerite of valois. Flunkies in pale blue and gold ohcnad carriage doors. The ball room was veritable bower of roses and orchids. Tapestries hung from Balconies. A dinner was served Which. costing $110 plate, beat the record for elaborate dining es- tablished up to that time.
 0fer and above all snone the regal hostess, who is said to have worn jewels worth half a million; one ornament, a diamond stomacher. being valued at $250,000.
 Not very long after this gorgeous affair the Bradley Martins decided to leave Amreica Some said the censnre of the public following the ball was difficult to bear. Others laughed at the idea of such we'll established persons being disturbed over the phrases of the ranters.
 However, the couple left for Lon don.
 And in that city Mrs. Bradley Martins Dinner for Eighty" given in m extension dining room built 0yer her own back yard by means of special floor and ceiling, was one of the sensations of the London season
 Yet this conspicuous expenditure was not the first England knew of the Martins lavish spirit. To| their generous purses Coombe Ab-l beg. che country seat Sf the Earl of Crnven. owed its restoration. All though Miss CorAelia Martin brought . fnli pocketbook to her husband 8 homo II was never believed the mar rinGo took place solely for monetary reAenps 80 far as the Earl was con cef1ed. Nevertheless. his brides riches helped materially in pre- serving tng fine old atmosphere of the nthey
 :. The thunder of the house of Cra- yea vent up to London as beggar boy and soon founded fine tailor ia&a Establishment and thereby