The Washington times., 1921-05-30

SEES FLO
EVERY DAY
Mrs. Leeds Wears Wig to Con
ceaI identity When Meet
Ing Banker.

NEW YORK, May 30.-"The kid
Is parked out in the country with a
nurse, and I have been in and out Of
town fifty times in the last couple of
months. But everybody's been
asleep. Nobody's been help to me. .
BACK ON BROADWAY.
"Flo" Leeds, the hitherto silent and
carefully hidden figure In the sensa-
tional domestic drama of james A.
Stillman and his wife, Mrs. Anne
Urquhart etillman, 10 talking-talk-
ing, IL seems because she car no
longer keep silent in the face OF the
soul-ssarchinG blasts OF publicity
which have illnminutsa h4r iaison
with the former presidsnt of the Ms
tional City Bsuk.
"FIo" Lssds, back on Brosdway.
hiding In the heart OF the tsnderioin!
A moodfui admixture OF defance
exuberance, cynicism and an III
concealed WEAKNESS. the fascinating
young woman OF mystery In James
A. stillman's life has unburdened
herself.
She revealed that she has bsen
hiding In and near New York during
the progress OF the microscopic
neys and newspapers.
Mrs. Leeds, reverting gracefully
and with evident delight to the
vernacular of the circles in which
she moved before she became tie
pampered pet Of a multi-millionaire.
said:
This stu2 sbowt my being out Of
the city is hunk. why, I come TO
New York Whenever I feel like II.
But nobody las got wiae. why. I
hsve been staying In m apartment In
The.
CALLS 1T A SCREAM
And here Mrs. Leeds mentioned an
apartment house almost within the
shadow of theaters in which she for
uerly played. She laughed:
"Isn't IL . screamf Why, only Mon
day nlSht. Jay" (as she calls Mr. stfli-
rsan) ~anA ! were stopped on the -
roaa@ (nannisG q well-known motor
high wayD "for skjddinG along too
fest In the car. Heaven help MS II
wed been plnehedf,
Almost gaily the young woman re-
marked that she Is the mistress Of
two new love nests" one in the
heart of the tenderloin, the other in
a lonely part of a fashionable suburb,
where only a nurse looks after the
" rants Of herself and those of chubby
little Jay Ward Leeds" alleged son
Of James A. Stillmsn.
WEARS BLONDE WIG.
The two new love nests" have
been her harborage since she fed
from the Cleveland cottage In Miami.
In her frequent trips TO the city, the
young woman has drawn upon her
theatrical experience for . simple
and easily donned df.Guise. This con-
sists of an expensive. beautifully
nodded bloede wig which she w8A~s
hair-nstura1l,-is dark brown.
VISITS BEAUTY SHOP.
Frequent applications OF henna
have rendered II brittle and forced
her to have 1t bobbed in the approved
Greenwich Village and Broadway
fashion-all OF which has helped In
the quick adjustment of the wig that
transforms her into a pronounced
blonde.
On wednesday afternoon last. Mrs
Leeds calmly visited The Gertrude
Beauty Shop. at No. 730 Seventh
avenue. a unique little shop near the
Forty eighth street corner. Ger
trude" Tin reality a wids-awake young
mani. f.. DesD is frequented by
actresses. chorus girls and attractive
young woman indigenous to night
life along the line of bright lights.
Neat little signs In the window
read: Eyebrows Shaped" Trans
formations and Hair Dyes Applied
with Satisfactory Results"
The little room was crowded. Mrs
Leeds told the chic mile. Gertrude
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