New-York tribune., 1921-01-25
Bride Says She
Told TartOue of
|OtherHusbands
Girl Whose Eyes Are Repro
duced in du Points Can.
vas Expresses Hope Art
list Won't Co Too Far
Puts Blame on Climbers
Denies She Posed as The
Goddess of Happiness;
He Is Seeking Separation

When Pierre Tartoue painted the
eyes of "The Goddess of Happiness"
the canvas which is said to have cost
Alfred du Pont $4,000, he won the
plaudits of the New York art colony
and soon afterward, in October, 1919,
a bride, Claudia Windsor, California
society girl, who was in New York
studying music.
The eyes of the Goddess of Happi-
ness" are the eyes of Claudia Windsor,
now. Nine. Tartoue. She said yesterday
that because her husband chad taken it
upon himself to delve into her family
affairs to hurt her because she has
started an action for separation" she
probably will be forced to tell the en-
tire story of what prompted her to
retain Joseph Spencer, an attorney,
with offices at 26 Liberty Street, to rep
resent her in her marital inharmo ony.
Nine. Tartoue, who is young and as
pretty as the many pictures which
have been made of her, was found at
the Hotel Plaza, where she is staying
with her mother.
The artist had been reported as
speeding home from the West armed
with statements regarding "the past
life" of his bride of little more than
year and data regarding her rela-
tives." Nine. Tartoue said:
Her Previous Marriages
"Why Pierre should consider it nec-
cessary to go out West to get all
this l can't understand. He knew that
| had been married before, and to save
him from embarrassment I promised
him when / married him, after he had
been divorced, that would say nothing
about the past. He said that if So
ciety persons knew | had been married
they would stay away from his studio.
Il told him all about my marriage
Roth, Cleveland boy, also still in COL
lege, and who now is dead. Because
of the objections of our parents that
marriage was annulled.
II also told my husband before our
wedding about my marriage to George
j. Busch, of St. Louis. That marriage,
too, was annulled as soon as l learned
that he had wife and two little girls.
Now, that is my past and he knew
all about it without going to my home
where all he could do, perhaps, would
cause the embarrassm of my family,
several of whom have lent me money
since l met Pierre.
Il do not want to hurt Pierre. And
don't intend to tell the real story
behind all this unless he forces me to.
My lawyer agrees with me that nothing
is to be gained by telling things that
would hurt my husband in his profes-
sion.
Wanted Home
All my life, ever since played with
dolls, l have longed for a home anc
love. tried marriage twice before
met Pierre, and both times | was dis
appointed. Then l tried again, believ.
ing that | could not lose a third time
II might have known better, how.
ever. Two social climbers had taken
flerre under their wings, and also were
planning society marriage for him
The arrangement was to require abou,
two years, and then wealth and pos
ton were to be his. Then came The
time when he got the idea that he
ought to do a memorial to the French
soldiers to be placed IN some conspicu-
Gus place in Paris. General O'Ryar
and Admiral Sims were induced to pose
for it, and the women who were at
tempting to guide Pierre's destiny took
it upon them selves to persuade certain
society women who had perform ed
noble work in the war to pose also
Then Pierre ran out OF funds.
eve had met at bail at the Ritz
Carlton and had fallen in love. Those
who were trying to push Pierre up the
social ladder tried to dissuade me from
marrying Pierre and they also tried to