The Washington times., 1922-08-05
GA \ DLER
WINS THE
BELLE Of
N ORLEANS
Will Honeymoon in Hawaii
After Her Decree Is Grant
ed in October.
By J. E. CROWN.
Cosmopolitan News seryiee.


NEW ORLEANS, La, Aug. S.
Mrs. Onesima de Bouchelle,
young divorcee, universally char
acterized as "the raving beauty"
of New Orleans, and Asa G.
Gambler, II, multi-millionaire
owner of Coca Cola in Atlanta,
are the principals in one of the
greatest romances ever known in
this Latin city of romance.
For Ukelele Land.
Their wedding will take place in
the latter part of August in Reno,
New, where the bride-to-be recently
gained a divorce from Adolph Roc
quet, New Orleans insurance man.
Immediately after embarking on
the matrimonial seas, their love
ship will wend to Hawai's moon
lit beaches and melodious haunts
for brief honeymoon. Mrs DE
Bouchelle herself selected ukelele--
land for the honeymoon. About
October ! the couple will be at
home In the Atlanta capitalists
mansion on Druid's Hill.
Mrs. De Bouchelle comes of an
ancient Creole family, descended
from French nobility. She is near.
ing forty years OF age and for a
quarter Of a century has been
known here for her beauty, grace,
and graciousness of regal quality.
Her beauty Is OF the blonde and
Norman type. Her tall figure, vi.
vacity, and general charm made her
outstanding in any gathering. She
was convent educated and had un.
usual musical accomplishments.
In the year Of her formal bow
to society she was selected as
queen Of the New Orleans Mardi
Gras.
Friends recall that the Atlanta
millionaire was overpowerlngly
struck by the charm and beauty
Of Mrs. De Bouchelle on their first
meeting. 1t was in Atlanta, and
Mrs. De Bouchelle, then Mrs.
Adolph Rocquet, was serving as
sponsor for the Louisiana division
OF the Confederate veterans at an
annual reunion. The Coca Cola
king entertained sumptuously at his
mansion for the New Orleans con-
| tingeRt, always with Mrs. Rocuuet
as the central figure. He was
knightly in his attentions to her.
Subsequently in letters to New Or
leans friends he commented on her
wonderfully fascinating qualities.
There were also meetings in Cal
fornia, where the Atlanta million
aire has an estate, these occurring
soon after Mr.. Gambler had become
widower. The entertainments he
gave for the Confederate reunion
sponsor In the land Of the Golden
West were lavish.
A few months afterward, Mrs.
Rocquet went to Reno and estab.
lished the legal residence required
for purposes of divorce. The de.
cree divorcing her from Mr.. Roc.
quet was recently granted. While
| one tie was being sundered. another
| was being welded.
AS Mrs. Rocquet, the Creole
beauty held no less sway in club
| and political circles than in formal
social affairs. Two governors of
Louisiana entrusted important ex.
ecutive business TO her. She was
an unrecognized prime minister for
them both in many a political ma
neuver.
Fond But Cautious.
When suffrage was a burning
question in Louisiana Just before
the final ratification Of the Fed
eral amendment, Mrs. Rocquet was
the genius that put the question 30
prominently to the fore that vet.
.eran politicians who were it's foes
found themselves unnamed.
According to letters recently re-
ceived by New Orleans friends. Mrs.
De BoucheIle is supremely happy.
AT last all Of my matrimonial
troubles have been cleared away
and my star is rising on the hori.
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