Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1922-08-01

.,,.t;no incredibilities of the most
One week ago she was citi'
laughter Of a plain Mr.. and Mrs, O
Today she is the lawful child OF
henrietta Isabelle lie Roy, Comtssse
Clerel de Tocqueville de Rampan dc
Chanouetot, and heiress to the
wealth Of noble French family.
One year ago she lived in seclu-
sion, broken-hearted, afraid Of life,
. prey to publicity, a prey to the
cruelty Of her own wretched men,
cries.
Today, under the indulgent care
Of Comtesse de Tocqueville, there is
/. brave smile in her eyes, which
look out upon a world newly rich for
conquest, which glimpse new heights
20 be won, new joys to be known.
Claudia's is the story Of a vagrant
mother. dream come true, hers Is the
,tory of her own aching dreaming
heart, At moments, bright with the
sunshine of happiness and hope, at
moments dark with the pain OF dis
,llu,ionment and tears, the young
life Of Mrs. Claudia Windsor Tar
toue-since July 27 Claudia Windsor
d. Rampan de Chanquetot-has been
one Of a thousand moods.
Found HaUen Of Help
In Heart of COmtesse
Those to whom life has been
kinder, and yet perhaps not so kind,
may blame her and say the grief in
her life was Of her own doing.
Doubtless there are some who do
blame her. But there are many, OF
course, who do not--and chief
among them the Comtesss de
Tocqueville, who on July q in the
Surrogates Court of New York City
was given the right to regard
Claudia in all respects as her lawful
child.
n have no child" said Comtesse
De Tocqueville, the widow Of Vis-
eomte Augustin Rene Clerel de
Tocaueyille, an officer Of the Legion
! Of Honor. "Once I had a little
daughter. Her name was Marie
Had she lived she would have been
tho same age as Claudia. But she
died in her eighteenth year. She was
beautiful, my Marie. Vivacious and
loving life, but she died. When l
saw Claudia for the first time two
years ago l was strongly attracted
to her. 1t seemed that I was look
Ing at my own Marie again. Later
when I heard Of the great tragedy
Of Claudia's life my heart went out
TO her.
II wanted to help her, to shield
her from the many bitternesses OF
young life torn by an unfortunate
marriage. I told her ! wanted her
Tor a daughter. And at last she
came to me. And you must call her
the Comtesse Claudia now"
And it is an example Of the incon-
esivabe vagaries of circumstance. that
not twenty years ago, Claudia's own
mother in Portland. Ore, called her
my little French Countess"
when ] was little child, was
very beautiful" smiled Claudia. with
the faint pink Of modcsty itself height
ssning the piquant beauty of her face.
she was chatting in the lobby of the
ambassador Hotel, New York. "And
ny mother is adorable. She Is still
nving In the West. When mother fixed
my curls, or primped up n new dress
sne had just put on me, she used to
10y You're my little French Countess,
sten yout' And she never dreamed
'nst l would be one.'
,oNor did any one even so late as
rans .s,s. IT was in 1918. that the news
r,spers OF the world blazed the colorful
Msvya,of MY OF tne romantic courtship Of Miss
Na NauIia Windsor, wealthy daughter OF
I Iv.,.le Mle Alva Windsor, millionaire
TS,allan mine owner, and Pierre
thts~ French artist who had come to
,S.nt Ss country to do the portraits Of Pres
ins INV ana Mrs. Wilson. General Perish
AMI tae M du Points, Rear Admiral Sims,