The Washington times., 1922-07-26
STAYED IN
NEW HAVEN
AS v | T {
.OF SONNY
Pact Made in 1919, Actress
-Asserts-Hotel Entry
Obtained.
By Cosmopolitan News Service.

bF Cosmopolitan Ne"s ScENNS'
NEW YORK, July 26.-From
a source Of unquestionable author
ity, the Evening Journal learned
today that Miss Evan Burrows
Fontaine is prepared to base her
legal fight to legitimatize the
rights of her eighteen-months sold
son on the claim that she already
has ample warrant for considering
herself the common-law wife Of
Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney,
after whom the child was named.
-, Glte-s 1919 Aerssafnt. =
Documentary evidence in support
of this contention Ia said TO. be in
the hands of one of the several
attorneys who have had part in
the preparation OF the case OF the
pretty interpreter of Oriental
dances.
The common law agreement" is
alleged to have been entered into
between young Whitney and the
dancer in January, 1919. The veal
thy youth. was attending Yale at
the time. There had been a quar-
rel between him and Miss Fon-
taine. ~
Repeated overtures having failed
to result in a reconciliation, the
dancer had notified him Of her
decision to terminate their friend
ship for good and had asked for
the return of letters exchanged be-
tween them.
Young Whitney is said to have
agreed and to have telephoned her
to stop over at the Hotel Tart
in New Haven on her way back
TO New York from Boston, where
she was then visiting.
Just before Miss Fontaine's train
pulled into the New Haven station.
however, Miss Flora Payne whitney,
sister of the young Yale man, arrived
from New York to visit him.
Curiously enough, he took her to
the Hotel Taft, and it was not until
the next morning that Miss Fontaine
saw him. He and Miss Whitney, or
"Foofie" as he called her, were at
breakfast at the time. Miss Fontaine
came down alone, and as she entered
the dining room her eyes met those
of Sonny" He waved to her. She
rodded coolly and passed on to her
seat.
"Foofie" Whitney is now Mrs. Rod
erick Tower, wife of the son of
Charlemagne Tower, former United
States ambassador to Germany.
Quarrel Patched Up.
After q while Miss Fontaine arose
from her table and went into an ad-
joining room to telephone to her
mother. Mrs. Fawn Evan Fontaine,
then living at the Hotel Pennsylvania
here. Young Whitney, II is said, fol-
lowed her out of the dining room. He
| explained that his sister had arrived
suddenly and that he had felt II in
cumbent upon him to entertain her.
Later in the day, however, the
couple had a longer talk and
patched up their quarrel. Young
Whitney insisted upon the dancer
remaining in New Haven until eve
ming and attending a theater with
him. She finally, agreed and tele.
phoned her mother. promising to
I take an II o'clock train home,
J The performance lasted beyond
that hour, however. and upon con.
sulting her time table, the dancer
found that the only train avail.
able would he a milk train. She
/ telephoned her mother in her
| dilemma, suggesting that she, re-
main at the Hotel Taft for the
night.
| MRS. fOntalne was TeluCtdnl tO
have her do this. and the daughter
announced her intention OF taking
1.-The next milk train back to New
York" After thinking 1t over, how.
ever, Mrs. .Fontaine insisted upon
/ her remaining at the Taft and TAX.
| ing an early morning train for
ONE.
Registered With Her.
Instead OF returning with her to
= e Taft, however, Young Whitney
,uorfthe dancer to the Hotel Garde.
IL Is said. enga ging a room there
. for mfr. and Mrs. Crane" Accord.
ing tn the SPONSOR of the story
Miss Fontaine expressed her sur.
prise at the methods Of her ardent
Young suitor. whereupon he soothed
4 her by saving:
Say Petite (his pet name for