The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-06-24
Rates Dog Above AHMe,1 A tter
Failure to Buy Prince as Hubby
Great Dane at Least Is
Faithful, Mrs. Corey
Declares.
BY PRINCESS ALI FRAZIL
United Press STAFF Correspondent

DARIS, JUGe 24.-Mabel Gilman
J. Corey, ex-stage beauty and
former wife of a Pittsburgh steel
magnate, today broke one of her
long standing iron clad rules of self
conduct and gave to the United
Press her first newspaper interview.
She confirmed to me, in the pres
ence of her closest friends at a tea,
arranged for the express purpose,
that her plans to marry Don Luis Of
Bourbon, cousin of the King Of
Spain, have been abandoned.
Everything is finished she said.
But when 1 insisted that she de-
clare whether that decision were
final she replied:
"You can never say that anything
Is final, Even the archeologlStS de-
clare that no one has ever known
definitely when the world began or
when it will end"
DispIeased by Bargain Counter"
Mrs. Corey refused to explain why
her marriage plans had been aban-
doned. but she admitted that she was
tired of the financial Wrangling in
volving the marriage contract, her
proposals failing to please Don Luis
and his lawyer.
Although the marriage is of, Mrs.
Corey retains the closest friendship
of Don Luis mother, the Infanta
Euelalie, who regrets the turn OF
events.
"I deeply regret that the mar
rage will not occur" the 1nfanta
Eulalie said, because Mrs. Corey
took such a deep interest in my
son, who needs q wife who is Sdevoted
but severe"
Don Luis remains at San Reno.
Mrs. Corey assured me that she is
going to remain In social retire
ment at her castle at Villa Gems.
She displays evidence of her diSap-
pointment at the marriage failure.
May Never Love Again
81 met Don Luis on my first
honeymoon, she said. I'VE have
loved each other for twenty years
or more. It's hard to have it broken
off but it is impossible to turn the
sacrament of marriage into q par
gain counter. I don't know IT III
ever love another man.
For the present I don't care, l
always have said that American
men make the ideal husbands, al
though they lack the polish that
many Europeans possess.
"I shall remain in France. [ love
France. I love especially my castle.
I could mover leave It. / awake
every morning at s O'Clock for the
bird concert there.
IF l married Don Luis, I would
have to live in Italy. l would have
10 sell my castle. I don't think that
one man or ten is worth that
sacrifice
Mrs. Corey vas on the verge OF
tears as she related her marriage
difficulties. She takes the most IN
tense pleasure in her vast estate
over which she personally conduct
ed me. She pointed out the room
where Jerome Bonaparte died in
1850.
"Kings have lived here before me.
There a king died. she said.
On the wall of Jerome's bedroom
is an old etching showing Jerome
receiving communion as he vas dy-
ing in that castle.
Dogs. at Least. Are Faithful
DESPITE the enormous expense,
Mrs. corey keeps up the castles in
terror which is filled with the r1cn-
est furniture, although the park IS
allowed to run to ruin. Chickens
and ducks go wandering through the
s,rnken garden at will. Six COWS
we're grazing at once on the beau
tiful English gardens where Ma
poleon liked to wander.
Mrs. Corey cuts trees in the PARK
and spends her days about the
place dressed in OLD clothes. She
often milks the COWS.
Her Warmest companion now Is
a great Dane.
There is an advantage IN dogs
over men she says; they at least
are faithful"