The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-11-27
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Crank Is Blamed for
Annoying Letter to
Society Woman

LONDON, Nov. u Q.N.SO.
British authorities took precau.
tons today to protect Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson from annoyance
after she received a threatening
letter, believed the work of a
crank, in fan mail"
Mrs. Simpson was given extra
protection only after heavy in
crease in her mail from England,
the United States, and the British
dominions and colonies. Most Of
the writer's wished her the best OF
luck in her personal life.
The British press reported the
incident of the threatening letter
in a guarded manner.
Packages Opened By Detectives
The London Daily Mirror car
ried the story on the bottom OF the
first page under two-column
headline which read:
Guard for society woman
reports in United States"
Following this the paper stated
american newspaper last
night reported that a former
United States society woman
now living in London, Mrs.
Simpson, has had her life
threatened.
Especial guards have been en-
gagged for her, it is stated, and
detectives have been assigned to
open all postal packages she
receives.
SILENT ON REPORT
"At Mrs. Simpsons house at
Cumberland Terrace, Regents
Park, a Daily Mirror reporter
was told no information could
be given to confirm or deny the
report"
Meantime. Ernest Aldrich SimD
son. her divorced husband. went
to Southampton to meet Mrs
Jacques Raffray, wife Of New
York insurance broker. when
she arrived on the liner Ham
burg, and returned to London
with her in the greatest secrecy.
The cloak of protection was
thrown around Mrs. Simpson only
after a heavy increase in hel
mail from England, the United
States, the dominions and colonies
Most of the writer's wished her
the best Of luck in her personal
life.
Mrs. Simpson celebrated Thanks,
giving by taking lunch with
friend, Mrs. Fitzgerald, at a luxury
hotel in the west end. She was
dressed in a magnificent Russian
mink ankle-le1gth coat and black
satin bonnet perched on the back
of her head, setting a new Lon
don fashion.
Chats VivaciOuSly
She looked. extremely chic and
was easily the best and most ex
pensively dressed woman in the
hotel. She seemed the happieSt
also, and chatted vivaciously with
her friends. Later, she left fol
her home in Cumberland Terrace
Late in the afternoon, she
astounded bystanders by leaving
her house alone, walking along
Marylebone Road and hopping
bus. She was Immediately Swal
lowed up by London's customary
dense crowd of shoppers.
Mrs. Simpsons aunt, Mrs. Mer
ryman, entertained women friends
at a Thanksgiving lunch at thu
American women's club.
At Southampton, Simpson anc
Mrs. Raffray bluntly refused tt
answer the questions and, through
the cooperation of customs OF
ficers, hurried off without com
ment to an undisclosed destina
ton.
Silent on Marriage
Simpson refused to reply wher
asked whether he intended tx
marry Mrs. Raffray or if he hac
seen Mrs. Simpson since the di
vorce proceedings at Ipswich. Sht
was equally silent on questions al
to her intentions toward Simpson
and the possibility of her visiting
his former wife.
There have been frequent re
ports that Simpson plans to marry
Mrs. Raffray following his divorce
from the Baltimore matron.
Mrs. Raffray has countered By
pointing out that she still is mar
ried to the New Yorker, although
they have not lived together fol
a year.
Mrs. Raffray was a close frienc
of Mrs. Simpson and was hel
house guest in London last spring
and summer.