Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-07-23
Mrs. PeII Jr.
Confirms
Divorce Plan
BY MAURY PAUL

Jr.. has asked for a divorce from
the New York social eligible"
she married back in 1886.
On numerous occasions, in the
column, I've referred TO the
matrimonial triangle" existing
in the junior "Clarry" Pell and
the young Lewis CaSs Ledyard
households out on Long Island.
And more than year ago pre-
dicted Eve Mortimer Pell, daugh-
ter Of Tuxedo Parks ultra
Stanley Mortimers would become
Mrs. Lewis Cass Ledyard III,
if she managed to secure her
freedom from Cookie Pelrs
son and Evelyn Thayer Ledyard
could he persuaded 10 give young
Ledyard, whom she married in
June, 1885, a divorce.
Nothing in recent years, has
caused so much gossip in the
upper strata of the Long Island
social set as the Pell-Ledyard
domestic mess. Older members
of the digntffed clans involved
have been properly shocked and
there are different schools of
thought as 10 where the blame
should be placed for the crash
ing of the two marriages that
gave such promise of success
and happiness only few short
years ago.
The beginning OF tho end.
however, was tipped Off here
hack in March when | reported
that Evelyn Thayer Ledyard had
gone to Idaho with the idea Of
diYorcing young Ledyafd, having
received Mhat-She- considered "A
satisfactory financial settlement.
She won her divorce in HALEY,
Idaho, on June l3, last.
Shortly afterward you read
here that Eve Mortimer Pell
had created no end of excite
ment by staging a disappearing
act from Long Island, taking
with her the young and tiny oc-
cupantS of the Pell nursery.
At that time / predicted Eve
had embarked on a divorce
pilgrimage.
Once she has the divorce paper
signed, sealed and delivered the
next scene in the Pell-Ledyard
domestic drama undoubtedly will
have Eve and young Ledyard in
the role Of bride and groom. "
EVERYTHING CONNECTED
with the auction sale at Rose
ciffe." the Hermann Oelrichs
villa in Newport this past week
was. 10 say the least. hard
boiled"
Priced possessions teven some
rather personal oneS) OF the de-
parted "Tessle' were knocked
down" for a fraction of their
worth - and were m ostly
acquired by men and women
with no Newport affiliations.
There was one human inter
est touch-the presence Of the
late Mrs. Oelrichs' faithful
white-haired butler OF other
days.
Seated in the front row he
saw objects he had lived with
for years sold for practically
nothing. And when something OF
sentimental interest TO him was
placed on the block he made
modest bids4and sometimes was
the highest bidder!
1t was a sordid last chapter 10
the tragic saga of "Tessie" fair
Oelrichs' life a tale Of a woman
born in a far western mining
camp, who battered her way into
society Via millions her i'm
migrant father had dug out OF
the ground, and whose last DAYS
were spent in the magnificent
"RoseCliffe' in a room with iron
bars at the windows and pads
on the walls
Could "TeSsie" have buA
known her "RoSecliffe" would
sell for S21,000-when It cost
her more than 100000 she
probably would have lost her
mind sooner than she did.
JUST AT the moment Mrs.
ForSythe Wickes and a certain
local "Biggie' up in Newport,
r. l., aren't on bowling terms.
Not that they ever fraternRed
socially. Far from it,
At that, there are few. even
in Newport's upper ten Mrs.
Wickes considers worthy of her
notice and invitations.
But the present unpleasant
ness with the native" in QueS-
ton has 10 do with the famous
old Pinard cottages. in which
much Newport social history
was written in other days.
Once leased by social notables
the Pinard cottages these last
few years have fallen upon evil
days And there were many who
reioiced when the news went
forth that the local "biggie'
had acquired the Pinard and
would reconstruct them into
small. model apartments.
Mrs. Wickes. / hasten 10 add,
wasn't among those who re-
joiced. Her villa. Zee Rust" in
NarraganSet avenue. is close by
the Pinard cottages and the idea
Of having to look upon apart
ment jewellers caused unpleasant
shivers 10 run up and down her
aristocratic spine:
So n petition was started 10
keen the local "hipria"- from,