| Show new yorka best known widow probably the most interesting and tast known widow in this city is mrs hicks lord whose fame extends over the sea and across other continent sHer wealth her gowns her diamonds and her marriages have long been discussed and the history of her life reads like a romance her second marriage when as the widow hicks she was wedded to old sir lord caused no end of talk and gave the newspapers at the time a chance to publish column after column mr lord was very old and very rich and his family did not like the idea of having any portion of bis immense estate go out of their hands she licca royally and spends money in the sama manner until a few years ago she entertained lavishly mrs hicks one of the finest collections of ewels in this country her famous stomacher of diamonds being one of the most valuable in the world it is worth thousands of bollara do llara mrs hicks lords present home on washington square east wa once the home of the late general george B mcclellan and is one of the enany fine old mansions in that aristocratic neighborhood new york press |
