| Show MANIKIN TELLS OF HER PARIS 10 A RIS LIFE Y L Sum mun famous beauty says all Is not frills parts paris tito tho private lite afo of 0 a paris manikin be decked with diamonds and furred bo with and ermine to tho the casual and superficial observer often la Is a couple of cold sausages and a cupful of black coffeo to the person who takes the trouble to investigate beyond tho the thick piled carpets and crystal chandeliers of tho the stylo style salons Bui nurun 0 01 1 6 the ties des ert British beauty with eyes the color of tho the river nile and jet black tre SOS from the land of tho the tambourines tambour ines find and troubadours dours has given tho the inside story of her life as a tho the worlds roost most beautiful manikin iier her roal real name first was vera vcra ashby before her marriage to a scientist a professor of mental diseases doctor Pap adahl lie later for love of her shot himself in his laboratory in switzerland after a year of honeymoon happiness horror and worse kimn death existence during which lite his own mind became deranged fearing that in lite his moments of delirium he might harm barm his file beautiful bride lie ho took his own lite that she might bo be free whon when this british beauty whom everyone accuses of being every known nationality except her own first became a manikin she was waa a long loan lean lanky girl in her teens walking tho the streets for a job iler her father had failed in business she had a friend who was working at lucilea Luc Lu lloa ciles in london tito the girl told her to try out for a manikins job that was open wo me bo be a n fashion manikin she replied why you know I 1 could nL im too skinny find and im not beautt f ua I 1 she ehe finished wistfully tho the friend instated insisted and n nd tho next day she was on tho the of lady duff gordons salon with hdward edward molyneux now of parts paris inano fame as her heir audience they draped an oriental gown over me she said a gorgeous piece of fabric designed by molyneux the very touch of it thrilled mo beyond 1 words I 1 heard him shout through tho the emptiness of the room act do something with yourself move around inter interpret prot ray my dress dresa be somebody 11 11 tho the keen observer of inborn grace graca and refinement knew that ho he had mado made a find ills curt very well you will do was uttered even more gruffly to hide lite hla exultation soon after amt alv continued tho the now famous mix 1 I was sent bent to Lu lucilea ciles parle paris house with molyneux cux A month later when lie ho opened up his own place I 1 went with him because I 1 always felt the interpretation ot of the clothes I 1 wore people soon began to write and talk about TOO me and before I 1 knew what was happening I 1 bo be came famous receiving proposals from lovesick love sick office boys anti and millionaires aleko both by wall and in person li erson jt it was wan lovo love at first sight eight on the part of my first husband and ho he exerted a spell over mo me which I 1 will was powerless to break even with my own wish not to marry him at first I 1 used to stay atay up tip until 3 and 4 ft a m going to cabarets anti and shows allows but when I 1 pay tho the price I 1 found was expected my invitations became fewer and fewer I 1 1 I still lived in one room in a little hotel rind and even after my spectacular marriage to doctor rap adaki his tragic death and my return to work with cua I 1 never could stand to pretend in my private life the life I 1 only acted during the day in 1030 became the bride of an artist whom she eho saved from out suicide by sending him a little bouquet of violets intuitively and at the pay moment when ho he had bad tho the pistol pointed at his temple A little note pinned to the flowes howe said 1 I 1 am your friend you never need feel lonely marcel poncin could not ask tho the gorgeous girl to marry him because he be was destitute the enchantress of tho the desert had to put words in hla his mouth and then act action to t the he words they were wed amid entrust cn astle ceremonies in the tha latin quarter of the left bank and now she concluded 1 I have gono gone mackto back to work not us as a manikin this time but as a sales woman this la in a real lovo love match arid and while we have no money we have each other |
