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Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson, England's
"Queen of Sheba," Having Amazed
London by Insuring a Ball Gown for
$5,000,000 for a Single Evening,
Now Feels She Is All Primed to
Flabbergast
America.
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Zrbra fon-n with dlumnnd Ifiitfun
that almost drove the bookies from
the Auteull races.
buying: so many hats and coata and
powns. It keeps money in circula
tion. Isn't that b:tter than to
hoard it?"
FUR TRAILS PAY DIVIDENDS
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The 95,000,04k) Insured ensemble of 3Irs. Kdward Henry &mlth- ilklnson.
K1uks on Her Flnxers" rubles, diamonds, pearls! 73.000 of them! Posed
In the Prince of Wales box, which she hired and decorated for Victory ball.
LONG conies Mrs. Edward Henry Croeaus a mere tin-horn sport. So
Smith - Wilkinson, ' the " world's now she- is coming to the United
greatest spender, and insures .States of America bent sure enough
owners of evening gowns please on making iJ.amond Jira orady turn
.... , . over in his grave, not to speak of
take notice-one of the costumes she matcninjr stone for stone with real
has In her wardrobe for the tidy sum pearls and diamonds, the synthetic
of $5,000,000! She wore this creation display of our famous actresses, such
at the recent victory ball at Ivondon. as Theda Bara. even in the acintillat-
Those who inhabit the United States ing spectacle. "The Queen of Sheba."
of America, had better Eet their where she wore little aught else than
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dazzling "joo-els."
Ruf Mrs Smith-Wilkinson akc hpr
here and intends to display a more -rifI v. . thnlll,ht fnr h.r hi,
blinders out, for she's soon to arrive
elaborate one to "the eyes of those
who are fortunate enough to edge
within field-glass distance of this
tory which, briefly told, is this:
She was married originally to a
man named Dunk, who started busl-
woman whose lavish expenditure of nPsa by establishing a hotel which
money excels anything history.' pro- "ered " austere contract to all
, . . , . other British 'pubs." in that it ha4
fane and ecclesiastical, ever recorded. . . . ,. :,:,.,,,.
no tap loom and served no spirituous.
This amazing costume was of gold vinous or nm!t iiuuors ,-0 hale or
thread, embroidered in pearls and hearty Knglishmen could be found
diamonds. Her headdress was a cap to patronize such a place as this,
cf diamonds mado in lattice-work however, so the resourceful Mr. Dunk
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At left In her latest aviation cos
tume, anil the butterfly (on of
silver and Jet that astounded Parisians.
fashion. Tcarls as big as hickory
nuts and diamonds as large as Eng
lish walnuts 75,000 of 'em studded
the crown she wore.
H gives one pause to think of it.
One can understand, on close obser
vation, why Mile. Bourgeois Mestin-
cuelt, famous Parisian dancer, was
wholly justified in insuring her shape
ly legs for $50,000. It is obvious why
tried another, tack. He advertised
his hotel as a rest sanatorium. Patron
age picked up immediately. He es
tablished another and another, un
til finally he had a string of 40 or ,
more extending throughout England. tt "'i
When fir. Dunk died h left his, Vlljrs
widow something like $10,000,000 and
good deal of financial wisdom. She
acquired another husband later on,
but kept adding to her money. Then
the war came and she turned her
Ignace Paderewski. before he quit capital over so rapidly that a spe
the piano bench for the premier's cial corps of bankers was needed to
chair, put even a greater value on keep her accounts straight. In the
his sensitive fingers. By the same course of time her second husband
token one comprehends the good died and Mr. Smith-Wilkinson mar
business sense of Mischa Elman when ried her.
he fortified his future against an One day she took stock and found
accident to the hands and arms that that .her yearly income was some
guide his magic bow across the thing like $40,000,000 and that she
Catgut. -was 53 years old. She thereupon de- spenders
But $5,000,000 insurance for an eve- cided that if she was going to pre- Thus far Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson has
ctng' gown worn once only and then vent her wealth from rolling up into acted astonishingly like a typical
thrown on the ash heap! meaningless abundance she would woman. Instead of endowing some
Money weight . heavily on Mrs. have to make" an extraordinary ef- money-absorbing enterprise like a
Smith-Wilkinson. She has a trifling fort to get rid of it. A Paris trip circus, a newspaper or a symphony
$40,000,000 annual income which her and a $15,000,000 spending orgy was orchestra, she has put her millions
first husband founded through pro- the result of this decision. In dress and ornamentation With
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This ermine cloak cost Just $100,000
She says it la well worth it.
set a new high mark for futur
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"Ropes of pearl around her neck and a jewel casket overf lvlnsr. Sumptuous fura carelessly draped!"
usually picked and the chain is fatt
ened to the under side as far above
tho trap as possible. The first strug
gles of a trapped marten releases the
trap from the nails and the animal
swings clear from tho tree. As the
trap swings In the air the marten
very soon becomes unconscious In the
eld and quickly freezes to death. The
bait, a piece of meat about three
Indies square. Is fastened on the tree
about ten inches above tho trap. The
traps must be visited as often as pos
sible to prevent freezing and being
nowed under. We always used a
drag on our marten lines. Tills con
sisted of a piece of raw meat liber
ally sprinkled with a scent of our own
manufacture. This was (stencil by a
long cord to our belts and trailed
along In thft snow. Snow .shoes, of
course, are imperative In the marten
country. The snow often reaehrs a
depth of 10 or 12 'feet and more and
the traveling after a soft, fresh fall
of snow, even with webs, is heart
breaking. Probably one of the most impor
tant parts of the art of trapping is
taking proper care of the furs after
the animals arc caught. A trapper
who is careless tir ignorant in thl.!
respect is bound to lose consider.! Il;
money. The prices received by a
trapper for his furs depend entirely
on their condition uin n received by
tile raw fur buyer'. If it is unprlmc,
flat, gr-ase burned, hair curled er
improperly fleshed, the price is very
low. An unprlme fur Is generally
caught too early or too late, and is
usually either flat or hair curled.
Some animals have layers of fat be
neath the skin, and If this fat is not
carefully removed after skinning
causes the hide to rot. This is called
grease burn. It is advisable to ship
these sort 'f skins to the market as
soon as possible.
The two metheds must generally
used comprise the "open" and the
'cased'' methods. In tho "open"
method a straight cut is mado from
the base of the tail to tho point of the
lower lip. From this a cut is made
along tho inside of each leg to the
toes and the hide removed like a coat.
This method applies to the bear, tim
ber wolf, cougar, raccoon and benver.
The "cased"' method requires a cut to
be made from the toes of one hind
leg down along the inside of tho leg
to the base of the tail and ending at
the-toeg of the opposite leg. The skin
is then taken off. over the head like a
shirt and turned inside out in the
process. This applies to the fisher,
marten, coyote, fox, mink and otter.
After the skins are stretched on a
hlbition rest cure hotels In England. Since her Paris . experience Mrs. the exception of the prices she pays
Just to show how anxious she is to Smith-Wilkinson has become Imbued for each article and the number she trousers, 350 pairs of gloves, 160 No estimate of her jewels has been amassed any treasures of art, though wooden frame or board all flesh or
spend it she entertained her native with a motive other than the mere buys she acts much like a farmer's brassieres, 423 camisoles, 400 pairs made public It is known however she has hinted that she will get fat adhering to the hide Is carefully
She feelg wife on a holiday. of silk knickers, 340 silk undershirts. , ,,v. , .M mh around to art one day. when she has removed with a knife.
for pearls in one afternoon while
town of Nottingham, England, a few desire to have a good time.
weeks ago, by wearing 100 gowns, that she would like to die poor. This Her wardrobe at the last counting 700 pairs of stockings, 260 pairs of . . . , ,. nothing else to do. and buy out a After the hide is nearly dry and be-
176 hats, 135 coats and 30 pairs of means that' she must bestir herself consisted of 175 gowns. 240 coats, 300 garters, 150 nightgowns, 125 negli- Pearls in one aiternoon wnne whoe Ballpry fore lt becomes hard it Is removed
shoes during a seven-day week. Inci- more than she at first planned to do. hats, 36 pairs of shoes, 180 blouses, gees, 46 bathrobes, 125 petticoats. 24 shopping In Paris. In spite of these Mra Smith-Wilkinson resents in- from the stretching board and turned
dentally spending $1,000,000 of that And as America has always been 123 skirts. 77 silk and wool-sweaters, pairs of boudoir slippers,. 30 boudoir lavish prices Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson sinuations that she is squandering fur side out. After a gentle shaking
$40,000,000 on 'odds and ends." Tes, advertised as a locality which pro- 46 knitted suits, 20 golf suits, 29 caps, 44 breakfast coats, 36 scarfs, doesn't possess any celebrated col- her money in a foolish manner. She to fluff the fur up and make it look.
Mrs. Smith-Wilkinson has proved the motes' profligate expenditures, she riding suits. -44 bathing suits, 15 27 Spanish shawls, 59 fans, 60 para- lection of pearls or any world-famous says: "I em helping trade and glv- alive the skin is replaced e-n, the board
Quean t'Sh.ba to-be. a, piker and determined, to. corns t i the States and boating - jackets, 12 pairs of, tweed sola aad seven, Cylng.. oofltumts. gems-of any kind. Neither . iiaa a 4ng employment 4o lot xt women, by fur ide out and thoroughly dried.