How Pretty Frances's Frustrated Suitors
Gasped When They Saw the
Nobleman's Outlay of Nifty Foreign
Costumes
WITH BRICK-1 OP FIANCEE
Baron Jean Pellenc, Zd-Year-Old French Nobleman and Artiat, with Mi»« France*
Myler Kie'r, Daughter of a Pitttburgh Brick Manufacturing Magnate. In the
Background: One of the Screen* Designed by the Baron. He Brought Thi» One
from France a* a Promt to Hi* Fiancee.
IT TbBUKCH i.. a city fumed for
several things—in ih; European
mind. It's the place (the Pari
sians and others think) where smoke,
coke, steel, iron, beautiful twirls and
millionaires who wear yellow shoes
with top hats predominate. So deeply
rooted is this notion that, no end cf
factual correction by the Chamber of
Commerce would do the least hit of
good.
There is also the tradition that whuit
a foreign nobleman, impoverished or
otherwise, looks about, him for a pos
sibly gold lined bride, he invariably
focuses on the Western Pennsylvania
city. And it must be admitted that
the records do show a tendency of that
sort.
Margaret Thaw, sister of “Front
Page: Harry," married Count Roger do
Perigoy, of Paris. Alice Thaw, an
other sister, married the volatile Karl
of Yarmouth. Hditli Oliver became
the Marchess Dusmet de Smoara, wife
of an eminent Italian. There are
several other instances of the same
sort.
Now conics the latest case for the
Kook, Pittsburgh's '‘brick-top brick
heiress," Frances Myler Kier. Frances
is nineteen and deeply interested in
art. Also, it would seem, in artists, or
at least »n artist. Announcement has
just been made of her engagement to
Baron Jean Fcllcnc, a handsome, 21
year-old ac-thete and the son of Gen
eral and Baroness Pellenc, of Paris,
where the young couple muy be mar
ried shortly.
The story of the inception and growth
of their romance Is a sprightly one.
Last year Frances, filled with the burn
ing desire to become' a great painters
■sailed for France. She had enrolled
in a Paris art school, and the brick
heiress-—her father made a fortune
manufacturing those lucrative red rec
tangles— hoped to be a distinguished
portraitist.
For several months, Frances concen
trated on her class work, re-olutely
avoiding distracting social influences.
Sire eschewed parties of all kinds. But
when a girl-friend asked her to a tea,
she accepted the invitation, partly out
of politeness, and partly, no doubt, be
cause she was nineteen and as naturally
gregarious as anyone of nineteen would
be.
At the tea she met the Baron—-and
two hearts began to happily hammer
simultaneously. He had already won
his spurs as an artist, for his wood
carvings and screen decorations had
been widely acclaimed. Frances had
seen some of them and had heard about
their creator. But her interest had
been strictly academic! Now it became
personal—violently so.
Small wonder. For the Baron is a
good-looking young man with a flair
for fancy clothes that might look
slightly burlesque on an American, but
which suit his exotic appearance ad
mirably.
On his mother's side, Jean Pellenc
is a nephew of King Adolphus of
Sweden, and of the deposed monarch,
ex-King Manuel of Portugal. But it is
not only as an aristocrat that he shines;
he holds degrees in letters and law at
the Faculte de Paris and moves easily
in the upper bohemian reaches of the
most rarefied French society.
Here’s an interesting problem, con
nected with the Baron, that psycholo
gists might like to wrestle with. His
friends say that the color of brick
red has always been an obsession with
him. In designing his screen decora
tions, and even in his wood carvings,
he has frequently employed this hue.
Can it be that his love of Frances Kier
was partially born of the fact that, ip
addition to" being very pretty, she wls
She Got Her Man in a Revolving Door
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TECHNIQUE OF CAPTURE
Mi»» Garvey Demonstrating, with a Model, How She Cap
tured the Fleeing Man in the Cafe.
FOILED STICK.-UP
Attract!** Franca* Garter. Cashier in
a Broadway Restaurant. When a Pen
niless Painter Grabbed a Bag Contain
*nf ®85 from Her Desk and Fled, She
Imprisoned Him in a Revolting Door
Till Police Came.
T11L principal use of a revolving
door is to get people into and out
of a building. It remained J[or
Mias Frances Garvey, attractive
cashier, to find a new and startlingly
effective use for it She employed it
to trap a fleeing man.
Miss Garvey was sitting behind the
cashier’s desk in a restaurant at Times
Square, New York City. It was broad
daylight and there were quite a few
patrons in the place. The door opened.
In came James J. Corcoran, 52, of
Jamaica, Lonf Island, Corcoran was
by trade a painter, but at the moment
unemployed and, presumably, broke.
Swiftly he bent over the cashier’s
counter. When he straightened up a
bag containing $85 that had been lying
there was strangely missing. Corcoran
made a bolt for freedom. But at the
door he met his Waterloo. At his very
heels was the active Miss Garvey. As
Corcoran entered the cage of moving
glass, it suddenly ceased to move. Miss
Garvey, inside the cafe, was holding
one of the four doors in a grip of iron.
Corcoran could neither get out, nor in.
He was stuck, in both senses of the
word.
The proprietor of the restaurant had
by this time come to his quick-witted
employee’s assistance. Together they
held the door fast, despite Corcoran's
desperate efforts to get away. He re
mained captive till police arrived on
the scene. Then the culprit was extri
cated and locked up, charged with
robbery.
Miss Garvey’s prompt action in
foiling the stick-up was warmly com
mended by her superiors and there
were strong hints that she would
shortly receive a promotion. All of
which made her very happy, a joy that
the unfortunate Corcoran did not share.
SARTORIAL CYNOSURE ''
Artut Paul Frehm Hera Cartoona Hia
Impraaaion of tha Senaation Created
by the Baron on Hia Firat Viait to Hia
Fiancee in Pittsburgh. Note the Swag
ger Attire of the Nobleman (More
Fully Described in Accompanying
Article.), Somewhat of a Contraat with
That of the Byatandera.
Pittsburgh Meets the
“Honeycomb Lique”
DARON JEAN PELLENC cre
^ ated a sartorial sensation in
Pittsburgh. His dress shirts were
described as "flashing." They were
made up of a material which haber
dashers call "honeycomb lique.”
This is a soft shirt, now enjoying
a Continental and British vogue,
pleated perpendicularly and hori
zontally, and affording a rippling
effect.
While "correct" in London and
Paris, such shirts are, among the
best-dressed men of the United
States, taboo for formal wear. With
the dinner jacket, a stiff white shirt
with a single stud is prescribed.
Either wing or Windsor tie is
proper.
Pe/lenc's lique shirts are mono
qrammed at the waistline, with
initials and family crest. He affects a
matching necktie and waistcoat. He
wears black silk suspenders and
black socks with black clocking.
His overcoat is of black beaver,
lined with the same fur.
The Baron's appearance caused
observers to recall the dispute over
the spats of Senator Joe Robinson,
of Arkansas. This statesman
journeyed to London with the Naval
Parley party. He created conster
nation, in the minds of some of his
constituency, by "dolling up his
ankles," as it was called. The con
troversy over "To spat or not to
spat” was never satisfactorily set
tled.
Boy, page Baron Pellenc!
the possessor of rufously russet locks?
Of course, it is nure coincidence that
the beautiful little “brick-top” should
be the daughter of Frank J. Kier, who
amassed a million or so making bricks.
Pittsburgh newspapermen vote
Frances “a perfectly swell kid. There’s
nothing upstage about her, in spite of
her social prominence and wealth,”
they add. Mr. and Mrs. Kier are also
of a democratic tendency, and while
they thoroughly approve of their son
in-law to be, they are not so much im
pressed with his noble ranking as with
his affability, breeding and charm.
They introduced their daughter to
society last November 8th in the Kier
mansion, Beechwood Boulevard, in the
same exclusive residential section as
that occupied by the Andrew W. Mel
lons and the Thaw family. Twenty
two days later the engagement was an
nounced. It was such quick action that,
as one observer phrased it, “the home
town boys didn't have a look-in.” This
somewhat inelegant reference was to
the fact that, although Frances has al
ways been exceedingly popular with
the more desirable of Pittsburgh’s
swains, no one of them has ever been
able to ingratiate himself with her to
any noticeable extent.
These selfsame swains, by the way,
got a notable shock upon the Baron’s
first public appearance in “The Smoky
City.” When’ he arrived to visit the
Kiers, he proved to be sartorially re
PENSIVE, DEMURE
Miss France* Kier, at the Time of Her
Debut, When She was Presented te
Pittsburgh Society. How Baron Pellenc
Beat All Other Prospective Suitors to
It in Becoming Engaged to Her, l»
Told on This Page.
splendent. (On another part of this
page is printed the Baron’s individual
preferences in dress.)
After the wedding the Baron and
his bride plan to live both in Pano
and Pittsburgh, thus providing for
themselves a piquant contrast in resi
dences. Nor will their marriage inter
fere with their love of art. The little
“brick-top” will continue to study in
the French schools, while her husband
decorates screens and carves in wood.
Certainly if an identity of aesthetio
interests makes for spiritual com
munality, the match ought to be •
huge success.
Various Causes of
Quinsy and How to
Tell the Symptoms
By HERBERT L. HERSCHENSQHN
(Physician and Surgeon)
UIN'SY is an extreme inflamma
tion of one of the tonsils with
the formation of a considerable
quantity of pus, A tonsil which has
been infected for some time is likely
to become affected in this manner. At
first only a small amount of pus is
formed around the tonsil. This gradu
ally spreads further and further, ex
tending into the soft palate. It may
reach the uvula, which is the small
piece of tissue hanging down from the
soft palate in back of the mouth and
almost touching the tongue. In fact,
the uvula may be pushed to one side
so that it almost comes in contact with
the opposite tonsil.
It is obvious that such a severe
swelling causes considerable pain.
Swallowing is practically impossible.
The lower jaw assumes a more or iess
fixed position to give the parts greater
rest. Oftentimes the glands in the
lower jaw also become involved, mak
ing it exceedingly difficult to open the
mouth.
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In tlie Above Sketch Is Shown tiic
Right Tonsil, Infected and Lnormously
Enlarged and Involving the Soil
1‘ulate in a Severe Case of Quinsy. The
Tonsil Is Nearly Ready to Burst.
.. The more severe the case, the higher
the temperature and the quicker the
pulse. The prostration is extreme, it
being necessary for the individual to
be confined to bed for a number of
Ways, sometimes several weeks. It is
barely conceivable that a disease which
is limited to such a small area of th#
body can cause such complete exhaus.
tion of strength.
After the tonsil has reached the limit
of enlargement it becomes softer. It it
virtually a bag of pus. Sooner or later
a grayish white area appears in sharp
contrast to the fiery red inflamed tis
sue surrounding it. It is through this
area that the abscess breaks, liberating
unbelievably large quantities of pus.
The relief is instantaneous. It is pos
sible at times to make a small incision
into the abscess several days before it
would burst of its own accord, thereby
sparing the patient unnecessary suffer*
ing. As a rule, the abscess bursts to
wards the mouth. On those rare occa
sions where this does riot occur, tho
abscess pointing towards the pharynx,
suffocation can take place because tho
entrance to the wind-pipe becomes
blocked by the pus.
Obviosuly, quinsy cannot occur if
the tonsils have been removed. It usu
ally affects young adults who have had
a number of previous attacks of ton
silitis. Although an operation for tho
removal of the tonsils may have been
refused previously, an attack of quinsy
makes further persuasion unnecessary.