WRECKED ROMANCE

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 969, 12 May 1930, Page 2

WRECKED ROMANCE

MILLIONAIRE AND FLOWER GIRL SUIT AGAINST ACTRESS The romantic story of a flower-girl who married a millionaire was told la a Raris court at the hearing ot the petition of Colonel Nelson Morrii, tb» Chicago millionaire, to rednee the £2OO a dnonth separation allowance which he was ordered to pay his wile, Jane Aubert. the popular Paris musiohall artist. A divorce suit is pending. Recounting the life of Colonel Morris's wife, Maitre Paul Boncour, hi» advocate, said she was once a flowergirl, and during the war she worked in a munition factory for the troops. While she was singing at a concert her voice attracted the attention of a music-hall director, who gave her a small part. Her singing of war-time songs made her very popular, and she became widely known on the stage. When she met Colonel Morris a whirlwind romance followed, but when they married their happiness was shortlived. Colonel Morris alleged that he had spent something like £56,000 on his wife. Among the items mentioned la this expenditure was the purchase of a house in a Paris suburb to - £l2,tvv. His wife is now living there, and Colonel Morris is endeavo iring to obtain possession. He stated that he had bought jewellery worth £2G.9C"'. and last year sent a cheque for £S,M®" to his wife when she was on -the Riviera. He also bought a house costing £6SO for her mother, and paid her debts amounting to thousands of pounds. At one time he said be had to stop his wife drawing on his account after she had spent £3-200 in » few months. A triumphant Incident in the career of Mile. Aubert, who is a beautiful blonde aged 24, occurred when she was chosen by Mistinguett, the famous French actreas, to succeed her as possessor of the most beautiful legs- Mistinguett insured her legs for £200,009 and Mile. Aubert insured hers for £IOO,OOO. When leading lady in "Good News” In Paris recently, Mile Aubert was sued by her husband to restxaia her from appearing on the stage. He declared that she undertook to abandon the stage when they were married. Mile. Aubert’s response to the actios was to sue for divorce. : I