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Jansci ("Jenny") Dolly, half of the once great Dolly Sisters dancing team, went to Le Touquet for the weekend, stopped in at famed Casino de la Forét to watch baccarat gamblers, became engrossed, stayed three days, left the table with 6,944,000 francs ($268,205), nearly ruined the Casino bank. In February 1928 with her sister Rosika she won $850,000 at Cannes...
...come in, I'm going to declare everything, even if it's worn to rags!" Some undeclared embroidered pajamas were for Daughter Roberta who remained in Ireland to visit Grandma Semple and to "visit our 30 missions in Africa and India." Edward of Wales played cautious baccarat at Le Touquet for 10,000 francs a stake. His opponent was Mrs. James Cresson Parrish, Manhattan socialite. Soon she won 250,000 francs (about $10,000) from him, let him win it back. He beamed his delight...
...Sahara," was exiled by France. He was later slain by his "Empress," onetime Paris actress Marguerite Doliere, at Westbury, L. I., leaving an estate of $4,000,000. "Empress" Lebaudy also is now Mrs. Sudreau, having married the detective. Until recently, both couples sat together at the Cannes, France, baccarat tables, rapidly betting away the estate...
Prince Mohammed Ah Ibrahim of Egypt is a spectacular figure in Europe's baccarat belt. He traces his ancestry back to Mehemet Ali Pasha, the "Terrible Turk" who conquered all Egypt in 1805, beat the British at Rosetta, decorated the streets of Cairo with the bluish severed heads of British soldiers. Prince Ibrahim disregards his cousin, Egypt's plump King Fuad I, nor is he interested in Egyptian politics. On an income of $150,000 a year, he confines his interests to champagne, roulette, a beautiful wife and numerous attractive friends. Also he takes a sparring partner with...
...little stirred last week when she gave birth to a girl-child of swarthy skin, jet black hair and beady brown eyes. Since the event was somewhat premature, the babe's father, Sir Tokuji Rao Holkar, deposed Maharaja of Indore, was suddenly obliged to break off playing baccarat at Cannes, French Riviera, whence he rushed to his wife's bedside at St. Germain, near Paris, arriving just in time. Though naturally disappointed that the offspring was not male, Sir Tokuji at once ordered a splendrous and pompous Hindu christening...