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Clara Prentice Huntington, the American-born heiress who became Princess Clara von Hatzfeldt |
"Clara Huntington's Clever Coup"
(originally appeared in the Oakland Tribune, 8 Jan 1910)
The American colony in London is very much elated over Princess Hatzfeldt's [1] clever capture last week of the famous aquamarine necklace belonging to Miss Hartmann [2]. The necklace cuts a brilliant figure in the social history of Pall Mall.
It was one of the most attractive of the many superb jewels which King Edward [3] presented to Mrs. Hartmann in the halcyon days when he was Prince of Wales. In the summer solstice of her beauty and influence, Mrs. Hartmann became one of the wealthiest women in England. There was no question of her social supremacy, for the Prince took occasion to make her home the headquarters of the royal maneuvers of society.