WOMAN OF TWO NATIONS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 3380, 27 June 1927, Page 2

WOMAN OF TWO NATIONS.

BARMAID WIFE OF A MILLIONAIRE. Delicate questions of immigration law are likely to arise concerning Mine. Gloria Casares —who was at one time part owner of the notorious whiskyrunning ship General Berret, which was held, up in the Thames—when she arrives at New; York in the Canard liner Caronia.

Mine. Gloria Casares, although British by birth, was deported from Liverpool under instructions from the Homo Office. She was informed when she arrived in Liverpool irom the United States that sho would have to return to America in the first available boat, and sho sailed in the Caronia. it remains to be seen whether Mine. Casares will be acceptable to the New York authorities after her Liverpool experience. She may become an ‘‘international incident.” Mme Casares became a subject of the Argentine Republic when she married Senor Emilio Casares jun., a member of one of the most wealthy families in South America. Mine. Casares has had a romantic career. She was at one time a London barmaid, employed at an hotel near Piccadilly. Then she was a mannequin at Brighton, and, afterwards going to Paris, she had a small and fashionable dress shop of her own.

Her maiden name was Mabel Davey, and she was born at Wood Green. Her parents were in humble circumstances, and there is no mention on her birth certificate of the name de V-ere, which has since been used by Mme. Casares. It was in Paris that she met Senor Emilio Casares, jun. This young English girl, Mabel Davey, was strikingly beautiful, with deep blue eyes, auburn hair, and an exceptional figure. A strong attachment sprang up between the wealthy Argentinian and Miss Davey, and they wore married. The Casares family were openly opposed to the engagement and the wedding, and, after the marriage, Senor Emilio ensures ceased to be a member of the business in which he was partner with his father.

The young couple moved to England after their wedding, and lived in n large house called Bucklands, near Wat lord. They entertained a great deal. There was a series of dinners and dances at home and in town, and weekend parties at Bucklands. Mine. Gloria Casares became a prominent figure in the Watford district. She owned a conspicuous white limousine motor car, in which she would drive to her parties in London, wearing beautiful clothes and expensive jewels. Disagreements arose between husband and wife, with temporary separations and reconciliations. The final break came about six years ago, when Senor Emilio Casares jnn. returned to Buenos Aires. Since then Mine. Casares has lived mainly in England with frequent visits to Paris and the South of France.