MARY PICKFORD IN RAGS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 123, 26 May 1928, Page 14

MARY PICKFORD IN RAGS

"Several years ago I once found myself mixed up in a mqb who had assembled to 'welcome' Mary. Pickford on her arrival in London,",writes a London correspondent. "I had to get a 'write up' of her arirval (I got sonio 'copy* that day!). She was to attend a garden fete, at Botanical Gardens, and before she'was able to get out of her car the crowd surged around her. Seizing her hand, her gloves were torn off 'as a souvenir.' Others, seeing this, pluckedat her frock,: and tore it into shreds, stuffing the captured pieces into their bags and pockets. Alas, I am ashamed to admit that they were women who were guilty of such barbaric conduct. Thoroughly frightened, she was able at last to sink back into her car, helped there by the police. It was a most shameful exhibition, particularly ,v no woman could afterwards display such souvenirs with pride. And so, at a later moment I found a strip of her frock thrown away under a scat by someone, who, having shared the spoils, was unwilling to be associated with it! Very soon afterwards Charlie Chaplin wasl to come to London, but at the last" moment the visit was 'cancelled.' But nevcrtheles she 'came. Ho walked along the Strand and about the West End unmolested. If ho had worn bhj moustache, etc., he would probably have been torn to bits!