Fortnight ago, Wallis Warfield Simpson, Duchess of Windsor, dressed in smart black crinoline, sparkling with emeralds and diamonds, patting a neat upswept hairdo, walked into Le Sporting Club International de Monte Carlo to celebrate New Year's Eve. The Duke, Duchess and guests sat down at a long table, washed down caviar, crawfish, pilaff de monton and pear melba with an Alsatian vintage and Champagne rose ('28). At midnight the Duke sidled around the table to his wife's side, and when the lights went down gently kissed her cheek. Such behavior did not...
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