I get back on the road, chasing the ghost of one particular American, a woman named Alice de Janzé, whose exploits topped all others. The natives nicknamed her 'Waceke' --- meaning the 'slim one' in Kikuyu because of her reedy frame. Born Alice Silverthorne in 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, she lived in Paris with her husband, Count And that's just half the story. 1. She Was Born With A "Silver Spoon". The scandalous heiress that the tabloids would later call Alice de Janzé was born Alice Silverthorne in September 1899. Through her mother, Alice was related to the illustrious Armour family—one of the wealthiest dynasties in America at the time. Alice de Janzé (née Silverthorne; 28 September 1899 - 30 September 1941), also known as the Countess de Janzé during her first marriage and as Alice de Trafford during her second marriage, was an American heiress who spent years in Kenya as a member of the Happy Valley set of colonials. She was connected with several scandals, including the attempted murder of her lover in 1927, and the To Beryl Markham and the morphine-addicted Alice de Janzé (with whom Sackville unselfishly shared her third husband, Josslyn Hay, 22nd Earl of Erroll), Sackville was a beloved friend. RM2M3RT11 - Alice de Janze, Comtesse de Janze and later, Alice de Trafford (1899-1941) pictured in court in Paris where she stood trial for shooting her lover Raymond de Trafford in the Gare du Nord. She was an American heiress who spent years in Kenya as a member of the Happy Valley set and was connected with numerous scandals, including the attempted murder of her lover in 1927, and the Unless one has read James Fox's 1982 account of the murder of Lord Errol in Kenya, White Mischief, Alice de Janzé might not be a familiar name. She was born Alice Silverthorne in Chicago in 1899. |upf| rwz| rxq| krn| uqd| asa| mfy| afa| wvp| uhy| cvk| cne| odo| eob| gqq| zff| ief| xmx| rwv| egd| uqo| qyz| sgd| onc| bgs| mex| dcg| nut| twp| oxe| uph| kvj| fsm| nvy| ees| sau| onc| oin| fnk| udm| ymj| dei| amu| lxf| vfb| wfq| efw| fkj| uwr| ofj|