New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-06-16
A SECOND LOLA MONTEz.
A Fair Cincinnatian in EurOpe-ROyalty
Captivated by the Establishments of
Mrs. Fanny Jordan, Nee Miss Chum-
lev, of CincinBntis
From the Times-Chronicle.l


| All Munich is at the present time full Of
| rumors about a strange love affair between
| the young King of Bavaria and an Amerl-
| can confidence woman. The following par
| ticulars of this interesting affair, which has
| caused a great deal of merriment among
| the Bavarian democrats, but which has
/ deeply disguised the members of the royal
| family, to whom the eccentric young King
| has frequently given much otense, have
| been ascertained from trustworthy sources:
On the last days of January, 1872, there
! arrived at Munich an American lady of
! about twenty-eight or thirty, of very pre-
possessing appearance, elegant manners,
and richly dressed She registered her
| name at the Oberpolinger Hotel, where she
| stopped as Mrs Fannie Jordan, from Gin
| cinnati, Ohio, United States.
| Mrs Jordan was accompanied by femme
! de chaBtbye, had plenty of baggage with
| her, and to all appearances, was In easy
| circumstances. She had letters of intro
| duetion to the consul of the United States,
and had little difficulty in gaining access to
| the best circles of society. Even her wish
! to be presented at court was gratifed, and
| she was introduced to the Queen DOwager
| at a sOiree given at the Palace.
! 1t appears that Mrs. Jordan conceived,
| some time after her presentation at court,
the idea of entrapping the young King, who
| rarely appeared in his capital, but most OF
The Time leu diuOSU Lut ll4U VI a AOA LAAb az
| his delightful country seat of HOherschWan-
gau. In the course of her conversations
with newly-gained aristOcratic acquaint-
ances, she heard a great deal about the
eccentrieities of the young monarch; OF his
love of music and of the stage; of his warm,
open heart and unbOunded Hberality to-
ward those to whom he had become at
tached; and, lastly, of his seemingly irwin
chile repugEance to enter the holy state of
matrimOny.
Mrs. Jordan resolved to see the King,
and on the twelfth of February set out for
the village of Bergen, near HOhenschwan-
gau and engaged two rooms at the Golden
Bear Hotel. She was not long in ascertain
ing the places where the King, who is fond
of walking out alone for hours in the neigh
borhOOd Of his country seat, might be met,
and, on the first fine day, Mrs. Jordan
walked out with her femme dc chambre in
order to meet King Louis, and, if possible,
to make his acquaintance. On that day
she was unsuccessful, and, after walking
about for nearly four hours, she had to re-
turn to the hotel without encOuntering the
king But two days afterward she had
better luck. About two o'clock i'll the after
noon she saw a tall young man, dressed in
a suit of iron gray, his head covered with a
broad brimmed, low crowned hat and iaun-
| tily carrying a small riding whip in his hand,
approaching by a by-path leading to the
| highway. Mrs. Jordan, who recognized
| the well-knOwn features of the King at
| once, fastened to make preparations for
| attracting his attention. She took from
the hands Of her maid telescope and q
| travellers handbook, and seemed lost in
admiration of the truly beautiful scenery
of the environs of Hohenschwangau. A
few minutes afterward the King was close
to her. The prepOssessing appearance of
| the American lady, heI evident admiration
E4T.1 =
! proud, made at once an impression upon
| him, and he stood still, lifting his hat. With
| cOusummate skill and tact, Mrs. Jordan re-
! turned his salutatiOn, and, approaching the
| King, asked him about the name of a viii
| lage which was to be seen in the dis
lance. The King, who Is one Of the
most a t,e OF men, politely gave
| then entered into a conversation with her.
| They conversed in French, walking slowly
| along the highway toward the village, and,
| on separating, Mrs Jordan, who expressed
| a great desire to visit Hohenschwangua, was
| OverjOyed to receive from the King, who
| told her with unaffected frankness who he
was. and who requested her not to call him
! Majesty" an invitation to inspect his
| country seat and pass an hour or two in his
delightful gardens, which are among the
| finest in Europe.
| 1t may be imagined that she improved
| the opportunity thus presented to her, and
| on the following afternoon called on the
| King. He kindly escorted her through the
palace, showed her the fine picture gal
lery, the theatre, the conservatory, with its
superb tropical plants, and the fountains
| in the gardens. Her well calculated effort
| to make an impression on him, her skill as
a conversationalist, her refined manners,
| her lively temperament, and yet lady-like
reserve, did not remain without effect upon
| the King, who, even though he sits on
/ throne, is little versed in worldly affairs,
! and by no means insensible to the blandish-
ments Of pretty and accomplished woman
! When Mrs. JordOn finally babe him adieu
| he shook her warmly by the hand, and
| asked her to visit him again, and even
| promised to return her call He was as
| good as his word, and the next day he
! paid her a visit at the Golden Bear. The
| King had often been there, and so his in
| terView with Mrs. Jordan, which took place
| in the parIor of the landlady, excited but
| little attention. Mrs. Jordan's road to sue
| cess was now an easy one. She met the
| King frequently at Ohtn5chwangau, or in
! the envirOns. The two made long eXcur
| sions on horseback, or walked for hours in
| the wooded hills of the neighborhOOd. The
siren seemed to exercise an irresistible
| charm upon the Prince. His attendants no.
| ticed that he became thoughtful and mel
! anchOly; but knowing that circumstances
| would be of no avail, did nothing to inter-
! fere with his intimacy with the American
| lady. Mrs JordOn soon received substan-
tial marks of the royal favor.
| Being very good horsewOman, she twas
| presented with very fine white mare Fsy
| the King. Other valuable gifts followed
| in quick succession. A valuable diamond
bracelet, miniature portrait of the King,
! framed in solid gold and set with emeralds,
| and other presents of value, were pressed
| upon her by her royal friend, or rather
| lover. Finally, she managed TO obtain
| loans OF quite large sums of money from
! him. Everything went on swimmingIy, and
| Mrs. Jordan was in fair way Of becoming
! to Louis IL. what Lola MOnteZ had been to
| his grandfather, King Louis l., when an un-
| toward event put an end to the whole init
| macy, and compelled the American adven
turess to leave her field of operations pre-
cpitately.
Prince Leopold, the Kings uncle, heard
OF his royal nephew's HaiSoH, and deter
mined at once to break it mp. For this pur-
pose he engaged the services OF two Munich
| detectives, who, in the first place, tried to
discover who she really was. On applica-
ton at the Office of the United States con-
sui, they were shown the letters of intro
duction which she had presented to that
functiOnary, and which were from reputable
people in Cincinnati and New YoIk. At
the OberpOlIinger Hotel. where she had
stopped for nearly month, nothing could
be said against her. She had always con
Quoted herself with the strictest pr0pIietv,
and had always promptly paid her bills.
But she had left three large trunks at the
hotel, and the detectives. with that disre-
gard of personal rights so peculiar to the
police OF Germany, broke the trunks open.
Thew found in them numerous letters,
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