Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-14
HELEN Won RACOwITzA.
The Romantic History OF the Beau.
ttful Vienna actress who Turned
the Hearts Of several Young Ger.
mana I'm st. LOuls.

Inc hOmouJAC AAeNOfy OI Nhe beAu. /
the Hearts Of several Young Ger.
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St. Louis Times. llth
Helen Won Racowitza, the Vienna
actress who played with Pelosi's
German Dramatic Company at
DeBar's Opera House last Sunday
night, is d woman Of considerable
notoriety in Europe. Although
still in her twenties, she has been
the cause, it is said, of several duels
in Germany, and has broken an un-
told number Of hearts. She was
born in Bavaria and her father was
a diplomats of some note, Herr
Won Doenniges. In the year 1854,
when but sixteen years old, she fell
In love with Ferdinand Lassalle, the
leader Of the Social Democrats in
Germany, and one of the most
prominent men in European poll
tics at that time. Lassalle recipro-
Gated aud they concluded to get
married.
Helen's parents objected, how
ever, when they heard of the en-
gagement. They opposed the
match on several grounds. There
was difference of more than
: twenty years in their ages. There
was a difference in their religions,
he being a Jew and she a Catholic,
and then Mr.. Won Doenniges didn't
, believe in social democracy and he
Z didn't want any Of the members Of
) the social democratic party to marry
into his family. In Germany il
very seldom happens that daugh-
Y ter marries contrary to the wishe;
e of her parents, and Miss Vor
!. Doenniges didn't propose to do any
e thing Of that kind either. Sh,
, thought she knew way to obtair
Y her fathers consent to her marriag
n with Lassalle, and Lassalle though
>: so too. She was to run away iron
v home and remain away two days
" He, of course, was to hide her in
n room the two days and then tax
. her back to her parents. Of cours
,e they would rather have their daugh
d ter marry a social democrat and
Jew than be talked about. Th
!, plan was carried ont, but, alas 70
t the hopes of the ardent lovers,
n did not result as expected. Th
parents still refused to give II
= their daughter.
Then Lassalle got mad and tol
| them to take her and keep her, an
,e they did SO. Not long after this
1. if they had not already done it, th
n. old folks engaged the beantifr
4. Helen to Baron Won Racowitza,
,e Wallachian Graf, and set the da
,e for the marriage. Lassalle gre'
" furious at this, and, as Helen ha
r. by this time changed her min
er about marrying him, he wrote he
,e affianced a letter telling him of th
v, two nights that Helen had passe
iye away from home during her engage
Il. ment to him, Lassalle. This {
g, course was a "Beleidigung," caus
is for duel, and the duel took plac
TO in due time in the suburbs Of Gt
" neva, and resulted in the death {
le Lassalle at the hands of Racowitzi
Helen and Racowitza were married
at and soon afterwards Helen becam
in an actress. She is now a widow
ID her husband having died sever'
years ago. Mrs. Racowitza is on
of the handsomest women on tn
stage, and is a star of the first mas
nitude among German coined
TX players. During her engagemer
ne here several young German new
y, paper men have gone mad over he
nc charms.