The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-05-16
WHO WAS SHE
A Minneapolis Woman's Advent.
ures Abroad

Minneapolis Journal
Among the numerous Americans
resident i'm Dresden-and there is no
capital in Europe where so many single
American ladies can be found-was,
says a correspondent. a striking dame
of enormous wealth, ~hO installed her
self in royal state in the American
quarters. She came with q small boy
of five and daughter of about the
same ago. She was herself not more
than twenty-three or twenty.four. Of
course she was presented at court. As
she passed before the queen, the fas-
tidiOus monarch called the chamber
lain, and, pointing out the new conner.
asked who she was. The chamberlain
looked ut his list aud gave the name
NINE. -, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
The royal hostess then declined to
have her presented. and requested the
mortified official to inform the stranger
that she could not he received at court
with dress 80 extremely decolIete.
When Informed of the queens refusal
to permit the presentation, the Min
4. apolis dame laughed in the chamber
lain's face and saucily said II don't
wonder she objects to low neck and
short sleeves; if were such a fright
as she is, or any of her court, would
wear sral-skin sack the year round"
This uncourtier like speech got out, as
wicked things of the sort always do.
and when the heroine went to the
opera thereafter every glass in the
house was leveled at her. The jovial
Albert noted this. and found out the
cause. Unlike his wife, he rather
liked the
DRESSES THAT BEGIN SO LOW,
and he caused the spirited American
to know that he enjoyed her wicked
wit. The two came together one day
in the pretty little suburb of Parma.
The king paid madame marked at
tention, aud soon gave her access to
the royal chateau. When she drove
through the broad allies and the horses
drew up at the music stand, the good
natured Albert would ride up on his
fine white charger, and pass an agree
able half hour chatting with the auda-
cious American. The Irritation went
on for months in the public drives at
Parma. The king made a parry, of
which
MADAME WAS ONE,
to 60 down to the German Sevres
pretty little town of Nielsen On the
Elbe. where the Dresden china is made.
DE selected pair of the most costly
vases for the dame and gave open ex-
preston to his infatuation. Then the
queen put her wits To work. She sent
for the American consul and found
out the address of madame's husband.
In the course of time that unsuspiciOus
mortal received surprising news which
took him from Minneapolis to Dresden.
On his arrival he was met by a high
parsonage, who, it seems, convinced
him that Dresden was all unwholesome
place for family SO delicate rs his.
10 the great surprise and no little
amusement of tie town, the fine house
of madame, on the Molke platz. was
advertised for sale, carriages, s.atuary
and everything. A week later the
gay dame, carefully guarded by her
husband and accompanied by her
children, took steamer at Bremen for
New York. Court people who had a
chance to know decl AIRED that Albert
didn't dine at home nor speak to the
queen for month But everyone who
saw the latter at the opera thereafter
remarked that she looked serene and