The Iola register., 1884-02-15
Bogus Nobility.

The words, "She is baroness" Ecad-
mg a re ent newspaper sensation. ser ed
the modern subs tute of the old-time
fairy wan 10 make a noble lady o 2
poor girl who manufactured artificial
flowers. Emma Friederikc PAUL., the
Daughter o humble p, rents. lived in
harlOtienhurg, q suburb of this city,
where she made n fru. al living by twist.
in into shape beauties or the adOrn-
ment o. these more fortunate than her
self During her brief leisure from her
duties of evenings, Emma frequently
sited tn city, making her way to the
Cafe Nat onal, where gay Great ires of
lit reputation but much fine dress
were a'w Tvs TO be found The eye for
color. 70 m and cont at which enabl d
her 20 prepare the flowers from muslns
and 81 ks also noted the cle- ant toilets
of many of the women, less s.rupulous
than hersel and generally far come
Ii, r; or i<oman constituted the German
type of Tha keray's Becky Sharpe a
shrewd woman, with few personal at
fractions. and po sc sing more intellect
than virtue She ieas ned that it was
Just rs pcs ,ible for her to have fin.
cloti es as any of the other women who
Haunted pat her but, then. Emma de-
sired also TO lie considered lady. How
to com lish both these results was
what cupied her thoughts daily over
her work. AMI nally sne hal an in
3 iratiOn, executing thereupon some
clever forgcrieS. A few uayS lat r the
newspapers related her romant h sto
ry-ju,t made known to herself that
her mother was baroness and her faith
er rench Admiral, by whose will she
(Emma) was ent lie to 0,UO0 thalers.
She produced papers to this effect,
s. aled and signed by responsible per-
sons, which. cOnta ned also the in orma-
ton that 0 marks would ne paid her
m nthly as interest through a certain
banking-ho sc.
No one doubted the genuineness of
the documents, and she at once became
known hy tie nam" to which It ap-
p ared, as baroness. she was entitled
Me ne Won Hilgenhem. The posses
sion O blue blood. and the change for
the etter in COZ d ton and attire, coup
led with the romantic sit aliOn, made
her Immediately an object of attention
by numerous fortuue-hunting bachelors.
So W II lad s:e studied her part that
eve v one was deceived. Some of the
anamored genil men advanced her loans
Oh the wealth III prospect, and her rent
was allowed to 60 unpa d for months on
the streng h of her alleged redit. She
was indeed ne lady, oosery. d BY all.
courtcd to her hearts content, e. abled
t. dress richly. and the envy of her fe-
ma e associates. II was the very ease
with wh ch she had du. ed the people
that at length made her care ess. And
n N cam" exposure.
T trial attracted great interest here.
The pap rs were quickly proven to he
foraerieS, and IN old Lotharo who had
,ons;itu ell himself the baroness y
banker had rude shock. rs he was
compel ed srend several months n
Tison on suspi ion of having been a
,arty to Me org .rics. Emma was sent
.Gp for eighteen M nihs, ami the name
f the baroness Melaine Won Hilgen-
:eim was era ed from the list Of the no
ality.
Another swindlcr who recently be-
came famous through posure had also
prospered at the exp NE of title-wOr-
shippers. 1t seems that he was private,
not many years since. In an Austrian
regiment. An officer in high rank was
pleased with tn. vo NJ fellows address,
who was both tine-lnoking and intelli.
mt, lie made the soldier his valet.
In short time the fellow was caught