Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-03-14

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Lila Diss he bsr, ziias Aanie solomon,
ala, 3lnie. CsslIastro. alias Ar, hsnnelis
alias ths Priacrss Lola Ct Bavaria nr.
Eanderbllt sold Naai s.. tae fastest lrot-
ter ia the lsorld. ths orasr aaF, aad it i
reported that hs nas ias. asari} sJi.0o.eeV +
ia The depreciation Of the past twelve
months. Aitaia q teW day the Princess .
Lila" has hsured eonsp piru9asiy iu the pe-
lice courts, owing primarily 10 NIKE 4
financial eublrrassnieat IA connection 4
Win her boari Ol4L 10 aas not occurred 4
q auy one else. - far as / Anp~, 20 asso-
cla thess two circans ancss, or 10 draw
any particular inference fsom them Yet
it l. not such a veiy ioag tiule since the
names II Vanderbilt AMI this woman Of
many aliases were freely mentioned to-
gsthsr. II viii he RENE olbsre1 Lat during
ths trial II tue Vanderbilt viii ease there
Was much positive testlmony'to the effect
that the dead Commodore Was a hrm be-
lever ia spiritual IA and clairyoyauey,
and that he frequently consulted q certain
Ms Nunnell. wao united in herself the
functions OF a elairvoyant and spiritual
istie IA diun- Tni, person was 'Iae
Princess and her history, Which | hap
pen TO know well. Is strange one
Not yet quite forty, Of a stylish figure.
though tending @ embonpoint, handsome
Iv ped head. dark hair and eyes, clear
complexion, ani regular features, " The
Prince. - carries herself with air de-
cidedly distiugue. Always stylishly
though quietly dressed, and talking with
perfect sslf-pos session in soft, full tones,
her presence and conversation are really
imposing. NAY more, thanks 70 an inie-
Unable personal ma ~letism more than
70 any acquired gifts, she CO.. be positive
ly charming when she lists But, as Mrs.
Mavo has testified, Z" the Princess ha.
temper OF her own"
According 70 her own story, the woman
, is a daughter of the late King Of Bavaria
I and Lola Montez. the famous danseuse.
Not natural" daughter, as has been
% reported, but legitimate Princess of the
\ blood royal; in proof OF which she has
: been known 70 exhibit carelessly an al
: legged certificate Of her alleged mothers
: marriage % the King. So is fond of al
, luding 10 the eccentrici.ies OF her poor
dear, brother Ludwig" and affects TO
, share his passion for Nasner's music.
!" When she came here first she said she had
Il been living in Philadelphia 'since her re-
= turn from abroad" Her apartments in
= the lower part OF a large old house in
- Clinton place were filed with pic ures
~ and bric-a- brac Of the oldest kind. Many
of them, she said, were herlooms.
10 She dressed haudsom- a. this
time. kept an elegant brougham and
team, French cook, French
maid, French nurse and a French
L - L.
% last illness he was frequent visitor at
this house, and she was always promptly
United TO the private Office a. The back
n, OF the Commo torres house in Washingtog
II acs. two blocks away. She profes Sc
N the ghest respectability AMI Epi-co
L. palianism, atten led Grace Church, an,
a, made her way into the graces of som'
g, nice families for an evanescent period
av Her husband, whom nobody ever saw
m, was represented as a man of ole
,l5 Legitimist family, forced by the politica
% mutations Of his country to seek employ
n, ment for his wealth in the New World
ir After the Commodore death it Is sale
AZ that the Princess extended her infuenc
ne over his eldest son. Her brougham wa
q well known by the porters of the Gran
Central Depot, and she had long consulta
-, tions with the railroad magnate. 1t wa
= by following her advice on these 'occs
= sionS, she once boasted in a confidentis
- moment, that William II. hal made th
n. succession of lucky coups in Wall stree
that nearly doubled his fortune. Ii is sal
that for more than a year the millionair
=. relied 80 much upon the Princess wi
= dom that be undertook scarcely NOV
on the street without consulting he
> Impressed not only by the stor
= Of her royal origin and imp0sin
=. appearance, but by a snperstitiOus beli
-, in her pretended spiritualistic power,
:. believed himself 70 be guided through h
- medium by the rarefad wisdom Of a
- dead father At last, so the story goes,
found that somebody was systematical
discoun'ing his plans aud taking the wiz
- out OF his speculative sails, as it were.
-. made up his mind that bis orders were b
-, traved, AMI. suspecting Jay Gould,
-. course he put one Of Pinkerton's detectiv
on the scent. In a short time II was d
covered 20 the amazement and GRIEF Of
H V. that the bold specuatOr who "
s'gettinz the best Of him" was none 9th
a." than his sage guide. philosopher al
ar friend. The Princess" The next tn
The brougham bearing on the panels :
a"l royal arms Of Bavaria drove up 70 the .
trance 70 the Central Offices It's fair oc'
= pant was informed That Mr.. Nanderb
was ~out" After several similar expe
ences she made mp her mind that her iit
'"s game had been dropped on" and that
more diamonds. or pictures. or ehec
'e'' were 20 be expected from that quart
- She consoled herself with the rehect
that her nest was pretty we'll feather
"' and she hal enough - live quietly on A
ono 40 she would have had were she NOT c.
~ plets victim ~ the specu ative mania
had made and lost several fortunes vi
the panic - 1S10 almost cleaned her @
Horses sud broughsm were solt, and
Sft their equivalent was swallowed up IN
-" naelstrom II Wall street, she had %
s''' her diamonds. These kept her year
50 longer. though she had frequent qu
vel rels with her landlord ant was obiiget
ex change her servants frequently. Then
1Tet fell back on the Dictures-fhs sin