The Red Cloud chief., 1888-11-09
4 WOMAN OF poweH.
~ Career 81 AQbss Lee. ysW the rsstsa
witt - Csess Wal5erss~

~ Career 81 Ueoo Lee. Ssw sss FssteS
| WlGs - Csess WaiSsrse~
III. Countess ron WAlisr.e-. vho
= now the most powerful woruIa -
! Europe. began life n q grocc-s
daughter. Her father vas The Las
! David Il. La. head OF the Old gro-e-y
house o. Lee. Da,er & Miller. Mary
vas the only child aai was beautiful
ambitious and clever. ~. wa> seat -
>choo! 20 The famous Bolton prior: ga
e.. Sound. which .as hen the mo-:
clcyan, and exclusive q. yoing la4i-,'
~>eminnric-- Immediately poalcayin.
school, ,hs went abroad and Ia . -hc-.
time sent cards home IN her ,chool-
mates announcing hep marriage -
Prince Frederick Emile Argus; ~
>chleswiy-Hol-:ein. a ou,in % Ol,cn
Victoria H. was not in VERY good re-
pair. ,hi. Prince. he was decidedly
damaged in fat. being Old aad bciu:
On The poini Of putting his second loot
In the grave. one having been there
on. time.
She took hi, dilap!da:ed scion q:
royalty : The Eis, in hopes % re,tur-
ing him. bat - quote the ~sorroyiul
phrase o: the Misses Bolton. who hal
been her ia~,:ructrc.s- He only
reached Beyrout - die" Then tho
widowed Princess. with her beauty aud
her millions. va, pursued o. every for
;Gn- hunter IL Europe and h1d beside
81 OF the p-ogcc-, positions and
titles offered her. When shs re-
linquishei her high rank u marry =
Prussian Count her frieai> began -
think that they were mistaken rglrL-
ing her c~vcrw-enin- ambition. bIt -
~ these g1ssips a. Tuxedo. who
was ia Europe al the time. she said:
Won Waldcr5ce Is only atOugt nOw.
bat wai:-with his talents and my
money and encouragement he VIII 90
something more The young Count
soon became marked in Berlin a. man
who knew ai, business thoroughly. He
distinguished himself in the Franco
Prussian war. and WA, German Charge
iANairrs during the occupation oe
Paris. Meantime the grocer's daughter
Wa not idle. She warmly e,pouscd
Bismarck's party as opposed to that %!
the Crown Princess. and when the for
mer began IN foment discord between
young William and his mother she was
Williams consdant and sympathizcr.
Then William married. and the spirited.
intellectual and liberal-mind. Crown
Princes. who would be- IA second Eliza
beth We're she allowed 10 come. TO tho
English throne instead OF her fat and
dissipatei brother. discovered that her
daughter-in-law was a dull-wiited Ger
man haus frau. from whom she could
expect no sympathy. and was disposed
To rather contemporary pass her over.
This the Countess oil Waldersec saw
and used. William wife deeply re-
,ented her brilliant mothcr-in-laws
contempt and fcl! back on the Countess
for advice. and allowed her Ia manage
her salon "a she pleased and for he's
own uses. When Frederick came -
the throne the Won Waldcr.ecs wcrc
promptly sent into political exile "a.
Vienna. but departed ~checrfully. know
ing the hour az their t%riumphal return
would not bc long delayed. Now Won
Walicrsce. not yet fifty years old. has
succeeded the great Won Moltke. a.
commander 81 all the Imperial forces.
The Countess Is n pot aud trusted en-
plovc ~ Bismarck. The Emperor il
" ~
Is her mos. Intimate friend. 81 that all
things considered the New York gro
GERS dau !h,rr i today the m,st pow
erfrl roma IN EIcopc.-Br5oi,y ~
Iti-fp.