The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-11-12
SPENT $1,000. 900 IN ONE YEAR.
Edith de Belleviiie Cuts a Wide swath wi.
Emperor williams Money.

Edith de Beleviiie Cuts a wide Swath with
Emperor williams Money.
Edith de Belevllle. in New York World.
Some time in 1856 Prince William saw me at
the races near Berlin and asked who / was
Shortly afterward an officer Of his staff treated
q young friend of mine in what thought .
very dishonorable way, and 1 wrote TO Prince
William asking him if he would use his infiu-
ence in the matter. received an answer grant
ing me audience. But why 60 ont / do not
believe that any woman would refuse diamonds
and costly dresses, horses ana carriages, q mag
pihcept house on the principal streets OF
European capital, every luxury IN the world.
and such position as l afterward attained- /
had everything The best known men IN the
country came TO my drawing.room Ny
broueham was the most costly and conspicuous
in the drive had all the money could spend.
spent 81 200. 900 In one year. and besides this
contracted obts to a very large amount.
ut was the talk Of the town. Berlin is
small place compared with New York, and ali
my extravaeant demonstrations were noticed
aud discussed. But knew it could not last.
was always sure of that. People began to talk
about Prince William. They spoke of tho fact
that be was q married man. They pitisd his
wife. and they said what was, perhaps, true.
that he could not afford to conduct such an es-
Enlistment % he had given me and indulge my
extravaeant expenditures The feeling against
me grew apace Angry looks greeted me when
| went out driving. There were many who
as l passed. AT last one morning representa-
tives from the municipal authorities came and
told me would have to leave Berlin.
II acquiesced. because coald do nothing else.
sent message to the Prince. hut received no
answer. do not believe now that he ever re-
csived 1t. Even then did not take things very
seriously. thought matters would blow over
after . time. so gathered my jewels together,
took some dresses, and putting what money
had at hand in my pocket-book. l went down to
a little country place two or three hours from
Berlin. and waited. / wrote Prince William
from there again. Again no Answer came to my
letter After a few weeks returned to Berlin.
went to my house. / cannot describe my sur
prise when / reached there. The house had
been dismantled; all my beautiful things
were gone. The furniture, pictures.
bric-s-b rac, every thing had been carried OF
aud sold, SO was told, aud the money applied
TO the liquidation Of debts which had been
incurred in establishing me in Berlin. But not
only was the furniture, pictures and statusry
gone. but everything of q personal character
All my letters had disappeared. Two or three
packages OF letters from De Belleville, and
another from Prince William were among
them. Tho completeness OF the wreck simply
stunned me, but could not do anything, aud
l accepted the inevitable. Then they said, as
1 had married an American, / belonged TO
America, and was no longer German citizen,
and, this pretense, they warned me again
out Of Berlin / wrote for the last time to
Prince William, but again receiving no answer,
/ lef. the German capital, and have not been
there since,r