Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-06-23
HAVE SEEN BETTER DAYS.
V!clSSITUpES OF MANY SCiONS oP
ulUSTRlOUS HOUSES.

and Barons Who Have Become Artists.
Journalists. Dentists. Riding Teachers
and Day Lsborers-
The day when nohlemsn and the ariStocracy
In general can be called the drones Of society
is fast disappearing. Like everybody else,
advancing civilization forces them to work
for their living II they do not want to be
pushed to the wall
Few people know how many scioas OF no.
bility are earning their daily bread in this
republic. Hundreds come over every year
English lords and baronets, German counts
and barons, French and Italian princes and
Russians Of high degree. Driven out Of
their own countries for political or financial
reasons. and either afraid or ashamed TO work
in country where their farefathars welded
the sword and the lance. they como over 70
accept the shelter Of these hospitahle shores
and join In Americas gigantic hunt for the
mighty dollar In the course Of ones rarn-
bles one meets many Of these. Some have
adopted a mercantile pursuit, some ere art
lists, some journalists. Some succeed In their
fight for life, others sink 70 the lowest scale
On the ladder Of society and some disappear
| never to be heard Of again
ARsToCRArIc ARTISTS
Among the artists in New York who ars
/ well known members Of the aristocracy Of
Europe are two German barons, one OF whom
Is remarked by everybody here. Who has
not admired those clever caricaturs and
those sweet wornen's faces drawn by c. do
Grinmf Baron de Grimm comes Of one or
the oldest families Of Saxony, and served for
several years in the Imperial German First
regiment of the Guards lie fought through
, the whole Of the Franco TruSsiao war and TO
ceived the Iron Cross from the hands Of King
William for personal bravery at the battle Of
St. Privat. Although thorough soldier, be
was a still more passionate artist and ex-
changed the sword for the painters eaSol.
The baron camo TO this country few years
ago and is now the proprietor Of the Illus
trated Associated Correspondence aud ct the
| Etelka Fashion Album
And who has not noticed on upper Broad
way tall, military looking man with the
| enormous nustache and ful beard which dis
| tinquish the Baron Bernhard Won Paleskei
| Once an officer In ono OF PruSSia's crack regi
ments Of the guards, the CuirasSiers, the
! baron preferred the brush 10 the sword, and
| although only two years IN this country Is
! painter Of maritime subjects. The baron
/ comes of an old family Of Pommerania and ia
! o widower.
| Among the journalists we find French
nobleman, belonging 10 family Of the Ven
! dee, which has not yea abandoned The ira
ditions OF its ancestors and SIN clngs loyalty
I TO tho fortunes Of the Bourbons. Count Vol
court Vermont, who has been some time
in this country, was at one time connected
with the Courier des Etats-Unis and Is at
present engaged in compiling a heraldic
album.
Another knight Of the pen Is Count VIII
lam BernstorA, a son Of the lato Count Bern
storif, for many years German ambassador
| at the court Of st. James and a great grand
son Of the celebrated Andrew Peter Bern
| storff the Danish prime minister In the latter
end Of last century. The count Is an officer
of the Imperial German Sixteenth Huxar
regiment He was In active service for ten
years and came 10 this country about five
years ago.
A DISTINGUISHED TOOTH STOPPER
In the latter part of the ffties a German
prince, Karl Ludwig. of Wurteuberg, was
obliged to leave Germany very suddenly on
account Of duel with cousin Of bis, through
which he incurred tho bitter dispfeasure II
his uncle, the prosnt king OF WurtsTnberg.
The prince came to this country, and drop
ping bis title, called himself only by his
Christian name, taking tho second ono as "a
SURNAME After going through the great
civil war be established himself as o DENTS.
at Now Orleans where DR.. Ludwfy l. well
known He hs.s married Rn American, and
his grown up son Is his partner Ia the busi-
ness
A prominent EngiiShman, who Is fighting
against hard odds ia thss country, Il Sir
Francis Osborne, fourteenth baronot Of h!s
line. Sir Francis had the mizortune Of IN
heriting tho title from his uncle, who died
without issue while the estates, being uneu-
tailed, reverted % his aunt, tho dowsser
Lady Osborne With a comparatively small
capital Sir Francis ensi grated TO Florida FIVE
years ego. Like many others, he VIA swim
led out Of what capital ho bad By a sguth
Floridian real estate agency tho investment
he had male proving utterly worthless. Hs
Is now ektng out poor living al snail
town called Acton on the South Florida rail-
way, working a Common latzsTer ia q saw
mill at the ratio Of O. day. Sir Franciz Il
yearly related 10 the Duke and Duchzx< Of St
Adams and has rich relatives living ia New
York
Another prominent Englishrr1an who. after
being financially khIywrecksd iu tha old
country. made bis way across tbs water 10
tho United States and "a fighting a hand 70
hand battle with fate amid great priputions,
Is the brother u the Right Hon. Bir Hsnry
Dru,nIooui Wolf. K & b., Ter BritAnnlo
ulajesty's minister pienip0tsntizry az tie
court Of Tehssan- Mr.. Wolf, wiose mother
was O daughter Of the great Earl II clAres1tlon,
Is az present. ia Jacksouvilla, Fla, acfznZ a.
porter In wholesale grocery stara Al
though al Oxford man, be has 9. variozs
times filed .he post Of dry goods clerk, bal
eoiletor ard bartender
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tie celebrated govsrz,ss<1. horss brsediag
establishments Of Trakbzsa. Ia EAss Prranza,
and kinlse5 cosans a al Cd Prax3G family.
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