Omaha daily bee., 1890-05-11
A Letter from the Countess waldcrsee.


A Letter from the Countess Waldcrsee.
OMAHA, Neb., May 9.-To the Editor of The
BEE: In the issue of THE BEE of March 27
appeared an article written by Mrs. Fannie
c. Kiene, Albion, Neb., headed "Romance of
the Countess of Waldersee," reading as fol-
lows:
ALBION, Neb., March 27-To the Editor OF
THE BEE: After reading the articles in THE
BEE Of Tuesday M and Friday OF last week about
ments which are untrue, let me as one of her
Intimate friends give you the romance OF her
name was not Lee" 1t was Carmelfta Elsen-
blatt, and while she was born in New York
mother soon died after the birth OF Car
melita, and when two years old her father
took ,3ok h her 3 to Hamb4rg, Germany Her father
was provided for and educated by her grand
mother. When fourteen years old her grand
having any wealth, she took the position as
Mrs Hornburg, Brockstedt, a small village in
Germany, she saw an advertisement In a
newspaper stating Inspector Roen at Noer dc
sired TO procure a governess for his two
employed; Prince Frederick Of Noer'
spector's house, on coming home from India
and finding his library in great disorder de-
range and classify his books. The Inspector
replied that he did not know of any person
Tho could ~ do lit it. The only he could %
replied: H.Get away with your women folks"
the inspector might ask her. Carmelita went,
and and while 1 arranging the books the prince en-
came enamored Of her and approached in such
a manner as to arouse her Indignation. She
sft paaEca d wfnt to the n
returned to her grandmother. The prince,
being SO charmed by her indignation, took
very short time they were engaged, and taxi
ing upon himself the title OF count (as he
ried in four weeks They lived very happily
together as the count made devoted hus-
P9md At birthday he had beau
sented 1t to her and called 1t Carmelitan
Heights TO one me Of my friends nd he once
welt durchsucht, habe ich alef meinem
elgenen CUTE ,.gefnnden." What l have
hunted the world over for found on my own
After five years OF welded llfe In which
time two little. girls were born to them, he
died, After few years Carmelita was made
countess of Waldersee and the rest is known
Mrs. FANNIE G. KIENE.
This is partly amisstatement of actual facts
owing TO mistaken identity of the real person
in question. The writer was aware at the
time of its publication that the lady writer
was in error, but not desiring to rush into
newspaper controversy without having
authentic information to back him. he wrote
TO the countess herself at Berlin, with whose
sister, the Baroness Won Waechter. he is per-
sonally acquainted. The following letter,
received this morning in the countess own
handwriting is a copy OF the original in my
possession
BADEN BADEN, April 81, 1s0O.-Slr: | return
you the enclosed slip, which, as you rightly
Judge, Is an erroneous statement regarding
myself; 1t refers TO the present Countess de
Noer the widow OF the son OF my deceased
husband and as such, In several points is cor
rect. The l8arroness Van Waechier is, as you
Infer my sister, and we arc American born OF
the name OF Lee, from New York. / thank
you for your trouble in wishing to right n
wrong statement concerning me- and remain
yours truly COUNTESS or WALDERsEE.
To Mr, Alfred Schroter, Omaha.
The marked revival of the leg % mutton
sleeve is apparent ON all gowns, even of
tailorcut, but although IL continually grows
larger and higher, IL has not yet approached
anything like the original grandmother
sleeve On one point they are similar-they
are both cut on the same cross and have only
one seam, and, indeed, dressmakers are be-
ginning 10 pad them slightly in the old way,
and 10 cut them long and gather them hOri-
zontally, or use a band of extra material
across the top, gathered in the center % imi-
tate the ancient treatment.