St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-09-28
Miss Cora Calm, Of New York,
to Marry an Austrian
Officer.
The Young Lady to Forsake
the Jewish for the Catho-
lie Faith.
One Of the Most Persistent
Courtships in the History
Of Love Making.
The Wedding to Occur at the
Brides New York Home
in December.

NEW YORK, Sept. ga romantic
courtship, begun in Austria two years
ago, will end in wedding here in De-
cember. The bride-elect is Miss Cora
Calm, daughter of Henry CAIN. the
millionaire importer of East SiXty-third
street, and the groom is Lieut.. Oscar
Won Calm, Of the Ninth hussars, aide
de-camp of hereditary Duke Ferdinand
Este, who Will succeed the present
Emperor Franz Joseph on the throne OF
Austria. What will surprise Miss
Cahn's friends and coreligionists is the
fact that she will renounce her faith
and become communicate of the Cath
Ollie church, to which her intended
husband belongs. The history Of the
courtship teens with romance. 1t
was case of love at first sight. Miss
Calm and Lieut.. Won Calm met at Baden,
fashionable watering place near
Vienna, year ago. She and her par
ents had spent the season abroad, and
after doing Europe settled down in
villa not far from the springs. Herr
Won Calm first saw Miss Calm on the
promenade, again at an afternoon con-
cert, and so for two months the young
people were thrown into each others
society without being formally intro
duced. The kind Offices of a mutual
friend brought them together, and from
that moment they were devoted lovers.
Miss Calm treasured her affection for
the handsome lieutenant as a secret.
She confided in no one, not even her
parents. Lieut.. Won Calm did likewise,
and so it happened that their meetings
through the whole season
Caused no Comment.
Miss Calm is a strikingly handsome
girl, nineteen years old, tall and dis
tingulshed. with a well-rounded figure.
Her hair is glossy black and her face a
rich olive tint which suggests her ORR
entail origin. The season over, Miss
Calm accompanied her parents back to
America and Won Calm rejoined his
confessed his love, which was recipro-
Gated. lie promised to marry Miss
Calm, provided the gulf which divided
them could be bridged. This seemed
hopeless, in view of the many.
obstacles which presented them
selves. Miss Calm is Jewess and
Austrian etiquette does not toll
crate her race in court society.
Herr Won Calm belongs to one of
the oldest Austrian families. His father
is rich retired banker and his brother
is premier lieutenant of the Ninth hus-
sars, of which the car of Russia is the
honorary colonel. This brother is mar
ried to the Countess SZalriy, and the
family has many decorations. Beyond
her wealth and the luxurious style in
which her parents live, Miss Calm was
unknown. The only affairs she at
tended were the soireeS given at the
various hotels, to which everybody at
the Spa was welcome. Won Calm, too,
was rich. SO the fact of her being the
heiress to much wealth was not as i'm
portant as it might have been under
other circumstances. These were the
main obstacles which the ardent lieu
tenant set about to remove. His parents
Refused Point Blank
to listen to his suit. They made all
sorts of threats in case he persisted in
marrying Miss Calm and absolutely re
fused to recognize her. Several officers
of Won Calm's regiment inlerceded in
his behalf, but to no purpose. Nothing
dannted, Won Calm turned to his col
onel, Duke Ferdinand Este. The
dukes answer was a kind yet firm re-
fusal. He applauded the honesty and
the sincerity of his officers affection,
but such marriage was out of the
question. He told Won Calm plainly
that in case it was cOnsummated his
presence at the Austrian court would
become intolerable, and hence his
resignation from the service must
follow. 70 conciliate the young man,
the duke promised to attach him to his
suite when he assembled the throne, but
even this tempting offer did not cause
Won Calm to waver in his devotion to
the woman of his choice. For a time
he deSpaired of ever marrying the girl.
He continued to perform his duty as
adjutant of the regiment, but took no
part in its social affairs. Last spring he
accompanied the duke to Berlin to wit
ness the maneuvers of the German
army. While there he again preached
the subject to the duke,and begged him
to give his sanction to the marriage.
AS before the duke tried to reason with
Won Calm, but, seeing that the young
officer was determined, he finally gave
his consent upon the assurance that he
would not marry Miss Calm unless she
became converted to the faith of the
Austrian court. He went so far as to
write to
Miss Cahn's Family
stating upon what terms he had given
his consent. Won Calm's mother, who
Is one OF the haughtiest ladies of
Vienna, was the last to give in, and it
was only through the kind offices of the
duke that shd finally reIented. The
last obstacle was removed and Won
Calm sent the joyous news to his bride.
When Miss Calm returnee to Berlin,
Won Calm proposed and was accepted.
The girls parents at first objected to
her renOuncing her faith. They were
willing to receive Won Calm as son-in-
law, but they were loath to have their
daughter give up the religion of her
fathers. Love finally triumphed and
the Gains gave their consent. The en-
gagement was not announced, however.
In fact, everything was done to keetit
from becoming known. Lieut.. Won
Calm obtained leave of absence from
his regiment for year, and three
weeks ago he arrived here with his
father-in-law and took quarters at the
Hotel Brunswick. Miss Calm is still in
Europe preparing her trousseau, and
will return early in October on the
Fuerst Bismarck, on which passage has
been taken Jor her. Won Calm is living
quietly here. He has not made his
presence known to his friends in this
city. Mr.. Calm is one of the wealthieSt
real estate owners up town, and is said
to be worth more than S1,000,000. He is
an importer of glassware. Miss Calm is
well known III society here, and the
news Of her marriage and the connect
ing circumstances surrounding it will
surprise her many friends, She is a