Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-11-06
SOCIAL CIRCLES EXCITED
Unhappy Experiences Of an American Girl
With Her Titled Husband.
Seeming Attempt to Have the Girls
Mother support the Noble
man I'm Style.

Society circles are somewhat excited over
the semi-authoritative announcement that
the Countess Divonne, who was formerly
Miss Florence Audenreid. is about to insti-
tute a suit for damages against a we'll
known lawyer for employing forcible means
to prevent her from seeing her mother on
the occasion of a recent visit to Mrs.
Audenreids residence in this city. The
statement has been the occasion for a dis
play Of the domestic affairs Of the Divonne
and Audenreid families that is much regret
ted by the friends Of both.
When Miss Florence Audenreid married
the Count Divonne. a poor young French
man of excellent family, who had the en-
tree of the most exclusive Partisan circles,
there was considerable surprise among the
members of the upper tendon. 1t was
necessary for the young lady herself to
publicly deny the allegation that she in
tended to elope with another gentleman
in order to set the doubts Of her set at
rest.
She became the wife of Count Divonne,
however, and as he was penniless her
mother. Mrs. Audenreid agreed, 1t is said,
to give the young couple $5,OO per annum.
they went to Paris, where the countess
was received with open arms by the elite,
and where she maintained one of the most
brilliant and successful of salons. Some
time ago the count and countess, with
their children and servants, returned to this
country and came to Washington. I'm
mediately upon their arrival Count Divonne,
1t is alleged. commenced a crusade against
Mrs. Audenreids cash. He insisted that
she, as his mother-in-law, was compelled to
support him In a style commensurate with
his title and pedigree. and when she re-
manned deaf to his protestations IL Is said
that he forced his wife to adopt similar
measures i'm order to have the allowance
increased.
Mrs. Audenreid was so distracted and
wrought up over the siege that was laid to
her that she became i'll, and, her sister and
brother In Philadelphia hearing Of the state
affairs were in, came over to this city. and
on Saturday return ed to their home, ac-
compahied by Mrs. Audenreid.
Mrs. Audenreid's Friends Indignant.
The friends of the latter lady are indig-
nant at the represents tions made by Count
Devonne that he had a virtual agreement
with Mrs. Audenreid regarding the amount
she would allow him before his marriage
to Miss Florence. 1t is well known here
that Mrs. Audeared never looked kindly on
the counts suit. but thought, like every
one else familiar with the incidents &C.
curing just previous to the marriage. that
her daughter would marry a well-known
aud estimable young man Of this city
Future developments in the unfortunate
affair are being looked forward to with
much interest.
The Counts Statement.
The Count Divonne today sent a state
ment to The Star saying that he utterly
denies all responsibility for the contents of
the alleged Interview with him published
today; that he has steadily declined all in
cvitaticns to interviews with reporters, and
had no such interview as is indicated by the
enc above alluded to-"