The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
SHE Welded A COUNT
AND, LIKE MANY OTHER AMERICAN
GIRLS, MADE A MISTAKE.
Troubles Of the Countess Divonne-
n Year to Leave the Country.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Countess
Divonne is lying seriously ill at her apart
ments in the Everett. in this city. her con-
dtion being the result of the complication
in her financial affairs caused by the de-
cision of her mother, Mrs. Audenreid, to
decline to aid her further unless she con-
sents to leave this country forever.
The affairs of the Count and Countess
Divonne have afforded amusement for two
continents for four years past, but now
their financial condition is experiencing
crisis, and the Countess is Frustrated be-
meath the shame and disgrace that has been
her portion for several years past. The
Divonne wedding here four years ago was
the biggest thing of the season and caused
no end of sensation. The pre-nuptial
dinner took place the same night as the
reception of the President to the army and
navy, and after the dinner the entire party
went to the White House, where the plain
uniforms of the American officers were
eclipsed by the gorgeous and gaudy trap
pings of the foreigners in their court uni
FORMS who attended the Count as his ush-
ers and groomsmen. They circled about the
East Room, throwing in the shade even
the presidential party, and then left the
place, after having afforded pageant such
the White House has seldom seen.
Since then the fortunes of the Divonnes
have varied, and the incidents that have
filled the lives of these two people should
stand as a warning forever to the young
women of this country who commit the
error of clutching at foreign title in the
hope that happiness will follow. In the
four years that have followed the pair have
spent nearly $1,000 of Mrs. Audenreid's
money, and are still asking for more, which
she refuses un.ess certain demands of hers
are complied with. She asks simply that
her son-in-law and daughter shall leave
this country and remain away, promising
them, in such an event, $1,000 year for
their support. The Countess is willing
enough to go, it is said, but her naughty
husband will not consent to accept terms
SO low, and stands out for more He has
expressed himself in terms of the most
whitening contempt regarding Mrs. Auden-
reid's parsimony, and has said that no gen.
tleman could be expected to maintain an
appearance of gentility on fixed sum of
money
The Count and Countess came back from
Paris last summer after having had a most
distressing series of adventures there. They
had been harassed all sides by creditors,
who first trusted them the strength of
the Counts title, but who afterward be-
came clamorous for their money and forced
them to leave Paris under most distressing
circumstances They returned to this coun-
try where they were given chilly re-
ception by Mrs. Audenried, who had grown
very tired of supplying the Count with the
wherewithal for his excessive extrava-
ganceS. She was moreover Disguised with
the stories told of her Son-in-law and want
ed as little to do with him as possible. She
fore his marriage to her daughter and did
not seem to banker for his company. She
coldly informed her dear children that she
would like them to return to the continent
clined and she then cut off their supplies.
This left them utterly destitute, and al
though that was three months ago she has
given them nothing since. Their mode of
life has been something of mystery since
then, and those of their friends who are in
the secret are getting a triffe tired OF an
excess of nobility, especially as the financial
stringency has affected all classes in this
city. The Count and Countess have retained
their apartments at the Everett, but 1t is
stated that their stay there cannot be of
long continuance. In this extremity it is
likely that the Countess would come to
terms and accede to the demand of ner
mother but for the fact that she is too i'll
now to be moved.
Mrs. Audenried is now in Florida, where
she has been for several months past, trans
acting all business through her attorney,
Calderon Carlisle. She says she is willing
and grant them $1,000 a year if they will
promise to leave this country.
Judge Jere NJ. Wilson, who was CarlisleS
brother counsel in the Pollard breckenridge
case, is Countess Divonne's attorney and will
probably arrange for transportation of the
Count and Countess as soon the former
can be moved. An immediate compliance
with the demands of Mrs Audenreid is the
only one thing that Will save the Count and
Countess from most humliating happen
ingS