The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-08-25
GOING ABROAD TO WE'D.
Romance of a ~. Louis Girl aud "A Young
German Physician.

International marriages are not de-
cried by Americans when love forms
the basis of attachment and not money.
Miss Louise Froelich of st. Louis, Mo-,
a talented singer, is one American wom-
an who will marry "A foreigner and take
up her residence abroad, not for his I'll
tie and pedigree, for her tianCe lays no
claim to either, but for love. The for
tunate young man who has won Miss
Froelich's heart is DR.. Wilhelm DocT-
fer, a prominent young physician Of
Biberach. in WurtemburG. Neither Is
the doctor marrying his American
sweet heart for her wealth, for she has
none. The wedding viii take place at
her lovers home and the bride. is al
ready speeding on her way to Germany.
She is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles FroeliCh Of 1926 Morrison ave
nue., St. Louis. The family are all mu-
sicians. both father and mother being
teachers of music. When Louise was
a little girl, IA years old, she was sent
To Europe to complete her musical ed
ucation. She went To a famous COnserN-
atory at Stuttgart, where her mother
had studied before her. At the conserv-
atory she met and formed "A strong
attachment for a talented and wealthy
daughter of a German physician, Miss
Antonio Diruf. Miss Antonio was
a friend of Or. Carl Doar-
fer. In due time they be-
came engaged aud were married. What
was more natural than that Louise,
the bosom friend Of Antonio, should be
one of the eight bridesmaids?
The St. Louis girl was, mex to the
bride. the object of the homage of all
assembled. 1t appears that the charms
of the St. Louis girl burned deep into
the heart of this young medicO. At last
Louise wrote a letter to her mother
shortly after that DR.. Doerfler had been
exceedingly attentive to her during the
fete.
DR.. Doerher was a persistent lover
and a good l~etter-writer. II was nearly
two years since the wedding fete and
no verbal message had passed between
the pair. DR.. DOerf1er was called To
AXE a journey on professional busl-
ness. IT was not absolutely necessary,
but the physician arranged his Trans
poTtatiOn so that he would stop over
an hour at stuttgart. He arrived there
and won the consent of Miss Froelich
to be his wife. shortly after this inter
view Louise came back to st. Louis.
This was three years ago. The letters
from Kissingen, now greatly increased
in number came to her moher's home
on Morrison avenue. II was decided
that the Wedding should take place at
Kissingen. the home of the groom, on
Aug. 2. that being the anniversary of
the birthday of both Louise and DR..
Doerfier'S mother.
1t developed In the summer that the
young physician extensive profession
al duties would not permit of a trip
across the Atlantic during the summer
months. There was no mcmbe Of
LOuise's family who could leave st.
Louis for a long enough time to go
with her.
Here the pluck and energy Of the
American girl asserted itself and Louise
determined tina. she would make the
journey alone. She left Baltimore a
few days z on the steamer Munichen.
At Bremen she viii be met by her
frances mother, in whose house at ks
singer she will live until the wedding.