The times., 1898-06-04
QUEEN OF DUTCH DANES
Miss Lavenia Hoblitzell Van
WeSterYelt Dempsey Arrives.
THE BLOOD OF FOUR NATIONS
She Comes Not 10 Mediate Between
America aad Spain, hut Upon n
Ancestral Jewels and Wears an
Indian Crystal Tint Charms.

Miss Lavenia HoblitzelI Van Westervelt
Dempsey, of New York. is at the Shore
ham.
This lady is the queen of the Holland
Danes She is known to fame as Queen
Lavenia; TO the rude and ruthless com
monalty. who scofT at royalty, as Koener
Demp. and to her loyal subjects as La
-Koningen.
She does not come to Washington to
mediate between America and Spain; she
comes upon a simple mission. She
comes to visit friends. She has many.
Miss Dempsey swung into the recep-
ton room at the Shoreham last night.
She was ali rustic and sparkle. She wore
thousands of dollars worth Of diamonds
and a. hundred yards Of silk Ancestral
jewels glittered. Around her form was
twined mile of lace.
Are you the gentleman from The
Times?" inquired the lady. in accents as
soft as a lovers sigh. Then, reaching
out a tiny hand that cleaned with little
suns dug from the Kimberly mines. she
said: why, I'm very glad to meet you
shall l call you Miss Dempsey, or Your
Royal Highness?" asked the reporter.
We'll. Miss Dempsey viii do. though in
our own little circle 1 am more often
called Madame Queen Madame Queen
is so graceful"
| Taking a yellow gem from the httle
finger of her left hand she permitted the
profane touch of the reporter to desecrats
the Jewel This" she said, rs only 10 be
worn by the queen of the society. In the
top of the stone you see the coronet OF
the order II is a topaz"
Then toying with long strings OF pearls
and topazes, which circled her neck and
reached TO her waist, she held up for IN
1 spection a great and glittering stone
which she called an Indian crystal. in the
scintillating depths of which lay hidden
1 the pover to charm all who looked upon
it, Ii had descended to her through
| long line Of ancestors
| IN my veins" said Miss Dempsey
| tracing with her finger little azure riv
ulet that coursed through her wrist
flows the blood CT four nationalities. NJ.
Dutch ancestors, the Van WesterVelts
came TO this country in 1859; my Alsaaai
ancestors. the Hoblitzells, came over Il
l7s5, and several of the members of thi
| branch fought in the revolutionary wa
! under Col. Jacob Stroud. The English Il
me comes from the Pierces and the Carle
tons. Ny Irish ancestor took part in IN
revolution of I7sS and after the arrest o
Robert Emrnet escaped to this country
LaVenia- X oningen, like Queen Eliza
beth is virgin She Is welded only I
her people. She is tall and slender. Sh
/ is more poetic in her movements tina
stately She has a high forehead, dar
| brown hair and a skin somewhat tame
| by wind and sun. Her eyes are large an
I blue. Her teeth are natural She woT
! last night a green straw hat, trimme
\ with yellow flowers. Her gown was
4 changeabie green and blue silk woun
\ with black lace
4 Miss Dempsey told The Times man tha
d she is strictly American and as patriot
\ as they make them. She has presented
4 gold memorial medal to Barnard Femal
i tCoIlege. New York This medal IS to /
4 given 20 the student writing the best e:
i say on American history covering Il
\ Dutch. Colonial and Revolutionary per
a DDS Miss Dempsey gives this medal
\ memory Of her departed mother. who WI
Il Miss Hoblitzeu. Of Virginia
i The National Society of the Hollar
Y Danes of the New Netherlands VIZ
"A founded In September 1895. and reOrgal
4 petuate the memory of the Dutch ance
4 tors Of its members, as well as the ear
y Dutch settlers Of the Western Hem
a sphere. to collect genealogical and histor
Il tcal documents and relics and to erect
4 durable memorial 10 be a lasting tribu
i to the early Dutch settlers and their e
y forts for the establishment of this cou
a try.
n Miss Dempsey is the founder of g
4 society. The queens national council
i | state is as follows:
8 President OF the council. her ma Jest
a | Hon. T Frelinghuysen Reed, charm;
\ Of council and keeper Of the seal; Ho
4 | William L. Strong, chancellor for forei
a | affairs; Guy c. Dempsey, Esq. chancell
Y ! Of national affairs; Jesse Larrabee. Es
a | counselor in equity: Hon. Cornelius
j / Van Der Hoogt, chamberlain of stat
4 | Mrs Mary Banks Stacey, registrar
j excheauer; Miss Fanny Wynkoop ClaI
Y | mistress OF ceremonies; Frank Stewa
a Osborn. ESQ. lord Of the admiralt
i | William Irving Van Inwagen. Esq, p
q vate secretary.