Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1900-01-20

ures which come with such position,
facing the world, almost alone. that
she may carry comfort TO the lowry.
cheer to the hungry and the Word OF
God TO the unregenerate.
All this, and more, has come to pass
in the career OF Adeline. the Countess
Schimmelmann, OF Denmark. For years
this gentIewoman has sailed from place
TO place. her purse and her kindly
words ever ready to make easy the
thorny path of the unfortunate. NO
sect nor nation may claim her; whether
In the Baltic Sea or on the Great Lakes
among those of her nationality or not.
her kindly heart overfiows with SYM
patty: she cares for the body as we'll
that the Empress frowned on ex-
the deck of her yacht before an exhor-
tation TO righteousness.
Ostracism confronted her when she
first took up this work; not for a min
ute did this deter her. After some
years she was kidnapped by her own
brother, who could not believe his
sister was In her right mind when she
mingled with the drunkard. the ne'er-
do.well, the Goddess. He had her lock-
ed up in an insane asylum; there she
remained for months until her friends
obtained her release. Undeterred, she
entered into her work with redoubled
vigor; she extended her field; In 1898
she came TO this country.
II was born I'm the Castle of Ahrens-
burg In Hollestein, on July 10, 1854"
she says. MY father was Danish
Count and peer of the realm. My
mother was German. My father was
international in his ideas of educa-
ton. We had French and English, as
well as Danish and German, COVER
ncsses, and became proficient in all
these languages.
when / was young / was taken to
visit at the German court. Empress
Augusta took deep interest in me and
asked me TO spend several months with
her. From that day l divided my time
between the Imperial Palace of Ger
many and my Danish home. l became
the pet of the Empress, her first maid
OF honor This gave to me privileges
none of the other women OF the court
were allowed to enjoy; could go and
come at my own pleasure. For eigh-
teen years 1 was at the court. partici-
pating in all it's brilliant functions. I
remember distinctly when Gen Grant
and Mrs. Grant were there that / had
long conversation with the General
In the palace.
At the German court the Countess
was imbued with those ideas which led
her to renounce the world and it's
pleasures She never was of the gay
set: she does not tell IT, but IL is related
that the Empress frowned on ex-
cessive gayety.
A genial. sweet-tempered woman Ia
the Countess. She does not look her As
years: there is not a gray strand in
her brown hair: her eyes OF blue are
kindly and bright; her complexion as
rosy as II was three decades ago. AS
gentle hammered as may be, there is
quiet dignity In her carriage and ac-
tons. Her English is all the more
delightful because OF a decided accent,
but she is a fluent, animated talker.
There is no home to which she prefers
70 her yacht, which, by the way. is
schooner rugged and of fifty-three tons
register.
OF her work the Countess said:
II visited fifty-eight cities last year.
My plan is TO enter a harbor and let
the sailors and harbormen know of our
presence, have them curious about the
yacht and about myself. I then go
ashore and IL can rent hall speak
to the sailors. / try to induce them to
give UP drinking, the better 10 90 TINS
establish coffee houses, IL possible.
am never patronizing, and the fact
that 1 have left my life of ease behind
me and am spending my fortune to
advance the cause has much to do.
feel with winning some of the most
hardened ones over TO righteousness.
81 have gone from city to city. hop
ing my example would lead other wo-
men to do likewise. never take up
collections at my meetings. have had
contributions from the Queen of Dem
mark, who died recently. and also from
the Princess of Wales"
Asked as to her observations in diff
ferent cities and in this country. as
opposed to the Old World, the Countess
replied:
There is no city so bad as Berlin for
drunkenness. Hamburg and all the
German towns are most Incorporate in
the matter of drink. My work in Ger
many is hard, where even the Chris
tians condemn and ridicule me for ad-
vocating temperance. The poverty and
intcmperance are vastly greater in Old
World cities than in America. for here
the women are actively engaged in
good work. They have told me here in
America that some OF your cities are
wicked. But they cannot exceed the
vice and misery OF the cities on the
other side. and l know. for have la
bored in their prisons and slums."
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