The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-11-29

mother. Marietta Zimmerman. whose
grandfather was Squire lyon, the Ouch
ess inherits the intense religious tenn
permanent Of the French Huguenot and
the logged traits of the Scot,
Helena was born in Cincinnati and
the mother died when the daughter
was years of Sc. Her aunt and god
mother, Helena Evans, took charge of
the child. At : she was taken abroad
and entered the Convent of the As
sumption at Auteuil. near Paris. Later
she studied music under TrabadellO
It was the advent in America of
that strange HindOo poet and phiIos-
OpheT, the Swami ViVekananda, which
changed the current of Helen thinner
mans whole life. The prince guided
her in her researches and became her
master. He gave her the "Vedanta
Philosophy" the lectures on Raja
Vega. This book became her bible and
she became such A wOrshiDer of
Buddhism that she had the window
panes of her boudOir removed and re-
placed by stained glass ones. which
threw notices Of Indian script in bold
relief and allowed the sunlight to fl
ter through occult problems Of the
Orient.
So infatuated was she that her
friends and relatives were thankful
wren NAfC YOUAtS td-5ott iEtUfACu 10 Lto
native land. But the absence of the
Swami made things worse. Apparently
his mental control over her was just
as strong in Bombay as it had been in
New York. She pinned and fell away
and the doctors advised a change of
/ climate. Then, when consulted as to
direction, the young woman announced
firmly that she was going to India. Be
fore her determination family oppOsi-
ton at last broke down and she start
! ed for Europe with her aunt. This was
in September, 1899.
A short stay was made in london.
Stopping at the same hotel were two
I HindOo noblemen, guests of state, just
arrived from HindOStan. From them
she learned the Swami Vivekananda
was dead. She then confessed to her
aunt that her sudden determination to
visit India had been due to the fact
that she had felt the lapse of the
Swami's control over her and wished
70 establish it by nearness.
The duchess is a beautiful girl. with
golden hair, of artistic tastes, with no
trace of affection and leaning toward
the church. This on the one hand. On
the other a golfer, winner of six prizes
/ cone with Tom Morris, the veteran
golfer of st. Andrews links, St.
Andrews. ScOtland), a health culture
girl. a fearless horse woman, owner of
Z
/ S; mistress of stud farm, with a
/ race course ClI it's own at HillsborO
O.: and with all the energy and TesO-
/ luton that have always, from the time
/ she stepped out Of baby clothes, bent
all the members Of her family TO her
4 own viii; the woman who would have
gone around the world to follow a love
I that has never yet been understood by
her friends.
] The duke met the present duchess
/ first at fancy ball, and the meeting
! opened new era in Helena thinner
! mans life. It was at Dinard, in
/ Brittany, at the costume ball given
/ at the New club by Mrs. Hughes Hal
lett. Miss Zimmerman was attired as
: the Belle of New York" representing
/ Edna May As she came down the
/ broad staircase the orchestra struck
/ up airs from the score of the piece. In
Paris, later in the season, the two
4 young people were much together. and
{ the duke pressed his love making with
| ardor.
/ The duke made progress in Paris.
/ but it was not all plain sailing. One
! of his rivals was Prince Lubecki, a
! Pole. and an intimate friend Of De
/ Reszke. Lubeck has known her for
! years. He thought her portionless and
! offered, should she marry him, to give
her dot of 100000 He is still single.
/ Before Miss Zimmerman left the
capital Manchester had proposed 10
4 her. With her usual originality she de-
/ cllned the engagement ring he pro-
/ offered.
What sort ola ring shall 1 bring
I your he asked
A dog fancier had spread his wares
/ on the corner and she stopped the car
{ rfage.
i Give me this she said laying her
+ hand on a buH pup. And the bull pup
/ II had TO be. She named her novel en-
+ gagement token Boss, and the two be
/ came inseDarable
I There was a lovers quarrel before
/ Miss Zimmerman left Paris. The duke
I determined to follow her to America.
i Carrie Johnson. cousin of Lord Angle
sey, prevailed upon the duke to take
him to this side as his secretary. John
+ son alleged that he was in love with
/ an American girl, and the duke, being
] IN love himself, agreed. The fact which
Carrie johnson did not think it neces-