The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-12-01
Miss Flnck Says She VIII Not
Live In Foreign Country.
BARON Won STECHOW, FRANCE.
He Agreed to Transfer Business interests
TO This CauniT-FaIIsd to Do So, and
Engagement Is at an End

New York, Dec. 1.-Miss Antoinette
Finck IS an American girl who breaks
her engagement to marry into a noble
German family rather than make her
home in a foreign country.
Her American home and social ties
mean more to her than the title OF
baroness and brilliant position in Ber-
lin society. This innovation Is all the
more significant because tho young wo-
man admits that her affections were
deeply interested
Miss Flnck is a daughter of the late
Frederick Finck, who was a we'll known
lawyer and broker. The Finck family
has been established in New York pro-
fessional and business life for many
years.
IL possesses considerable wealth and
enjoys good social position Miss Finck
lives at the old family home, No. 1873
East Nineteenth street. She is a grad
uatc of the Convent of the Sacred Hears
In West Seventeenth street.
While travelling in Germany last year.
with her mother Miss Finck met Baron
w,
Is a descendant of the Douglas HAM
.lton family, of Scotland, and relative
of the Prince OF Pless The baron wa3
an officer In the German army reserve.
BARON MADE GOOD IMPRESSION.
On the baron's part. at least. 1t waS
a case of love at first sight. Miss Finck
and her mother were both fayorably inn
pressed. The baron accompanied them
N thsair va han no
Berlin his mother entertained them hand
somely at her residence.
Miss Finck and her mother returned
10 New York last spring. A month ago
the engagement of Miss Finck and Baron
Won Stechow was announced, and 1t was
said that the wedding would occur at
the Finck family residence on Dec 12.
Miss Finck's engagement was cele-
brated by several receptions rendered by
friends of the family. She took pains
that IL should be known that she would
net move te-eeTis4say; Tire beron rnrrst
make his home in America.
This attitude on Miss Fincks part and
the innovation II promised, created quite
sensation in society.
Thus the situation stood until ycster-
day, when Miss Finck published the
simple announcement that her engage
| ment TO Baron Karl Won Stechow had
been broken
Baron Won Stechow Is row IN Berlin.
/ lie has one relative In this country-a
cousin, Baron Won Hermann, attache OF
the German legation at Washington
WOULD NOT LIVE ABROAD.
"Our engagement was based on the dis.
tinct understanding that it would involve
Baron Won Stechow's future residence in
America" she said. ''He proved on ac-
qualntance 10 be the man l wished to
L h1ss. g.. Gasnrt a
sideration Will | sever my family and
social connections in America to live
abroad.
The baron consented to transfer HIS
extensive business interests to this coun-
try, whereupon our engagement was an
nounced. Baron Won Stechow has large
European railway interests He even has
offices In Turkey. l realize that IL would
be business sacrifice for him TO give
Up these and acquire others under un-
familiar conditions in America. knew
also that IL could not be done In a day
or a week.
Il was willing 20 give him a reasonable
time In which 10 make the change. but
save him TO understand I'm the most
positive terms that the change would
have to be made before there was any
marriage
ARRANGEMENTS WERE DELAYED.
There was unexpected delay about
these business arrangements I learned
from the baron that the task was ex
tremely difficult. Tie urged me to let A.
be completed after our marriage. / had
no objection 10 going TO Issrlin everv
year or so. But-well, when became
convinced that Baron Won Stechow wns
seeking the opportunity to convince ma
! as his wife that Germany was -prcfer-
ahle TO America as ones place OF abode.
first extended the period in which he
should live up to the engagement UNDER
standing. and then broke the engage
ment.
That rs all. I will not live abroad In
order to marry, nor cor any other rea-
SON"