The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-10-27
LAvINIA | HERE.
Queen Of Holland Danes to
Go Into Business in
Jersey City.
CROEN LAID ASIDE FOR TRLDE
consults Well Known Lawyer
About Forming a Cor
poration and Thea.
trical Agency.

Her Most Gracious Majesty Lavlnia T..
Queen OF the Holland Danes fwhoever
tney arel Grand chamoinesse (whatever
that Isl OF the order OF 81. Bald,qin az
Seruselen- vas Ia Jersey citF today and
graciousiy announced that in a few davs
she VIII open a parcels express onice and
incorporate an agency for matters theat-
rical and musicaltii
Ihis announcement was made by her
Majesty 70 her counsel, Messrs. Brfnker-
non q Fielder, whose offices In the We'll
don Building she honored with a visit.
Her Majesty desiring. like all dis
tinguished people. Occasionally 10 travel
ineognito, announced herself with gracl-
Gus simplicity as Miss Lavinia Van Vest
erSeit Van Dempsey. The name was
printed on scented card bearing a gold
eoronet In one corner. signifying royalty.
Tnis was handed to one of Mr.. Brinker-
hon's clerks. She was unattended. No
guard of royal musketeers, no pages of
honor. nor maids, either. but simply alone.
After a long consultation with her coun-
sci she swept out and visited the real
estate office of f. G. Wolbert, on Mont
gomery street. Here small boy was in
charge and to him another card was
given.
Gee, dat's a. butte" the young gentle-
man commented, admiring the card.
"Mynheer," haughtily demanded Her
Majesty. ''Megertroomfarda weenekop-s'
Yer needn't call de cop," the boy
whimpered, de boss amt in and-and-''
Fortunately at this moment Mr.. Vol
bert entered. He was just in time. for
the boy was on the verge of collapse. In
stinetively Mr.. Wolbert knew at a glance
that his visitor was no ordinary person.
Such grace of manner and condescension
belonged only to royalty Making a low
obeisance, for Mr.. Wolbert is the Beau
Brummel of the Palma Club he politely
inquired if he could be of any service.
Her Majesty finding that the courtly lan-
guage of The Hague was not understood
in Jersey City, she replied in German
"Ieh wunsche die wohnungen zu sehen
die sic zu vermiethen Laben.''
Ya, replied the agent. who at least
knew that word.
oh, then, you speak my peoples lam
guage?' said her majesty with a gracious
smile
i beg your majesty'e pardon. but Ger
man was accidentally omitted from my
course of studies''
The queen eyed him for a second and
then rather scornfully said
''Ces barbares Americains"
The agent bowed and smiled sweetly at
the compliment Then in ordinary Eng
lish her majesty conversed about hire of
office rooms, money and other low things.
and finally consented to honor the Office
by occupying desk there.
Arrangements concluded. the agent es-
corted her to the door. Her Majesty ex-
tended her hand-monarchs do that for
their subjects to kiss-and Mr.. Wolbert
grasped 1t heartily. Horrifed at such a
breach of etiquette, she left the office
hastily, and, boarding a five cent trolley
car, went to New York.
Miss Dempsey intends to devote her
whole attention to business. and there
Is no truth in the rumor that she Will
entertain in Jersey City this winter.
Miss Van Dempsey full realizes the fact
that uneasy lies the head that wears a
CROWN for her career during the past
few years is chequered one and her life
reads like a romance. Some years ago
she was crowned Queen of the Holland
Danes in the ballroom of the Waldorf
Astoria. A crown was made, coronation
robes were procured, there were ceurtiers.
pages, soldiers. heralds and everybody
supposed to be at coronation In gorgeous
raiment, banquet followed and Miss
Dempsey footed the little bin of $4,000
for the nights enjoyment
She bore her honor regally, and didn't
order the execution of some of the cour-
tiers who quaffed the wine too literally.
Later her majesty proceeded in state to
an East Side church where a special SER
vice was held. A few weeks afterwards
she set sail with her courtiers to Holland
to attend the coronation of Queen VIII
helmina. Sad to relate the people of The
Hague boorishly ignored the American
Queen, who returned to her native laid In
pardonable dudgeon.
Miss Dempsey next wrote an opera.
equipped a company. got herself arrested
over row with her manager and dropped
some more money. Then she had a legal
fuss with her brothers. one of whom, Guy.
has made it up and will join his sister in
the theatrical venture Her Majesty's
wealth came from an old resident of Ber-
gen county and over his will there was
more fighting among the brothers and
sister. The royal Golfers being much de-
pleted Her Majesty has resolved to lay the
sword and sceptre aside. like Ulysses ef