The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-03-10

/ younger friends- She IL bitterly or
posed 20 Countess de Gray. Who M,
be Appointed g oAe q The Ladies' o
the Bedehanber.
The Duchess Of Devonshire vcuIl
Be an ideal appointment. bat her haz
band il Q member Of Salssburys c.
bine<- The Duchess Of WeiIingsoI
has none Of the qualities that vou,s
az her for 20 high . positioA
II Was becAuse q her fsadrees To-
the American voaAn and her dee,
respect and admiration for the va,
the Baroness behaved daring those
hiteous days and the splendid name,
IN which she represented the German
Empire abroad that the wife OF Kasse.
Wilhelm III appointed her the first lady
near the throne
Miss Ledyard. now the Baroness. !:
typical American woman
She is from Michigan the daughsei
Of millionaire in trade, z. self-mads
man, the beekbone and sinev a she
American people. She haA al that
wealth could give her In eduxa ffca
and travel; she q lovely. graciou and
stately % ~
To thlss Michigan girl women Who
bear the grandest titles in Germany
must bow. She stands closer to the
Empress. as far a. rule over social life
goes, than any other woman
But the .Aehs- and sHimmels'- that
are now heard in Germany when the
American women are mentioned are
not entirely over this great appoint
ment of the lady from Detroit as the
Mistress of the Robes. $50
The tremendous significance Of the
appointment of the Countess Won Goet-
zen follows closely or the heels of the
other appointment.
The Countess win rule over Ger
many possessions in Africa. She has
lunched with her majesty. who gave
her superbe portrait in oils of her
self. and decorated her with the Order
of Louise
Her career has been far more To-
mantle than those of the Duchess of
Marlborough or that Of Countess Won
Ketteler As aliss Lowney of Balti-
more she was belle. and always
went by the name of .'litue May Low
neyr Before her first season was
over she married Mr.. William NJ. Lay
Four years ago she was the most fas-
cinating widow of Washington. Pos
sessing money. beauty and social repu-
tation. magnetic to men, admired by
women. she had a most delightful po-
sition.
The Count Won Goetzen was the mill
tary and naval attache at the German
Embassy in Washington, and met her
one night at dinner party at the Cal
win Brices. Their marriage took place
a year afterward and the couple went
at once to Berlin. that she might be
presented to the Emperor
It was the old story of a woman's
alteration of powerful. intrepid and
brave man. He was one of the great
explorers, having fitted out
an expedition of 500 men at his own
cost and explored the African forest.
He discovered a volcano and mapped
out the country around Lake Edward,
and returned to Germany with an in
ternational reputation.
The Count is, therefore, the best
man in Germany to trust with such a
position; but it is loudly
that he never would have
had the appointment 4 if his little
American wife hadn't won the hearts
Of the Emperor and Empress. as one of
the great pieces Of work there is IN
the betterment of woman in the colo
MES.
The women of Berlin are eaten up
with envy over it, and. of course, will
watch carefully to see If ''the Amer
can" really knows how to rule
Well, let them watch!
II the foreigners are going to keep
their eyes on all parts of the world
they will see an American at the head
everywhere.
Lady Curzon's exalted position in
India is too well known to require 60
ing into at length. But the wife of
Count Won Waldersee has had a most
and brilliant experience.
She was Miss Lee. of New York.
who married and became the widow Of
Prince Frederic of Schleswig- Hol-