Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07

would be. slower ste accept foreign hus-
bands If they realized the obligation I'M
posed upon them by International law. The
only really sensible way out of the diff
ficulty, If girl Recognizes It as such, Is
either to shut aher eyes and plunge into
expatriatfon for his sake, or else to con-
vert him to the stars and stripes. In what
may be called the famous international
marriages of today 1t seems that the
American wives have taken the FORMER OF
these alternatives. and that. with all their
hearts. I have in mind the three cases OF
Lady CurZOn Countess Won Waldersee ana
Mrs. Chamberlain. 1t is quite true that
the husbands of all these three were Wen
on their respective ways to fame when
they took to themselves American brides.
But what these men have since accom-
plished seems to show that their wives, ike
Loord Randolph Churchilrs while he lived,
have been with them for good and all IN
their public work.
THE TROUBLES OF A COUNTESS. =
Olga Regina's (the Countess Won Hatzfeid)
career illustrates most forcibly the fact
that title without millions is detriment.
Lacking the wealth, and consequently be-
reft of friendships of potent influence, her
pathway was harder to pursue than that OF
the average girl with talent and nothing
else The countess, although now only
twenty years of age lived life OF ad-
ventures, misfortunes and privations until
she entered vaudeville, to change which
she would gladly have bartered her title
years and years ago.
my father said she recently, In the
course of an interview, was Count Ed
ward Won Hatzfeldt, second oldest son OF
the family and brother of the Won HAITI
feldt who was the German ambassador to
England. He got into trouble in Germany
over duel with another nobleman, and
had to flee to this country, without money
and with only such advantages as educa-
finn a broad cODf2rS
finally became a German actor, then we'd
ded my mother and my unfortunate self
crowned the happy event. That's rather
fantastic way of stating 1t, but they were
very happy. Ambassador Won Hatzfeldt's
son married the daughter of the late Coils
P. Huntington, the railroad magnate 1t
was the rich American who, as you may
remember, made such puplic efforts to dis
suade me from going into vaudeville when
it was first announced that l would do 1t
under my own name and title. He was
very much incensed by what he termed my
bid for publicity, but he forgot that when
my mother and l were in want almost he
refused us substantial aid and gave to
friend of ours who sought him out in our
behalf a paltry $40 bill. You see, educated
at home as | had been and subjected to
the narrow ideas of noble families, when
our fortunes Waned and father died and
mother and I finally suffered privations, we
first thought we hau to endure in silence
and uncomplainngly-a matter of noble
pride, so writer of fiction would insist,
perhaps, but there are times when even
pride is pushed aside. l had been taught
to sing in the most approved foreign style,
and; inheritings from my mother natural
ability as a dancer and considerable grace,
If may say 50, 1 thought 1 ought to turn
them into use,8but didn't know how to
set about it, and gas Mr.. Huntingtons
daughter had Snarried into our family
mother and thought perhaps he would be
friendly. The contrary proved true. He
not only did not befriend us, but he actu-
ally prosecuted us. In some way the mat
ter got into the papers and then it was that
Oscar Hammersten, New York manager
and Of the biggest hearted men that
ever lived, came to us and offered to pro-
vide place for me in his bill for his roof
garden. Well, appeared in due time, and,
so the papers said, my youth and the HAITI
feldt face, as they say in Germany, which I
undoubtedly possess helped me on to for
tune, and from that time mother and have
never lacked. But we are not forgetting to
provide against lack in the future. The
last we heard of Mr.. Huntington before he
died was an offer submitted through an
agent to retire me from vaudeville on an
annuity of $1,000 year. Why, 1 make
that in two weeks now.