Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1905-01-01
Spendfhrif Wife
Kept in a Cage
DOLPH Won KUND, an oil mer.

cage, barred ana DOTTED, as III she were
a dangerous wild beast. And all
Budapest is showering excavations
upon his head, for Frau Won Kund is
young and pretty with the softest
eyes and a winsome smile.
| At first Herr Won Kund sat stolidly
silent in his CELL He refused to ex-
plain. Then after three days he
broke down and wept When he be-
came calmer he revealed the domes-
tic tragedy which he declared had
wrecked his home, ruined him finan-
cially and brought discredit upon his
name as a merchant.
He did right to place me in a cage"
she declares.
And then the secret came out. IL
was not scandal that had wrecked
the happy home life Of Adolph Won
Kund and his pretty wife. He loved
her, and she was always true, return
ing his affection in spite of the TWEEN
~ years disparity in their ages.
Ten years ago when Won Kuud
brought home his bride he was a
prosperous merchant. His credit was
high at the bank, his notes always
were discounted for cash, and his
word was as good as his bond. He
gave the bride handsomely furnished
home and a liberal allowance OF
money each quarter for her own use.
| Frau Won Kund had passion for
pretty dresses, big plumed hats, laces,
wells and gloves that passed all UNI
| derstanding. At first, with her newly
acquired freedom from comparative
poverty-her parents had been house,
holders, but poor-she gave full vent
to her love of hnery, but always kept
within her quarterly allowance. Her
husband smiled approvingly, for. she
was pretty, and he liked to have her
| wear pretty things.
Two or three years after their we'd
| ding Frau Won kund asked her hus-
band to increase her allowance. She
declared that she needed more money
for more clothes. Won Kund was sur
prised, but he increased the amount
of her pocket money, and more dresses
more cloaks, more hats, more laces and
more gloves came to the house to be
added to the already bewildering heaps
of similar articles which filled the clos
cts, covered the chairs and sofas, and
even the floors of the Won Kund man
sion.
But even the increased allowance
failed to satisfy the cravings of Ber-
tina Won Kund for finery. She began
to run up bills, and when the bills
were presented to her husband their
married life was darkened by the first
quarrel. There were more bills and
more quarrels until strife reigned in
the house where always before love held
full sway.
"Such stacks of dresses! So many
hats! So many shoes" declared Won
Kund in his prison CELL
one day Won hunu sent ms pretty
wlte TO her cousins IN the country I'M
der the pretense that she needed
change of air. Then he took a day off
from his business, went home, and at
tempted to make an inventory of his
wifes finery. Here Is the list as he
jotted it down.
Evening frocks and retention gowns a.
Opera wraps. ................... is
Fur mantles of SEAL ermine and sable. 800.
Eur cloaks and jackets Tor outer wear wear;
N' coats waikinr iacltets o's, 10
NUNS Observation-Disclosures 3
Boas, stoles and collars. ..,..,..e,s2I
street dresses, Tor shopping. :...-...,..' "a
tIat tiase "a
cloves pairs. .,125
Silk hose pairs. Observation-Disclosures. sc
Shoes, pairs OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 3S
slippers pairs %
Onapa ciasse and lorenettes IL
Umbrellas and parasols. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. "a
Tban tbere wore stacks of lace
trimmed netticoats underwear. corsets
bandEercbiefs and the little odds and
ande of Iyoroan,s wear that Herr Won
Emnd made M attemnt To classify.
,rbev AIIed tho rooms like huge biIIows
of feecv SNOW
That was two vears ago. Fran Won
Iy,,nd oan,e bonoe iron, her cousins 10
and her 1reoious inarv baaned in con-
f,,sion otn,,t har roon,s ana her bus-
hand Sorr hrowed heaVv eyed sit
t;na Observation-Disclosures Tban thew did
o,Ierrei Won K,Ind RACED and swore.
He declared that she had ruined him.
TIC shouuad her scoras Of dressas shoes
rioves tbat che had never worn and
5ecIarsa that uniess che c,,rhed her
,1,ania for '' h,,vinor tina Clothes inst for
+he colo of hmying then, he wo,,Id
dnnr -; ne ha o. 20 Facn '9 fnreuer anu
Trou - Pe,tba Won K,,nd went and
,ronoised to do better and she was
e. nnntriteIy nenitent that Won Kund
softened ana forgava her she MON
isad 70 he contain With the things She
had ana ooain ba nniness came rs dwell
i,e tha CIV Voc K,,nI hnnne
six n,ontbs ago Herr Won E<und came
70 a GRIN, datermination Aeain Rertha
Won Kund was sent 70 her cousins In