Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-12-15
A Titled w nus,
Cousin of the Gar,
Creates Sensation.
speelal Correspondenee.

OF dazzling white shot out from th'
gallery and focused on a single figure
standing In the center OF the inky.
backness OF the stage.
II was the figure of woman repre-
senting Venus For 20 full minutes the
act went on. Classical statues followed
each other in a stately procession. 1t
WAS well done. Each picture was
beautiful. The audience was enthusl-
sstc. And yet. for the last two months
I.endoners almost have had surfeit OF
classical posing by women. Every mu-
sic hall has had an act OF sorts
ONLY ONE TITLED VENUS.
But only one has had as It's Venus a
woman of title, woman who has royal
blood In her veins This woman Is
the Countess olga Romanow or-to
spell II as It is pronunciation
She claims to be cousin OF the czar OF
ell tho Russias, Nicholas II.
saw the countess in her apartments.
She Is very tall. dark and strikingy
handsome in the cold superb Russian
way. Her figure is her great asset. II
Is exquisite.
asked her how It came about that a
countess, the cousin OF an emperor,
had condescended to grace the London
stage.
She threw out her hands in mute de-
stair. Then she said. zone must live.
am young. | am here refugee. In
Russia [ would die There is price on
nv head. They Killed my husband.
escaped 10 England. For weeks
lived for what my jewelry sold. Then
frieadess ana almost penniiess
sought work. At the house where |
had /. room there lived an actress. She
took pity on me. learned to pose from
her got an engagement through her.
Now | have succeeded ! have many
orrers at large salaries. Yes. some have
teen from America But | shall stay
here for long time In two, three
years may go to America / like this
new life II is strange but wonder
ful MY comrades are kind. ! am no
longer afraid to go about, to be known"
More questions l asked and 80 the
countess offered to herself write the lit
Tie story Of her life Here 1t Is;
HER OWN NARRATIVE.
1T is just 20 years ago since was
born and scarcely four months since l
arrived In London
II saw the light IN ST. Petersburg,
my mother being the late Countess Flo
dorcyna and my father the late Grand
puke sergius. was the dukes eldest
daughter, but By a morganauc mar
rage.
up to the time OF my fathers death
was constantly in his company and
mixed freely with tho members Of the
royal family. Even AS ! write / am
Wearing a brooch that was given me by
my cousin, on my fathers side, his I'M
perla majesty Nicholas H.
Il was married To Count RomanoW
an officer Of the PuObraschensky regl-
ment of tho guards IN February. IL
WAS a marriage OF true love and was
Infinitely happy l have been COM
PEELED to flee from my home, my own
country. through Il terrible mistake
zone evening early In last june
the nfth 70 be exect--my husband was
entertaining few friends at our home
or the Millonaga-- A young
journalist, Nicholas Kalhavsky was
present He had been brought by
Baron Korffe, one OF our guests. Kali
knvsky cherished II bitter hatred
AGAINST a certain high officer who had
been the cause OF the arrest ana pan
lsfment TO siberia Of his sweetheart as
a Nihilist. / must add that the young
journalist carried his arm in sling.
I'VE were playing cards when music
was hoard and we am rushed To the
WINDOW to zee a regiment of mounted
soldiely passing by The officer whom
Jsalkavsky hated rode at the head OK
the regiment.
THREW A BOMB,
BLACKLIST villain" shouted the jour
nalIst Releasing his tetiered hand he
deliberately threw a bomb at the Off
Ger. Ii fell short and did only slight
injury. But Immediately the greatest
confusion ana tumult prevailed, Ia
terror [ ran 20 a small cupboard In an
attic room at the top of the house and,
hiding, listened.
UNDER ARREST,
Il heard the soldiers rush into the
house Mingled with the reports of re-
volvers and the clashing OF swords,
were passionate cries for mercy and
the groans and shrieks of dying men.
Every one was klilcd--mufdered-m
husband Included. excepting the jour
nalist and myself He escaped -Henv-
on only knows hoW-while J was later
found and handed over To the police.
After a detention ~ u hours | was
released and went back 20 my lonely
home.
II was Immediately rearrcsted by
military officials and taken to Gatchi1a,
where WAS connued In "a villa guarded
by soldiers. The military officers said
" the police could not mcte out justice
they would.
II had managed To- conceal the more
valuable Of my ieVelry iu my bosom
But all the rost OF value I'm my house
including over $1,000 In gold was ape
propriated by The police or soldiers.
KNOWING only too well the reason
why I had been sent 20 "a lonely couu-
iry house, ! was happy beyond meas
ure when. by briDna q servant with
a handsome diamond nj sluphr, ring,
managed, late one night TO escape
FLED To siNrAND.
slightly disguised ] stole into the
dark night and with money borrowed
from tne servant travelled t0 Finland
There | SOLD a piece uf jewelry and
Travelled on 90 Berlin, Hero I met "a
geHtleman-lihe myself % Russian ref
ugee W, IA price on his hcnd-who
Eclpcd me TO reach Paris. There | sold
a dinmoN1 ring ana pearl necklace
ari came on To London, arriving ON
Aug, !,
II am cruelty and uniustly suspected
OF completely In the young Journalists
plot to rob the officer OF his life"
Lib Or WEIRD STORY.
Here ends the countess weird story
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