Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1907-01-02
new LIGHT ON
MR." De RAGLAN
Remarkable Story Told By a
Former Member Of His
Household
had A wOMAN'S MANNERS

lad A WOMAN'S MANNEkA
Nl3w YORK, Jan. "a remarkable
story OF the domestic life, of Nicholas
de Raglan. who had three wives" and
when dead was found to be a woman.
was told by Mrs. Lucy Kwitschoff, Of
Paterson, y. J. For. nearly a. year she
lived ia the De Raglan household and
had ample opportunity to observe the
strange relations existing between the
beautiful Russian girl who claimed as
her husband the secretary Of the Cars
consulate in Chicago.
Mrs. Kwitsschoff was formerly Lucy
Ball. and is the daughter OF Mrs. Rob
ert Collinge. who lives in a cottage on
the Little Falls road. near Paterson.
Her father. who died recently was
silk manufacturer. Eight years ago
she married Kwitschoff, who IS OF a
wealthy Russian family. In 1909 she
obtained a divorce. and now supports
her two children by working as a
seamstress.
It was in the early part OF 1902.
after being compelled to leave her
husband. that Mrs. Kwitschof entered
the De Raglan home to do fancy sew
ing. At that time the De Raylans
were living at No 500 California ave-
nue.. Chicago. in prosperous circum-
stances. Besides being secretary Of
the Russian Consulate De Raglan en-
joyed the close confidence Of the con-
sui. Baron schlippenbach.
She Admired Him. n
When read several days ago
said Mrs. ISwitschom yesterday, 'oi
the death at Phoenix. Ariz., OF Nicholas
DE Raglan. the strange circumstance
Of my close relationship with the DO
Raylans during my years stay in theii
home came over me with a vividncs'
that for a time unnerved me. BE h
man or woman, there never was :
person whom I respected and admire
more that Nicholas DC Raglan. Nov
that the disclosure has been made, )
seems queer 10 me that I did nos my
self fathom the mystery Of his sex
But if this individual could completed,
. fool the woman he had married as e
r his true position in society 1t is no
at an strange that I myself was de
! ceived.
q ~ am convinced that Mrs. De Ray
! Ian never knew that her husband wa
I a woman. / enjoyed her closest con
! tdenee for a long time. and when
j look back over the events Of the yea
2 1 was with them the most astounding
thing to me IS the wife's almost insan
e iealously Of De Raglan. II was he
s belief that his neglect of. her was dn
= TO infatuauon for other women. Sh
q loved him with a passion that only
i Russian woman can display, and a
T times she vas half crazed 70 think tina
the affection be Raglan should hav
lavished on her was showered upon un
worthy rivals.
The Divorce.
a.Tho Mrs De Ravian know was tb
one from whom the supposed husban
obtained a divorce in 1908. The oaper
have said that she go the decree. Thi
is not true. De Raglan brought IA
suit and won IT on the ground q
cruelty. and / was a witness OF III
specific act that proved the culminal
ing point In their married life. TIL
= year following the divorce De Rayla
married Annie Davidson, New for
chorus girl, l believe. She is the on
who claimed his body upon his ieat
n from tuberculosis. OF her 1 kno
nothing.
IS THE woman who thought she va
the wife Of the dapper little secretar
G. was one Of the most beautiful I eve
pc met. She was veritable jun
< magnificenty proportional and with
Z wealth Of golden hair AS rule vs.,
r. men DO not rave over their kind .bl
= OF this girl I must say she was
~, splendid crealure-one that any wl
1ll would be proud to cali his wife. Wbf
C. 1 became a member Of the nous ho
as was as much impressed with d
y, dainty femininity OF the husband as
was with the grand womanly quail
d. ties of the wife.
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