Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1907-08-30
GIRL B0oKKEEPER WILL
MARRY AUSTRIAN COUNT
MAN IS NOW IN BUSINESS IN NEW
ORLEANS
Patent Of Nobility Was Granted by
Danish King in 1909 and Was
Confirmed by the Austrian
Emperor

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. z5-beIore tHo
close of October Miss Rita Jaichner,
pretty bookkeeper, who lives with her
widowed mother at 1913 South Thirteenth
street, will be a countess.
She will marry Count Leopold j. de
Ferri of New Orleans. scion of one OF the
noblest houses of Austria. man OF great
wealth and distinction, who, despite the
fact that many rich women have cast
their nets for him, has remained true to
his girl sweetheart for more than three
years. &. :.
81 do not care for society women"
Count de Ferri lis quoted as saying. L
want a good girl" And so he has over
looked the fattering attentions of the
wealthy, and will marry the Philadeipnia
girl who for several years has kept books
for her living.
That the wedding did not take place
three years ago is not the fault OF the
count and his bride-to-be. Both wanted
to be welded at that time But Rita tnen
was not yet 10 years old, and her mother,
Mrs. John Jaichner, did not approve OF
early marriages. So she gave her consent
with the proviso that the count wait
until her daughter should be 81 years
of age.
August Rita passed this important
milestone After that engagement an
nouncements were received by her friends
In philadelphia They bore a coat~of-
arms and crest, and read as follows:
Count Leopold j. de Ferri
Chevalier of Honor of the Sovereign,
German Order of Knighthood,
and
Miss Rita Jackner
Announce their engagement.
August, 1907.
New Orleans. La. Philadelphia, Pa.
To the recipients the invitations came
as a surprise At first they did not recog-
nize the name. Then they remembered
the rumored attentions of the count, and
saw that the bridegroom-to-be, manlike,
had forgotten how his affianced spelled
her name. He had had the invitations
printed according to the sound OF the
name.
Unlike most noblemen who come to
America. Count de Ferri Is reputed to be
immensely wealthy. Again, unlike mis-
class, he scorns the life Of dnettante'
and has gone in for business. 10 con
tinue the dissimiarity, ne is marryingsfor
love, and the object or his aHectloIis 10
comparatively poor.
He has gained considerable eminence as
an aeronaut. having taken part in ascen-
sions in Europe and this country, notably
In the contests at the Louisiana Purcnase
axnosition In st. Louis in 1904. He is also
known as one of the most prominent
dealers in automobiles in the crescent
city. He also does a large business IN the
sale of balloons.
As TO his family, the Count de Ferri
can boast of a line OF noble ancestry for
several centuries The family originally
was Padauan. The patent of nobility was
granted by King Edward Nv OF Denmark,
who ennobled the wealthy citizen Pelle-
prini de Ferri with the title of count Tor
notable services rendered and Tor lavish
entertainment at the time of the King
visit to Italy in 17O9.
When Padua passed under Austrian con-
trol the title of the De Ferris was con-
armed by the Austrian emperor Years
ago the family emigrated from Italy 10
Austria. and, has made its seat In tnat
country. Several times the FAMILY mas
been the recipient of marked favors from
ROYALTY. the latest being conferred when
the emperor sent to Ferri in this country
the cross and insignia OF chevaller OIL the
Sovereign Order of Knighthood.
This honor is rarely conferred, because
20 ha eligible to the order the individual
must belong to a family with record OF
two hundred years of nobility, who is a
strict Catholic. 1t is probable that Count
T,eonold Is the only member Of the order
in this country.
perhans the most unusual feature of the
approaching marriage is that Miss Jaich-
ner is a modest, unassuming little GIRL
who. like her husband, earns her own Nv
ING She is a bookkeeper in downtown
office, and every day, from o'clock until
s. she is working industriously away over
her ledgers as though she were not am
anced to count and soon to enter the
ranks of the nobility.
Her father, John Jaichner, years ago
was head of one of the largest cork FAC
tories in Europe. His home was In Paris
The family lived in northern France ana
49, name of Jaichner was known
thronehout the continent. But reverses
came. and Jaichner the elder retired with
the remnant of his fortune, and came to
America. Eleven years ago he died