Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1907-09-20
JULIA KUTTHER'S
STORY OF LOVE,
Graphic Recital Of Part She
Played In Earle Separation.
TRIED HARD TO MAKE PEACE
Artists Soul Affinity Says She Would
Have Considered Il Growing Glory
Of Her Life to Have Reeoneiled Earle
and His Wife-latter Would Not
Consent and Urged Marriage.

taius of Orange county, " Y, and In
the protection of her brother Alfred,
Miss lula Kuttner. the soul affinity
of Ferdinand Pinney Earle, the artist
who sent his wife back TO France that
he might marry Miss Kuttner, told TO
correspondent of the New YORK
American a remarkable story of love,
suffering. sacrifice and exalted ideal
ism. declaring she had tried To reunite
Earle and his wife and would gladly
give him up. though she loves him, II
his wife would consent.
IL am not an interloper," Miss kutt-
ner said. Il have not come between
this man aud his wife. Mrs. Earle Is
not martyr This day | would glad
" give him up for duty's sake, al
though he is the only man | have ever
loved. if the wife would consent, but
she will not. 1t was she who urged
me to ill the need in his life which
she admits she has been unable to
meet.
Il tell YOU honestly and in all ear
nestneSs that when went to the home
of the Eurles, when | accepted the hos
pitality of this mans wife, my object
was absolutely this-to effect rec
onciliation between the two. ! knew
they had not been happy. He had told
me so Ale had revealed the situation
to me-in its every aspect, | came over
here from Europe with the express
purpose of accomplishing a reconellia-
ton | changed my planS-caMe over
month earlier than | had Intended
simply to bring them together.
''In spite of the fact that this man Is
so dear to me would have considered
it the browning glory of my life had
] been able to bring these two into a
perfect understanding. The highest
form of love is unselishness. | would
have gIoried in performing this high
est of all loves Offices
Miss Kuttner was utterly over
whelmed by the notoricty that had
come to her.
why" she said. with a gasp, "it
seems incredible that all this storm
should be raised over an affair that Is
purely private and absolutely no ones
concern but our 6n. To think that l
who always have stunned publicity
and who dreaded notoriety as Il lnoSt
deadly thing, should he compelled tt
face the public in this way. Oh, Il
is unfair! Why. no one knows the
true stoFy-no one really guesses the
real facts. Come out under the trees
t,I 7 +,
tell you the truth want you to give
the real situation just as | tell it,
She turned and led the way to s
large Hat rock under a big spreading
tree. MOtiOning me to sit there, Sh'
flung herself on the grass, schoolgirl
fashion, with her hands casped abou
her knees, and faced me with straight
forward, candid eyes. Her brother
following, threw himself down besid,
her. Here is a picture of this youn:
girl about whose strange beliefs ant
unconventional attitude the who'll
world is talking as she looked whel
she told her story:
A clean cut, high bred, attractiv
face, losing none of its feminine
charm because of its intellectually
The eyes-clear, unfinching, absolute
ly candid in their gaze-are gra
blue in color, with lashes of brown
The brows are darker than her hail
which is of that indefinite brow
which deties exact classification. Sh
wears it brushed back from her fore
head in a low pompadour that escape
severity because of its loose waves
Her forehead is one of her most a
tractive features. 1t is peculiarly e,
pressive and bespeaks Temperament
as well as earnestness of though
Miss Kuttner's face is a long oval, th
cheeks round and girlsh, the Chi
sensitive, the nose straight and come
ly, the mouth pretty and turned up d
the corners. She has even white teet
that CLEAN delightfully."- when sh
smiles. Her plump figure girlish
outline, was attired for mountai
tramping.
Her physical characteristics are nc
noticed so much as her manner, he
facial expression and her voice, whic
Is exceedingly lovely-soft, well modl
lated and cultured. She is TWENTY-FIVE
years of age, but she has the menta
ity and poise of a much older woman
Continuing, Miss Kuttner said:
81 would never come between an
man and his wife. This proceeding
something to which Mrs. Earle not onl
agrees, but of which she is glad. Sll
regards my friendship for Mr.. Earl
as a blessing to them both, as til
means by which she shall secure fire,
dom from an unhappy alliance and
chance for happiness for herself in tt
future"
'You mean Mrs. Earle intends
marry again.
"She certainly will marry again
she finds an opportunity to win the d.
nestle felicity she has missed. ST.
has talked the matter over with me
every aspect, and she confessed to N
she is glad of the chance to seek hal
piness in her native land.
at is all such sacred thing to m
] wish you knew how | dislike to a.
init the public into this sanctuary
my heart. One thing wish distinct
understOOd--not for worlds would
give tuls story were 1t NOT Tor the co
ditions which force me to clear N
self. 1t is because of misapprehe
Eions, gross errors in the statemen
given out, that | consent to lay ba
my experience. am doing this b
cause think it only justice to myse
to my friends and family and to Il
EarlpS. | will say that with this IL