Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-30
was broken off. She coult
not bear that he should marry another.
Odd Marriage ENHANCEMENT.

A curious marriage which was cele-
brated last November in London is short
ly to occupy the attention of the German
courts.
The wife. who is suing for divorce. was
the Viscountess de Civry. granddaughter
of Duke Carl of Cumberland who fled
from the revolution in his capital in $50.
and after Il checkered career. IN which
one constant element was the amaSsing
of an enormous collection of Jeweiry,. died
in 1874 in Geneva, leaving the greater
part of his huge fortune to that town
on condition that it immortalized him
by a statue.
Last year. while the suit of the lady's
family for the recovery of the Bruins
wick millions had not yet been decided
against it. she made the acquaintance OF
Count Wolf Won Eckbrecht Won Durck-
helm Montmartin. who. although twenty
five years her junior. took leave from
the cuirassi regiment in which. he was
lieutenant and off with hersto Lon
don. where they got married Thence
they went to Paris. where the husband
learned the result of the suit, and at
once abandoned his wife TO join another
regiment to which he had been trans
ferred
None of his comrades knew he had
been married One day when he was
absent on prolonged leave the commander
of the regiment was much astonished by
the appearance of lady who called her
self Countess Durckheim. and asked Tor
news as TO the whereabouts of her nus
band This the colonel was unable 10
give her. but she was able. on her own
account to discover that he had taken a
smart fiat in Berlin. Here she found
him with another woman. with whom
he was living.
Kiss That Was Not Paid.
The Importance of the mustache aues-
ton in Germany will shortly be mani
tested in a trial in the Rhine .rovince.
in which a wealthy silk manufactures is
suing an actress fer damacts in connec-
ton with the loss of his luNuriant facial
adornment The manufacturer made the
acquaintance of the actress, young ana
beautiful comedy artistic socially. Meet
ing her at a dinner party few weeks
later he extracted from her a promise IN
give him a kiss. She said she would IL
he promised to shave off his mustache-
That was a heavy forfeit. as his mus
tache was locally famous and gave ITS
possessor a reputation for masculine
beauty of which he WAS exceedingly
proud Eventually he brought himself
however. to visit the barber. and had his
muStache shaved off.
He informed the actress that her condi-
ton had been fulfilled and that he was
ready for the kiss: but to his consterna-
ton he was notified that the lady had
meantime become engaged and could net,
therefore. keep the bargain. The disap-
pointed cavalier has taken his case 10
court. and demands that the actress
either be compelled TO kiss him or be or
dered TO pay $40 Tor breach Of contract.
Gold in New Guinea.
The Cologne Gazette learns that the re-
ports which have been current for several
years with regard to the existence OF
gold in German New Guinea have recent
ly been confirmed by "muiilateJ dis
Patch from the German governor Dr.
Hail
Herr won BennigSen a former governor
of German New Guinea who may. Jcr-
maps. be assumed To be the Rhenisn iJur-
nails authority in this instance. suggest
that since the Huon Gulf syndicate has
allowed its concession TO lapse the Ger
man authorities might find IL advantage
Gus to grant digging rights TO all appH-
cants without regard to their nationality.
The suggestion is interesting in view of
the fact that Australian diggers and pros
pectorS are believed TO have been at r<
In the southern and comparatively un-
explored portion Of the German colony
for several years. In this connection IL
may be noted that the ultimate possibility
of a discussion of British and German
mining rights along the boundary Of Brit
ish and German New Guinea ~ suggested,
and the Rhenish journal outlines pro
posalS for rectitication of the frontier
by making the Hira river the natural
boundary between British and German
territory.
lea Is being strongly recommended by
the German military u:lorities as "a Eey-
erdge for troops on long marches in place,
OF the coifee which has hitherto been the
sole reireSilment supplied. Spe, ial tea
maxim. machines are being constructed
for the purr Csc.