The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-08-24
Woman Snubbed in Sweden
Can Choose Between Two
Royal Suitors.
ASKED PRESIDENT
TO FIRE" GRAVES
Story of Love Affairs Recalls Clash
With Minister and the State
Department.

NEW YORK. Aug. A-It was learned
yesterday from New York friends Of
Mime. Ida Won Claussen, the beautiful
American who unnecessarily attempted
10 get herself presented at The Swedish
court in 1907. that she viii soon be per
scna grata at any court in Europe.
Nine. Won Claussen is now in Rene.
ami II Is rumored that she viii shortly
become a princess. She can be either
one OF TWO kinds-Russian or Italian.
ReporI has il that Prince Paul Ourou-
son, OF Russia, and Prince SfOrza Gaze
zhrini, OF Rome, are IN close race FOR
her hand.
Nine Won Claussen, in April OF last
year. besieged President Roosevelt and
The State Department az Washington III
an effort TO have Charles II. Graves,
American minister 10 Sweden. recalled
from his post for snubbing ner-
Nine Won ClaUssen is the daughter OF
q New York merchant, Adolph Claus
sen, and a granddaughter OF Matthe"
Byrnes, contractor who ncurisheo III
New York a generation ago. She In
herited fair fortune from ByTnes and
on coming of age became wcu known
as a young woman with original IDEAS
Her girlhood had been passed IN the
willie her mother having died when she
was a child. She is now about thirty
three years old,
She Obtains Divorce.
In 1899 she was married 10 DIT william
Francis Honan, from whom she obtain
ed a divorce in 1868 in South Dakota
With her hve-yeaT-old daughter sle
then went 10 Germany and resumed her
r-elA NIT
..y-on. she said at the time she had
discovered that she was Of noble Ger
man blood from her cousin, Geheimral
Won Bramann. who has ten decorations
OF honor for operating on Emperor FRITZ
and other deeds of distinction"
In the summer OF 1905, Nine Won
CIaussen was introduced 20 King Oscar
Of Sweden at lawn fete at Wiesbaden.
Her sponsor was an officer OF the SWed-
ish navy, and Mrs Won Claussen al
WAYS insited that her presentation was
at King Oscars request.
The King gave her a general invita-
ton to call if she ever visited Sweden
AT least. Nine. Won Claussen had De
clared something more than a hundred
times that he did, and she insists. also
that he gave her a signed photograph
Of himself and informed her that al
doors IN Sweden would open wide TO her
on the strength of it.
a wear or so later Nine. Won Claussen
vent to Sweden and flashed the photo
craph of the Kings chamberlain. He
sent her to Minister Graves. explaining
that Americans were invariably pre-
Ernted at court through their own min
'ster and that it would he just as wen
for her to comply with the routine etl-
c5otte Nine. Won Claussen promptly
descended on Minister Graves and Mrs.
Graves.
Asks Fer Credentials
on the score that she had not brought
rrgae- credentials from America. Mr.
Graves .psofessed himself unable 10 get
Ter presented Nine Won Claussen forth
with went 10 her trunks and eEtricated
What she considered perfect credentials,
as follows:
IA bill for 500 marks for a surgical
uue-ation indorSed. This is the famous
surgeon who took 1850 marks worth
Cf appendiE from me
Letters from a New York trust
company showing that she had money
3u the bank.
persons one indorsed: This is the
laudsUmcst man i'm Paris.
ia letter from a Frenchman, saying
shat Ia could not live without seeing
call again soon.
These credentials did not look good
enough go Mir Graves. 50 ne turned
Mime. Won Claussen's presentation di'-
lI5CatiOn down From her hotel Nine.
Non CIaussen wrote him and his wife
naive letters Of many pages apiece.
begging that she be presented. one or
the letters had this;
Il assure YOU America has worked
hard in developing me, ana / am sure
you will take great pleasure In know
ing rae as your country
When Nine. Won Claussen shortly
thereafter returned TO America she
went TO Washington as the crow flies
Straightway she went 10 see President
Roosevelt, but was barred by the i'm
passive Mr.. Loeb.
Says She'll Sue.
Nine Won Claussen left Washington
vowing that she was going TO sue the
President. Mr. and Mrs. Graves. Mr..
Root, and Loeb in the Supreme Court
Of the United States.
Returning to New York, Nine. Won
Claussen asked Magistrate House. in
Jefferson Market court for "a warrant
for the arrest of a man named Knowles,
10 whom, she said, she had paid $3.50 on
condition that he help her write her
book, Ida Won ClausSen's Square Deal.
or Embassy Life Abroad She com
planned that Knowles disappeared after
receiving the money and without doing
3 stroke OF work for her. The book was
never published
Nine. Won Claussen's name and that
Of Prince OurOusOff have been coupled
before. She was reported engaged 10
hum year ago. Tile Ourousoffs are
next TO the imperial Romanohs in the
aTiEtOCTaCy Of Russia. and Prince Paul