Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-31
" Graf Won -
RlQmen : Schloss.

- nv an invitation from the emperor
a smuress and was thereby made q
- Of Beflin societyf No? Wei, IN
d you now.
wbge In Vienna was invited 70 q
~. ball at the palace. Ny partner
!, the eotillon was a young German,
~ Won Blumen-Schloss. He waa
.ndsOme, refined and Of q noble bear.
His social position was OF tho
y best not only from his personal
Int because he represented one Of
Oldest families of Prussia. l was
untitled American whose father had
esa a pork packer and whose hus-
"A was manufacturer Of shoes.
eyeFtheless Graf Won Blumen- Schloas
ssted me with as much attention az
had been a duchess. When with
no attraction elsewhere could In
"a him to desist from listening to
nat had to say to him or to suspend
a moment his attentive gaze upon
y face. True, was then young and
N some good looks, but I knew It
a. not who held his attention. but a
burtesy inherited from long line Of
Dbles. Besides, when he was with
her women he was apparently quite
much wrapped in them.
BE wore an army uniform and on
breast several decorations. did
know what they represented, but
understood that one Of them had
en bestowed upon him for bravery
battle. l think / should have fallen
love with him If had been single
d given an opportunity. But did
zee him again while in Vienna, and
Ortiy afterward we left for America.
Two or three years after this, while
Philadelphia, stopping at one Of the
hast hotels in that city, on entering
elevator one evening to go up to
rooms was ushered In by a man
Earring the hotel uniform. There was
netting about him that was familiar
ne. The uniform Of a servant SEEM
to resolve itself into that of an
my officer. l heard the strains Of
nee music and was whirling In the
Eman cotillon. l raised my glance
the servants face. Could believe
he was the Graf Won Blumen-
hIOsa.
Bis flaming face told me that It was
Iced be and that he knew me, but he
de no other sign Of recognition.
y did l. The elevator door toward
Itch be waved his hand stood open.
entered and was lifted to the flfth
pU. / could not bear to run the
Of continually meeting my pre-
BUS cOtillon partner reduced to a
want, and the next morning left
hotel.
Three years after that my husband
Fe up business, and we again went
road Being wealthy and abundant
able to keep up a position In any
reign city, we desired especially to
md winter In Berlin, but on arriv-
there my husband, who IL an i'm
bent independent, thorough Amer
n, gave offense to our minister. ana
re was a deadlock upon our en-
ing society. We were about to give
matter up and go elsewhere when
aetning occurred to change our resO-
lon. An invitation came one morn
to attend a ball to be given by
4 and Grafin Won Blumen- Schloss.
was evident, first, that the graf had
amed his original position In the
= and, second, that he knew was
Berlin l assumed that he must
seen me, though 1 had not seen
We made inquiries and learned
ne had married a wealthy and
aed American lady and had recent
oeen appointed an aid-de-camp to
emperor.
went to the ball and were very
eiOusly received by the gra61n, who
aS reason for inviting US that |
we're her fellow countrymen. Ny
eung with her husband In his own |
was naturally constrained. He !
e no mention Of having met me In |
etea, out asked me II he had not
ue IN Europe. l told him that he |
wen my partner at q state ball in |
una Then he appeared to remem-
ne may have been sincere In
s"ng evidence OF recoIlecting just
.e ne had first seen me.
an invitation came to dine
me emperor and empress, which, |
Ouf was inspired by his aId-de-
lne Won Blumen-Schlosses he
q the dinner party. After this
-e welcome everywhere.
~ did either Won Blumen. /
y. OF Ills wife make the slightest /
f" MS having been in Ameri-
= well ignored having met him
- n'ery What inspired his
-. 70 me do not know. II
ave been intended to keen me
" his past or It might have
So1en Of gratitude for my fam
- gnlze him while In a mental
~ Indeed, he might have been
49,. by both Of these causes
IL : came upon his story. Soon
-, Au danced with him IN vienna I
~. reverses deprived him az ia
a1 axe many an EUROPEAN aris-
'ne same Circumstances. he
america and became = aerv-