Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-11-14
DEATH OF GYPSY QUEEN.

Jessie Habersharn Michele, the
Gypsy Queen" daughter of A. W.
Habersham, OF Baltimore. who some
years ago left her homo to follow the
life OF ilomad, died Saturday oven
ing at the Seton Hospital in Cincln-
natl, shortly after giving birth TO a
girl babe. The dead woman wss %
years old
About five weeks ago the young
woman was carried to a rooming-house
in Cincinnati Ly Gordon Michele. the
gypsv chief. He asked If tho woman
might be allowed to stay there until
the child was born. No objection was
made TO this, and Dr.. Meade was sum-
moncd. He, with the help Of a dis
trict nurse, cared for the woman until
she became so i'll that they wore COM
PEELED to romore her 70 the Seton
Hospital. This occurred last Wednes-
day. but she was too far gone to DC
saved The child. however, is we'll
and healthy and is being held at the
hospital. The boiy of the young
mother will be shipped to the home OF
Mr.. HaherSham in Baltimore for
burial
While dying with her baby i'll her
arms, the mother told OF the hardshrS
in the gypsy life. 1t was during the
awful storm OF last Thursday morning
that she was talking with Sister ST.
pcrior Florrntinr. and she said: Hear
that wind and see that lightning. !"
The sister nodded and the woman
went on to tell OF how in many instances
she had slept undera wagon i'll such a
storm.
You know, sister. l have had 4 very
hard time with the band" continued
the diving girl. 1T vas work, work,
work from morning till night, nothing
but was very strange 10 me and which
it was very hard to get used TO. But
after a while ! did get use! to it. though
it seemed to me that the work grcw
harder az the days went un. l threw
away my good clothes and dressed rs 4
gypsy. Ny hair was allowed to float
in the wind, and ] soon took on the
complexion of a gypsy / became i'll
and they took me 10 Il home where the
people were very good to me. | hope
] will die, because never would feel
like going back 10 Baltimore now. .
Then she sank away ina sleep and died
with her babe in her arms.
Jessie HaberSham Michele, the
"Gipsy Queen" was the daughter of
A. w. HaberSham. Of Baltlmore, and
q member Of one OF the Oldest and most
respected families OF Maryland. She
created quite :: sensation short while
ago, when it became known that she
had married King Jorgas Michele, the
famous leader OF q band Of glpsles.
Surprise was expressed at the time by
society folk that Miss Habersham
should give up the luxury OF q beauti-
tul home to take up the uncertain life
of nomad. But Miss HaberSham ex-
planned it all in few words: / am
tired OF leading the corSeted .ife-that
OF q member Of society-which in the
end, means but so little. / have made
my choice and am satisfied with nay
life ,:
Jessie was the great-great-g grand
daughter of Francis Scott Key, who
wrote The Star-Spanglcd Banner.
She was the great-granddauShter. OF
Mrs. Marie Lloyd Key, one OF the most
famous beauties of the south; grand
niece OF Roger B. TanGy, the justice OF
the Supreme Court who wrote the mo
| mentous bred Scott decision, which
hastened the opening.of tho civil war;
cousin of Lloyd Lowndes, a former gov
ernor OF Maryland; great-grcat-grand-
niece OF the first postmaster general Of
the United States, and niece OF a com.
mandcr in the United States navy.