The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-10-14

In the Wertheim circle Dollys mother
Is quoted as saying that her daughter
should not marry until she was TWEEN
ty-two, but that her mother did not
have the least objection TO her hav-
ing extra-matrimonlal relations be-
tween eighteen and twenty-five "but
she must not have the same friend
for more than two weeks running
Metternich has proved that Frau
Wertheim, because Dolly did not fall
wholly into the idea of sacrificing her
self to promote her mothers social
ambitions. felt bitter toward the girl.
once il was shown that the wife Of
the wealthy storekeeper had publicly
eXcoriated her daughter as being an
utterly immoral person, using Ian
guage that the German newspapers
found impossible to print.
"You shan't marry commoner,"
the mother. It was testified once told
her daughter, unless it's n Wander
bilt or Rothschid," and again she
is said to have publicly declared Of
the Duke Of the Abruzzi: 1T looks
as If he was just about ready to fall
into Dolly arms
The young nobleman accused OF
forgery. fraud and card cheating fur
ther retorts on the wealthy German
dame that no sooner had she made
the discovery that he was distant
connection of the house OF Hapsburg
than she began Systematically to par
ade him everywhere as near relation
Of the Emperor of Austria.
Army Officers Take Action.
He says her disgusting quarrels
with her daughter and the parvenu
character of the house became so no.
torious that the colonels of regiments
in Berlin issued strict orders to their
subordinate officers to ef,hew the
" erthem house, its dinners ana It's
entertainments
81 was so wholly accepted as Dol
lys future husband" said Metternich
that her mother permitted me access
to Dolly's boudoir. and | have often
sat ON a big divan until . and 3 o'clock
in the morning We kissed ana cud-
aled for hours. just as two lovers
would"
Would that be strange II Fraulein
Dolly was of an immoral character?"
he was asked.
perhaps not" replied Metternich.
''but under the actual circumstances.
my being admitted there with her
mothers knowledge. could suppose
! was regarded as. anything exceot
the future son-in-law or the family?'
Frau Wcrtheim has asserted that
during all the time that Metternich
says he was her daughters accepted
suitor Lieut.. Won Wetter was really
the man that she expected would mar
ry her daughter. The lieutenant, a hand
some young officer. was called To the
stand and admitted that at one time
he was candidate for Dolly's hand.
Il soon gave up my attentions 10
her.' he testified, when / learned
that in order to marry Dolly ! should
be Obliged to quit my regiment"
Further, he said. he then Informed
Frau Wertheim that he had given up
all intention of asking Dolly's hand in
marriage.
DOughnuts the Only Good Food.
The storekeeper's social climbing
wife called to the witness stand guests
ct the New Years Eve dinner when
she asserted that she had sent the
Count for fresh doughnuts to the Hot
al Esplanade, thus 10 prove that he
was regarded merely as lackay In
her household. one witness, gruffly
spoken officer of the army; answered
in this regard
'I have no idea where the dough
nuts came FROM but | do know they
were the only edible food we got that
night. The dinner itself was un-
81 reakably bad
The National Zeitung has added a
fresh sensation TO the news OF the
Metternich affair with a declaration
that I'm the last twelve months Vert.
helm the stortkeeper, has lost more
than a million dollars through bat
management, and that he has sold tn,
famous Berlin shop to none other
than the Kaiser's millionaire friend
Prince Egon Fuestenburg