The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1914-06-12
|CELANDIC MISS
lis LOOKING FOR
AMERICAN man
Daughter of Sea Kings Flees to
New York to Escape Counts
Attentions
HOOKED BY COSMETIC
DISPLAY ON FIFTH-AVE.
ut On the Whole, "Brunnhilde"
Is Rather Fond of the
II. S. A.

NEW YORK, June l2.--iceland ha,
INT us something The faraway
land OF snow mountains and sagas
as made its contribution TO the LAND
the free and the home of the brave
lr who need not marry unless she
ants TO- The contribution is invo!
Xntary on lceland's part. IL is also
ny lovely, very blond, very young
sry courageous and somewhat puz
ed al some American customs
there! You've guessed it's a girl
bat have you really any idea what al
-elandic girl is like? Honest, now
ld you not a sneaking suspicion She
lght TO wear fur union suit on the
Inside. With hood 20 match, and be
ently biting a bit OF Iceland moss or
led walrus hide in place OF chewing
I'm?
Anyhow, that was the reposing men
picture, now happily banished "a
G limbo OF Awful Errors She wears
aris clothes, maize Gol9Fea pumps
I'D hose to match her hair, SKY blue
es, rose pink cheeks that don't rub
h. snow white teeth that show daz
"
IN, and she is small and graceful
She is s and sea kings daughter
Sounds like the moviesJ She says
e is plain Adele Freed, that she
I'd her country because they wanted
marry her TO the Count Wedell.
edellsborg, quite old and stout,
bid that She arrived the other day
ON Copenhagen on the oscar IL.
| am sure, however that she is a
nturesome Nalkyrie from Odin S
aim and tipped across on an aerial
eed her battle armor shining, cry
z. observation-disclosures! as
be- tipped,
Anyhow. she was a regular human
ling, and very charming one, when
saw her In order 10 ask how she
Sed America, or words to that eff
Jet.
In slightly foreshortened English
be replied she liked IL exceedingly,
kept the strange cosmetics on
dies faces, and that she hoped she
lould hnd an American man TO
AIRY, Done into plain words,
Brunnhilde's' comment was thus
New York is what | dreamed il to
F. only better. The men are as
ad hoped, only better. The women
ave exquisite clothes, beautiful feet
hd hands-but ! cannot see their
ces.
why do they put so much strange
uff on their faces? How can the
en- kiss them? Or do they wipe the
ID of their lips first? If they do
bit. does not the color come of upon
he mems mouthss Is IL the fashion
put the paint on the face? Must
do II?
I'm Copenhagen only the ladies OF
Q stage do Il, or the ladies' VINO are
bit refined. | walk 10 minutes on the
ifth-ave. the day arrive, and see
Eery lady with the lavender, pink,
ed white and black UPON her face
hd I'll feel-seeck. | want to
b rub il of clean"
Hastily We changed the subject, and
raulein Freed chatted OF her conn-
y. We put the cosmetics on ice so
speak.
Descendant OF Morse Sea Kings.
ON the side OF her mother who Is
nre Icelandic, the fraulein descends
rom long line of Morse sea kings,
Ieginning with the famed Prince Gid
arald in the seventh century
Her father is Danish official, and
Brunnhilde" has lived in Copenhag-
b several years She Insists, how
ver. that Iceland is land 10 love
Ind admire. despite it's lonely cold
ess and the fact that only one-sixth
its area Is habitable
ReykjavilI. or "Rekayvik," as frau
lin writes II, Is her birthplace There
re no skyscrapers. TO be sure, or
team heat. or porcelain baths for It's
600 citizens, and it's pretty dreary
hen the sun goes TO roost for SIX
honths or so. - But Fraulein Freed
oints with pride to the enlighten-
hent OF the people.
They have more books and news
Iapers.' she says. Tin proportion TO
population than any other country in
Europe And they are wonderful ac'
ors. the Icelanders They know the
I TT OF dramatic word-pictures and
hey love storytelling as no other peo
lie do. IL Is their talent, handed
|own from generations Of saga sing
hrs.
THE women used TO wear beautiful
Costumes that they wove and made
themselves. But now-like myself
| hey are becoming modern and do not
| are for the old, simple things
81 am a born rover ! wish to SEE
| he entire world. But | shall never
|eturn to Iceland or to Denmark II
lind that American man | am seek
|ng,
"You have everything in America
| hat Europe has. and much, much that
Europe has not.
"The man ! marry ] must love. He
must be at least 10 years older than
but not so old as the Count Wed
Illsborg. Only man Of maturity i'm
a woman. Also. must
know him well before marry him
"In America that chance Is given
Lo girls. In Europe II is not. They
have no opportunities to get acquaint
I'D. Marriages are arranged without
regard TO love LoveN exclaim these
howagers. what has that 70 do with
marriage? II is indicate for CIR
TO think OF love-
"Rut think OF It-and shall not
marry without Il. even II am an
what you. call?-an old girl--no-ar
old maiden--all my lifei"
Eraulein Freed IS staying with Mrs
|George Weber, OF Riverside drive. ant
will go later TO Newport where she
has engagements 10 do classic dances
az several private villas
Under the name Nine. Nalkyrien.