The Washington times., 1921-10-23
las Madame Maeterlinck But Never
Story and Intimate Details OF
Romance of All History

liver. He eonesses this when Leipzig in speaking of
he charming Kaetchen Schoenkopf he says; "She per-
ect, except that she loves me-
He says again: In love wishes conquest not So
|surity."
We can trace his history through scandalous adven-
lures and mysterious asons from the innocent Freerca
on to the passionate Corona Schroeder For years he
id not become permanently attached to any woman.
He sacrificed everybody and everything to his ambi
on Flight always his last argument with woman.
the first complication soon the dy grew serious,
mounted his horse and rode away. He mourned he
ep he suffered but his destiny commanded him to con-
himself entirely his work. Upon that he Law.
SHY expended the of force vitality and beauty
with which nature had endowed him, leaving to us the
spectacle of of the greatest exstences the world has
ever
One day accident placed portrait before him. Ah!
he exclaimed What Joy to gaze into the mirror Of her
soul and see the world reflected there"
The Tragedy of Goethe's Loue
The portrait was that Of the lovely Baroness Char
otte Won Stein Goethe planned to meet her. He was
capvated and for years his vagrant heart con-
slant. The world seemed different to him in the light OF
happiness he had never before experienced. His let
ers his prayerfu invocsons to his beautiful idol re-
vealed passionate and growing ardor.
Ehave not time to dwell on the details OF that love-
which, according bographers for time to have
Deen accompanied the pureSt trueSt ndppneSS
The which ended it obscure The great man
fell into gloomy moods, and one night he ran away and
travelled for time in Italy.
When he returned he went to live with Christiane
Vulpus vulgar creature, who after living with him for
twenty years became the legitimate Frau Won Goethe
dignity to which finer women had not aspired.
Biographers have tried in vain to understand the
causes of the separation Of Goethe and Baroness
Stein, who always delightful and whom he always
loved.
But why seek the in the personality of the two
We find them in ChriStiane
Plus. From the moment she definitely installed in
Goethe little house Weimar Baroness Stein
turied there After she left him she committed
of revenge that furnishes her noble character She
wrote bad tragedy in which she casts ridicue upon her
kreat lover
We learn this great truth, that when matter Of
selfish interest arises between great soul and little one,
is usually the latter who will win because she will think
of nothing but her one aim ntil she has attained it.
And now must speak of Maeterinck's marriage, the
event which many of you my American sisters, may be
inclined to view in the light of poignant climax.
must appeal to your indulgence and womanly under
standing of a woman's heart. l must ask you What
would you have done had you been in my placei Would
you have flown into passion of ragef Would you have
indulge in lamentations and collapsed in paroxysm of
despairi
"Rem in With Us, Georgettev'
Would you have Strengthened proudly under the shock
and epted the inevitable with silent resignation
every of you my position would have done
exactly as did Whatever your feelings you would have
looked traight ahead and shown the world smiling face
i wss visiting friends when word to that my
brother wished TO speak with the telephone My