The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-27
Ken1per Hall Girl May
Lose Her Titled FiGnce
Miss Louisa Fletcher, Former Kemper Hall Girl Whose En-
gagement to German Count Was Announced Recently,
May Not Wed into Nobility After All.

Miss Louisa Fletcher, the Indiana
polls girl, formerly a student at KEN
per Hall in Kenosha, whose engage
ment to Count Won Schemttow, of
Pommerzig, Prussia, was announced
several weeks ago, may not marry into
the German nobility after all accord
ing to dispatches from New York
reaching Kenosha this morning. Miss
Fletcher arrived in New York recent
ly aboard the Berengaria and quickly
denied the reports to the effect that
the alliance with the titled house was
threatened but despite her statements
it is known that some difficulties have
arisen which love must overcome if
the match is to become a reality.
Miss Fletcher, whose quest for con-
sentiment has been noted in the press
in considerable detail before this, had
radiograms which she received in
midocean to show that the gently
fluttering passion inadequately de-
scribed as love was still agitating
the noble bosom of the scion of castle
Won Schmettow, of Pommerzig, Prus-
! STA.
Comes F. o. B. indianapolis.
There was an understanding that
the Count Won Schmettow, if he
really should marry into the glamor-
Gus whirl of the haute monde of
Indianapolis, will come fully
equipped as to his own trousseau
which will be one sensational de-
parture from noble custom. He will
be equipped, moreover, with a self
renewing bankroll, which will be an
other. So, altogether, the case came
under the heading of new business
and Miss Fletcher was much beset by
the ship news reporters who asked
her this and that.
There had been rather ominous in
timations that the counts father
whose name also is Count Won
Schmettow, was not exactly as
frantic as he once was to establish
| kinship with the prominent Fletcher
family of Indianapolis, even though
Miss Fletcher's father is banker
named Stoughton A. Fletcher. Re-
ports of Papa Fletcher's recent finan-
cial reverses are supposed to have
reached Won Schmettow's ears.
Papa Count Baking.
Papa Won Schmettow had demurred
in the customary gentle manner OF
noble German papa filing de-
murrer. He had discussed the mat
ter with Miss Fletcher, personally, in
Berlin, following which consultation
Miss Fletcher started for home.
Now all this left an impression
which Miss Fletcher desired to cor
rect when she arrived.
Her romance with Count von
Schmettow was so formal his par
ents had to propose to her for him
Miss Fletcher said She was not
wearing an engagement ring.
Her betrothed is "a.
eve were to have been married
Aug. 49," she said, 'but 1 guess the
date was unlucky.
Kissed Only on Cheek.
Questioned about her courtship
the daughter of the Indianapolis
banker and stock breeder declared
her noble bethrothed had followed al
the customs of approved German
etiquette.
German noblemen are very for.
mall" Miss Fletcher said II have
never been kissed on the lips by my
dear Gottfried. In accordance with
the best German customs he has
taken only the privilege of kissing
my cheek.
81 have been engaged to American
! bows of Boston, New York and Chi