The Washington times., 1938-06-25
YEARS QUARREL
LED UP TO BABS'
RIFT WITH MATE
Education of Son Set
Off Final Row

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News Service.)
NDON, June IS Q.N.S)
Countess Barbara Won Haugwitz
Reventlow's current dispute will
her Danish nobleman husband i
the climax of a series of contro
verSies over more than year, In
ternational News Service can re
veal today.
The romance of the American
born heiress to the Woolworth mil
lions and Count Kurt Won Haug
witzReventlow first struck a rec
in the early part Of last year
when they had their first serious
Quarrel.
Intimates Of the former Bar
bara Hutton and the count de
scribed this first episode not a!
a mere lovers quarrel, but as {
real falling out"
SONS SCHOOLING CAUSE
They said it was followed by 9
series of lesser riffs which have
led up to the present contro
versy, which originated in a diff
ference of opinion on the future
education of the countess two
year-old son, Lance.
Though these major and LESSEE
quarrels all we're patched up
until the current, one-it Was
learned the relations between the
couple after the first serious ar
gument were never the same a.
during the early period of theil
marriage.
And so today, while there !!
little apparent chance of a per
manent reconciliation between
the count and countess, she il
now reported feeling in a better
frame Of mind than she has al
any time since the present dispute
flashed across the front pages.
mot BAD AS SEEMS"
International News Service
learned that she told one intima te
friend this morning not to worry
about her, adding:
Things are not as bad as
they SEEM"
Circles close to the countess
would not be surprised if she went
to the country for the weekend
For the past week she has beer
living in close seclusion in tho
heavily guarded Winfield House
her palatial London residence.
Reports, however, that she Is
preparing to leave England, posi-
bly, for the United States with her
baby son, are strongly doubted by
persons in the best position to
know.
CONFERENCES CITED
These circles pointed out that
her presence in this country is
virtually essential for the compli.
Gated legal negotiations in which
she is constantly being consulted.
She has been holding frequent
conferences with legal, financial
and medical advisers.
Intimate friends of the countess
consider it most unlikely that she
would complicate or prejudice
matters at this stage by doing
anything so ill-advised as leaving
the country"
The countess, supported by the
foremost legal talent in England,
is represented as fully satisfied
with the strength of her position
and is content to let the struggle
be fought out legally.
AS regards the safety Of the
countess and Lance, scarcely a
safer spot could be found than
Winfield House, with its elaborate
barricade, it's army of servants
and guards, and with the friendly
watchfulness of Scotland Yard.
In addition, the fact that q
warrant is outstanding for arrest
of the count should he set foot
in England, makes it certain the
countess would be informed the
moment he entered England.
!. SETTLEMENT SOUGHT
: Relatives and friends of both
are still trying to arrange an out
wardly amicable settlement. anc
: the affair is now expected to drat
out for probably another week.
Whether the dispute between
the countess and her husband will
be permitted to reach a court
room climax is a matter for keer
speculation in view of latest de
velopments. Some quarters are in
clined to think it may.
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