- 1 9 3 7 ), ▁became ▁an ▁army ▁officer . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁sister , ▁Sus anne ▁von ▁N ath us ius ▁( 1 8 5 0 - 1 9 2 9 ) ▁became ▁a ▁successful ▁portrait ▁artist ▁in ▁Halle . ▁▁ ▁Els b eth ▁herself ▁remained ▁un mar ried ▁and ▁had ▁no ▁children . ▁ ▁Ev idence ▁of ▁Els b eth ▁char ms ▁as ▁a ▁small ▁child ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁poet ▁and ▁writer ▁of ▁children ' s ▁songs , ▁August ▁Heinrich ▁Hoff mann ▁von ▁Fall ers leben , ▁who ▁visited ▁her ▁father ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁and ▁dedicated ▁twelve ▁songs ▁( including ▁" For ▁Els b eth ▁N ath us ius ") ▁to ▁the ▁infant ▁in ▁a ▁volume ▁published ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁" The ▁Els b eth ▁Album ". ▁▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁to ▁live ▁at ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁as ▁a ▁young ▁adult ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁re located ▁with ▁her ▁wid owed ▁father ▁to ▁Halle ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁▁ ▁Later , ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁she ▁moved ▁to ▁K ass el , ▁living ▁initially ▁in ▁a ▁guest ▁house ▁and ▁later ▁with ▁her ▁younger ▁brother , ▁Wilhelm ▁and ▁his ▁English - born ▁wife , ▁and ▁then ▁moving ▁into ▁a ▁" w omen ' s ▁residence " ▁in ▁the ▁city ' s ▁Wilhelm sh ö he ▁quarter . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁using ▁the ▁pseud onym ▁F . L . B orn , ▁N ath us