The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-20
pAppENAElM'S BRIDE.
The American Girl rinds Uerseif n Sort
OF Countess that Doesn't Count


cision Of Prince luitpold, Regent Of Bavaria,
that the American wife Of Count Maxi.
milan Won rappenheim cannot be re-
Ccivcd ~ the wife Of the head Of the family
at the BaNarian Court. This practically do
tines two matters: First, that the members
0i the pappcnhcim family are still regarded
by the sOYercigns OF Europe as Of royal rank.
and as such eligible fOr marrying into ROY al
families: second, that Miss Wheeler can
only rank as far as the precedence. Of
course, is concerned. rs the morganatic wife
~ her husband, Count Macmillan.
This, OF course. is n terrible blow tO the
needy scions of mcdiatizod princCly fami-
dies anxious 90 regulate their badly tarn-
ssOcd Coroncts az the expense of American
fathers " mothcrs-in-law. once, they ar.
que, the American girl discovers that The
title she marrics only exists as far as she IL
concerned among her servants and retain.
Crs, she viii tail tO sec where the bait comes
boa which has tempted her tO part with her
millions Oi doWry, \ C0rVnCt is not worth
d quarter dollar unless 10 is received as
couOnot among other Coroncts. and that Is
exactly what The trouble is in the Pappen-
hcim-M hcclcr alliance. Miss Wheelers
money j. readily taken o. pay on the debts
un the estate of The fappenhcim family, bat
because Count NaNimuian has married " a
pltbcian American" De is forced 10 stem
down from his position as head Of the fam
i.1 and retire into the ohscuriy of forfeited
rauk.
GO understand entirely the position Of the
lippouhcIm ldmAy enc must become "A lt-
uc ht 90 "a student ot history. In brief. an
thc beginning 90 tnc present century that
ri'ai sircich OF European territory now
known as the German empire was divided
and suh-diNidod into two or three score of
sovereign states, Kingdoms. grand duke
u0me, duAcdoms aud priuripalities.
among the minor s0,erci-ntics ranked a
territory owned ly tac Counts Won pappcn-
ncim. Who were 60 all intcnts and purposes
- Iudcpeudea, boo their sovereign rights
.- flr ruler ni Monaco, or. To- take a
larger Instance, ~erNia is at the pres
tri day. THE allies Of 1913. after having
BUNDLED the pride of the First Napoleon
auu r.stYr,d the Bourh0us 90 the throne of
France. rcsculcd Germany I'm other
words. .thc King of Prussia absorbed sol
many puuc'p1htIcs. and The Kings OF Wur-
t.mHrr- and Bavaria absorbed others. The
fapponhclm principally fen to the King of
Bavaria. hut Boo order Co save their family
pride the PapponhcimS were made hcredi- |
flI peers iu every sense Of ih" Vord % the
r.t4lrulcrof Ha,arin and "cncn ccborch SO
DlANt .lruI with each and every sOyer-
.-n prince of Germany That. of course,
m-ant equal Iu marriage.
Sine. dat time. JOS tle Almanac de- Gotha
will show. Counts nt lappcnhelm aud
counts No several other little territories
V...l Ur.. claimed sovereign rights, have
i..n mHuNm- u taD ordinary everyday
rIL- .f humanity, and probably no par
f.uiar comment would h1Nc been made of
Count NaNmIiau'- marriage but for the
Ur.ruf IlNIlaiinu with wtich twas greeted |
lt fh. American newspapers. particularly |
fN.-. off IlIJi. 'rHla. copies ni New urk. |
Philadelphia. Baltimore. and Boston papers |
were sent broadcast 60 Nl the American |
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