Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1894-07-24
 ROYAL AMAZONS.
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 Military Rank.


 laughing at the practice that has long been in vogue among the various reign ing families of conferring military titles upon expresses, queens and prin- eesses of the blood. Indeed, there is scarcely a royal lady of any im- pertanee in the old world who does not figure on the roster of some regiment either as captain, major or eolonel-in- chief Queen Vistoria even-in her younger days, it is true-reviewed her troops at Aldershot arrayed in the scar let and gold lace tunic of full general, sustaining from the regulation cooked hat, and wearing instead a sort of Gainsborough with a long. waving plume Moreover, she holds at the present moment the coleneley of the First Prussian Dragoon guards, and has occasionally, when receiving her grandson, affixed the shoulderstraps of that regiment to her dreas. Three of her daughters-in-law hold commissions as officers, the princess of Wales being colonel of Danish regiment of cayal- ", the duchess of Saxe-Coburg-G colonel of a Prussia regiment of grena- h ment, and the duchess of Connaught commander of the Sixty-fourth regi- ment of Prussian infantry formerly under the orders of her father, the famous cavalry general, Prince Fred erick Charles. Only one of Queen Vic toria's own daughters possesses the right to array herself in martial attire, and that is her eldest child, the wid- owed Empress Frederick of Germany. She is colonel-in-chief of the Second regiment of Prussian hussars and, with wearing it's busby and dolman, she rode at the head of her corps through the streets of Berlin on the occasion of the triumpha1 entry of the victorious army into the metropolis at the close of the Franco-German war.
 The empress of Russia is coIonel-in- chief of no less than four regiments of MuscoYite cavalry, while her sister-in- law, the Grand Duchess Nladimer, is forced to cantent herself with the com mand of mere infantry regiment of the line. The old and infrm Grand Duchess Constantine, aunt of the czar (the lady who was robbed of her jewels by her now exiled eldest son for pre- sentation to the Philadelphian adven- turess Miss Hattie Blaekford, alias Fannie Leaf.9 is colonel of the Six teenth regiment of dragons. Her daughter, the widowed Grand Duchess Vera, whose husband, Duke Eugene of Wurtemburg, is generally reported to have perished much in the same way as the late Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus tria, is commander of the Nijni-Novge- rod infantry regiment. Duke Eugene was officially stated to have succumbea to sn attack of cholera at Dusseldorf after & few hours illness this being the pretext given for the mystery ob- served in connection with his demise and his funeral. the latter taking place In the dead of the night According to the story current in the various Ger man courts he was killed by husband whose honor he had betrayed Some say that he fell in duel, others again that it WIS in ambush, while according to third version it was his assailant's wife herself who gave him his coup de grace.
 The Grand Duchess Veras sister, the queen of Greece, enjoys the distinction Of being the only petticoated admiral in Europe. having been appointed tq that rank in the Mnscovite feet by her cousin, the ezar. From her earliest childhood Queen Olga has been accus- toned to the sea, a fact due i'll great measure to her father having been the sailor prince of Russia and the high ad- mirsl of the empire. Like the late Lady -Brassey, Countess Andrassy and a num- bsr of other sea-loving ladies, she has passed the examination and received the diploma of full-fedged sailing master, and is able to navigate both sailing vessels and steamships as if she had done nothing else all her life. She uses her yacht just as constantly as other ladies do their carriages, and en- joys nothing so much as a stiff breeze 1t was not only with the object of pay ing gracious tribute to this state, but also with political object in view, that the czar appointed her admiral in his navy the other day. Russia stands sorely In need of a port in the eastern portion of the Mediterranean, where she can coal and provision her ships preparatory to making her eventual descent upon Constantinople, which is within striking distance of the Piraus.
 As admiral-in-chief of the Mediter- ranean squadron of Russia Queen Olga can scarcely refuse hospitality to what are practically her own ships, flying her own pennant, and hence the czar, by means of this pretty compliment, really acquired Athens as a convenient headquarters for his navy in the east ern waters of the great inland sea Queen Olga's nomination is of quite recent date and is as yet unique of its kind; and it remains to be seen whether other sovereigns will follow the exam pie of Alexander III. in the matter Perhaps we may yet live to see not only Admirals, but also captains, lieutenants and common sailors of the fair sex with fat old boat women in the guise of boatswains, In that event it would be well to change the shape of the naval ensign and to substitute in it's place that flag hoisted on memorable occa- sion by Midshipman Easy, a flag 10 which all mankind owes not always conscious legiance-namely fem mine petticoat.
 Of all these royal and imperial anna Eens there are only two who have ever been under fire and won on the field of battle the right to don military attire otherwise than in an honorary capacity. One of them is ex-Queen Marie of &an1as Al.