The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1894-07-26
ROYAL AMAZONS
Some NOblewomen of Europe wi
Military Rank


is scarcely a royal lady of
portance in the old world who
hgure on the roster of some l
either as captain. major or co
chief. Queen Victoria even
younger days, it is true-revie
troops at Aldershot arrayed in
let and gold lace tunic of full
abstaining from the regulation
hat, and wearing instead al
GalnsborOugh with long
plume. Moreover. she holds
present moment the colonel
First Prussian Dragon gual
mas occasionally, when rece
grandson. affixed the shoulder
that regiment to her dreas.
her daughters-in-law hold comb
as officers. the princess of WalJ
colonel of Danish regiment d
ry, the duchess of Saxe-Cobun|
colonel of a Prussia regiment q
dlers and of a Russia drago1
ment, and the duchess of Coz
commander of the SixtzsT
ment of Prussiap--izzE
under the orders OF ~
famous cavalry general, PrAt
erick Charles. Only one of G
toria's own daughters pos III
right to array herselfin mar Y
and that is her eldest chill
owed Empress Frederick of
She is colonel-in-cbef of T sf
regiment of PrussiaI hussars, ri
wearing its busby and dol PIG
rode at the head of her corpst I
the streets of Berlin on the oci Ri
the triumphal ENTITY of the lis
army into the metropolis at thy Poi
the Eranco-GermaI war.
The empress of Bussia is cfn-
chief of no less than four reg Il o1
Muscovite cavalry while her Sin
law. the Grand Duchess Vlad is
forced to cantent herself with tn
nand of a mere infantry reglnof
the line. The old and intirmld
Duchess Constantine, aunt OF tlr
tthe lady who wasrobbed OF heIls
by her now eXiled eldest son e
sentati0n to the Philadelphlanl-
turess. Miss Hattie Blackfords
Fannie Lear. is colonel of tx
teenth regiment of dragoonsr
daughter, the widowed Grand Is
Vera. whose husband, Duke Euif
Wurtemburg, is generally repoo
have persisted much in the sames
the late Crown Prince Rudolph u
tria. is commander of the Mimi
rod infantry regiment. Duke y
was officially stated to have sued
to an attack of cholera at DuS
after few hours illness, thisJ
the preteXt given for the myst
served in connection with his
and his funeral, the latter takin.
in the dead of the night. Accord
the story current in the yariou8
man courts he was killed by a hi
whose honor he had betrayed.
say that he fell in duel SS>ys
that it was in ambush .
to a third version it was his It's
wife herself who gave hiIngde
grace.
The Grand Duchess Vera'she
queen of Greece. enjoys theon
of being the only petticoatfal
in Europe. having been alto
that rank in the Muscoviteher
cousin. the car. From est
childhood Queen Olga has us-
toned to the sea, fact Fat
measure to her father havt he
sailor prince of Russia and 3ad-
miral of the empire, Like tdy
Brassey. Countess Andrass I'M
Der of other sea-loving Lad has
passed the examination aed
| the diploma of a full-t1eqlng
master, and is able to moth
sailing vessels and steamS she
had done nothing else all Hhe
uses her yacht just as as
other ladies do their carl en-
Joys nothing so much as eze.
It was not only with the pay
ing gracious tribute to but
also with a political Oh Jew,
that the ear appointed in
his navy the other day. nds
sorely in need of a port Nern
portion of the Mediterr ere
she can coal and provis7 hips |
preparatory to makin9#tual
descent upon Constantinfh is
within striking distance oeus.
As admiral-in-chief Of ter
ranean squadron of Russplga
can scarcely refuse hospit hat
are practically her ownfing
her own pennant, and mar,
by means of this prettyEnt.
really acquired Athens ast lent
headquarters for his navast-
ern waters of the greafsea.
Queen Olga's nominati0uite
recent date and is as ysbaW4
kind: and it remains to be ser
other sovereigns will folloyn-
pie of Alexander III. in Az
Perhaps we may yet live to MI
admirals, but also captains. lid
and common sailors of the fairl
fat old boat women in tba
boatswains. In that event If
well to change the shape of
ensign and to substitute in
that flag hoisted on memora
sion by Midshipman EASY II
which all mankind owes a ~
conscious allegiance-namelyI
mime petticoat.
vi al THESE royal and impe- |
IONS, there are only two who / |
been under fire and won on # |
battle the right to don milits |
otherwise than in an honorarv