Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1894-08-02
ROYAL AMAZONS.
Some Noblewomen of Europe WHO Hold
Military Rank.

Military Rank.
No one in Europe now dreams Of
laughing at the practice that has long
been in vogue among the various reign
ing families of comforting military
titles upon expresses, queens and prin-
cesses Of the blood. Indeed, there
is scarcely q royal lady Of any I'M
portance in the old world who does not
figure on the roster of some regiment
either as captain, major or colonel-in.
chief. Queen Victoria even-in her
younger days, it is true reviewed her
troops at Aldershot arrayed in the scar.
let ana gold lace tunic of full general,
abstaining from the regulation cooked
hat, and wearing instead a sort OF
Gainsborough with long, waving
plume. Moreover, she holds at the
present moment the colonelcy of the
First Prussian Dragon guards, and
has occasionally, when receiving her
grandson, affixed the shoulderstraps OF
that regiment to her dreas. Three OF
her danghters-in-law hold commissions
as officers, the princess of Wales being
colonel Of a Danish regiment of caval-
ry, the duchess of Saxe-C oburg Gotha
colonel of a Prussia regiment of grena.
diers and of Russia dragon regi.
ment, and the duchess Of Connaught
commander Of the Sixty-fourth regi-
ment of l'russian 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 wild
owed Empress Frederick of Germany.
She is colonel-in-chief of the Second
regiment of Prussian hussars, and, with
wearing its busby and dolman, she
rode at the head of her corps through
the streets of Berlin on the occasion OF
the triumphal entry of the victorious
army into the metropolis at the close OF
the Franco-German war.
The empress of Russia is colonel-in-
chief of no less than four regiments OF
Muscovite cavalry, while her sister-in-
law, the Grand Duchess Vladimer, is
forced to cantent herself with the com.
mand of a mere infantry regiment of
the line. The old and infrm Grand
Duchess Constantine, aunt of the car
(the lady who was robbed of her jewels
by her now exiled eldest son for pre-
sentation to the Philadelphian adven-
turess, Miss Hattie Blackboard, alias
Fannie Lear'), 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 persisted much in the same way as
the late Crown Prince Rudolph of Aus
tria, is commander of the Mini
rod infantry regiment. Duke Eugene
was officially stated to have succumbed
to an attack of cholera at Dusseldorf
after few hours illness, this being
the pretext given for the mystery OBJ
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 was in ambush, while according
to third version it was his assailant's
wife herself who gave him his coup de
grace. st3
The Grand Duchess Vera's sister, the
queen of Greece, enjoys the distinction
of being the only petticoated admiral
in Europe, having been appointed to
that rank in the Muscoyite fleet by her
cousin, the ear. From her earliest
Queen Olga has been accus-
toned to the sea, fact due in great
measure to her father having been the
sailor prince of Russia and the high adj
miral Of the empire. Like the late Lady
Brassey, Countess Andrassy and num-
Der 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, hut
also with political object in view,
that the ear 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
to making her eventual
descent upon Constantinople, which is
within striking distance of the Piraus.
AS admiral-in-chief of the Mediter-
squadron of Russia Queen Olga
can scarcely refuse hospitality to what
are practically her own ships, flying
her own pennant, and hence the car,
by means Of this pretty compliment,
really acquired A thens as a convenient
headquarters forshis navy insthe east
ern waters of the great inland sea.
Queen Olga's nomination is of quite
recent date ana is as yet uniqne;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.s In that event it would be
well to change the shape of the naval
ensign aud to substitute in its place
that flag hoisted on a memorable occa-
sion by Midshipman Easy, a flag to
which all mankind owes not always
conscious allegiance a fem
mine .petticoat.
OF. all these royal and imperial anna
IONS, 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-Quaen Marie Of
Naples, the heroine Of Che siege of
Gaeta. She commanded the magnifi-
cent defense Of that last strong of
The sBourbo ns in italy in such man
ner asto win the as miration Of the en-
tire civilized world and the honors Of
war for her troops when ultimately
forced by famine to surrender She is
likewise the only feminine knight of
tHA highly priced 1 Russian Ordersof ST.
Ieorge, conferred exclusively for ex-
gallansry in time Of war.
The other princess is Princess Maria
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