The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-16


The Princess Troubetzkoy, who is known
to the literary world as Amelia Riv6s, LETT
her home at Castle Hill some time in the
forenoon of Tuesday. Yesterday her
friends searched for her through the neigh
borhood, enquiring at the houses CT the
country folk, and III the afternoon she WIS
found beside an old ice pond near the foot
of Peters Mountain. which figures il one
of her stories. Peters Mountain is some
miles from her nome. Where she was he
| tween the time of her disappearance and
| her discovery cannot be learned now, If
at all, Her husband, the prince, is at Cas-
tie Hill.
The princess has been in ill-hsalth for
some time past, and her eeeentricit es,
which have always been great and varisi.
seem to have been emphasized by her in
validism. There have recently been all
sorts of reports about her health and her
mental condition.
The princess is the victim of nervous
prostration, which ofttimes manif FISTS it
self III distressing forms. 1t was proposed
some weeks ago to take the princess to
Bar Harbor to be placed under the care
of noted Boston specialist.
The Princess Troubetzkoy is the grand
daughter Of William C. Riyes, who was
Representative, Senator, and Minister to
France in the early part of this century.
He was a favorite of Louis Philippe in
whose reign, and while Mr.. Rivts
minister his eldest daughter was 1)r1--
As mark of distinguished favor Queen
Amelie bestowed her name in the infant.
This was the aunt of Mrs. Chanler whose
~ mo She IC, 4
lest at sea. Col. Alfred Langdon Rives.
her father, was born in Paris. General
Lafayette being his godfather. Colonel
H1ves came to Virginia after the compe-
ton of his education, and in 1851 mar
re- Miss Macmurdo, a noted beauty AID
granddaughter of Bishop Moore, of Vir-
glnia. Their daughter, Ameiie, was born in
1863. She exhibited d taste for literature.
and at the age Of fifteen published a soa-
net in the Century Magazine
In April, 1886. ''Lippincott's Magazine
published The Quick or the Dead?" and,
as the name under the title of this amaz-
ing noyeletta was Amelie Rives, all the
world straig1tway wanted to know who she
was.
When it came out that she was a wo-
man, less than twenty three years ole, the
daughter OF a proud Virginia family.
brought up in a quiet country place, there
was universal Amusement.
a few months after its appearance came
the announcement that Miss Rives was to
marry John Armstrong Chanler, OF New
York, one Of the rich great grandchildren
of John Jacob Astor.
Before the publication of The Quick or
the Dead?'H Miss Rives had written sew
eral stories which had won fame for her
and flattering predictions in narrow but
select circle. Her cousin Thomas Nelson
Page, was her discoverer. From early
childhood she had been writing She lived
at the beautiful old home. Castle HILL in
AlbemarIe county, Va. She was tempes-
tuous. full of strange fancies. dreamer,
a TCmancer. When Page visited her ia
Tiers house, in 1885, he looked over the
bundles OF manuscripts this girl had pro-
duced, and at last said in line that made
his sincerity beyond doubt: Why, this is
genius!" And soon afterward Thomas Bal
ley AIdrieh, the editor of the Atlantic
Monthly" in accepting her first story,
"A Brother-to Dragons" confirmed Pages
diagnosis
Among her other works are Virginia of
Virginia" The Gospel According to St
John" Barbara Deering'' Sang Dig
gers The Witness of the SUM- and
..Herod and Marianne" Among her
shorter storis are The Farrier Lass O.
Piping Pebworth &" Nurse Crompets Sto- |
ry," Grief and Faith a poem and The |
Story Of Arnon-" In addition to her tai /
ept as a writer of poetry and fiction she |
is an artist of considerable ability.
On June H. 1883. Miss Rives was mar |
ried at Castle Hill to John Armstrong |
CHAMBER
The bridesmaids were Miss Gertrude |
and Miss Daisy Rives. sisters of the bride; |
Miss Margaret Livingston Chanler, sister |
of the groom; Miss leila Page, and Miss |
Louisa Peasants. The marriage ceremo- !
ny was performed by the Rev E. L. Good
win. in the parlor of the family mansion |
If neighborhood reports are to be be-
lieved it was an unhappy marriage from |
the first. Finally on October 9, 1895, af-
ter a few years of marital unhappiness. a |
decree Of divorce was granted her on the |
ground of incompatibility. There was no |
opposition to the decree. Nothing in the |
pleadings or the proceedings reflected on |
either of the parties.
Mr.. ChanIer afterward became insane
and is now in New York asylum. He
was said to be a man Of great force of
character, despiser of idIers, nervous.
mighty strung, bent upon accomplishing
something in the world.
Before her divorce from ChanIer his |
wife had met Prince Troubetzkoy abroad
and after the divorce was granted thew |
were married. The Prince is an artist and
a social faVoTite, but the Princess has not
mingled much in society since her mar
rtage to him. Of late her health has been
very bad, and it has been reported that
she was a terrible sufferer from sciatica
Her husbands studio is In Washington |
where he has spent large part of his
time, while she has remained at Castle
Hill.
Prince Pierre Troubetzkoy who comes
from an old Russian family is about thir-
ty-nine years old. Tall and of decidedly
athletic guild, he is a man of striking an
pearance AS an artist he has made an
admirabl reputation. When scarcely nine
years of age he began his studies in Milan
under Ranzonni A few years later he went
TO Paris and thence to Munich where he
continued his studies. He afteTward went
to London. From that time his career has
been singuIarly successful.
He exhibited at the Champs de Mars in
1889 and at other exhibitions since Among
his better known portraits are those of
Gladstone. which has been fayorably com
pared with the celebrated portrait by Mil
las Lady Eden. Lord and Lady Rossmore.
Justice Sir John Day, Baron de StaaI |
Lord Dufferin. The Countess of Huntington,
and the Countess of Grosyenor
Prince Troubetzkoy was married to Miss
Amelie Rives at Castle Hill, Va, on Feb
ruary IS. 1895.
Telephone Lines Severed by Bullets.
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