The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-01-13

motherless daughter, the Princess Lud-
milla, who was introduced into st. Peters,
burg society in 1878.
The same winter at d court ball the
young Princess unfortunately made the
acquaintance of an attache of the Aus
tro-Hungarian Embassy, with whom she
fell violently in love. To the horror
and Indignation of her father and her
other relations, who then, as now fill
prominent positions in Russia, she eloped
with the young man, and, though every
search was made for her by her friends,
she remained undiscovered. Her father, a
man of great wealth. died literally of a
broken heart through the misconduct of
his daughter.
Three years later the pair of lovers ar
rived at Budapest, and as long as their
funds held out were seen at the theaters,
restaurants and every other place of pub
lie resort. When the money which Lud-
milla had stolen from her father was eX-
hausted they again disappeared. Driven
to the verge Of extremity, the young man
forged several bills, and, upon obtaining
the money fled the country. The Prins
cess, deserted and alone, shamed her par
entage by joining the legion of adventur-
esses at Budapest and fell lower and low
er as her beauty gradually faded. After
being discharged FROM the hospital as
cured after a long and dangerous illness
she found herself entirely without re-
sources and took to begging for livell-
hood Until her death she. depended solely
upon the charity of the benevolent. Ex-
posture and want shortened her days and
she was buried last week in common
grave without single attendant MOURN
er.
A curious birthday present given by
young Roumanian nobleman to his bride
was a gorgeous doll. made for the enam>
ored young husband in Paris, where the
young couple are Spending the honey
moon. The doll was clad in. cloth of gold.
the train embroidered with irises, stems
upward which formed a thick border
around the hem. The petticoat on when
opened the train of gold, was covered WIN
a treillis of magnificent pearls. Round
her neck was chaplet of three rows o.
rubies; on her head an aigrette, formed
by sparkling diamonds, quivering ike so
many dewdrops; and pins, with heads OF
many colored precious gems, spangled her
garments here and there 1t seems ina,
at the time of their marriage the noble
man was not able to present his lovely
bride with gifts worthy of her beauty
hut recently benevolent uncle OF ms was
ohlieipg enough to die and leave him a
fortune, The extravagant lover at once
spent half of it in this jewelled doll
Forty years ago the belle OF Perrin AM
how and Elizabeth, N. j., was Afnella
Trrowau The other day the once beautl-
EN- girl grown old and haggard, was
hurled from the house in which she had
tent herself imprisoned for four long de-
cades. In the days of her youth she was
taT and dark, with great black eyes ana
= Goo which compelled admiration. Her
father. Marsh Crowell, was gentleman
farmer. his broad acres extending DOWN
10 the shores of the Kill Won Kun ana
running back to the turnpike Whlch con,
acted. Woodbridge with Railway, ana
,'h,ch was and sim is, part of a great
.horoughfare extending north ana south
throneh Middlesex, Monmouth and ocean
Ths Crowells we're one of the pioneer
Families OF the state, and the OLD nome
stead still standing, was even then quite
aged. "a -, haa
when the girl was 20 years old she had
a bitter quarrel with her father. She anu
ber cousin. William Brown, had fallen In
love with each otheE anu BIG no"
ed to be his wife.
"Severr' cried the father when he
learned Of ii. "why. Nellie. it would be
a crime. First cousins cannot get mar
ried, I will never consent, never!
II will never give him up cried the
aatermined girl. And the father, broken
hearted knew that she would keep her
word, - -. -
But Brown, being man was mace OK
,..s faithful metal For a time he re-
rained true to his plighted troth. Then
one day word came 20 his sweetheart that
he was engaged to another. She would
not believe II until he was married, but
on the wedding day, when II was certain
that he had deserted her for another she