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birth, and, whatever her purposes or
aspirations, she is real princess, con-
nected by both birth and marriage with
some of the greatest and noblest fam
lilies of Russia and Germany. She is IS
years old. She is the daughter OF
Count Rzewuslxi. a Polish nobleman,
who was a general and an aide-de-
camp to the Emperor Nicholas /, ana
of his wife, the Countess Dachkoff, one
of the best of Russian names. She
married when only Is years Of age
Prince Augustin Radziwill, whose fam
lily figures for centuries in the annals
of the development of Prussia. by
this union she had three children, ons
of whom is now the wife of prince.
the grandson of Butcher.
After her marriage the Princess lived
for a time in Berlin, where she knew
intimately the old Emperor William
Prince Bismarck, the Emperor and En-
press Frederick. and the present Kali
ser.
She was there at the time Of the Ber-
lin Conference. when she became ac-
quainted with Lord Beaconsf1eld ana
Lord Salisbury, and for many years she
was familiar not only with the Ger
man but the Russian court and, IN
deed, with most of the courts of Eu-
rope.
1eT ldIueTs Wnen dIIlDdSSehNOt
Madrid was a close friend of Nine.
Montijo and her daughter. Eugene,
who afterward became Empress OF the
French. Nine. de Balzac. wife OF the
great novelist. was her aunt, and at
her home in Paris the Princess spent
much of her childhood.
The Princess is believed by many 10
have been the cause Of the death Oh
the gallant and dashing Skobelen' YET
remembered as a Russian soldier OIL
pride and courage and of great ablllty'
He was still honored as a hero in Rus
sia's war with Turkey, and still IN
high favor at the Russian court, wneh
at the alleged refusal of the Princess
to elope with him, he committed SUI
eide. Then the Princess went INTO
retirement for a time, and mourneu
the death of lover SO warm and de-
voted with whom an alliance, now
ever, was no part of her ambitious
plans.
The Princess, through years Of ups
and down, next came into prominence
when Cecil Rhodes, rising as colos-
sal figure in the world of political n
nanciering, became the prey and ann
of adventuresses and women fortune
hunters, who sought to overthrow the
defense he had set up against tnelr
sex. There are those who believe that
the Princess succeeded where all others
failed, and that the great man would
have made her his wife when her
husband could have been brought 10
complaisant view of the situation
Others affirm that he never loved the
woman, and that such ENHANCEMENT
as arose resulted from his princeiy
liberality and his easy good humor'
Entanglements there were, however,
and the trial of the woman in south
Africa grew out Of reputation many
by Cecil Rhodes Of bills for large
amounts that he was invited to pay
on her behalf II was even limited by
some that the Illness which came TO MIN
about this time was merely assumed
to escape the woman's opportunities
and resulting scandals; but his death,
which followed. proved that this. az
least. was untrue. The Princess has
been the editor OF weekly newspaper
Greater Brltaln-published In cape
Town. She IL the author Of three
novels written In French. and has con-
tributed several articles TO the maya
zines.