New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-24
WOMEN THEIR BANE.
Other Grand Dukes Besides CuH
Uko Hare Been Disgraced.

Grand Duke Cyril Of Russia is the eighth nrinca
=, his house 20 be publicly visited with the dis
,aasre Of its chief during the last hundred 1aprs
sa IN seven instances the trouble has been broupbt
bo,t by women. Indeed, by marrying In deoonoo
- the commands Of the Gar Cyril has b,,- 70,
lowed the example of half dozen OF his relatives
The Czarewitch Constantine Paulowitch was
forced 1922 to renounce ali his rights OF success
sion the throne as its next heir in favor of his
Younger brother, afterward Nicholas l. for having
carried the Polish Countess Grudzinska fn1,
months previously.
IN 1871 the Grand Duke Alexis Alexandrovri+ob
hrother OF the late Gar elo-ed with one NJ bis
mother's maids Of honor, Alexandra Jourowski
niece Of the famous poet. Jourovvsli and of the
minister OF Finance. Baron Reutern and married.
her enthusiastically, according to the Orthodoxy
creek Rite. at San Reno His father Alexander
II eontented himself with proclaining the mar
Rage null and void having failed to receive that
soveregn's sanction, which is Indispensable TO the
validity Of the marriage Of any member Of the
imperial house Of RomanofT. a little later before
proceeding to further extremjties the Car dis
Matched Count Peter Shouvaloff to Nice who en-
tered INTO negotiations with the grand duke and
his wife promising. in behalf of the Emperor that
II they agreed to separate a handsome annuity
would be conferred upon the lady and generous
,rovision made for the future Of the child to which
she was about to give birth, but that if this was
refused. the grand duke would be deprived of all
his military and naval disnities and would be ex-
ues from Russia boycotted IN consequence thereof
by all foreign courts and that the payment of his
allowances from the civil list end from the prom
e-ty Of the imperial family in Russia would be
snspended. Alexis was in those days as he is to-
day extremely extravagant. and fond Of pleasure
and Of luxury. So he decided to yield to the de-
rnands Of his father and parted forever from the
lady being dispatched TO the United States in
command Of g cruiser SQUADRON. in the expecta-
ton that the beauty of the women in this country
might help him more rapidly to forget his former
infatuation-
The girl whom he thus abandoned some weeks
later gave birth TO boy, who bears to-day the
title OF Count Belevskoi, and who is married to
Princess Marie Troubetskoi. He was taken from
his mother as soon as he was old enough to enter
the Imperial School OF Pages. at St. Petersburg.
received a commission in the Cavalry OF the Guards
on graduation. and was attached in the capacity
Of an aide-de-cam0 to the household Of his uncle,
the III fated Grand Duke Sergius. who assas-
snated last spring. The count. who is about
thirty-fve years old, Is openly recognized by Grand
Duke Alexis as his son. and IS destined to inherit
whatever the grand duke may have to leave. The
counts mother eventually married Saxon re-
tred officer Of ths name Of Baron de Woehrmann.
and died year or so ago at Dresden.
RJ1NED BY AN AMERICAN ADVENTURES.
IN 1876 Grand Duke Nicholas Constantinowitch.
brother Of Queen Olga Of Greece, became entangled
IN the tolls Of an American adventures at St
petersburg who was known by the nom de guerre
az Fanny Lear" but who was IN reality Mrs
F5s.+te Blackford, of Philadelphia. For Ter sake
the grand duke, who had inherited none OF MS
fathers brilliant intellect, but only his prohisdcy
a. inter- lack Of moral sense, not only INDUCED
IN the most insane extravagancos, but actually
,+oIe his mothers jewels and some Of tie most
,os1v treasures OF the imperial chapel TO give
.h.-o n the woman. He was thereupon arrested
5tvszfed OF all his military honors and dlslLie'0'
and banished to the wilds Of the Caucasus A"
:. became after time infatuated with the daush-
+.r Of q postmaster, who was under surveillance
:. NihiIist It was even said that the sT4I0
,ntA himself became affiliated with the reHoiu-
tlopary movement and it was this OF ri-
- ,o+e fortress in Central Asia, whence ne
vas nay permitted to return last year shattered
.ITEs in health and in intellect. He is no" -ils
,5e- medical care and in the strictest see1uio I
n the C,rfmea, a complete mental anu pA' 4'o'-
wreck.