The Washington herald., 1909-01-23

The blue-bloOded OF Washington ex-
perieneed az increase yesterday by the
arrival in this city Of her highness
Marie Won YsembUrg. OF Buedingen,
Hesse-D -DarmstsdJ, Germany
The distinguished visitor engaged apart
ments at the Shoreham. and al once paid
a call on Count BernstorfT, the German
Ambassador. and Countess Bernstorn,
who are making the Shoreham their tenn
porary home. Princess Marie positively
declined 70 see newspaper men and even
left written Instructions a. the hotel
Office TO that effect.
The German princess, according to the
Almanach de Gotha. is thirty-thFee sum
mers young She IS an attractive bru-
nette. is rather tail. Of slim figure, and
speaks English and French fBently. in
addition TO her native German The OBJ
ject OF her visit TO this country Is said
20 be her desire 10 see America. and 70
make an extended tour OF this country.
On her arrival IN this country it was
announced that she came here to marry
Azmor Robinson, q millionaire Balti-
morean. and stepson Of Prof. Hilprecht,
the celebrated Assyriologist OF the Uni
versIty OF Pennsylvania It was said
al the time that the princess father and
mother had given their consent TO the
marriage. and that the couple met in
Italy while travelling few years ago.
Is Clever Musician.
Prof Hilprecht. who entertained the
princess in Philadelphia, emphatically
denied the story. saying that the princess
never said she was especially interested
in American men. nor IN q Philadelphian.
nor in any man."
She is distantly related 20 Kaiser VIII
helm: is a clever and talented musician,
and she rides well, as she naturally
would. being a member Of hunting
family in Germany. The princess arrived
in New York recently on the North Ger
man Lloyd liner Kronprlnzessin Cecilie,
and was accompanied by Prof. and Mrs.
Hilprecht. with whom she had Travelled
from DaTmstadt-
Princess Marie is one OF the unmar-
ried members Of the Buedingen branch
OF the mediatized, or formerly sovereign.
German house OF Ysemburg. Like so
many Of the other dynasties Of the petty
states Of Germany. it lost its throne In
the great upheaval Of Central Europe
caused by Napoleon at the beginning Of
the nineteenth century; but retained
many prerogatives. among others that Of
on a footing of equality
with the now reigning members Of the
Old World
Family Known in Amessea.
The Ysemburg family is in no sense Of
the word unknown on this side Of the
water. One Of its members. Prince Leo
pold. was over here as a suitor for the
hand Of the daughter Of the sleeping car
magnate. Pullman. The latter. learning
that II the marriage took place the girl
would not be received on q footing OF
equality by her husbands relatives. and
that her children would be barred from
succession to the family estates. peremp-
torily vetoed the match
The prince has since welded Princess
Olga Of Saxe-Weimar. and makes his
home at Darmstadt- One Of his brothers,
Prince Charles. married an American
girl in London She was Miss Bertha
Lewis, Of New Orleans. and by reason Of
her somewhat awkward position in Ger
many she makes her home with her hus-
band exclusively in Paris
The mother OF these two princes,
namely. the Dowager Princess of Ysem-
burg -Birstein, is by birth an Austrian
and attracted some atten-
ton about TWO years ago by her kindly
though altogether unsuccessful efforts TO
bring about the rehabilitation and reform
Of her misguided niece, Archduchess
Louise. ex-CrOwn Princess Of SaxOny.
Princess Marie. who is now IN this city,
belongs to a different branch Of the fam
fly. She makes her home at Buedingen
in the grand duchy Of Hesse. and is one
Of family OF ten boys and girls.