The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-04
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AMERICAN WOMEN
NE T I PRINCESS
Guests at Reception Given to
Sister OF Don Jaime,
Pretender.
NEW KING AND Ex-ouEEN
Prince Tcano, Of Rome, Becomes
a Confirmed Social
wv KING AND Ex-QUEEN
BY MARQUIS DE cAsrELLANE.

DA MAN4UlS DE CASTELJANE.
Especial Gable to The Times Dispatch.]
Paris, September "a few days age
l attended a reception given by
royalist in honor of Princess Massimo
sister of Don jaime. pretender to the
crown Of Spain. Court etiquette was
rigidly observed AS each lady was
presented she made the profound cour,
reverence. all excepting the American
women, who bowed politely, and would
have retired had not the princess ad-
vanced and insisted upon shaking
hands with thom In true repu plican
fashion. Among the prominent Amer
leans present at this reception were
Mrs. Frank Leslie, of New York Mrs.
William Sprague, of Narragansett
Pier, and Mrs. Henrys Stiffness of Provi-
dence. The princess chatted half an
hour with Mrs. Stiness, who has the
reputation of being the handsomest
young matron in Paris.
New King and Ex-Queen.
The two royalties most in view with
us just now. however. are Queen Rama
valo of Madagascar and Nicholas of
Montenegro. The dusky Queen, in
spite of her color. is a great ravorite
with us. Indeed, may say we are es-
pecially partial. to exiled Kings and
queens, especially Queens. Ranavalo
wishes to visit her former Kingdom
and has come to France to ask per-
mission. Foreign Minister Pichon Is
likely. to grant 1t. although there is
disposition to say. mot yet" But we
F'renchmen find 1t very difficult to say
no" where woman Ia concerned, even
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It must be confessed that our ebony
Queen is better looking than your
IiHilokalani. of the Hawaiian Islands.
especially whom she steps out OF
Douoets dressmaking establishment.
Latest Thug in Kings.
Nicholas of Montenegro is our latest
thing in Kings. He is not in Paris
at present. but he is occupying our
ministerial minds just the same.
Nicholas wants port on the
Adriatic. When one of our statesmen
pointed out that a country with only
100000 Inhabitants could have no ex-
tain kingdom replied:
Il beg your pardon, you forget my
daughters"
There was no gainsaying this state
ment for 1--WE of his daughters have
already married out Of Montenegro. So
1T Is clear the country has some ex-
ports. His oldest daughter married
Prince Karageorgvltch, now King OF
Servia; the second daughter married
the King of Italy. and Is Queen
Helena; third welded a Russian
grand duke: the fourth is the Duchess
OF Leuchtenberls. and the ffth married
Prince of Battenberg. The sixth Is
now In the matrimonial market. and
waiting To ho ip,p
Is quite Partisan in his tastes and edu-
cation. having been educated here. He
Us very witty. and to Judge from the
way he has married his beautlAul
daughters he is very wise also.
"A Prince and Socinlht.
Speaking of kings and princes, -
happened upon Prince Teano, of Rome
the other day sitting under the trees
of the Champs Eiysees. The prince
was reading book on socialism. He
has become confirmed Socialist OF
late, though the son Of duke and
duchess and head of the historic
house of Caetani. This noble house
ranks with that Of the Colonnas. into
which Miss Julia Bryant Mackay
married. and with that of the Ros-
pigliosis. into which Mrs. Reid Park
hurst. of Washington. wed
Prince Teano Is learned historian.
and one of the ablest members of the
Italian Chamber of Deputies. In fact.
he is spoken of as the Jaures OF Italy
noted that the book he was reading
was from the pen of the eloquent
Jaures, our greatest French Socialist
leader. The prince told me he was
very much interested in Charles Ed
ward Russell's book, entitled. WHY
Am a Socialist"
When told him that in my opinion
the next presidential election in Amer
lca would be fought out on the plat
form Of socialism versus illegittnata
trusts he was delighted 1t is a sign
OF the times when scien of a house
ranking with that of the Orsini whose
history Is lost In the twilight OF fable.
turns Socialist The sign becomes still
more Significant when we find him
seeking inspiration from an American
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