The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-15

ny LA M.ARQuISE DE FONTENOf.
II Empress Alexandra has now gone
with the Gar and her children 70
spend a few weeks of complete rest
and quiet al her brothers castle OIL
IFricdberg. near the old town of that
name in the Grand Douchy of Hesse. 1t
is because 1t is there that she hrst
made the acquaintance OF her husband
| in 1891, as a nineteen-year-old girl, on
| the occasion of some military manoeu-
vres in the vicinity. The very fact that
| the imperial couple should be SO anxious
to revisit the scenes where they hrst
| learnt to know one another, consti-
tutes an additional proof to the many
already furnished. that the marriage
was a love match. and that there Is
no more truth In the stories constantly
/ being printed, to the effect that the
heart of Nicholas belonged at the time
of his wedding entirely TO girl whom
some describe as the daughter OF a
Jewish contractor. and others as a
equally fantastic tales concerning the
alleged morganatic marriage OF King
George to the admirals daughter.
whom Dame Rumor has invested with
the nickname OF THE Lady of Malta"
A goodly portion of the Czarina's
youth was passed in the ivy and white
rose mantled Castle OF Friedberg, and
under the shade of the trees many
hundreds of years old. stlat adorn its
the reigning Grand Duke OF Hesse b.
way OF a delicate attention to his
favorite sister. has had the apart
ments which she occupied as girl,
furnished with identically the same
furniture. the same pictures. hangings,
and even books and bric-a-brac. that
had place there when she made her
home there. II there is one place
more than any other calculated to re-
Czarina, and to give her. the peace. OF
mind and the freedom from anxiety
for her loved ones. Of which she stands
in such sore need, II is this ancient
Peace" which stands on the spot where
the Romans built one of their towers.
where an imperial fortress existed in
the middlecages and where Emperors
les w, in turn made their homes. all
of them finding pleasure and relief IN
! the beautiful and peaceful view look
ing out over the little river lisa.
Through the assumption by. Prince
Nicholas N IH, Of Montenegro Of the title
OF king, there Is once more a woman
of non-royal birth occupying Euro
pean throne as Queen; for the still
handsome consort of the new King of
Montenegro is the daughter of Peter
raised himself to the rank of COM
mander Of the bodYguard OF Prince
Daniei. then ruler of Montenegro, his
/ Wife being. a peasant girl. who up to
Il
the calling Of her people, namely that
or goatherds 1t is owing to this
TACT that the new Queen OF Monte
negroes parents We're people of the
that the young Queen of Italy Is nick
named by her husbands foes "the goat
nerd, especially by his enemies among
e me Italian /, aristooracy who take ex,
I even radical policy, by means of which
\ Victor Emmanuel has won the good
VIII OF the powerful Socialist element
among MS lieges. and who also cons
sums Of money in court pageants, and
IN state entertainments; but, with,
Thrifty instincts that contrast SO
snnca ~ W. WITH the frightful extraya;
This sEare time to his wife and to his
lchildren. ys35 f
Like the other non-royal occupants OF
thrones Of the last hundred years, Queen
Mnena OF Montenegro has been a very
p s1.., woman 9,ann In fact her daugh-
their comeliness of feature, but for
their superb physique.
There are only two others OF these
non-royal ladies' still living whose hand
has !, grasped as, sSeptre as Queen or
EthroneS during the lifetime Of her hus-
band. One Of them is Empress Eu-
genie. who still survives the overthrow
K OF the 5Emplre IN France, Just forty
wears ago, She Is officially recorded
|de Montijo, although there is judicial
evidence 10 show that she was born
| two years after,his officially recorded
death Then there is, Queen Natalie
| Of Servia, whose husband was COM
lpelled to ahdtcate the crown Of Servia
many years before his death in exile
Once very handsome woman, she has
become not only enormously stout, but
| 81 ctira Ily obese She was the daurhter
| OF Colonel Ileschke. who made an
enormous fortune as q member OF the
|commisariat department Of the Russian
army, y HUI
Among the other Queens, and Ems