The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-15
From Tit Bits.


 IF Sonora Cusino is not the richest
 woman in the world she is certainly A one of them for she is credited with the possession of coin, valuables and es- tates which amount in value to f40,000, 000 sterling. She comes of an old Chilean family, and since the death of her hus- band. Senor Cusino, she has managed her coal mines with wonderful success. She owns fleet of steamers, magnificent estate near Santiago and employs hun dreds of work people in her vineyards alone. In fact, she owns a town-the mining port of Lata, whence she ships coal to all the South American ports. This towns is run by this remarkable woman, even to its drapery and grocery stores.
 There is no doubt as to who is the richest lady in Germany. She used to be known everywhere in the Fatherland as Bertha Krupp but she has now reached the dignity of married woman, and is Frau von Bohlen. It is quite impossible to state what the daughter of the great gunmaker-the Armstrong of Germany is worth, but it is generally believed that her income Is G10,000 a week-a sum which would be regarded by the great majority of this lucky woman's fellow country women as a very tidy fortune in itself. Frau von Bohlen is one of the most pop ular women In Germany, and, like many other wealthy women, including more than one member of the royal house, is
 .oII as in the virtue of lberality.
 When she was married, four years ago, she wore a rousseau made by her own hands, and made cheaply at that for it's cost did not much exceed a hundredth part of one weeks income. Moreover, she still makes her own clothing, and often goes into the kitchen and helps with the cooking and the housework. Her family outside her house is, however, perhaps her greatest care, for she has 4o, GOO peo- pie dependent upon her. or, at any rate, upon the works of which she is the head. On her marriage she gave e50,000 to the workmen's invalid funds, and she is con stantly engaged in Investigating cases of need and striving to meet them in the wisest way.
 Mrs. Hetty Green is one of the very richest women in the States, and cute business woman, too. She is one of the few women who have ever been able to hold their own on the stock exchange. She is looked upon in Wall street as q perfect whale for finance and is said to be the possessor of fortune exceeding G12, 100000.
 Mime. Creel is the richest woman in Mexico-that land of romance, insurrec- ton and fabulous mines In fact. she must be one of the richest women in the world. for her income is said to be S5,000,- coo year. She owns 2S00O0 acres of land and G00000 head of cattle. Her husband was the Mexican minister at Washington for some time, and Madame's hats were 1 the despair of the diplomatic corps But then one ought to be able to get a de- cent piece of millinery for $500, sum which she commonly gives for hat | She is really by no means an extrava- gant woman, in spite of the fact that she buys a pair of silk stockings for every day of the year. for her dresses never cos. more than z She is very generous and entertains on large, if not very lavish scale, for 1t is said that 400 friends not by any means all of them rich or infiuential-st at her table every day.
 The daughter of the late Prince Roland Bonaparte is immensely rich, and is prob ably the richest woman in France. But she did not get her wealth, as might be supposed, from her blood relationship with the scourge of Europe. The prosaic l fact is that her father married the grand daughter of M. Blanc, the founder of Monte carlo, the famous gambling casino on the Riviera. Princess Marie's fortune was raked in by the croupiers. What it amounts to nobody knows, but the wild est guesses are made, which. after all, probably do not greatly exceed the facts
 The Princess Marie Bonaparte however, is not merely an ornamental millionariess who depends upon her money for her dis tinction. It goes without saying that her name is. one to conjurc with, but she is also very remarkable woman. If sine