New-York tribune., 1911-10-21
DOYENNE OF ROYALTY
pomance of a Ninety-Six-Y Year
Old Princess.

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lCvss charlotte. Of Schwsrzburg. the
..ion Of European royalty. has just
,.S...od her ninety-siXth birthday at her
.,.,snl country seat in Switzerland. not
-, Rerne. on toward the Frioourg
Ia Ia and remote from the railroad line,
here she lives so secluded from 'he "oriu
he almost forgotten by the public
=. more than fifty years ago the romance
:, Rev marriage created Worldwide SEN
sa.,on and IL has furnished the inspira-
,,on for several novels.
r,-,...es charlotte. who belongs TO the
-.,..-sirn House Of Sohwarzburg and who
=, o~sndaunt Of the present ruler Of that
~-,,cinaUty was in her younger DAYS
.ssfonately fond OF Alpine climbing. a
I'm of sport in which she was an ADEPT
= ma If her excursions her life was saved
-. he most wonderful presence Of mind
..,,sc,,lar strength and pluck Of her Alpine
.,,,ds who narrowly escaped being dragged
-, a precipice over the brink Of which
s,e had already disappeared. suspended
:, ,he rome the other end Of which was
ssstoned 10 him. in accordance with noun
.s,,eoring requirements. He managed not
o7,v 10 withstand the shock Of her fall
hut likewise 10 drag her back into safety
,rouch with the utmost difficulty and at
,be risk of himself slipping. owing to the
insecurity Of the foothold. Indeed. so great
vas his danger that some men in his place
would have cut the rope in order 70 save
themselves
The princess. naturally. was filed with
s.r-inerts of gratitude toward her pre-
server and as he happened TO be an ex-
+-errelv handsome man and possessed OF
sufficient education 10 qualify him for a
commission in the militia Of his canton.
sbo determined 70 prove her gratitude by
-,ar-virE him True. she was forty years
n are AZ the time and some ten years his
senior. but she vas a very good looking
woman. and rich or course. there was a
tremendous outcry on the part Of her royal
s-6 .-7rorial relatives-for she is connected
BY a4s n blood with tvo-thirds Of the
r4fe0irr houses OF Europe-and all sorts
of stories were circulated as 70 the origin
o. the romance. the one most generally
accented being 70 the effect that John
Jud-for that was the name Of the guide
had been one Of the servants Of an Inn
A. which the princess had been staying
and had attracted her attention while en-
S-rsd in the performance Of some menial
Se~vice
The re,gring Prince Of Schvarzburg
eventually rava his consent 10 the mar
rl1ge Of the princess on condition that she
should 1--we abroad with her husband. ano
he the-eupor conferred on the latter. by
way of wedding present. the title Of
baron The union turned out far more
happily than rnesauiances Of this kind
C. as a rule The couple bought pretty
place in the Canton de Berne. where the
baron died after ten years Of entirely un-
rlouded married life, deeply nourned by his
widow From that time 70 this-that is
% say. ever since lS66-the princess has
never left her Swiss home. She lives there
al the year round. greatly beloved by all
her reighbors on account Of her boundless
charity Of her gentle unaffected manner
and n gracious consideration for the feel
!n-s of others Her relatives. however
VISIT her every year. In fact. there are
very few roval or imperial personages who
PASS through Berne without driving out 70
pay their respects 70 the doyenne OF the
sovereign houses Of Europe and the hero
!ne II a thrilling Alpine romance Of more
than fifty years ago.