The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-11
nY IA MAnouIsE nI, EnNrIaNoX

Y TITLE fvc-year-old Countess Nc
merow. whose name appears for
IL inc nrst time as such In tho AL
mannch dc Gotha Tor 1911, re-
ceiVcd her title last year from her
sfrandlather, the reignlng Grand Duke
OF MecklenburE- Strelitz. in order 10
avoid the necessity OF her ever BENZ
oohpelled TO use the plcSeian name
Of her French father. Her mother is
Img ciHcst daughter OF the grand duke,
2nly sister of tho Crown Princess OF
Montenegro, and In nm Unfortunate
moment, while staying In France with
u ch9pcron. allowed herself to be In
uuceu 10 wed the g0od-looking George
''anietei' son OF an apothecary Of Fon-
taihebieau. who had made /, fortuna
ny niieans OF a patent medicine. The
many, but at Kew, In England. in thu
presence OF the duchess's aged grand
~ M-., the Dowager Grand Duchess
n" "r,n Meek!ei9nrg. who Is an English
priinnces:. - tho only surviving grand
cni.e ~ King George III. turned one
N"ry unhappily. Jamctei. who al.
sm I9nd ms royal bride was n Luther
iuih from the Vatican Il title or count
managed to give oirense even Mt ths
N WieuuinS ceremony at Kew 10 Queen
Prlncess OF Wales. who we're nresnnt
ana made so disagrccable an imnros
, ,hn, npon his brides royal relatives
ma rd'' ai,,N'pus as they were to please
n nnf, hclp her. they were compelled 10
The couple took up their residence
~ Paris. ana Count Jametel. nndimg
nasantaEo by the union: That his VIE
grandfather and, after that her father
"s rulers OF Meckienburg strclitz, de-
upon him, or 10 receive him Mt the,r
court. and that the doors OF tho lead.
c ing batis Stub, Clubs and salons remained
MS wife. Indeed his treatment n, w.
became such that, exactly two vcars
aso. she obtained divorce from him
ne e9e ,,, the custody OF the only child
1i Marie. and returned to GERMANY RI
iiEe' rcsumins. with the consent OF
r tpr iadin ,,cr The title and dignity Of
She now lives with her little daurh
Ter who IL Countess of Nemerow in
1cr own right with the venerable
bn nrs.a Grand Duchess OF aIocklcn-
Nv, nurs -StreitI. nt Dresden. and Jane
tel. who Is we'll known at WASHINGTON
ana New York, is merely nov a dta
agreeable memory.
Queen Helen OF Italy is probably the
0hly feminine occupant OF n throne Who
mas ever accorded dissolution 10 n J,,in,,
n ,"Ii and while there are those who
clesiastical powers in the ,nattar IT,,
mere arc few who VIII blame her when
ne dranatic circumstances Of ,h, ease
w Mn nNii ,n may BE recalled that
mace NJ Messina, King Victor Emman.,
,lct ana his consort FASTENED 10 tic
seehe. ana were among the very nrst
~ arrive: Tho approach 10 Alesslna
was terrible. II was not oniy H.!
smoking ruins OF the once so stn.nI,,
ana beautiful city, but the thousands
ba co,pses INIT were noating in the
.shinSt tho sides ~ the ship on which
me king ana Queen were making their
way Into port.
II ie Nsel.Ss
rors OF the scene and Of the starving
DYING people III every direction All
as me Queen passed through thu
sn as on ,,, me water front She found
occn 50 horribly crushed ana burned
thai she was dying. She was niiog
mn nm Terror at ne notion OF passing
luton. and kept imploring those around
n ,S Tor a priest, beseeching them in
nc nc, most p.teons accents 70 save her
awaited her in the hereafter IL shn
expired without receiving ahsolutinn
and pardon for her Sins While tho
cieFGy did their duty nobiy at the time
an analogous occasions, there was none
NJ that time within reach. and looN
OF indescrlOable agony. worthy OF the
brush Of Gustave Dore, came over The
face OF tho old woman nj tho no,inn
mat she was going down to cternai
da is,,; Ion, Moved thereby, queen
cNclaimed:
Listen! am the oucon. 7. the
Queen. You understand. Well. ! alb
so!Fe YOU OF all your sins, because
an ne Queen Have You understood?
REST IN peace You now have absoIii-
ton. utterlng these words. the Queen
placed her hand on the head of the
dying woman. whose look OF terror
gave way TO one or compIetc neacn
ana resignation. and vino moment or
Two afterwards breatlIcd her last VIII,
Il gicam Of religious ecstasy in the
eyes. and that smile which has some
times been described as "thc taste OF
faradise lowering on the lips"
There arc no people In tho world "a;
Whom the solemn words "Rcnnlescat
IN pace constitute a more hollow
mockcry than 10 those who belong to
sovereign families. And particularly
Is this the case when they have occn-
pied thrones. In The event of n revo-
iution their remains arc almost GER