The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-05

Mnen on parade n always wears
her gold-braided colonel's uniform and
the plumed fur casque Of the Prussian
Hussars.
Grand Duchess Olga Of Russia, who is
only 16. and commands the Third
Regiment Of Hussars of Elisabethgrad.
Next to the Cossack regiments, which
her seven-year-old brother Alexis
commands, the Hussars OF Elisabeth
grad have the reputation Of being the
best fighters In all Russia. It was
they-and especially the Third regi-
Of the English soldiers during the
Crimean war. The brave Third was
the one which swirled down Into the
valley of death" and cut up the gal
liant Six Hundred" which Tennyson
tmmortalized. And the little Grand
Duchess Olga II the idol Of these
Scared veterans, especially when she
dons The regimental uniform.
Olga's mother, the Empress Alex
andra. has the honor Of commanding
more regi'nents than any other woman
n the world. She holds the rank Of
drst regiment Of eastern Siberian
Sharpshooters, which made itself ia
nous at the battle Of Mukden: the
Regiment Of LAncers Of the Guard,
which is named for her; the Fifth
Regiment of Hussars. the Regiment Of
-Crimean Cavalry. and the Second
Resiment Of Prussian Dragons Of the
called after her the "Tsarina Alex
andra, Of Russia" Whenever she
visits Germany 1t is always this regi-
ment which acts as her escort.
Only . very few Of the many queens
OF Europe have received c~oloneicies.
Queen Mother Alexandra of England,
never received one, nor did Queen
Helen OF Italy. although Queen Vic
toria was thus honored. and Dowager
Queen Margaret OF Italy is colonel Of
the Eleventh Battalian of Prussian
Light Artillary. There Is a touch Of
humor in this last commission, as the
dowaser 10 anything but light. Queen
Charlotte Of Wurtemberg ia in COM
mand Of the Second wurtemburg
Regiment Of Lancers. which was the
favorite Of the kaiser's father. Will
helmina Of Holland commands the
Fifteenth Prussian Hussars. and her
mother. the Dowager Queen Emma,
the Second Westphalian infantry.
Queen Mary Of England Jared bet
ter than her mother-in-law for she is
the Colonel of the Fifth Prussian Hus-
sars, the regiment which guards her
carriage when she pays an official visit
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wife. Augusta Victoria, commands the
crack E~ighty-sixth Regiment Of Prus-
sian FDsiltiers. and also holds q com.
mission In the Russian army as colonel
OF the aussars Of the Guard OF 6rod-
no. Queen Elisabeth Of Roumania,
the famous Carmen sylvia. who en-:
dearsd herself 70 the soldiers By her
devotion during the var Of 1877. COM
mands the Second Battlioa Of Rou.
manian Light infantry.
The regtnnent which the Duchess of
Connaught. the wife Of the new Gov.
ern0r-0eneral OF Canada, commands
10 not IN insignificant one. In fact. 1t
is much more famous than some Of
those which are under the command
OF queens. 1t Is the s~ixty-fourth Regi-
ment OF Prussian infantry. and was
the %favorite OF her father, Prince
Frederick Charles of Prussia. He was
a field marshal In the German army,
and 1t was with this regiment that he
succeeded In capturing Metz after
many others had failed. and thereby
assured the outcome Of the Franco.
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Queen Olga Of Greece hold q unique
place among her sisters-in.arms. She
IL the only she admiral in existence.
In fact, NO other woman holds any
command In q European navy. She q
the couain Of the late Tsar Alexander
M. aad dsrotss much Of her time to
helping Russian sailors who are
stranded In Athens. Her father, the
late Grand Duke Constantine Ntchola.
ievitch. Eas ar admiral in the Russian
navy. 1t was in 5eeoGuitiop Of these
two things that her cousin gave her =
Icommigaton - admiral IN the Mus.
covlte navy and special command Of
the aImor1d cruiser Admiral 1ako.
roy. Which y her 6aGshtp.
: There are May more royal women
who have army commando, but Queen