The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-05

the New York newspapers. or Thurs.
day. December 81. must surely be ir
error abont his parcntage. for he de.
clarcd IN the interview that he is the
son OF Prince Jos. Kozielsko. PuZnya
whom lie describes as a landowner In
Galicia Now ! have before mo. In this
-tinahach dc Gotha. just issued fot
the year 1912. an entire page devoted
10 an enumeration OF all the member.
OF the princely house OF De Euzicisku.
Puznya and among all Its mcinber,
there Is not one that bears the name
OF Stefan.
There arc three Princes Joseph
namely. one who Ia sixty-nvc years ui
ago. who has a house In Warsaw. aud
& country seat near Wysokic-LitcwsK'n
in Russian Poland; then, his only suii.
who Is also named Joseph, and who
thirty-threc years OF age makes hi
home at FribourG. in switzerland, witt
his wife ana three children the cldcsi
OF whom. hoy OF five also bears
The tame of Prince Joseph. These are
the only three OF the name Of Joseph
and neither OF the two elder has ans
son of the name OF stefan In fact
there Is no prince OF the house az
kozicisto- Puznya whose age would Ia
any way correspond TO that Of til.
young man who is portrayed aud III
terr!ewed by the New York newspa-
pcrs az q prince OF THE family. except
Ing Prince Jules. who is living with
his father. Prince Stanislas. at HE
Chateau OF Stryhoh, In the province OF
Grodro. Prince Stanislas being. like his
eidcsS brother, Prince Joseph, invested
with the honorary powers OF mng-
lstrdtc, by reason OF his position az
landowner, and noble.
l confess that ! had my doubts as 10
the authenticity OF the connection OF
the alleged prince in New York. with
the princcly house OF X oziclsko- PuznyH
especially when III his interview he as
serted that he would never marry one
oil his counirywumcn. since "Poiihli
women arc detcstabiy stupid. Married
to one of them. one would die OF cnnut"
Now. although Polish women have
their faults. like every one else, they
are certainly not stupid. In fact, they
s fJy, IN the great world OF Paris.
cialiy Vienna, the reputation Of being
the most fascina ting. brilliant and Wit
~ OF their sex. They are also re-
no"ned from one end OF Europe to the
other for their beauty. for their elc-
Gance; and for the originality and
sparkle OF their conversation and man
ner- AS far as Vienna. Paris, Berlin
Gracow ana Austrian Galicia arc CON
cerncd. l can speak from personal eS-
periepcc. That they arc cXtravagant
frivolous. fond OF cards, gambling, and
or aHdircs de occur. NO u.,c will deny.
indeed. Polish woman without some
sort OF romance TO keep her heurt
and her mind occupied would no on
anomaly. But to declare that any ono
would die of emu! in their company Is
n remark that can only come from :,
very young and inexperienced man. who
has not yet cut his eye-teeth. has no
knowledge of the world. and certainly
not or the real Polish aristocracy
with regard to tho house of kozieI-
sko- PuZnya, II Is descended from the
old-time Dukes of kozielsk, and con
trace back its authentic ancestry to
the hftecnth century It's little oil
PRINCE was recognized by the Union OF
the Nobility of Lithuania. in 1917, and
by the Senate OF the Russian Kingdom
of Poland. in 1923. II was not how.
eyer. until May, 1910. that the present
Gar, At the instance of the Senate of
the Empire of Russia. confirmed the
title OF prince. for Alexander dc Ko-
&ielso- Puznya and for his two broth
ers. Joseph and Stanislas. with their
respective children.
Copyright, 1912, by the Brentwood
Company