Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-08

''martyrized" to reign-or, even. to
marry?
He was a romantic. mysterious figure
at the age of forty-two. standing beside
his younger brothers throne. Helen An
astasievitch admired and loved him. She
was pOetical, romantic girl of only six
teen. Her parents favored the match.
by ambition. They married in the year
Brother Alexander. on the throne.
sought to TRIM in the style of old Miloch
Obrenovitch One day he would re-
ceive hold divan, like Turkish pasha.
next day he would let the Austrian con-
sui blow cigar smoke In his face" So
whispered willy Miloch's emissaries: SO
murmured the sturdy Servian peasants.
Yet it took long.
HE gave them good reign of sixteen
years. said his nephew, Bodijar, one
day in Paris. when he was deposed,
he left 100000 francs in gold in the
Servian treasury, an enormous sum for
the country and the times. The Servian
people have not forgotten it
So it would seem, from the return and
present glory of his son. King Peter: but
at that moment the Obrenovitch were on
top Michael old n1 Mloehs got him
geOrgevitch went scattering to Paris.
The Karageorgevitch arrived in Paris
in detachments Brother Alexander. the
ex-king. now aged f1fty-three. and Persi-
da, his wife, aged for.y-seven, stopped off
at Temisvar. In Hungary. for her baby
Arsene to be born. A wonderful people!
Her other son, Peter already sixteen,
cOmpanied his Uncle George and Aunt
Helen to the gay French capital, where
ne began preparing for st. Cyr. which
corresponds to West Point. With them
came that raft of hangers-on and parti
sans. with their women and children. very
faithful, willing to act as servants and
run errands. but really eating their heads
off and getting into continual scrapes, ar
dent unruly, knife-playing. thirsty, flirt-
ing Danubian Reubens, thrown into the
vortex of Paris!
A splendid youn., woman held them all
together - Helen AnastaSievitch Kara
georgevitch, only thirty-one years old! At
the age of sixteen she had married the
injured" elder brother, standing in the
was now in the full force of her splendid
vitality and excellent sense. Her hus-
band was f1fty-eight years old. They had
no children. She became a mother to
them all. They needed it!
i;
Alexander. the ex-king. came up from
Hungary with wife and baby Arsene.
Fortunately. he and George had sailed
pitable land; but they had no idea of
bookkeeping and the faithful retainers''
were a gulf. Princess Helen Anastasie-
witch bought the mansion in the Square
du Bots. and installed the whole crowd in
it. The hangers-on were parked in the
mansard-or in lodgings of back streets
And another family of kings in e~ile was
settled in Paris!
Clyf,,
They intrigued always, from Paris or
Vienna. In 1865 the reigning Prince
Michael Obrenovitch became disliked by
Austria for his ambition, and Austria
favored the Karageorgevitch. Their
chances seemed good. To make them bet
ter. somebody assassinated Michael.
Helas for kings in exile! The Skoupt-
china gave the throne to Milan
In 1873 Persida died in Vienna. In 1885
Alexande- died in Temisvar. They were
continually back and forth, between Paris
and the edges of the promised land
In Paris. Helen Anastasievitch held the
fort. Young Peter, In his vacations from
st. Cyr. found home cooking and pocket
money at his aunt's. Baby Arsene grow
ing up, was left in Paris with her. to
prepare for st. Cyr in his turn. She
helped him with his lessons. got him