The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-01

Deacon that the marriage would confer upon
her daughter all his rank and privileges, and
could in no sense be regarded as morganatic.
The young prince won his point again After
one posi- ponemert the marriage was cclo
brated with due solemnity at st. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic Church in Cadogan Square.
London, on June "a, 1910.
Lord Grey tie Ruthyn, an English noble
man of high position, gave the bride away.
and several persons in English society were
present. The Radzwil family. however, made
themselves notable by their absence.
The marriage started social that di.
vided the most powerful aristocratic families
OF Europe and even involved the royal fam
lies to some extent. II Is said the Car
fayors the princes mother. while the Kaiser
more sallant-inclines to tho side OF
charming Dorothy Deacon.
IL was impossible that woman so beauti-
ful and winning should not win friends, even
among the arstocracy, for they are some
times human. Strange to say. the sister of
the princes mother took the side OF Dor
ohy Deacon and her young prince. She is
a Madame de Halpert When her mother
died. leaving vas; estates TO her and the
princes mother, Madame de IIalpert turn ID
over her share 10 her nephew, the young
prince.
The mother has strenuously kept up her
fight to prevent Dorothy Deacon from enjoy
ing tine privileges that should come 20 her
from her marriage The whole struggle turns
on the possession OF the chief Russian castle
Of the family. for without this the title
Prince Radziwill" is little b It name.
The mother took the matter to the Kaiser
and 10 the Gar OF Russia to both Of whom
the Radziwilis owed allegiance Both SOW
ercigns promised help in preventing the mar
riage, but as the Princess had dspleased the
Kaiser by her own marriage, ne would not
promise much help.
The Car was more affable to the embit
tered mother. The position OF the Radziwills
In Russia is peculiar Prince Anton has been
called the man without country. His
father. His Serene lIighness, Prince George
Radziwill. was German officer, and served
In the Imperial Guards. He was exiled from
Germany by the Kaiser because oil his
gambling procivities and for years lived at
Nieswiez Castle In Russia. He was finally
declared insane. but even though insane has
remained the head OF his family. His death
few weeks ago made Anton the head of the
family and the Prince Radzwil,' without
any qualifying word before the family name
But much water has run over the mill In the
four years since Anton marriage.
You see, the Car found that he could not
keep Dorothy from being Princess i'll deed as
we'll as IL name. He found on Investigating
that although the Radzlwills were of ancient
Russian lineage, the present bearers OF the
George was never naturaliZed Russian as
no insane foreigner can acquire citizenship
I'M Russia.
There was nothing for the proud Princess
TO do but to wait for her revenge. Knowing
the strict rules OF Russian court life know
ing her son, and knowing her capacity
Tor waiting, the Princess lett sure OF her
revenge. And she is having it. She Is keep
ing her daughter-in-law from the Radziwiil
estates. and Will keep her from them until
death decides who is mistress of them
What situation for the high spirited,
Noautiful young American who married her
'ince In order to outshine her friends and
.amily.
From everything that happened after her
marriage. the former Dorothy Deacon hal
every right 10 feel that she would eventually
conquer her motherinaw and reign In
Niesewie2
She won her way into the Aimanach de
Gotba, into Roman. French and German so
ciety. and why not into that OF Russia?
Naturally enough, the Princess looked for
ward to the early death OF her husbands
crazy father. She understood that after his
death nothing could keep her from being In
reality Princess Rad2iwill. And, or course
the estates went with the title
Prince George died. insane Had ne been
legally sane he would have undoubtedly dis.
Inherited his son. But the young Prince and
his wife knew that he could not make a will
The Princess felt perfectly safe
News reached London. where the Radzi.
Wills were staying, of the Prince Georges
death. Immediately Dorothy ordered her
trunks packed for Russia
DO you think il wise 10 pack so suddenly