The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-03-07

Deacon that the marriage would confer upon
her daughter all his rank and privileges. and
could In no sense be regarded as morganztic.
The young prince won his point again. After
one postponement the marriage was cele-
brated With due soiemnity at 81. Mary's Ro-
man Catholic Church IN Cadogan Square.
London. on June "a. 1910.
Lord Grey de Ruthyn. an English noble
man OF high position. gave the bride away,
and several persons in English society were
present. The RadziwiI family, however. made
themselves notable by their absence.
The marriage started a social war that d.
vided the most powerful aristocratic families
OF Europe. and even involved the royal fam
lilies to some extent. II II said the Czar
more eallent-inclines TO the side ~
charming Dorothy Deacon.
IL was impossible that q woman % bssuti-
full and winning should not win friends even
among the aristocracy. for they are Some
ines human. Strange 20 Say. the si.~er "a
the princes mother took the side on Ooy-
othy Deacon and her young prince.
a Madame de Halpert. When her
died. leaving vast estates to her ?
princes mother. Madame de Halpsr
over her share TO her nephew. the
prince.
The mother has strenuousiy kept up h,r
fight TO prevent Dorothy Deacon from enjoy.
ing the privileges that should come 10 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 bat a name.
The mother took the matter TO the Kaiser
aud TO the Car OF Russia, 20 both OF whom
the Radzfwills owed allegiance. Both SOW
ereigns promised help in preventing the mar
rage. but as the Princess had displeased 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 RadziwFls
IN Russia is peculiar. Prince Anton has been
called the man without a country. His
tather. His Serene Highness, Prince George
hadziwll. was a German officer. and served
fn the Imperial Guards. He was exiled from
Germany by the Kaiser because of his
gambling proclivtties. 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
a few weeks ago made Anton the head of the
family and the Prince Radziwin." without
any qualifying word before the family name.
But much water has run over the mill In the
four years since Anton's marriage.
You see. the Car found that he could not
keep Dorothy from being Princess In deed as
well as in name. He'found on investigating
that although the Radziwills were OF ancient
Russian lineage. the present bearers OF the
George was never naturalized a Russian, as
no insane foreigner can acquire citizenship
In Russia.
There was nothing for the proud Princess
20 do but TO wait for her revenge. Knowing
the strict rules OF Russian court life. know
Ing her son, and knowing her own capacity
lot waiting, the Princess felt sure OF her
revenge. And she is having It. She Is keep
ing her daughterinlaw from the Radziwili
estates. and will keep her from them until
death decides who Is mistress of them.
What a situation for the high spirited,
Neautful young American who married her
= rince In order TO outshine her friends and
family
From everything that happened after her
marriage. the former Dorothy Deacon hAd
every right to feel that she would eventually
conquer her mother-in-law and reign in
Niesewiez.
She won her way into the Almanach de
Gotha, 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 hts
death nothing could keep her from being in
reality Princess Radziwill. And, OF course.
the estates went with the title.
Prince George died. insane. Had he been
legally sane he would have undoubtedly dis
inherited his son. But the young Prince and
bis wife knew that he could not make a will.
The Princess felt perfectly safe.
News reached London. where the RadzI-
wills we're staying. OF the Prince Georges
death. Immediately Dorothy ordered her
trunks packed for Russia.
ID you think II wise to pack so suddenly.