The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-08

Deacon that the marriage would confer upon
her daughter al his RANK and privileges, ana
could in no sense be regarded as morganatlc
The souoy prince won his point again. After
one pcstponemsrt the marriage was cele
brated WITH cue solemn!ty az 81 Mary no
man Cstnol.c CcOrch Ia Cadogsn Square.
London c= June -, 1916.
Lord Grey a. Ruthyn. an English noble
man ot high position, gave the bride away,
and several persona IN English society were
present The Radziw;ll family, however, made
themselves notable by their absence.
The marriage started a social war that d.
vIded the most powerful ar.stocratic families
OF Europe and even involved the Soyal fam
flies 70 some extent II IS said the Car
favors tie princes mother, while the Kaiser
more gallant-inclines 20 the side OF
charming Dorothy Deacon.
II was impossible that a woman so beautl-
ful and winning should not win friends, even
among the aristocracy, for they are some
times human. Strange TO say, the sister OF
the princes mother took the side or Dor
othy Deacon and her young prince. She is
n Madame de Halpert When her mother
died leaving vast estates to her and the
princes mother, Madame de Halpert turn 70
over her share 10 her nephew. the young
prince
The mother has strenuously kept up her
fight to prevent Dorothy Deacon from enjoy
ing the privileges that should come TO 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 Rad2iwill" IA little bHt name.
The mother took the matter 10 the Kaiser
and 10 the Car OF Russia to both OF whom
the RadZiwIlls owed allegiance. Both SOW
erelgns promised help in preventing the mar
riage, but as the Princess had displeased the
Kaiser by her own marriage, he would not
promise much help.
The Czar 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 a country His
father. His Serene Highness, Prince George
Radziwill, was a German officer and served
IN the Imperial Guards. He was exied from
Germany by the Kaiser because Of his
gambling procliyities, and for years lived at
Nieswie5 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 Radziwill.' 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
we'll as I'm name He found on investigating
that although the Rad1iwills we're OF ancient
Russian lineage. the present bearers OF the
title were IN reality German princes. Prince
George was never naturalized Russian, as
no insane foreigner can acquire citizenship
In 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 own capacity
for waiting, the Princess felt sure OF her
revenge. And she is having II. She Is keep
ing her daughterin.law from the Radzlwill
estates. and Will keep her from them until
death decides who is mistress OF them.
What a situation for the high spirited,
beautiful young American who married her
DPrince in order TO outshine her friends and
family,
From everything that happened after her
marriage. the former Dorothy Deacon had
every right 20 feel that she would eventually
conquer her mother-in-law and reign in
Niese TieZ.
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 his
death nothing could keep her from being in
reality Princess Radziwil And, OF course.
the estates went with the title
Prince George died. insane. Had he been
legally sane ne would have undoubtedly dis
inherited his son. But the young Prince and
his wife knew that he could not make 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 X wise TO pack so suddenly,