The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-11
Watt Marashi, chief of the Shreli
tribe; a typical chieftain OF
northern Albania.

the favorite nephew of the Queen of
Rumania, "a sister Of his father. and
ii was she who brought about the
young fellows marriage to Princess
sophia Schoenburg- Waldcnhurg. That
he is II capable man Is best shown 10y
the fact that he passed with flying
colors the extremely difficult cNamina-
ton qualifying him To become IA MEM
Der of that corps d'clitc of the German
army, the General Stan Corps. Both
he and his wife are wonderful linguists.
and in addition To being able tn speak
faultless English and French are equal
ly at home in Rumanian. At Potsdam.
where they have until now made their
home. and at Berlin they are very
popular at court and In society. and
will be much missed. especially the
tall, handsome Princess, who has taken
so active n part in the management
at Berlin of technical schools. where
women are taught various trades, arts
and industries.
The Wieds are one of the mediatized
or formerly reigning families Of Ger
many, which retain number OF their
old time prerogatives, including that II
mating on a footing Of perfect equality
with the now sovereign dynasties of
Europe. Thus, the mother of william
of WED was Princess Marie of the
Netherlands. and his elder brother,
Prince Frederick of WED. is married
to Pauline. only daughter of the King
~ Wurtembcrg These are IA very
homey. though pleasant couple, and
far less gifted than the Villa. Of
Wicds, with whom they have frequently
been COMPOUNDED by the press, IN con-
nection with the throne of Albania.
Through his mother, William Is in the
line of succession to the crown of the
Netherlands; he spent much OF his
youth at The Hague, where at one
time he was looked upon as a sutton
for the hand of his cousin, Queen VIII
helmina OF Holland. and he is closely
related to many of the sovereign dynas-
ties Of Europe.
The name of the Princes OF WED Is
not unknown on this side of the At
lantic. for that widely read work,
Early Western Travels" published by
the Herbert II. Clark Company, con-
tains an account Of Prince Macmillan
OF Wicd's travels in the interior of
North America. In 1881 this Prince
then about 40 years of age, undertook
a scientific exploration Of the trans
Mississippi region, and en- route spent
some time in Boston. He gives a
graphic description of the celebration
there OF Independence Day In 1882.
He relates that 'in the evening the
streets were deserted, and the popula
ton collected on the promenade called
| the Common. All Boston. rich and poor
was here assembled in the most elegant
dress. His descriptions of the oyster
| feast. Of the fireworks, of the gay and
motley uniforms of the militia. and
especially the bands of musicians OF
the various regiments. who wore civil
ian dress Of all colors, with round hats,
and particularly "the absence Of al
improperly Of conduct, or unsecmly
noise" seem to indicate that the affaiI
c-cated n deep impression upon him.
| To some men danger constitutes ar
incentive, and IL William ~ WED is one
| of that sort then 1t Is possible to un
derstand the attraction which he finds
In the prospect of reignlng over Albania
The peril of the undertaking Is very
great: 30 much so, indeed, that the in
surance companies in which he had In