Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 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 postponement the marriage was cee
brated with due solemnity at st. Marys 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 Radziwill family however. made
themselves notable by their absence
The marriage started a social war that d-
yided the most powerful aristocratic families
of Europe. and even involved the royal fam
lilies to some extent 1t is said the Gar
favors the princes mother, while the Kaiser
more gallant-inclines to the side OF
charming Dorothy Deacon.
II was impossible that woman so beauti-
full 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 OF Dor
othy Deacon and her young prince She is
a Madame de Halpert. When her mother
died leaving vast estates to her and the
princes mother Madame de Halpert turn d
over her share to 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 Radziwill" is little bit name.
The mother took the matter to the Kaiser
and to the Gar of Russia. TO both OF whom
the Radziwlls owed allegiance. Both SOW
eregns promised help in preventing the mar
riage, but as the Princess had displeased the
Kaiser by her own marriage, he would moi
promise much help.
The Gar was more aifable to the embit-
tered mother. The position of the RadzfWins
i,, d 10 DYyu Artpr hos haa4,
called the man without a country, His
father, His Serene Highness Prince George
Radziwil, a German officer, and served
in the Imperial Guards. He was eXiled from
Germany by the Kaiser because of his
gambling procliyitieS, 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 RadziWill," without
any qualifying word before the family name.
But much water has run over the mill il the
four years since AntonS marriage
You see, the Gar found that he could not
keep Dorothy from being Princess III deed as
we'll as in name He found on investigating
that although the Radziwills were 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.
luere was nOtnllS TOT INe pfOuu fFIHCeSS
10 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 it. She is keep
ing her daughter-in-law from the RadziWill
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
Prince 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 ard reign in
Niesewiez
She won her way into the AlmanacA 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 III
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
his wife knew that ne 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 it wise to pack suddenly.