The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-26
Marriage Attracts No Particular
Attention, nor Yet Any
Criticism.
ny LA MAnaUIsE DE FoNTENoY

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! - ALLERlNAS and dancing girls
I'D have married statesmen. diplo-
! mats. officers Of high rank in the
army and navy. great mobiles. and even
/ royal pcrsonages. But IL has remained
/ Tor Denmark to furnish the case of n
Daiierina marrying n bishop. Tho bal
icrina in question Is one of the most
I popular members OF the corps de ballet
or tho Theatre Royal. Of Copenhagen.
while the prelate is ono of the seven
Lutheran bishops of tho Established
Church OF Denmark. Although the
marriage took place some time ago. II
mas only lately become known and II
"hS attracted no particular attention,
nor yet any criticism. In fact. the
union, thanks to the popularity OF tho
naIlefina, has called forth expressions
OF good Will on tho part OF tho public
in Denmark.
The lady has not seen ut TO retire
from the stage, and continues to pirou-
eite nightly before tho footlights OF
INC Iheatre Royal. Copenhagen. in tho
most abbreviated OF skirts, and display
ing very shapely pair of limbs while
the bishop performs his episcopal
| uuties, and makes his diocesan vista
! uohs az before. without any dininu-
, ton or prestige. or OF tho reverence
DUO to his eminent rank in tho church
II - only fair to explain that the
women connected with the stage
whether as actresses or e.. darseuses
arc nowhere I'm the world so irreproach-
able In their conduct as in Denmark
Their responsibility Is completes and
unqnes STONED. They do not form cast
apart, as In so many other civilized
countries, and TO belong to the stage
aces not in any way injuriously affect
The social status Of a woman, no matter
how lofty her birth
Thus ono OF the sister baIlerinas OF
the bishopcss To whom have referred
above. Is tho honorcd wife OF ono of
the principal generals on the active list
OF the Danish army. The leading
pT!ma donna OF the Danish stage IL the
VIE OF "a very wealthy and most re-
spected banker at Copcnhagcn and on
inc evenings when she il not singing
her salons in the Danish capital are
ihfohBcd with all t1at the latter con-
'a!ns In the way of rank and fashion
she remains on the stage. not for the
sake oil the salary which being 80 rich
she does not need. but merely for the
sake OF her art. and with the full con.
sent of her husband. For th., Same
reason the favoritc actress OF IN. Dan
i.l metropolis continues on the stage
although her husband is one OF the yerv
rlchest men in the kingdom, q man OF
inherited fortune and of old family
who having no other occupation. de-
votes himself TO the collection of works
of art.
In Russia. too. the dramatic profess
sion occupies far better social posi-
tion than in most Western countries
and 10 go on the stage involves no loss
oil cast Thus, one OF the greatest foot
lleht iaVorites OF st. Petersburg and
MOSCOW is the woman known on the
stage as Lydia Ynwarsknia daughter
OF general Of the army niece Of :,
former Cabinet minister. and wife OF
Prince Vladimir Bariatinski. who has
visited America on several occasions
with his wife. and has lectured in New
York. BOSTON, Chicago. and in other big
cities. on Pushkn and other famous
Muscovitc poets. authors and drama
lists.
III any OF my readers happen during
the mex: few weeks 20 encounter a
Count aud Countess Rosenberg, and
cannot find their names as such in any
OF the ANNALS of the foreign nobility
and standard works of reference they
must not that account set them
down as Adventures and frauds. For
the titles Of Count and Countess Rosen-
berg have only just been created
since the publication of the Almanach
dc Gotha for 1914. They are crea
ton of King Christian OF Denmark and
have been bestowed by him upon his
young cousin. Prince Aage OF Denmark,
and upon the lattcr's Italian bride. the
prince having renowned his royal
status and prerogatives and his rights