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 ROME, Dee. 16.-The least known and yet one of the most ntlueatal women in Italy at present ,s Miss Margaret Brown. the English govei
 ness of three of the girls of the royal family
 Since the publication of tae ar rangement of marriage De-ween
 Edward Albert, Prince of Wales. heir apparent to the English throne, and Princess Yolanda. c.dest daughter of the King and Queen of l'alv, the position of this humble goVerness as tie domestic power benind tne throne is said t9 have been greatly strengthened. Should the nirr!a
 between young Edward and the wel l.
 thiest royal heiress of Europe take place is expected, Miss Brown win receive due credit as the matchmaker.
 The mystery that has grown up around the personality of Miss Brow. Is one of the sources ot her influence. Also, il IS Of the kind that pleases the king, who has a horror of the publicity which his position forces upon him Those persons of the court life who dislike Miss Brown because of her confidential position. because of her power to hold her
 tongue. and her custom of standing beside the Queens chair during re- options have tried in vain to dis cover exactly who she is To date all they have learned is that she is a strong minded person of some 45 years who appeared on the scene at the birth of Yolanda, the first child and who has leen in charge of the children ever since It appears thas tie king and queen wanted their children brought up after English fashion and that Miss Brown was recommended by some member of the English royalty
 The influence Of Miss Brown in undermining the education of Italiaa children of the noble families has leen remarkable. and far wider than that pf the more popularlY known system of Dr. Maria MOntessOrl. M iss 1 troWn has introduced into Italy the English customs with the respect to the education of girls, in particular. Her example with the royal children. | who nave been taught to lead an out door life, to swim and ride and play vigorous games. has been followed | by the noble and wealthy families | who formerly brought mp girls in the i stilcteSt indoor nun-liRe sccluSitn Quite stir was caused some [ time ago about the way Miss Brown let l the girls run in athletic clothes abou, 1 the beach and woods of Castcl Por- ziana the summer home of the royal ] family. The objeCting court ladies, | when they attempted to discuss the matter with the king. were asked f ! strong bodies were not tO be pre- ] ierred to sCowy clothing. The women ! pf the royal nursery have also on several occasions discovered that this ] English woman's will was law. Once, | ii was about the question of dolls. 1 These playtnings were ruled out and | have stayed ruled out Of the nursery
 Like the girls Of the family. young ! Prince Humbert, the heir to the ihIone. is very fond of Miss Brown | whose influence in securing the in- ! troduction of the boy scout move ment into Italy, the Prince being its commander in-chief and the king contributing a million dollars a yea
 to it's support.
 During the war. though with her usual unobtrusiveness. Miss Brown
 has taught the girls the English
 methods of helping in charities
 While the Italians are charitable as q people. their charities have not before
 been organized on the large scale
 made necessary by the war
 With the marriage of Yolanda. tho work of the English governess wil not le finished by any means. since there still remain Princess Mafalda
 who was fourteen years Of age No- vember l9, and Princess Giovanna
 who was nine years of age November
 thirteen.