The Sentinel=record., 1916-12-17
GOVERNESS IS
 LOOKED UPON
 AS MATCHMAKER
BELIEVED HE HAS HAD MUCA TO DO WITH BRINGING
 ROYALTY TOGETHER.
Report Has it That the Prince of Wales and the Eldest Daughter of the King of Italy Are to Wed.

Rome. Dec. 1G.-The least known
 and yet one of the most influential
 women in Italy at present is Miss | Margaret Brown the English govern. ess of three of the girls ot the royal family
 Since the publication ot the ar. | raneemont ol marriage JctAccu Ed
 ward Albert Prince of Wales. heir apparen tc the English throne and Princess Yolanda. eldest daughter of the King ana Queen of Italy, the DO. sition of this humble go1erness as
 the domestic behind the throne is said to have been greatly strengthened should The marriage between young Edward and the Vralrhie4. royal hoir. csa of Europe take place. as i c,. eated Miss Brown will receive due credit as the matchmaker
 Tho mystery that has grown up i around the pvrsonaiit. ol Miss Drown
 is one Of the sources of her Influence. Also 1t Is ol ue kind thlt al.ls,a.
 the King who has a horror Of the publicity "hich his position forces upon him Those persons of the 1 court life who dislike Miss Brown bee cause O.. hor confidential position. -e ause q. her power to hold her tongue. and her custom of standing sesido the Queens chair daring rc 1 captions have tried in vain 70 dis cover exactly who she is To date.
 all they have learned is that she is , strongmiudad person of some t5 1 years who a 9eared on the scene at i the birth c Yolauda, the first child.
 and who has oc,n in charge of the 1 children ever sin;e. lt appears that ! the King and Queen wanted their i children hrou-h, Up alter the Enoush
 fashion and that Miss Brown was recommended by some member ot the l English royal.y
 The influence Of Miss Brown in
 modernizing the education of Italian i children of the noble families has 1 been remarkable and far wider than
 that ot the more popularly known sys. tenn Of ur Maria Nontcsuri Miss i Brown has introduced inJo Italy the ] English customs with the respect 10 | he education or sirls in particular ! tier example with the royai children 1 who have been taueht to lead an l outdoor life to swim anu ride and | play vigorous games. has been follow
 ed by the noble and wealthy families who formerly brought up girls in the ] sjrictest indoor nuu-lke soclusiou. Qnite a stir was caused some time 1 ago by the way Miss Brown let the ] girls run in athletic clothes about the beach and woods of Castel Porziana. the summer home of the royal family. | The obiectmg court ladies. when they | attempted to discuss the matter with the King were asked if strong bodies ! were not to be preferred 10 snawv | clothing. The women ol the royal | nursery have also on several o.ca
 sions discovered that this English
 womans will was law once. it was | about the question of dolls These. laythlngs were ruled out and have ] stayed ruled out Of the nursery. l Like the girls ot the family Young l Prince Humbert the heir to the 1 throne is very fond of Miss Brown. ! whose influence has bgen extended te
 his education in some measure She 1 eNerted her influence in securing the 1 introduction ot the Boy Scout move l mont into Italy the Prince being its
 commanderiu.chiet and the King con tribuiiug a million dollars a year to i its support
 During tho war though with her
 usual obtrusireness. Miss Brown bas
 taught the girls the Engrsh method.
 of helping in charities. While the Italians are charitable as pcomo 1 the'r charities have moi before been ] orsan'zed on the large sale made
 necessary by the war.
 With the marriage of Noianda. tho
 work of the English eoyernes, will not be finished by any means. since
 thore still remain Princes, Alafalda.
 who was li years of age November
 l9, and Princess Nioyanua. who was 9
 wears Of age November I3.