The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
MISS R0MANOFF
TODANCE IN US.
Daughter of Russia's DepOsed
Car Soon Due at Pacific
Port.
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA
Former Grand Duchess Comes
to Aid Movement for
Native Land.
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA

Tat:ana Nicolaevna Romanoff. who
used to be called the Grand Duchess
Tatiana when Nicholas aomanon. her
father. was the Car Of All the Russlas,
will arrive in the United States within
few days She will remain here a
year, Daniel Frohman announced last
night. dancing. lecturinE and writing
fairy tales. all for uhe beneft Of the
Russian Civilian Relief.
. The former Grand Duchess. now 90
years old and beauty. escaped from
Siberia. according 10 New York mcm-
bers Of the Russian colony. through
mock I'M nrr!aEe with the son OF former
cha mberlain of the Czar The mock
marriage gave her greater freedom or
movement from espionage by representa-
tives OF the new Russian Government.
So she was able TO make her way from
Tobolsk 10 Harhin. thence to Japan, and
FOR several days past has been a, sea
on her way 10 Pacific port on
Japanese liner.
Due Early In Dece mi her.
The New York officers of the Russian
Civil an Relief. including Mr. Frohman.
Ivan Narodny and Or. Thomas Darling
ton. have been informed the young
woman will arrive in New York early in
December to play promihen, part ip
the work OF the recently formed Organ-
zation.
According to an announcement last
night by the news bureau of the Russian
rost Ofilce Department "Miss Romanof'
intends to remain one year in tbs coun-
try and while In New York her guardian
and companion will he Mrs. Margaret
Barry Carver Of Denver. who left this
city last Friday for the Pacific coast.
Mr.. Frohmnn said last night that Mrs.
Carver is wide awake American
woman" who has lived in Petrograd. and
from her he had learned that Miss
Romanoff soon would arrive In the
United States, lie added that nc Is a
temporary member OF the board OF gov
ernors of the Russian Civilian Relief.
Ivan Narodny. who is connected with
the Russian American Asiatic Corpora
tion. told last night how Miss 1somanof
succeeded in leaving Russia. He said
news OF her escape was sent to him by
the Emperor's former Second Chamber
lain named Frederick. an old friend. ami
that the young woman's flight had been
known TO q close circle Of friends.
Md&k Marriage Aids Escape.
lie explained that the daughters OF the
former Emperor were permitted to leave
! Tobolsk and visit relatives elsew here.
but they were forbidden to leave Russian
territory. The plan was then conceived
Of having her marry" q son Of Fred
erick. as this would give the former
Grand Duchess greater freedom Of move
ment about Russia. The formalities Of
the ceremony We're carried out with
every apparent reality and Only those
who knew the secret understood 1t was a
ruse to effect Miss Romanoff's escape.
Miss Romanon Is coming to the
United States to work in any capacity
for the Russian civilian relief" accord :
ing 10 statement issued last night.
but she prefers ''to write fairy tales.
give dance performances and talk to
the women of America about the terri
BILE conditions now prevailing in Russia"
I Miss Tatiana Romanoff does not
care" the statement added. whether
her father or the Romanoff dynasty
ever regain the throne. hut she Is very
much concerned about a strong demo-
cratic government. or rather a United
States OF Russia. She will try to ex-
plain to the American people that they
should not desert Russia and leave her
to the sociaiistic adventurers and the
Germans"