Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-23
NEW LUXEMBOURG RULER
HAS BEAUTY AND BRAINS
S Far Stronger Character Than Her
Dcposcd Elder Sister, Says
Writer.
ONES INTO HUGE FORTUNE
ftcisn OF New Grand Duchess, Who
at Twenty-Five Has Assumed
ohkcn Grown, Likely to BE StrilS-
ing Improvement.

odkcn Grown, Likely to BE StrilS-
ing Improvement.
BY PE:it:RUE MARBELr.
ARLON, LUXEMBURG, Feb 22-
5Noi the least attractive OF six beaut
~ royal sisters is Princess Charlotte
pf Luxembourg and Nassau who, in
.idcr sister, Princess Marie adelaide
mas become Grand Duchess OF this
iny. but historic rricspaii,y, and as
sutned its Dakeu Crown. That the
new Grand Duchess has her fun share
of The good looks that run in her
tatnily. her, latest portrait cloqucntiy
tcStlhcS twenty-five years OF age
oers. She has. however. a far greater
her deposed elder sister. who, naturally
"tlfni had been Thoroughly spoiled by
certain of her relatives and members Of
nAr encourage before she came TO the
throne. and she has many sterling
qualities. During the war she was {,
devoted nurse 20 the wounded in the
.api;al
In October last her engagement was
Parma. younger brother Of the En-
press OF Austria Probably tho person
east pleased by, this news was the
entity prosecuted The Grand Duchy OF
.nNemhni,; from the outbrcai: az the
var. AMI tad set his heart on annex
Pr i;ourhon-larma ike his brother
,rince SiXte. 10 whom the Austrian
smperor addressed his famous pence
cttcr. has not only been pro-aliy from
i lac beginning, but fought against Ger
many AZ az artillery officer IN the Bel
Or tho narri"Gc OF the new Grand
DUCHESS.
SECOND or SIN DAUGHTERS
on GRAND DUKE WILLIAM
She Is ihe .ccond Of tho ,s.lX !daushc
:uxcmhure aud Nassau. who died IN
fcbruary 1917 The eldest of these
6with Wilhclmina Marie Adelaide who
Eobruar% - l,I3', E She F' vas in en-
Seventeen and oaIy three : months
hort OF her eighteenth birthday and
najor!tv. In the meantime her mother,
orncrly Princess OF Braganza and In
ms was mere continuation of Of
&C, Tor during the previous iour Gears
M Grand Duke had been incapac.-
atcd by mcnta! and physica. paralysis
I ne burden OF state affairs mus iall-
rE en,ire!H upon TIE shoulders OF his
The Kaiser lid his best 10 persuade
he Grand Duchess Marie Adelaide to
marry his son Joachim. hut tho cx-
nE, 10 tho All Highest's considerable
tnnoyancc, that She would :ar rather
ntcr u nunncry.
SISTER NOW ENGAGED
TO TIE tRON\ PRINCE
The next % these sisters ia success
rhb Is an Invalid. Then comes An
oinette. In August. last. Il was an
ipunccd tina; she had become engaged
o the Crown Prince Rupprecht Of
bavaria, who IS thirty years her SEN
or. and has an unsuyory reputation
h.onghout Europe. Princess Anto!-
'rinceses. Elizabeth and sophie. WHO
ave not yet put their hair UP. would
jivo to succeed 10 the crown Wadc:
NC regency OF their mother,
WILL RULE CoMMI NIFTY
OF QUARTER OF MILLION
The new Grand Duchess o, LuXem-
burg Will rule over a community mum
,crinE some 25O.oUo persons She VIII
,overeiSnty. for the small legislative
,ody Is only in session for four months
n the year, aud had hardly any powers
II restrain; upon thc monarch. More
yer. there ~ great fortune 20 be
- included Worth some $50. 900, 900.
which IS hers by. every night. and
3'ivl lis, OF 10000 odd, This fortune
vas amasscd for The most part by the
tukcs OF Nassau when they were
iriven into oNl. in Austria. through
nc prosperity OF Monacos iorcrunner.
Hiebaden, once the gamblers para
iise, and other places If Il similar
nature. Besides this the rulers Of
;assau. through ilie extinction OF sew
'ral members Of their family. became
,cirs 20 various considerable sums
rom time 10 time, THIS fortune OF
he house OF Nassau is invested wei
or the most part in large estates, in
S:lud!ng mines. dist!llerics ana indus
rlcs OF all kinds
:ERNAN SlMPATHJEs FORCE
ABDiCATioN or DUCHESS
The rcai Significance OF the little
evolution which has taken place in
.uXcmburg is not dynastic. but eco
somic. The abdication Of the Grand
Duchess Marie adelaide is synbcicaI
he German sympathics she had man
inpopuiar with her own people and
unacceptable u France. Her going is
OF Il sign of ans abatement OF Lux
nburg's desire for continual existence
san independent statc--thc accession
t Princess Charlotte is clear disproof
4 that-but ii does mean that "A great
hhnEc-ovcr in the economic policy of
luxembourg Is TO he one OF the out
ONES OF Germany's war.
LuAemburS with its 10000 popula-
ion. formed part OF the Germans Gus
oms Union. This. far as treaty
provisions We're concerned remained
he case until only a few days ago.
'ontendingi in the Luxembourg Cham
,cr that the diSs solutions Of the Gus
ons union was u natural sequence OF
he virtual abroSution of the railway
reaty By Gcrmany's act OF INVASION NJ
ianten, Minister of State. recently in
listed that only the Western powers
cedcd 10 ne considered in rotations TO
he economic future OF tho grand
uchy. Indeed. he went further and
aid that association with either France
r Belgium was desirable. The key
Is tho situation is to he found in the
act that tho chief industries Of Lux
mhurg. having to do with iron and
nc little state arc closely linked with
.orrainc, Tho transfer OF the iron and