Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1919-12-09
ZIZl OF RouMANIA
Girl for Whom: ROM niaa Prince
Gave up His Rights.
(To be ContInued.)

A royal romance which has shocked
all Europe, Nays the Portland Oregon
ian, and through which Crown Prince
Carl renounced his birthright to the
kingdom of Roumania has brough;
nothing but smiles and exclamations o.
lelight to a former Portland girl, Mis-
Valentine Dolph, who is now studen
1T the University of Washington.
| 1t was at the convent of Notre Dame
de Sion in Anvers, France, in 1919
that little Miss Dolph and Jeanne
Leanbrino were inseparable playmate.
and companions. Miss Lembrino, nov
| known in Europe and America q.
"Ziz," is the vivacious dark-hairet
aoumanian girl who startled royalt2
by eloping with Crown Prince Carl a
time when the heir 10 the Rouman'
ian throne was at the head of hi.
,ountry's troops.
Miss Doiph, who spent her earl!
| childhood in Portland, IS a grand
laughter of the late Senator JOSEPH
y. Dolph of this city. Portland rela-
lives of Miss Dolph said recently the!
had never been told Of the young wo-
mans acquaintance, with Zizi, ant
consequently would not confirm re-
port from Seattle concerning Miss
Dolph's intimate friendship with the
;irl for, whom Crown Prince Carl gave
Up the Roumanian crown.
II have expected to hear such news
some day, for she always loved him
and was just waiting until the day
; hey could marry" said Miss Valen-
/ inc Dolph in Seattle the other day
| when told that her convent school
nate Zizi, had driven through the
| itroets of Bucharest in the dead OF
| light to clone with Crown Prince Carl.
Miss Dolph and her sister, Miss
Dorothy, attended the French convent
| or several years. When war clouds
| began gathering, over the European
ointment in t9l6, their grandmother.
Who has died since then, hurried to
france and brought the two girls back
% this city.\ ...
Both Miss Valentine and Miss Dore-
.hy Dolph were frequently guests at
| the home of Zizi and her mother on the
8ois de Boulogne, while Miss Dorothy
| Dolph attended many social functions
With Zizis older brother, who 1T thai
| lime had just returned from the Bal
| kan wars and who was a great social
| favorite in Paris.
at school Zlzi had many pictures
| Of the Roumanian royal family, Tor
they were great friends and whenever
we looked them over she would In
variably comment on their good looks,
espccially that of Prince Carl" said
Miss Dolph. when Zizi would return
70 school from a visit with Queen
Marie and the royal family she was
always brimming full OF enthusiastic
accounts of her stay and descriptions
of him. -.
prince Carl was passionately fond
of music, and Zizi played his favorlte
selections for, him often, while MS
Queen Mother noticed nothing un-
usual in the friendly interest on her
sons part.
However, Zizi was emotional and
romantic, and always infatuated with
someone in The meantime, but never to
the point of seriousness, for the crown
Prince really was her ideal. One time
after n visit with the princes sister
Princess Marie, Zizi remarked: HE
will love me in time the way | do him.
and she added. we shall marry.
None Of us paid much attention 70
her words. thinking she was just ro-
mantle, for, although she was OF inc
royalty herself, Prince Carl was slated
for the sake of allegiance, to marry
foreign princess, and on no condition
one of his own countrywomen.
"In years to come he will b" my
husband, and we will bc. happy, was
her almost angry declaration one day
at the convent, and her school DAY
prophecy has come true. Prince carr
says: They may have my crown ana
my kingdom: I'm tired of it all, !
would rather have my adorable Zizi'
"Zizi was full of mischief at school,
and ii anything went amiss she was
usually blamed as the instigator' con-
tinued Miss Dolph, in relating her con-
vent experiences with the bride OF
Prince Carl. zone day during the
Japanese exposition in London when
we were together on our way I'D
Worthing for a months vacation she
threw a basin of water on man and
woman who were loudly quarreling on
the street below and said laughinsIy
that it was good way to stop the
argument.
AT her studio she was exceptionally.
bright. We took eIocution together
and in tragic parts she was wonder