The Washington herald., 1921-05-15

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For one thing. the Princess has been able
to Withstand all the good -natured, or M
natured, raileries of her newly adopted fel-
low countrymen. During the course Of the
recent plebiscite, which showed q huge ma
jority in favor Of the return Of Constantine.
the former Mrs. Leeds appeared in Athens
A demonstration followed. A handsome
looking woman gowned in pale yellow silk
appeared on a balcony above the famous Cafe
Debresil. While the people applauded she
clapped her hands and cried:
Constantine is coming back"
Long live the Dollar Princess" was the
answering shout as the crowd turned TO
Princess Anastasia- And they are still CALI
ing her the Dollar Princess"
GONE Of the Greeks are superstidous OF
~ her name. When Mrs. Leeds became
the wife Of PriAce Christopher II became
necessary for her to choose a Greek name
She selected Anastasia because IL was the
nearest she could find 10 her own name
Nance. Afterward she learned Anastasia
meant resurrection"
1t seems that the superstition has taken
hold OF the Greek peasants, who attribute the
changed fortune OF the Greek royal family
To the American newcomer. They take her
name quite seriously. Daily, It is said. she
receives evidences Of the popular belief in
her mower to help King Constantine. Lately
Il ts said that while the Princess at hrst
smiled at these manifestations, the super
stition is becoming 50 general thar she |"
BEGINNING to feel nervous about Il.
Then again, the decision OF the Greer
Prince and Princess TO come to America
after the nuptials Of the younger PAIR may
he attributed to other reasons. For one
,bine recent cable dispatches from Athens
bsv, been contrsdicting the assumption thai
IN. former Mrs. Leeds, through her mar
,,ase with q royal Prince o. the reigninf
bon,e. would acquire the status of princess
~ the blood and the title Of Her Royal
Highness."
7, il said the latest issue Of the ohcid
cs,s,te of Athens has published recently an
announcement by the Hellenic Government
4, the name Of the Crown. that Prince Chris
tonher. before be married the widow, was
oh,;,ed TO renounce his rank as Prince OF
the sovereign house Of Greece and his place
in the line of succession to the throne. As
a rival Prince Of Denmark, il is said, be
WAS Obliged to renounce his Danish royai
rank and his place In the line OF Danish
succession
According to this Oficial Gazette the for
ner Prince Christopher was rewarded for
the surrender Of his various royal ranks with
the consent of the Kings and Governments f
Greece and Denmark 10 the union with Mrs.
Leeds and with the rank Of Count in the
Danish nobility. His title is now said to
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title the former Mrs. Leeds may lay claim
to.
A former instance Of similar renun-
citation occurred when Prince AAge Of
Denmark. eldest son Of Prince wsldemaf
and of Princess Marie Of France, married
the daughter Of Count Calvi di Bergolo,
Minister Plenipotentiary Of Italy at Copen-
hagen. He was not permitted to marry the
girl he loved until he surrendered his royal
rank and right Of succession and had se-
cepted the rank of ordinary noble with the
title Of Count Rosenberg
OTILL another case was that OF Prince
- SFrederick Of Schleswis -Holstein. who fen
in love with Miss Mary Esther Lee, Of Nee
York, and was not permitted to marry her,
as he did in 1864, until he had definitely re-
nounced his status and prerogatves rs Q
Prince Of the blood. Still another Instance
was that Of Duke Henry Borwin, Of Meek
lenburg- Schweriu, who married the former
Miss Elizabeth Pratt, Of Kingston, n. T.,
at Dover, England, in 1911. The marriage
was declared invalid In 1918 by the Supreme
Court Of the Grand Duchy because Il was
held that the Duke had evaded and violated
the laws Of his country by marrying without
official sanction.
In all the long list OF American women
that have married foreigners Of rank and
title only one, Miss Alice Heine, Of New
Orleans, ever entered the royal circle. Her
first husband was Armand, Due de Riche-
lieu, and after his death she became the
eonsort OF Albert, Prince Of Menace. q ruling
sovereign in his own right.
But the former Mrs, Leeds at Newport
this summer Is likely to cut considerable Of q
figure, 1t 10 hinted that the position she
has 50 lately acquired, even though there
enable her to settle q few eldtime social
scores,
1t is recalled that q number Of years ars
Mrs. Leeds ATTEMPTED" Newport when she
purchased Rough Point, q beautiful villa o,
the cliffs, the property Of the Frederick W,
Vsnderbilts. 1t has been said that neves
before had the naughty Newport colony acted
Sc badly in that they simply surpassed them
selves in snebbishness, and the Princess seen
packed her baggage and shock the dust Of
tie q, 8, A, from her dainty feet"
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