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V , ' ' an American girl is expected to be ' "'' " r i? ' rich, handsome, charming, accom- f ' ' , 0 4 ' C'it plished. She had graduated with f, v , '4$ , v Ji highest honors from Wellesley Col- r ' ' ? . . legs. She possessed a fortune in J ". V ' - vi her own right. She was a direct t ,v ,.. w ' 'v. 1 descendant of Thomas Welles first n V J Governor of Connecticut, a very '' v noted character of early Colonial " J-W days. Her mother, a popular New .f'-'V ' : rte. s.5. York society matron, was former- z I C v , f V ly Mrs. Ellen Welles Stevens, and f- -m S '?V is now married to her second hus- .' ' band, Arthur Oxley Probst, New h'?' V" if-' H York exporter and banker. vv Suddenly terrible events called - v A Prince Dmitri Galitzin back to k 1 ,J 1 V' -" '5 Russia. "a " " -5 V V You huve fixed your attention . A si on the brilliant banquet given by ' N , - 4 the Russian Ambassador to the f1'" , i mce Enormously Rick ' ' sy j?" " , " J. 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' ' $ Hnll, she distinguished ' herself by her athletio was the bridegroom, bind her to a man whose life would, per- medal with bands commemorating the Rus- Jjf ' V ' ? achievements, 'icbael J Cruise per- bans far years, be liuie ttiore than a des- sian-Japanese war. After this war he was g I After leaving college she ' ceremony without perate adventure. assigned to the Baltic fleet. At the be- ' rf' wa noted for her sltill as n -n-oo Tvan nmitrieff, Eut tins brave American girl stopped him ? t , a horsewoman, and especi- the , Russian Em- gently and told him that she had not ac- guming of the world war he was com- . -- -f-jf miy for her "bronco bust- pepted him for his princoy rank or his mander of naval fortifications on the ' '"B" exploits. Her fame at had passed since wealth, but because sHe l&ved him. northern coast of the Gulf of Finland. " 'f . , f ' 'i 1,1 lhis linB became international, in Now York strange. She was glad to marry him, with all that During the revolutionary struggles which pr, . ;.v ' ;uul Khe received an invitation to IT'S bad happened in he possessed swept away, and she jvas . followed the dethronement of the Czar he ,:-. U--J f: '.: train three splendid thoroughbred 3ries of the Hoi- ready to face every danger and every did his utmost for the cause of national ' i 1 ' f coil s in the royal slnljlo nf King Al- through th palaces hardship of his future life by his side. order and unity. He narrowly escaped witlf i ' l' fonso of Spain who hnd proved very , hali8 nf the gover- That is why they were married in the his life several times from the civil war fQ ' J sfnhhorn to nil local (miners, lace in Moscow where quickest possible way and with the least in which so many of his kinsmen and p . if She was entirely successful, ruled The Czar and possible ceremony. The Prince's services friends perished. Finally he was drivea ' A , During this trip to Europe she 1 miserable death, ac- were needed immediately by the anti-revo- into Siberia, where popular sentiment is j. j,H(i a utrangn adventure. Whila a cellar in some re- lutionary forces for which he is fighting. generally anti-Bolshevik, and made his way ! ' J pasiiing through the hall of a Paris No. sooner was the ceremony performed to the Pacific Ocean. , ( A . mUl she humped into a pmall, f flip Ir-nerial faro- than bride and groom Jumped on board a Simply in venturing to Siberia. Miss ' ' f ' 1 swnrlhv, almont linnot Iccable In- ,,V hV rrt dieni- trai:l for California and started on Stevens, now Princess Dmitri Galitzin, is ' J , j dividual so violently that she- rl wn seized in their long journey to the Far East. Prince facing an adventure from which all but. V knocked a wig oft his head. The . Ja In other cases 'Jimitri Galitzin is an adherent of Admiral the bravest girls would shrink. Siberia ' V 3 j American girl excused herself ea' Kolchak, commanding the Russian forces was never a pleasure resort, but now. of , f. . 1 grncefullv, but the swarthy one 3' -ii that are opposing the Bolsheviki in Siberia course, it Is Infinitely more barbarous than J lot his t r'mper and t his led to t he ? Galitzin family had aIKi Have recently won signal successes. ever before. Food, which is now so . f revelation that he was nothing many of their castles The Prince will have command of a flo- precious even in the most fortunate conn- ,- J ,,'SK ,hnn' II)R j,ajP'H,v ,ho" S;a, ot o, burnt. ;iillaged and tiIa 0j SI,lan rjVer cunboats that will op- tries of the world, must be extremelv rare .' T'.rCi- ii .iu-.m'hJo ' ' ' J .-(,.,- nil- . . . t- ' t !!-; ! 1 rni, ..H I lllKia 1U Russian i-rince and on the ligh'-i ligh'-i ing courtship that followed. , Now fix your attention on an entirely different scene. A few days ago there was a quiet wedding. Tt was not in a Russian cathedral or Russian Rus-sian palace, it was not, in a fashion-'ahle fashion-'ahle New York church, it wias not even in the handsome hand-some Russiau church in New York. No, it. was in the so-called "marriage chapel" of the New York Municipal Building, Build-ing, a diugy un-ormental un-ormental room, w here immigrants, immi-grants, strangers and people without with-out money or friends in the great city frequently fre-quently have their marriages performed. per-formed. Miss Frances Simpson Stevens was the bride and Prince Dimitri -aptain Prince Dmitri Nicolaievitch Calitzin, 'on of the Czar's Former Prime Minister 1nj Governor-General of Moscow, Who Lost 'lis Wealth in the Revolution, But Has Won . An American Bride. It was early In the Spring of 1917. The ' I mighty Russian Empire still existed, the Russian armies still faced ' the 4iemy and the Czar still sat on the throne .1 his fathers. i There were, Indeed, evident menaces ot 3 revolution, but no one dreamed of such 1 overthrow as was to happen during - ie year. In the earlier phase of the revo- i Lion, as most people will remember, the niperial family and the nobility kept possession pos-session of their palaces and vast estates. Yverybody supposed that Russian princes nd princesses would always occupy these alaces and be waited on by hundreds of wants, that the old life of luxury and blendor would go on forever, whatever .jie political changes might be. ";A great banquet was given at this time y Ambassador Bakhmetioi'f, who represented repre-sented Russia so long and so brilliantly . the United States. It was given in the itz-Carlton, in New. York. IThe guest of honor was a young Russian '.lince and officer Prince Dmitri Nico-:jiievitch Nico-:jiievitch Galitzin. He was the son of the s.jzar's Prime Minister, who had before " hat been Governor-General of Moscow, ie second administrative position of the npire In Importance. -yWiili Prince Dmitri Galitzin were a vjmber of other Russian officers. The y ;her guests-included leaders of American ciety and finance, some of the most br II-ant II-ant and beautiful New York women and T number of Russian and Allied diplomats. a ne object of the banquet was to promote . Iiiiuily relations between Russia and im-A)rUinl. im-A)rUinl. American interests and to obtain j alp to sustain the Russian effort in the ' ar. j It was a peculiarly brilliant affair. The TUrelgn diplomats and officers were all in ill uniform. No expense had been spared V make it a delightful dinner and to promote pro-mote perfect conviviality. ' Near Prince Dmitri Galitzin sat a 1)ril-ant 1)ril-ant and charming American girl, Miss .ranres Simpson Stevens, member of a 'imily socially prominent in New York and .escendant of a noted figure in American olonlal history. :The eyes of the prince and the Amer- -an girl met, and at that instant both i'' that this was something more than v' chance acquaintance. He had enjoyed a Mmarkably extensive experience of cosmo-N)lltan cosmo-N)lltan high society. He had met the most enutiful women of Russian society and ther European capitals. His rani;, his rilliant services in the Russian navy and Is natural attractions had mado him a fnenii favorite. He could certainly have laile a very brilliant match. But in spite t nil that, he had remained a bachelor ntil well on in his thirties. Never before had a woman .stirred such notions in him as at this moment. Antl Miss Stevens, too, was a good deal a cosmopolitan. She was several years nt of her 'teens and she had employed "'tern profitably. She had listened to the afi Jmpllments of lords and millionaires at :e.r.eauvi!le, Trouville. Ostend, Cannes, n;.wps, Newport, Palm Beach and the rest .. f tli o luxurious loafing places of the 1 s,t orld. She had seen the best of the men of trlfh society, and doubtless some who were f (.ot the best. Many had paid her flatter-attentions, flatter-attentions, hut they had never made '"'tr feel a serious inclination to give up :'ne delightful life ot travel, sport and -jrihuly which she enjoyed so thoroughly. !!ul now she realized, oven In a mount's mo-unt's glance, that this man was quite liferent from the others. He did not in-ecd in-ecd lark any of the superficial attractions 1 1 lie best of them. He was tall and stal-"u't, stal-"u't, and be wore his splendid uniform, foorated with many medals, with perfect Istlnction. 'Behind the outward glitter, however, here was a man. Out of the bronzed face vtoked eyes that had faced death many .' ps and never known fear. It was that , hlrh caught the American girl's atten-.'.I'on atten-.'.I'on and made her feel an emotion which perhaps she had hardly experienced before. L'i Tho prince lost no reasonable time in v '"fEKing. permission to call upon the chanu-j'ltf'i? chanu-j'ltf'i? 'American girl. It was granted. From jpliiit moment the gallant and temperamen-.'M temperamen-.'M Slav began a whirlwind courtship. Ho art no time to waste, for stern war niighc l,,,al him inexorably at any moment. 4i r cut matters short, within a few days engagement was planned between Miss ,fiFrances Simpson Stevens of New York jj.nrt Prince Dmitri Galitzin of Russia. ;) it was considered a most, brilliant natch from every point of view. The .' Wince's family was perhaps tho most fa-Y;"mis fa-Y;"mis in R,lssia. p,, 'a standard work of -.'tuaslau national biography the name ;,;'ui'S twenty times. Ihs family name lias in the past, been usually spelt "Galitziu" in English, but recently the form "Golitzin" has been used, js it to said to represent tbo sound of the Russian word more closely. The family was particularly prominent ,.;p ''"ring the war. The prince's father was the ;Uar's Prime Minister up to the moment of , uic revolution. Prince Dmitri himself w13 ' t. : r :'. : The Princess Galitzin with the Beautiful Russian Wolfhouhd the Prince Gave Her Soon After Their First Meeting. A, I ., $ Hall, she distinguished : herself by her athletio , ,.f achievements. j After leaving college she f was noted for her skill as a horsewoman, and especially especi-ally for her "bronco busting" bust-ing" exploits. Her fame in this line became International, and she received an invitation to train three splendid thoroughbred coils in the royal stable of King Alfonso Al-fonso of Spain who hnd proved very sfuhhorn to all loral trainers. She was entirely successful. During this trip to Europe she had a utrangn adventure. Whila passing through the hall of a Paris hotel she bumped into a pmall, swarthy, al moist uunot Iccable Individual In-dividual so violently that she knocked a wig oft his head. The American girl fxcused herself gracefully, but the swarthy one lot his K-mper and this led to the revelation thai he was. nothing less than Ills Majesty the. Shah ot Persia ill disguise. The many-sided Miss Stevens was net rn'y engaged in horso trfining ffats in Furnpe. She i3 a clever artist. After leaving col-lei:e col-lei:e she had studied with the well-known well-known painter, Kobert Henri, In New York. Later she travelled medal with bands commemorating the Russian-Japanese war. After this war he was assigned to the Baltic fleet. At the beginning be-ginning of the world war he was commander com-mander of naval fortifications on the northern coast of the Gulf of Finland. During the revolutionary struggles which . followed the dethronement of the Czar he did his utmost for the cause of national order and unity. He narrowly escaped witlf bis life several times from the civil war in which so many of his kinsmen and friends perished. Finally he was driven into Siberia, where popular sentiment Is generally anti-Bolshevik, and made his way to the Pacific Ocean. Simply in venturing to Siberia. Miss Stevens, now Princess Dmitri Galitzin, is facing an adventure from which all but, the bravest girls would shrink. Siberia was never a pleasure resort, but now. of course, it Is Infinitely more barbarous than ever before. Food, which is now so precious even in the most fortunate countries coun-tries of the world, must be extremely rare in that region. The ordinary comforts, not to speak of the luxuries of civilization, must be surely non-existent there. Gruesome stories more or less authenticated authenti-cated have reached this country of the atrocities committed by the Russian revolutionists revo-lutionists upon men and women. There is reason to believe that a number of refined re-fined American and European women have met a cruel fae in the land of mystery, in addition to the many Russian women of the nobility who have probably perished under dreadful circumstances. It is a matter of deep concern to ail Americans to know that any of their countrywomen may be caught in the maelstrom of Russian Rus-sian barbarism. Those who know the American Princess Galitzin do not doubt that she will fearlessly fear-lessly face any of the dangers of Russian civil war that she may meet or venture Great Eritain Rights Reserved. bind her to a man whose life would, perhaps per-haps for years, be liitie ttiore than a desperate des-perate adventure. Dm this brave American girl stopped him gently and told him that she had not accepted ac-cepted him for his princotfy rank or bis wealth, but because sHe loved him. She was glad to marry him, with all that ho possessed swept away, and she jvas ready to face every danger and every hardship of his future life by his side. That is why they were married in the quickest possible way and with the least possible ceremony. The Prince's services were needed immediately by the anti-revolutionary forces for which he is fighting. No. sooner was the ceremony performed than bride and groom Jumped on board a fast train for California and started on their long journey to the Far East. Prince Dimitri Galitzin is an adherent of Admiral Kolchak, commanding the Russian forces that are opposing the Bolsheviki in Siberia and have recently won signal successes. The Prince will have command of a flotilla flo-tilla of small river gunboats that will op-crate op-crate against the Bolsheviki and savages along the immense rivers of Eastern Asia. 1 1 is force may at any time be ordered to take part on water or land in a movement against, the Bolshevik forces in European Russia. The Prince is a very distinguished naval , commander. He took part In the great naval battle of Tsushima in 1904, when the Russian fleet was crushed by overwhelming over-whelming Japanese forces under Admiral Togo. He was severely wounded by a high explosive shell and escaped alive quit9 miraculously from hurricane of fire that m terly wrecked his ship. He lay in a marine hospital nearly four months, and rfter that ho was kept prisoner by the Japanese. For his bravery and many services he received the Orders of St. Anna and St. Stanislaus from the Czar and the silver Copyright, 1919, by Star Company. Galitzin of Russia, was the bridegroom. Deputv City Clery Michael J. Cruise performed per-formed the simple ceremony without charge. The best man was Ivan Dmitnen, formerly a secretary ot the Russian Embassy Em-bassy in Washington. In the months that had passed since the notable banquet in Now York strange, almost incredible things had happened m Russia. The savage cries of the Bolsheviki Bol-sheviki had echoed through the palaces of the Czar and the halls of the governor-general's great palace in Moscow where Prince Galitzin once ruled. Tho Czar and his family had died a miserable death, according ac-cording to report, in a cellar in some remote re-mote part of Russia. All the possessions of the imperial family, fam-ily, tho aristocracy, and the great digni-la'rles digni-la'rles of tho empire had been Felzed, in some cases destroyed, in other cases turned to strange uses. The estates of the Galitzin family bad been confiscated and many of their castles had been broken into, burnt, pillaged and sacked bv a maddened peasantry, conscious con-scious oniv of hunger and hardly understanding under-standing what they were doing. Pnnco Dmitri's father had died heart-broken at the beginning of the revolution. The young prince's two brothers, he believes, had perished in revolutionary outbreaks, but he is not vet certain of their fate. All the vast wealth of the Galium family had "been scattered, except such modest sums as they bad deposited abroad. When, after nearly two years. Prinre Dmitri was enabled by Russian affairs to return to the United States, he hastened to visit his American fiancee. Naturally the exact details of what occurred are too delicate to be fully revealed to the public, pub-lic, but it is learned from friends that, the Prince offered to release her from tho engagement- because bis fortune had been scattered and he did not think it right to The u.-ve Princess Dmitri Galitzin, Formerly For-merly Miss Frances Simpson Stevens of New York, Who Has Gone to Face the Bolsheviki in Wildest Siberia with the Husband She Married After He Hed Lost His Fortune and Vast Estates. wherever her Fense of devotion to her husband hus-band may call her. Yv'hen she first reaches Siberia it is her intention to give h"r services to nursing wounded Russian soldiers sol-diers who are left in pitiful straits by the conditions of warfare in that part of the world. Few American girls probably are better nualified than the Princess Galitzin to be of service in a barbarous war-stricken lard. She is tall, strong, athletic, and an expert at many sports. At Wellesley College, Col-lege, where she was a student at Dana through the most pieturcnnio parts of Spain, Italy and France, making sketches. She .i a skilled I ted Cross nurse. After Die great, war broke out she transformed her fine studio in the Hotel des Artistes, New York, into Red Cross Auxiliary No. i:',5. She received a complimentary diploma from ti e Italian Iter! Cross for her valuable work for that organization. So it will be appreciated that the new Jr i ii c v.-s (iaiiizin I.-- as competent as any rirl of good soeiety to tare the greatly dreaded Bolsheviki and tho horrors of barbarous bar-barous warlare. |