THE ROYAL NUN.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1901, 8 November 1913, Page 10

THE ROYAL NUN.

The Grand Duchess Elizabeth of llussi.ii, a sister of Princess Louise of llattenberg. is certainly oiie of the most remarkable princesses in Europo (remarks a writer in the "Manchester Guardian"). Her husbands the Grand Duko Serge.; it will be remembered, was killed by a bomb .while driving to the Kremlin at Moscow. The Grand Duchess Elizabeth was very deeply attached te hi.ui, and since his death she has lived in retirement, She did not finally leave her palace in tho Kremlin -until lie? toother* less niece, the Grand Duchess Mario Uftvlovna., to whom she was ii second ■mother, married.; then slio .retired to a house in a quiet street of Moscow, and* in. company with .several ladies, began to live tho life of a Sister of Charily.

Tho Grand Duchess is ono of tiro most beautiful women in Europe, bat her fiico boars how tho signs of tlio .asce'tid lifo ' s.lio leads. She Ims introduced a new form of convent Fifq into Russia, iiipdollod on that of the various Orders of . S.istets of Jlorev working in Britain. Tho Russian itttn is supposed to devote hor-s,eM entirely to prayer. £S.lio_ does not, its a rule, jtndei'iabo eharitiiibla work. The Sisters of tho new Birder' founded by the Grand Pur.hess liavo under their care a number of disabled soldiers, a homo for consumptives, an orplraunge, a dispensary, and u freo library. Tho sisters, who nearly all boloiip to great llnssiiiu families, do most of their own houseworit, and Moscow was astonished to hear that Princess Olmietisky had to scrub tlio convent .floors. Tho Grand puchoss., of course, keeps (ho severe rtjlo of the order as sertipulaOsly as tho ether sisters.

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