Friday, April 23, 2010

An American princess who loves music

April 23, 1910

Princess Karl of Isenburg-Birstein is the subject of a feature by the New York Times.
One of the leaders and lovers of the Parisian musical clique is the "beautiful American Princess Charles of Isenburg-Birstein."
She attends nearly every musical "event of importance in Europe, whether it be a concert in Paris or in Prague "with equal ease."  She makes these journeys "in her motor car, piloted by the Prince, her husband."  She attended the Chopin Festival in Warsaw, and returned to Paris in time to be present at the Abbé Perosi's first appearance in this city.
The Princess was "entirely educated in Paris at the Convent of the Sacré Coeur, now closed." She speaks French as "fluently and gracefully as any Parisienne."  The Princess is "tall and elegant and has a magnificent complexion."
The Prince and Princess spent a great part of each year visiting their royal relatives.  Prince Karl is the third son of the late Prince of Isenburg-Birstein and Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.  They live in one wing of the family's caste on the Rhine.  The princess is "an excellent shot and a keen horsewoman." When she is in  Paris, she is seen every morning in the Bois riding.
The former Bertha Lewis was born in New Orleans on March 16, 1872.  She married Prince Karl on August 24, 1895 in London.  The couple do not have any children.

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