Princess Cantacuzene doing better

February 22, 1900

Mrs. Frederick D. Grant is on board the St. Louis en route to St Petersburg to care for her daughter, Julia, who is "seriously ill with pneumonia," according to the New York Times.

Mrs. Grant left Wednesday after receiving a telegram from her daughter's husband, Prince Cantacuzene, announcing the seriousness of his wife's condition. Mrs. Grant was in Washington, D.C., when she received the telegram, and immediately left for New York City. She spoke with the family's doctor and hired a nurse who would accompany her to St. Petersburg.

 
The journey should take about ten days. Miss Grant, met the prince, then the Military Attache at the Russian Embassy in Rome, while traveling with her aunt, Mrs. Potter Palmer, in Italy last winter. He "once became a devoted suitor," and their engagement was announced shortly afterward.

 
The Prince and Princess were married last September at Beaulieu, the home of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The princess' condition has "improved today."