GIPSY QUEEN DEAD.
Zilla Tetslitz, queen of the largest known jEnpsy tribe, died near Praguo after crowning her successor. She was more than ninety years old, and insisted upon being arrayed in her jewels and most gorgeous finery when the doctor told her sho had only an hour or more to live. A woman kept a mirror constantly before the queen so that she could onjoy looking at herself. When she was a young girl Zilla Tetzlitz was a famous beauty, and many proud Austrians wanted to marry her. She preferred the life of the nomad, and after the death of her gipsy husband, many years ago, ruled the tribe alone. Her wealth is estimated at more than 1,000,000 crowns.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10538, 13 August 1912, Page 2
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