Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-15
The Latest Romance.

A romance in very high life has lust
been brought to its last act. One of the
most noted of the South German mobiles
was the Prince of Thurm and Taxis. He
had been Minister to the late King of
Bavaria and his son was Abide Camp 20
the present King. 1t is this son who is
the hero OF the German romance. Long
ago the Lord of Burle,gh chose his wife
from the peasantry and King Cophetua
swore royal oath that a beggar maid
should be his bride; but neither of these
traditional lovers went SO far as the
young Bavarian Prince of our own DAYS.
1t was an obscure actress who fascinated
him and for whom he was content to
sacrifice everything. These conventional
words meant a great deal in this case
The marriage actually was solemnized
but it was made subject to conditions of
Il very rigorous character, which were
imposed upon the bridegroom as condi-
ton OF the family assent. He was to re-
nounce all his paternal rights and even
his name. He was to be no longer the
Prince of Thurm and Taxis but plain
bourgeois, and he was to receive an an
nual allowance of 5000 forms 1t might
seem that such conditions would be i'm.
possible The only answer is that they
were exacted, that the marriage did oc-
cur, and that the Prince descended into
plain nj. de Fels. He had, however, a
very fine tenor voice and a very beauti-
ful bride and he made his debut short
time ago at the theater at Zurich. The
story 50 far reminds one of Marios his
tory, who was Marquis of Candta IN his
own right; but here the resemblance
ceases. The Swiss are not an magma
tive people and care very little for ro-
mantle sacrifices. NJ de FEELS was Kissed
oil the stage at Zurich, and retired into
private life. 1T was easy to descend from
rank and position; 1t was difficult to re-
acquire them. The young Prince was
brother-in-law OF the Duchess of Bava-
ria, nephew of the Majordomo to the
court OF Prince Oettingen so great eff
forts were made to restore this would-be
tenor within the princely circle At last
way was found to achieve the end On
the Lake of CHEN King Ludwig has an
estate known as Herreninsel, and there
1t has been the custom to give great
water parties and nautical fctes A
theater is to be built there, of which the
artists are to consist almost exclusively
OF the aristocracy. Scenes out of Wag-
ners operas are to be represented, and
Otlenbach and Herve are also to appear
on the bills. But for this distinguished
theater a dignitied manager has to be
provided, and the Grand Duchess of Ba.
varia, who has a taste for diplomacy, has
thus found the means of introducing her
nephew within the ring fence of his ma
tive aristocracy. The name of Paul de
Fels, which appeared on the Zurich play.
bill, will be heard of no longer, and the
Prince ofThurm and TaXis will be known
in future rs Marshal of the Royal Palace
and Master of the Revels to the young
King of Bavaria. 1t is the habit of some
foreign editors to admit statements into
their journals under all reserve" and
when this sentence is seen it is tacitly
understood that Imagination has some
thing to do with the announcements but
no such qualification has accompanied
the reports of this chapter of romance
London Globe.