The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1875-09-09
How She WON ann EmnerOr.


A correspondent thus relates the TO-
mantle way in which the Empress of
Austria captured her Emperor: The
Empress is the youngest daughter of
Duke Macmillan Joseph of Bavaria.
and sister of the eX-Queen Sophia of
Naples. Francis Joseph was TO have
been aliianeed TO the Princess Sophia,
TO make acquaintance with whom he
went to make a visit to his uncle's cas-
tie of Possenhoffen where his four
Young lady cousins had been born and
brought up The Princess Elizabeth,
then in. her sixteenth year and remarka-
bly, beautiful, was not to have been al
lowed to see the young Emperor, both
because on account of her youth-she
was not supposed to be "Out''-and al
50 because, being much handsOmer
than her sisters, the willy Duke desired
to secure his Imperial nephew for his
eldest daughter before the former
should have been allowed to catch sight
of his youngest, as he felt very sure that
the hand of such beauty as she prom
ised to be would be sought far and wide
when it should be in the matrimonial
market. So the winning lady was told
that she was to stay with her governesS,
and not 30 presume to show herself in
the drawing-room during the visit of the
Austrian cousin But being lively,
spirited, and brimful of curiosity to see
the youthful Emperor, who had so sud-
denly succeeded TO the troubled but
brilliant crown of Austria, the Princess
Elizabeth contrived to give her attend
ant the slip, and to hide herself in 4
corridor, along which the Imperial
guest, who had arrived an hour before,
and was then dressing for dinner in the
rooms set apart for his reception, would
have to pass in going to the ban
quoting hall. As the Young sovereign
passed along this corridor the Prin-
cess, who was watching for
him, sprang out of her hiding-placc,
laughing at the success of her maneuv-
er, and crying gaily, "Cousin Franz,
Cousin Franz! / wanted to see YOU,
and they wouldn't let me, and so i hid
myself here to see you 90 by" 1t ap-
pears that Cupid'S bow, so innOcently
Shot off by the merry girl, who had no
thoughtrbeyond the qualification of her
curiosity to see the grand young cousin,
NllpNC NAAsNlAAN - LIN FNANA lAslN NNNAAth
her imagination, went straight TO the
mark. The young Emperor fell over
head and ears with the gay and beauti-
full vision that had presented itself So
unaffectedly before him. What passed
between the two Young people has
never transpired; but few minutes
later the Imperial guest entered the
drawing-room with his young cousin on
his arm, and presented her 10 the
amazed circle of relatives and courtiers
who were awaiting his appearance as
''the Empress of Austria, my engaged
wife. The anger of the elder sisters
is said To have been quite lively, rs was,
perhaps, quite natural under the cir
cumstances. The young Princess dined
that day in the banqueting hall, seated
beside the "Cousin Franz, - so sudden
" metamoTphOsedi into her 80 Imperial
spouse" and the Duke, though VeNed
for the disappointment of his eldest
daughter, had at least the satisfaction
of having this splendid match secured
for his Youngest The marriage took
place when the Princess had reached
the mature age Of sixteen, and all her
husbands subjects were enchanted with
her youthful beauty and herremarkablei
grace and kindness. % - i So"