The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-10-06
The Manner in Which a Duchess Dis.
appeared.


The Manner in Which q Duchess Dis
appeared.
The New York Mercury has the fol-
lowing: W. a'~
A matrimonial scandals now agitating
the royal circles Of Europe, and although
desperate efforts have been made to hush
up the affair,it is quite certain that a
married princess, the sister OF an empress,
and at one time destined to wear royal
crown, has eloped, and is now believed
to be in thisHcountry. This princess is
no other than the. Duchess Sophia OF
Alencon, youngest sister of the Empress
Eliza beth of Austria, and wife Of the
grandson of the late King Louis PHILIPPE
Of France. The duchess was married to
the Duke Of tAlencon' suddenly in 1869
She was thenta great beauty, like her five
older sisters, one OF whom is the charm
ing ex-Quecn Mary Of Naples; but, i'm
like her sisters, her reputation, notwith-
standing her youthfulness, was by no
means unfair nished, and it vas a matter
of surprise that the Orleans family
should have admitted into its bosom a
princess whom the King Of Bavaria,
Louis the ~ Second, had indig-
nantly repudiated; after his wedding.day
with her had. already been appointed.
Louis became engaged TO the Princess
Sophia, the youngest daughter of his un-
Gle, Duke Of Bavaria, in 1867. He was
then but sixteen. The prospect of wear.
ING so soon ro ,-al crown seemed to in
fatuate her. She rode about the coun-
try as if she We're already Queen, and
asked all betrothed couples whom she
met on her percgrnations to postpone
their wedding till the day Of her own
nuptials. With lavish hands she dis
tributed photographs Of her pretty per-
son. These were made by Ilaufstengel
~ handsome man; he had travelled all
over the world, and was most fascinat-
ing colversationalist. The upshot of the
frequent interviews between him and the
young princess was that she fell in love
with bin, and it is said, met him fire..
quently in Munich in the disguise of
servant girl. Their intimacy increased
to such a degree that the princess pre-
vailed upon her father to sell to Hauf-
stengel small villa called the Fisher.
mans castle, at no great distance from
his own palace at Possenhofen,
so that during the summer season
of 1868, Haufstengcl could be near
her. Under the pretext Of hav-
ng more photographs of herself, the
princess visited Haufstengel daily at his
new villa, and hardly ever returned be-
fore very late hour. 1t is true, she
was always accompanied, by her brother,
but the latter, who has since become a
confirmed drunkard, was regularly given
SO much wine by the, photographer that
he always came home in a disgusting
state Of intoxication.. Meanwhile people
had commenced talking about the liason,
and caricatures: had appeared in Munich.
Louis, however, did not hear of the scan.
DIAL. He loved his pretty cousin: and
finally ordered that preparations for. the
wedding should be made. The day was
fixed, when gossiping lady at the court
Of Munich said one day to the kings adju-
tant, Count l15lnstein, ''would it not be
better if the Princess Sophia were admon-
ishcd to be a little more circumspect in
her love affair with Edward Haulsten-
gcl?" Count Holnstcin. not daring to
speak about it to the king himself, told
his brother Ohio, who in turn informed
his mother, the queen dowager. The
latter became greatly excited,
and. although the hour was
past midnight, she drove to the
palace of Sophia's father, and informed
the latter that The match between her
son and his daughter was broken off, and
that the princess must leave Bavaria.
King Louis, upon hearing how his fiance
had been cutting up, was no less indlg-
nant. Haufstengel was also asked to
leave Munich, but he dcfied the court.
The rupture between the king and the
princess created profound sensation
throughout Bavaria. and. imperfectly as
the facts were known, many thought the
king had Tilted Sophia without cause.
On the other hand runors were circula ted
about the princess Certain it was that
her relatives treated her with ill:dis-
guised aversion. She went with Ia duenna
to London, and there the duke Of Allen
con, an Orleans prince, fell in love with
her. They were married shortly after
wards, but their welded life became very
unhappy, owing to the new facts which
came to the ears Of the husband about
his wife's antecedents, on one side. and
owing to Sophia's still continuing lnfatu.
alton in regard to her: photographing
lover. Haufstengel frequently visited
England, and is said to have met her often
on these occasions. The scandal became
so great that the other members Of the
Orleans family would not allow the Prin-
cess Sophia to accompany then, sinsl 81
to France, and her Husband almost kept
her as prisoner in the last few years.
About three months ago Haufstengel
came again to England, and, notwith-
standing the dukes vigilance, had repeat
ed interviews with the duchess: .x EARLY.