New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-04-15
LOUIS PHILIPPE'S DAUGHTER
HER IMPRESSIONS OF HER VISIT TO HER
SONS PRINCIPALITY.
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Paris, March 80.
The Princess Clementine Duchess Dowagel
of Saxc-Coburg, is staying here on hyln'
visit The press credits her with imam
/ cial mission from Bulgaria: IN shorU' WIN
one TO negotiate public loan She Is perOhalS
acquainted with the Rothschilds, and win baron
HiPsch But Jews never cease in money matter'
IN no men Of business. and my impression is that
they will ask some other guarantee than that OF
tbe Ruloarian legislature Such guarantees could
mo oiven by the unclcs or brothers of Prince Fer
dinand. But so long as the Car is hostile to him.
the risk would be too great l should imagine,
for them to face it, Princess Clementine is tho
Youngest of Louis Philippes four daughters. Her
mother in one of her letters spoke OF her as lively
and impetuous. A good deal of this remains. But
she commands her tongue as though she were an
old statesman, and if her impuhes remain still
quick they never hurry her into rashness. She
has a light, BLUSH gray eve, and her face is q
bcaming one which is not a characteristic often
found associated with q strongly hooked nose. In
her case the hook is not long at the base, but
that of bird She has q wonderfully melodlous
voice. and this in spite Of deafness so great that
any one with whom she converses must speak
to her through an ear trumpet by means OF an
acoustic tube. 1t is as though one were talking
by means of a telephone. She has a lively way
Of adjusting the instrument to her ear and she
studies with soft smile and inquiring expression
the countenance of her interlocutor. Her Ian
guage is choice and easy when she speaks French.
She can chat and write in English, German and
Hungarian. Michelet was her professor of history
when she was young girl, and she devoted her
self with success to music, and especially to tho
harp.
bo,o 4vryioo 10 4ba Drincocc cinpn she came
here, and notwithstanding the difficulty under
which she labors in holding conversation, had
the pleasure each time l saw her of receiving from
her. by word Of mouth, her impressions of Bull
earia She is enchanted with the people and the
country which she says is such fine country
and so rich in resources Of all kinds and has
that greatest blessing an honest, sober and H.
dustrious popuation:7 And, do you know she
said, that they have, in rare degree the quality
of generosity l never saw anything like their
kindness and good nature. They are poor IN
money And still they find means TO be so gener-
Gus in making presents. All the gifts are the
fruits of their industry. The women do the
lovelieSt embroderies for dresses, shawls, ker-
Chiefs quilts, and curtains They gave me
beautiful things done with their needle. In every
village they came forward to offer flowers and the
fruits of their industry. Among the latter were
pottery, carved WOOu anu tdStClul "A'lOINS VI
furniture such as brackets. Roads are bad. There
are no canals. And yet they are, because SO self
reliant and Woodworking, not unprosperous L
never made more delightful tour in my life.
Ny heart wells over with gratitude to those kind
and excellent Bulgarans who seem completely
to have adopted my son. | am sure he looks
upon their country as though he were born a son
of the soil. lie is SO happy IN their love and
sympathy and so DESTROYS of doing his duty TO-
ward them TO the utmost
Princess Clementine has full face with the
paleness Of an advanced period Of life. She Is
woman to take the bali on the hop" and should
say is courageous. In her quick decision she
takes after, l should say, her mother and grand
mother and Observation-Disclosures the Empress
Maria Theresa, who went ahead when She had
the German Empire to win for her husband and
the hereditary crowns of Hungary and Bohemia
to preserve for her infant Princess Clementine
would have been capable Of the effort made by
King Maria Theresa on the Coronation Mound
at Buda- Pesth.
The Princess insisted that she did not, nor did
not mean to, NEEDLE in the affairs Of her sons
Government Her mission there was purely ma
ternal 1t was one of love and encouragement.
The affections of her heart had never been more
fully exercised than when she was in Bulgaria.
On one side a young man whose only anxiety
it was to do his duty unfinchingly toward him
self and nobly and generously toward the people
who gave him all the credit which he deserved
and were full of confidence in his intentions ana
capacity But there was a shade to the bright
ness of the Bulgarian prospect, and wrong side
to the bewitching right side. 1t was the foreign
situation The discreet Princess sighed when 1t
was touched upon, and the beaming expression
suddenly fed from her countenance.
The ncognito title of Prince Fordinand's mother
is Countess de Muany. She lodges in the Hotel
Continental with her son, Prince Philip and her
daughter-in-aw and great-niece, Louise daughter
Of the King of the Belgians and sister Of the
Crown Princess of Austria. Prince Philip to-day
took his mother out to attend the Good Friday
services in the Madeleine Church. After they
had performed their deYotions they strolled along
the Boulevards looking into the shop windows
as they went. The activity Of the Princess
Clemcntine is remarkable. Her football is heavy,
but she reacts against its weight. At home, she
wears a black Grape widows cap of the Marie
Stuart form. Her street toilet to-day
rich black silk gown and mantle, both trimmed
with Jet and Chantiffy lace, and high black
Chantilly bonnet with gray plumes. b. Z.