The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-06-29
The Duke Of Clarence Not Happy
Despite His New Title and
Dignity.
Grandma Victoria Wants No More
: Tecks and Battenbergs in the
Family.
Coming to See Uncle Sans Girls-Nothinr
in the Esauic Romance-The Ber-
lin Budget.

his royal father and uncles; but he is not
happy. He does not want to be duke or
anything else in particular unless he can
fulfill his hearts desire and marry his
pretty cousin, Princess May, of Teck. The
queen, however, will not hear of any
such mesalliance, as she terms it, on the
part of her grandson and future successor.
She does not like the Duke of Teck. Prin-
cess Nays father; the duke is bette noir
10 the old lady. She cannot forget that
few years ago he disgraced the royal family
by becoming bankrupt; nor is she likely to
forget the scandal .of his elopement with
one Of his wife's nursery maids.
The little peccadilloes would not concern
Her Majesty so much except for the fact
that they would be constantly remembers d
if the Duke of Teck became the father of
the future princess of Wales and queen con-
sort of England. It is stated, indeed, ON
the authority of great lady in the closest
majesty has realized the mistake she has
herself made by raising the Battenbergs
from their former insignificant position,
and that she has now determined to draw
the line at Tecks, the duke being of royal
extraction.
Meanwhile, Prince Albert Victor shows
uO xAC14udtlOA W pay LIS 1N0Ic6606 W ally
of the royal princesses suggested to him as
proper and fitting consort for the heir to a
royal and imperial throne. He is, in every
sense of the word, an Englishman, and
thinks that the only beautiful women under
the sun are his own countrywomen. The
only exception made by his royal highness
is in favor of American girls, but, says the
prince, "They are almost English, you
know"
The question of the PRINCES marriage,
however, has got to be settled sooner or
later. He is now in his twenty-seventh
year, and it is contrary to the sentiment of
the British people for prince in the direct
line of succession to remain unmarried
when approaching the age of thirty. The
wise choice made by the prince of Wales of
a great Scotch noble as husband for his
eldest daughter may yet become a whole
some precedent in the English royal family;
although it is argued that the halo of
royalty will fall once its blood becomes
mingled with that ot its subjects, yet it
prince should be forced to wander among
the petty German courts for wife. There
is no doubt that the minister who succeeds
in inducing the queen to permit her grand
son to marry where his heart dictates will
become the most popular statesman of his
time.
The creation of Prince Albert Victor as
Duke of Clarence is regarded as sign that
her majesty in no way contemplates abdica-
tion in favor of the Prince of Wales, other
wise there would have been no necessity for
another royal peerage; for with the ADVENT
of the Prince of Wales to the throne, his
eldest son would become, IN accordance
with the English constitution, Duke of
Cornwall, and take his seat as such in the
house of lords.
An absurd story was recently quoted from
an American paper to the effect that Prince
Albert Victor was willing to renounoe his
rights to the throne in favor of his brother
George, an act of Esauism not uncommon
IN royal families. 1t was added also, that
the reason of such step was partly deter
mined by the delicate health Of the Prince
of Wales's eldest son, and also that
there would no longer be the same
objections to his marriage with Princess
May of Teok. There is no truth whatever
in any such statements. Prince Albert
Victor, particularly since his return from
India. is in the best of health and condi-
tion, nor are there any signs of hereditary
sickness of any description in the family
of the Prince of Wales.
In the course of year or two, Prince Al
bert Victor will make tour of America, as
his father did before him. II the young
man had had his wish, he would have Wis.,
to wandering through India. He complains
that he was wearied to death by the mass
of laborious etiquette forced upon him by
succession of visits to the numerous semi
sovereign Indian princes, and that he sell
dom slept soundly owing to the overwhelm-
ing heat of the climate. Although he sue
ceeded in shooting tiger, he will not allow
miles beneath the blazing sun in an ele-
plants howdah repaid him for his sport.
His royal highness failed to discover any
beauty in the dancing of the Nautch girls,
or of any other kind of duskv maiden hired
to gyrate before him. and he told his
brother officers. while dining with the mess
of his own regiment the other day. that If
he had a grudge against any enemy, he
would doom him to a succession of repasts
with an Indian Maharajah.
The last year or two it has been noticed
that the princes of England mingle more
freely than ever with their mothers sub
jects. They have even taken to wandering
ally an unobtrusive gentleman sitting OF
strolling in one of the palatial variety
theatres is recognized as one or the other
of the royal dukes. A still better sign of
the times is the fact that in nearly every
instance the incognito of the prince is
respected, and beyond few stares no
special notice taken of him.
A little while ago noticed Prince George
of Wales sitting on lounge in the Empire
theatre. He was attired in q blue serge
suit, low crowned hat, a white silk neck
tie, and held a cane and a pair of dogskin
gloves in the hand not occupied with his
cigar. A young japanese student, unaware
of course of the princes rank. entered into
conversation with him. and evidently in
vited the prince to take drink, for pres
emily they strolled off laughing and chat
ting together in the direction of the bar.
CAPRIvIS SUCCESS,
He Achieves q Complete Victory In the
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