New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-09

AND SOME "REMINISCENCES OF ALEXANDER
OF BATTENBERG
Rerlin October %.

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s,d that the approaching marriage Of the En-
nsrors sister. Princess Victoria, is regarded with
rager satisfaction, and the final performance of
,he wedding ceremony will cause most hearty
,sslinc Of relief. Especially is this true among
tho members Of the Imperial family. and in the
oourt circle So long MS the fair Princess re-
NAMED unbetrothed, she was cause Of decided
| reasiness to those responsible for her welfare.
| There was constant fear that she would do
| something to shock the propretes OF stid-
| starched etiquette-fall in love with some mere
| subject and marry him off-hand, assert her 1nde-
ncndence of brotherly authority, or something OF
tho sort For this is o. particularly self-wIlled
and impusive young lady. with all of her mothers
| ideas of the equal rights of women, and all OF
her brothers imperiousness. And she Is quite
| canable of taking the social bit between her
nrettv teeth and running such race as would
make the conventional court think the world
had come to an end
Since Prince Bismarck compelled the breaking
of Of the engagement between Princess Victoria
and Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. the young lady
has been more defiant than ever. She really
was very much In love with that handsome ana
Gallant young soldier, and would have made a
runaway match with him had he not himsel
taught her wiser counsels. lie knew ,that any
such escapade would mean hopeless ponticai
and social ruin for them both, and dissuaded her
from it. 1t was well, for another reason. that
bc did So since they were doomed to part, LOT IL
cured her of her infatuation for him. Love gave
,,ov 70 nioue. II he did not love her enough
70 forsake rank and crown and run away with
ber he did not love her as he ought. and she
-.or,d NOT waste any more OF her affection on
him So she soon found herself heart free again,
| hoh
| Adolf than ever she with Prince Alexander
And from a worldly point Of view it must be said
that this marriage is letter one than the other
.,o,Id have been. True, Prince Adolf does not
,ossess that pleasant "Reminiscences" of having
| boon the sovereign OF Bulgaria. He is however
the son of the Prince Of Schaumburg-lippe. WHO
is one Of the richest royal personages in Europe
| IIo owns nearly the whole of his principanty, ana
also vast and very valuable estates In Silesia
bohemia and Upper Austria. Prince AdoIi' being
the fourth son Of his parents. will not, OF course
inherit the estate, but as his father possesses
! a very large fortune he is well able 10 provide
| literally for his younger children.
| The BRIDEGROOM Prince Adolf Wilhelm Victor,
Is now thirty-one years old, seven years tiie
senior OF his bride He is handsome man, TAI
and dark with full whskers, and with de-
cidedy intellectual countenance His soidlery
qualities are highly spoken of. He Is hrst
lieutenant in the Prussian Kings Hussars, ana
also attached to the Westphalian Chasseurs, gar
risonsd in Buckburg, the little capital OF MS
fathers principality. His keen love of sport won
,he heart of Emperor William when he was
shooting in the Buckburg forests last year
Princess Victoria also named Frederick Amelia
| Wilhelmna is a decidedly attractive young lady.
II has been said that she looks like the Princess o
| Wales which is perhaps too fiatterlng lhere 10,
bowevcr. some resemblance in the general cast Of
| their features and this is heightened py the
Princess by wearing her hair as does the future
Queen Of England. and also by wearing dozen
chains of pearls about her slender throat, She Is
| unerbIv educated in almost everything from
| fine arts 70 cookery and needlework She has
| do,yrv of 5000 900 to which her brother the
| Fmneror will make generous addition wedding
| nresents are already coming to hand ana the
whole receipts promise to be unusually spehdid'
| Tho Emnress Frederick has ordered the materials
| for four silk dresses for the Princesss trousseau
from tb, weaving school of Mime. harastamati' Ill
| Athens 1t is said that these specimens Will NC
masterpieces of Oriental weaving. Two Oh 'he
robes will be white, the third cream-colored anu
| ;he fourth pink They are woven with decora-
| tions in the most varied patterns. sixteen OF inc
most practsed female weavers OF Greece, whose
! skill the Empress had an opportunity OF "itheSs
inq during visit she recently paid to the SCHOOL,
are making these fabrics, from which all machine
| work is excluded. The rest of the trousseau Is
! being made chiefly in Berlin and LONDON, anu tne
Wedding veil at the National Art Lace School at
! Scbmiedeberq Sesa in which the Empress taxes
! much interest.
| The wedding is announced to take place In TINS
city ON November 20 in the private chapel-roy al
| l,a Dri nd 81,
the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and Prince
| and Princess Christian will all be present at te
| CEREMONY The Russian Imperial family VIII DC
| renfes ented by Grand Duke aud Grand Duches'
| To and Princess Elizabeth OF He,Se Darnstadt,
! ana the ROYAL family oil Gfeece ny the Duhc an"
duchess o. Sparta. The Emperor " liaih Is inn, nilI-
self arranging the programme OIL "euulns n.I,
| which are to be on scale oil extraordinary
| marnilicencc. The newly married coupe are ~
pass their honeymoon at Potsiam, ana early LII
| JANUARY will take up their residence AT Dull -,
| Meantime Prince Alexander, who perhaps sloull
more properly he known as Count Harlenau hiS
lust been gazetted to an active coiGneicy oi 'it
| 18th infantry Regiment of the Austrian army. AZ
| Is ONLY Junior cOl0nelcy, ana count M .ch"H
| iii for the present. only command battalion.
wear is likely To eapSe before he rises 10 ..e su-
| nreme command of the regiment lie mas yet " an
nuaint himself with the details OF the Aus'Lian D.,
vice But he IN this appointment reaiIeS ms In
IN resume military service, and the Aus'ro-
| rarian Army gains in him an 0hcer OF no coLi'o i
| 5;e,inct on II is not likely that Count har'ehau
| Iii remain n colonel longer than may be strlcty
nercssary TO qualify him tor promotion to gen,
eralshjp. but meanwhile it will be matter OF
congratulation to his friends and admirers iha at
noitical considerations have moi been ailoweu ~
Por his return TO q profession in which he mas
airrodv achieved SO much honor. 1t VIII De re,
membered that the Princes organization Oh C,t
Siivnitza campaign. when lie unexpectedly ofougni
| vn IA 400 Fast Rumelan volunteers by 1orceu
marches TO the scene OF action, has been acRnHw owl
cdged by the German general stan To- nav 9 9'a
! 4 remarkable feat of arms: one Oh thcse 80 rrS
II ia bv no means improbable that by sheer force
IF merit he WIN rise TO be field marshal anu
should ever war break out in the balkan pros
| incos his name rs leader of the Austrian hoS'S
Would be worth more than army corps