New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-02
MISS WELSH ON HER TRAVELS
CONTINENTAL TOUR OF THE PRINCE On
wALES'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER.


wALES'S YOUNGEST DAUGHTER
yzox THE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THs Txisrsr,
Paris, October O.
One Of the most accomplished lady doctors that
/ know studied a good deal from . professional
point Of view the Princess Maud Of Wales at differ
ent quiet German watering places TO which she
was sent She has given me her impressions about
this young flower Of Royalty. They are general
want Of tone, cardiac weakness and anaemiA.
The Princess has been brought up in the moa
healthy conditions short of that bracing one the
knowledge that she would have in great meas-
ure to direct her own destiny and to arm herself
for the work There is a suspicion that she is In
love and averse to accept any Of the MATCHES
which anectionate relatives have proposed for
her. One of these Is the nephew Of her uncle
in-law, Prince Christian, and the stepgreatnephew
OF Queen Victoria, namely Gunthcr Duke Of
Augustenburg His sister is the German Empress.
and the young man is fairly rich for the station
which he is called upon to fill at the Court Of
Berlin and In his paternal estate in Silesia But
there is more than faint of lunacy in his family.
his mother having long been in private asylum
near Gratz. Through nursing real or supposed
grievances, she got into a morbid state. which
rendered it necessary for her 10 be placed under
the mad doctor at whose establishment the Ouch,
ess dAlencon was not long since under treatment
When Princess Maud was in Germany she was
passed off sometimes as Miss Wolf, sometimes
as Miss Wolferton and occasionally as Miss
Welsh She was in many places, and was SUD
posed to be the niece of the lady who was sent
abroad to attend her. Wiesbaden, Homourg.
Widbad and Ems were visited. She went to
some of these places. not for the waters, but for
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different suitors, any one Of whom tie Prince
and Princess OF Wales would be glad TO have
for son-in-law. There is fear that she is bent
upon love-match more Objectionable TO some Of
her royal relatives than that Of the Duchess Of
Fife, inasmuch as it would secure no wealth to
her. The Duchess Of Fife grew ill and :" took
on" like the Princess Maud when all kinds Of
high, mighty and iustrious matches were being
proposed to her, and would have none of them
because she liked Lord Fife. 1t was no use tell
ing her that she would not be admitted to the
family parties at Copenhagen If she became Duff.
She said she did not care, and she has since shown
herself as good as her word. Her health has
been poor since her marriage, and the Riviera b
recommended for salutary change. Lord Fife
used to be devoted to Cannes, whittier he is TAX
ing her. but for some reason or other he suddenly
left of going there.
The Emperor or Brazil is to winter NJ cannes.
Rooms have been engaged for him there at
less expensive hotel than he put up at last
winter His daughter, the ex-Princcss Imperial,
has retired with her husband and sons to small
house at Clogny, genteel but by no means
arstocratic suburb OF Versailles The Due de
Nemours, her father-in-law, pays the rent and
makes an allowance to the Comte and Comtesss
d'Eu of 10000 francs year. To be able 10 do
SO he has retired from his house in the Avenue
Kle<er. which he lets, and has taken for himself
and his daughter the Princess Blanche, another
small one at GLOOMY. 1t stands in what was
more than 200 years ago the park Of Madame
de Montespan The ey-Emperor is still an intel
Iectua beau. and feels himself Obliged to patronze
scientific and literary men, as he used In better
days He bears his reverses better than could b
expected. E W