Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-21
PRINCESS CLEMENTINE.
Her Exertion. I'm Behalf OF Her Sos.

Vienna Correspondence IN New York Tribune.
In court and society circles here attention
has been drawn 20 Princess Clementine, The
mother Of Prince Ferdinand OF Bulgaria, BY
the recent execution OF Mai Panitza, and by
the passage Of the prince through this city on
his way 70 the sanitarium Of Carlsbad IL 10
expected that the princess will soon rejoin
there her fsvorite son. for whom che has
worked 90 sedulously during the last three
years. She is as proud of him as the Grscchi's
mother, Cornelia, was OF Tberius and
CAiuA But 10 is generally thought that
she has lost ON him her diplomatic
EFFORTS and large portion Of her private for
tune, Tor Ferdinand IL rather q dandy, like
those OF his grandfather's time, than q statos-
man capable Of filing the role OF n sovereign
sho modern pastor Of the peoples" And
rom ~ us easy going way Of spending evenings
an nus palace at Sophia, presiding over concerts
anu dancing. Prince Ferdinand used often in
the dAH ume 70 spend his leisure IN q queer
manner When the express Orient train ar
rived at Sophia IN the morning from Paris and
,lshna; pound to ConstantinoPle. he frequently
got on board, participated ia . good breakfast
In the dining car and landed at Philipopolis,
among the subjects of Roumelia. quite refreshed
by having had a taste Of that PARIS and Vienna
eiylization which he 80 much loves
Princess Clementine one of the most re-
time, possessing many OF the diplomatic, OBJ
stndte and quiet qualities of her father Louis
PHILIPPE. anu the maternal grace and devotion
OF her mother. Queen Marie Amelie. She was
Drought up at the palace of the Tuilleries be-
tween 1850 and 1873 according TO the ruled
hked by the citizen king-thst Ia, like a bour-
geolse more than like future princess While
her brothers, the Dukes d'Aumale, Nemouru
ana MotpensIer, were ordinary pupils in public
schools. Clementine. with her two older sisters.
NJ III
Marie, who became Princess of Murtemburg,
used TO get up very early 60 begin the studies
which lasted the whole day through. and over
which the king, Louis PHILIPPE. often presided.
thus remembering the time when. during the
French revolution, he teacher Of mathe.
mates in Switzerland
In lsiS she married Prince Auguft Won Sare-
CoDnrg -Gotha, who was nearly one wear her
Junior, and whose sister had married the Duke
de Nemours. 1t may be remem bered that those
alliances with German ducal or ROYAL families
were very rudely Protested against TO Louis
ihilIlppe by the opposition of that time; and
even now French lmperlallsts and republicans
delight IN calling Coburg Mecklenburg the
orieanist pre:endors. The fact is that in 1913
very few soyerci gn families could have boosted
OF higher parentage than the house Of SAKE
SoDurg-Gotha. The new son-in-law Of Louis
fhlinppe was brother 10 the kingof Portugal
nephew OF the King VI Beig iuu. of the Duchess
oil Kent, mother of the Queen of Eng
"No, odo Hhalil OF tne branu Duchess Anna
feodorowna, the widow of Grand Duke Constan-
tine, the eldest brother of Car Nicholas The
marriage of Princess Clementine was cele-
DRAFTED at the castle of Saint Cloud in presence
OF small but select party comprising the
royal family of France, the King OF Belgium
and the Queen OF spain, Christina There
were no private or public rejoicings on ac-
count OF the recent death of the due d'Orleans
Princess Clcmentine lost her husband in 1881,
and she dad not think of ever being called TO
play an active part IN European politics until
the events of 1887 called her second son 70 the
supreme power IN Bulgaria. The mother since
That Time has not Ceased TO work with activity,
Intelligence and with her private resources 90
keep her son upon the fragile throne Of
SOPHIA