The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-07-25
TnRoNg coNouERs LOVE.
How Crown Prince Ferdinand Threw over
His Botrothod for q aISingdom.

HIS Betrothed Tor abingdon.
BUCHAREST, July 24.-Poor Cupid
weepsin Carmen sylva's Court, and while
love may laugh at locksmiths, it is GER
tain that it cannot thus defy royalty.
The announcement mado yesterday
that Crown Prince Ferdinand Of Rou-
mania has abandoned his determine
ton to wed Mile. Vacaresco owing to
the persistent opposition of the King
and his ministers, unromantically term
mates very pretty romance in which
the entire Roumanian people were in
terested.
The Prince, who is twenty.six years
old, tall, soldierly looking and a blonde,
is nephew Of the King, and was
created Crown Prince in 1889. Since
then his marriage has been matter OF
serious consideration. Various prin-
cesses were suggested, but the only
matrimonial alliance that has been ia
vorably considered was one with Prin-
cess Marie, the eldest of the four
daughters Of the Duke and Duchess OF
Edinburgh, and therefore, on her moth
er's side, niece OF the Car OF Russia.
L
to this proposed alliance. Recently he
went to take up his residence at Bucha-
rest, and there he created CONSERVATION
in royal circles by falling head over ears
in love with dark-eyed Nile. Helene Va
caresco, maid OF honor to the Queen
and daughter OF NJ. Joan Vacaresco, who
since March last has filled the post of
Roumanian Minister at Rome. AL
though the young lady is not of royal
blood, her family is one Of the most
prominent in Roumania. One OF her
uncles was well known Journalist, and
another was recently Minister at Vien-
ma. The young lady used to be sort OF
protege OF Victor Hugo, one of the cir
Gle OF high-minded young people that
the great French author loved to gather
about him in his old age. In those
days she used to write poetry, and Vic
tor Hugo was eager TO read her verses,
and sometimes to touch them up little
by way Of improvement.
Carmen sylvia took Il great interest in
the young lovers, and fully set her heart
upon their marriage. She encouraged
their wooing in every possible wa.
King Charles himself strongly favoreu
the match. But questions of state arose.
Leading men Of al parties stood togeth-
er in assuring the King that Prince
Ferdinand must renounce his hopes of
reigning if he married Mile Vacaresco.
Their reason for saying this was that
the proposed match would simply re-
plunge Roumania into the disorderly
condition from which it was rescued by
assertion of foreign prince twenty
five years ago.
A ministerial council was held to con-
slider the case, ut. which the King
strongly urged that the Prince be al-
lowed to marry Mile. Vacaresco. But
his ministers bluntly said: "Well, sire,
he can marry us he wishes, but il he
does he will never reign, and the mar
riage will be fatal to Your dynasty
Queen still personally desired the we'd
ding to take place, and SO did the gen
eral public. But the final decision was
against it. Prince Ferdinand swore
that he would not give up his tiancee,
but would resign his claims to the sue
cession first.
When Prince Ferdinand left Bucha-
rest, after the ministerial decree for
bidding his marriage had gone forth, he
took leave OF his sweetheart at the foot
OF the statue of the Virgin. The Prince
wept and swore to win her or die. He
went to Germany TO mediate. His
sweetheart gave up her place at court
and returned to her parents. But
once in Germany, away from his love,
the Crown Princes ardor cooled, and
now he has yielded to royal pressure
and has given up his love for the crown.
Alas, poor heart-broken Mile. Vacar-
escol