The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-29
BoURBoNs' LOVING HEARTS.
Their Intrigues With the Fair Sex AL
ways Cause Trouble and Disgrace.


Their Intrigues With the Fair Sex AL
ways Cause Trouble and Disgrace.
From the PhfiadelDhia Press
Women have always been the bane Of the
I Orleans branch Of the royal house Of Bour-
bon, and whenever disgrace and misfort-
une have overtaken any member OF the
/ family the cause aud origin thereof has
always been Of feminine character. The
young Duke of Orleans. whose citation as
Correspondent in the suit Of divorce brought
| by Capt. Armstrong against his wife. Mime.
| Melba, the operate prima donna, is but
following in the footsteps of his cousin,
| Prince Henri, Of his granduncle, the Duke
of Aumale. and OF Montpensier, of his
| great-grandfather, King Louis Philippe,
and many others Of his race.
True, not one of them ever lowered him.
self so far as TO assume the role of Inverted
servant for the sake Of being able to carry
on an intrigue with another mans wife but
they have done things equally bad, and in
deed far worse.
| considerably more good taste for beauty
than any of his relatives, and a superior eye
for feminine loveliness, must be
admitted. For Mrs. Armstrong,
or 70 call her by her stage
name. Mime. Melba, is a magnificent Great
ure, with charms enough TO turn any mans
head. She is of Australian birth, and is the
daughter of David Mitchell, the wealthy
building contractor of Melbourne. who
constructed both the city hall or Mansion
house and the exhibition building of 1881.
TILTED PRINCESS MARGUERITE.
1t was while in London that the Duke Of
Orleans became infatuated with Mme
Melba. who was singing at the time at the
Drury Lane opera, and after deliberately
jilting his fancee, Princess Marguerite Of
Charles, he suddenly left London and van
ished. Nor were any details obtainable
of his whereabouts until 1t was all at once
discovered that he was travelling about
Europe under the pseudonym Of an.
Reville," and in the company of Mime.
Melba.
At Vienna, at st. Petersburg and at
Berlin they lived together, and the audncity
Of the couple was such that they usually
spent several days as man and wife at the
Hotel Beaunrage at Lausanne Ouohy-the
very hostelry where Nine Melba had been
residing few months previously with her
husband and her child.
That the entire affair is likely to prove
costly and unpleasant affair for the duke, Is
shown by the fact that he should have con-
sidered II necessary to engage the services
Of the famous London lawyer, George Lewis,
to take charge of his Interests. George
are considered in the light of forlorn hopes,
and his assistance Is demanded, not on ac-
count Of his legal science or forensic power,
but solely in consequence of his extraordin-
airy and profound knowledge of the seami-
est sides Of English society. 1t is this
acquaintance with the skeleton of al
most every British closet that causes
him to be so dreaded as a cross
examiner. Indeed, the employment
of his professional services is generally re-
garded in London as a tacit admission OIL
the part of his client that his case is hope
less from purely legal point of view and
that his only prospect of escape lies in the
terror inspired by the little lawyer, and in
the attempts ~ the latter to discredit the
plaintiff.
TO ADVERTISE MELBA.
Mr.. Lewis is almost always retained by
the defense to impute, and, If possible,
prove either dishonorable or criminal con-
duct against him the PLAINTIFF and against
the latter's witnesses. This is probably
what Mr. Lewis will seek to do in the pres
ent instance, and he will not only render it
exceedingly difficult for Capt. Armstrong
to get his witnesses to put in an appearance
in the witness box, but ne will also make
the most of the popular rumor, according
to which the present lawsuit is merely
device for extracting money from the Or
Melba.
Some color is lent TO this report by the
fact that since the divorce proceedings have
been commenced Nine. Melba is now de-
manding from the management of the Paris
opera no less than 1000 francs q night in
lieu Of 5000 francs per month, which she
was very glad TO accept from the same
management less than a year ago. And it
Is stated on excellent authority at Paris
that the new director of the opera will ac-
cede to her somewhat extortionate demands
in view Of the extraordinary advertise
ment which she has received from her asso-
citation with the Duke of Orleans in the
present divorce proceedings. H.
Ga the other hand Capt. Ar mstrong
claims sum Of no less than 600 900, or
$500 900, from the duke, as damages for
the alienation OF his wife's affections
rather large amount when it is borne in
mind that the captain has reaped nothing
but dismal failure in his various enterprises
out in Australia, and that he is sorely in
need Of capital for the purpose Of making
fresh starr.
PRINCE HENRI'S WOES.
While the Duke of Orleans has thus sue
ceeded in offending the religious element of
his monarchial party by his immortality, in
disgusting the younger generation thereof
by his refusal to tight q duel or
shocking those of his fathers fol-
lowers who are Of more mature
age by the exceedingly vulgar features of
his intrigue, his cousin, Prince Henri, son
of the Duke of Chartres, and the brother of
that Princess Marguerite, who was Tilted by
the Duke of Orleans for the sake of Mime.
Melba, is being once more sent forth on his
travels in the far east.
His former voyage, from which he only
returned twelve months ago, after an abb
sence of two years, was undertaken by the
orders Of his father. 1t was only on that
condition that the Duke of Chartres would
consent to come to his sons assistance to
rave him from dishonor and disgrace.
Prince Henri, who is a far more manly,
handsome, and in every way superior man
TO his cousin, the Duke of Orleans, became
involved in an intrigue with the beautiful
but utterly INSCRIPTIONS Marquise de c.,
who, being aware of the tickle character of
mans love, especially when in addition to
being a man he happens to be a prince,
sought to derive the largest amount Of pc
cuuiary profit from the liaison.
SHE FOLLOWED HIM TO CAIRO.
Before paying off Prince Henri's liabilities
the duke exacted a promise from his son that