The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-07


LONDON, Aug. 26.-It is stated IN court
circles in Russia that the marriage between
the czarowitz and the Princess Marie. the
youngest daughter of the King of Greece, is
now looked upon as a settled thing. The
betrothal will take place in September, and
the date Of the wedding viii be fixed at
about year from the present time. Curl
ously enough, the Russian embassy here
affects to know nothing Of the matter, and
one Of the attaches informed me, in the
strictest confidence, of course, that IL was a
mere diplomatic canard. But the ways Of
Russian embassies were alwaye mysterious,
and the word truth" in the Muscovite
mind, is usually conspicuous by its absence.
This projected alliance, therefore, must be
treated for whatit is worth.
The Duchess of Westminster, wife OF one
of the richest mobiles in the world, was the
chief bowler in game Of cricket played at
her country place in Cheshire. Both elevens
were composed Of women, ladies who formed
part OF the house party at Eaton hall, and
some half dozen OF the young wives and
sturdy daughters of Ieighboring county
magnates. The eleyens were completed by
the maids Of the ladies, specially trained by
their mistrosseS to take part in the game.
Indeed, the qualifications Of fashionable
womans maid include many accomplish
ments little dreamed of when our mothers
were girls. Your end-of-the-century
young person. who desires TO wait on. a
thorough going English woman Of rank,
must be able to fence, box, play cricket,
tennis, poker, ecarte, saddle horse, smoke,
shoot, and many other things in addition to
the regulation hair dressing and dressmak-
ing, 50 that she can at any time be conn
parsonage requires to be renovated by her
maids assistance in her pleasures.
ROYALTY AND PHOTOGRAPHY.
Apropos of the talk about the annoyance
that royalists are subjected to by photogra-
piers, it is amusing to hear that the En-
press OF Germany, while staying with her
children by the seaside in England, made
frequent use Of the snap camera. On one
occasion, when society reporter was trying
to take her majesty's likeness, be was sud-
denly surprised TO find that the empress
was leveling her own private camera at
him. Her majesty laughed heartily at
being detected. BY the way, the empress,
although very robust looking. is not as
strong as she appears to be. The birth OF
the last baby seriously Affected her consti-
tuition.
The Princess of Wales Is booming not
merely proficient in amateur photography,
but the practice Of the art, like the will-o'-
the-wisp, leads her to places picturesque
enough in themselves. and where the "life"
subjects are not 80 humbIy loyal as trees
and brooks. The other day, for instance,
her royal highness shipped across the Soleut
from the Isle of Wight in her
yacht, and visited Dorchester castle,
which is to the jaded toilers of
Portsmouth a rus in Nrbe, the castle
being one OF the projecting points
Of the harbor. Just as the princess pointed
her detective camera in the direction Of a
group Of pleasure seekers in the enjoyment
Of bread and butter, rustic lass deliber~
ately stood in front of the camera, exclaim-
ing: "Ahi you think you are going to fut-
tygraph me and mother, but you won't"
The joke was not lost upon the princess,
who laughed immoderately, and when the
Nervousness of the off ense was pointed out
to the urchin she was as cresttallen as the
princess was amused. After this the pho
tographing went on unmimpeded.
The authorities Of Namur, Belgium, have
accorded permission to a company to estab-
lisb gambling saloons in the town on condl-
ton that no women are allowed to play.
This is the third town in Belgium that has
permitted public gambling. There is little
doubt that King Leopold is very hard up,
and it is mooted here that his majesty, after
the example of the Prince of Monaco, is
scheIning to replenish bis empty Golfers. due
to his great losses in the maniacal Congo
scheme, by encouraging the establishment
of these gambling bells in any of the towns
In his domain which will help him out of
his muddles by wandering to his wishes. The
local consent must always accompany the
royal decree authorizing the establishment
of q gaming saloon, so it will readily be
seen how the court wire-pullers are slowly
but surely at their work at the demoraliza
tion Of the country.
ELoPED FROM A CONVENT.
A morsel of scandal has been caused il
Rome through the mysterious flight from
one of the educational converts there of a
pupil-s beautiful girl 10 years of age-be-
longing to a noble French family The
fright of the good sisters may be imagined
when they discovered the girls absence, but
1t reached almost TO despair when they
found out that she had gone not alone, bu
with a young man of low birth, pure
bred Roman, handsome but honest
Every means were taken to find the fugi'
tives, and after a long search the errinl
lamb was found in the arms of the good
shepherd The young lady was taken away
and given back TO her family, but things
had arrived at such a point that notwith-
standing the difference Of social position
the bonds of holy matrimony were necessary
so accordingly the lat present. happy couple
were married In the most private manner K
make affairs quite en- regle. The youoe
man may think himself lucky for pretty
| girl with a large fortune to have run of
| with him literally, and to have actually
married him. But, OH the poor grill
American ladies, VINO had the pleasure OF
meeting Lady Dufferin at the time wher
her husband, then Earl, now Marquis o.
| DufferiD, was Vioeroy of Canada, will bt
| pleased to hear that the charming and &C
complished e woman will soon become G
| duchess. hear that dukedom is to bt
offered to Lord Dufferin as a reward for his
clever diplomacy at Rome, where he is now
| British ambassador.
Lady Dudley denies the report that she i.
contemplating a second marriage. Tht
beautiful countess is going to prosecute tc
the bitter end the man, Rowden, who ha.
been following her about lately in very
objectional manner Ever since June her
| ladyship has suffered the annoy vance Of hi.
offensive attentions and letters, having beer
molested by him in Hyde park, at the opera
and at Goodwood. Already Rowden, whC
nominally is barrls;er, has been i'm
| prisoned five times for annoying another
well-known lady in similar fashion. anC
as this punishment has had no effect upon
| him it is necessary that steps should be
taken whereby he will be prevented from
continuing his insane behavior.
A PRINCESS PRECEPT.
The training of children is being discussed
| in daily journal in London, and severa
ladies of the highest rank are airing their
opinions on the subject. Princess Beatrice
| Of Battenberg is quoted as writing in let
ter to the wife Of a bishop that mo subse-