The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-01-12
AMONG THE TRULY BLUE.
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Granddaughter ID
tria's Ruler.
A Scandal Concerning the Or
ficers Of One Of the
Uhlan Regiments
some Kemafhable Passages From tho
New Novel Written by the
Queen OF Roumania.

lSpeciAl Correspondence Of THE INDEpENDEs r.
VIENNA, Dec. 26.-Poor little Archduchess
Elizabeth had to light up the time honored
Christmas tree in the burg, at Vienna, all
alone this year. On this tree were placed
all the choicest gifts that money could buy,
from tho grandparents. uncles and aunts.
and other relatives Of the small princess
who all felt rs if they could not do enough
to make up to the fatherless child for her
Rrieyous loss. The empress had declared
that to keep up her Christmas at the capital,
and meet the Crown Princess Stephanie
and her little daughter during the Ynletide
celebrations, would be more than her nerves
could endure. And 80 dismal were the
scenes when Empress Elizabeth OF Haps-
burg compelled herself to dine IN company
with her widowed daughter in. law the
night before the marriage of the Arch
duchess Valerie, that the emperor gave way
to his wife's wishes. On that occasion the
empress burst into tears as she kissed
stephanie's forehead, and then cried Bit
terly all dinner time, being quite ill with
grief afterwards. That the two ladies' de-
tested each other, and that to this hour
the elder one blames the younger for Ru-
doiph's tragic fate, is we'll known to those
pehind the scenes ut Hofburg.
The miniature archduchess, who was
last September, is tall damsel for her ten
der years, with blue eyes and fair hair.
She is dressed like an English child. and is
constantly to be seen driving between IL
and o'clock in the Austrian capital, where
she is very popular. The children who are
out walking at that hour look out eagerly
for her carriage, and her little hiehness
never fails to bow eraciously to them as she
drives down the Prater, and often blows
kisses to the babies she passes. She is very
shy, but amiable. Last week, by the en-
peror's desire, she was introduced to her
new tutor, professor who is to teach her
on precisely the same system rs the class he
instructs at one of the public schools. The
Klein Frau, as the Viennese call her, was
rather frightened, for she had hitherto
only learned her native language from
maid, though she can speak French and
Hungarian fluentiy; but when the peda-
goeue told her she would please the en-
peror and empress by making progress, she
earnestly promised to do her best.
The imperial family of Austria, although
perhaps one of tho richest reigning in
Europe, would appear thoroughly to ap-
preciate the many merits of economy and
frhgality. if recent reports be correct 1t
appears that the Archduke Charles Louis,
who - heir presumptive to tho empire of
the Hapsburgs, has limited each of his sons
to sum of fifty forins month until they
are of age. Twenty-Five dollars month
is certainly not much for an imperial high
ness. 1t would seem as if this rather stern
measure as regards the sons of Archduke
Charles Louis-which young gentlemen
inherit 100000 year each-were adopted
to keep them from falling into tue evil way
which proved the destruction of poor Ku-
dolph. and resulted in the disgrace of Arch
duke Ernest and Archduke Sigmund.
These two last named peccant princes have
their country houses in Tyrol, where. al
though everything is found them, their
pocket money is limited to exactly S5 day. |
Austria is even more than Russia par ex- |
ceilence the country of spendthrifts, and
Some rigorous measures are from
time to time necessary to keep
extravaRant youths from galIoping
down the road to ruin with undue celerity. |
1t was an Austrian noble who spent $500,
COO month on demi monde in Paris |
twelve years ago. The lady in question
was known as LA Belle Bouchere,'' and
bedroom candlestick of solid gold, thickly
encrusted with the most precious Of stones
(the extinguisher alone cost $4,000 was
one OF the pretty trinkets which Prince
Franz gave to the lady of his heart. After
three months of this little game, the hand
some Prince Franz returned to the paternal
certainly wiser if not n sadder
man.
great scandal has lately taken place in
the Uhlan barracks, at Stuttgart, and which |
the court is doing its utmost to keep quiet;
but gossip from there sen is the follow
ing details: On dark November evening |
the colonel of the Nineteenth Uhlan regi- |
Inent imperial army paid an unexpected |
of officers, in the middle of Which he saw |
ballet girls dancing in costume but little |
removed from that worn by ,onr |
first parents before the fall. In |
the room were several officers and |
six women. and il is said that among the |
blood royal was seen, and he n fervent |
Roman Catholic. The other officers be-
long to the most notable families of the
German arlstocracy; they were all dis
missed from the service, Notwithstanding
The highest influence being used to try and
listen to no such thing. for the men had
brought disgrace on his we'll beloved army.
The royal prince was Obliged to leave at
1nce for Vienna, so that he might make
valid the alibi in his favor. Naturally, the
officers who have suffered punishment are
very wroth with the partiality shown; but
he colonel. to quiet them told them TO
lend in list of their debts. An endless
ist was sent in, which were duly paid.
Her majesty, the queen of koumanin,
has just inflicted novel on the German
,ublic, with the title Deficit These are
. few lines clipped from the pages:
1.-The holes of her nose appeared long
md almond-shaped, in the reflection of her
liary."
And the sun gilded his entire skin, and
hrew grains of gold into his green eyes"
Where is she. my Temorah, who is wont
o dangle on my neck, and sit on my lap.
q scratch songs with her tiny fingers from
lnder my bsnrd?'
"rhen sh9 proceeded Oh her walk. and
Ter heart beat as violently rs quantity of
milk iii n can when the wagon rolls over the
obble Stones"
''He had one of those sympathetic noses |
which has crack in the middle. and which
ibrates to and fro daring speaking
This in not "a comic book, but u most tre-
nendoualy serious romance of the present
law, nnd the translations of tho quotations |