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lief from the official tramm is that
hamper him in his own don Unions,
where he feels himself obliged to re-
main pcrpetually zen parade that is
to say, on his good behavior. The en-
press Of AuStria's pronounced hatred
for court ceremonial and FOR MI the
attributes with which, by reason Of
rank. she is surrounded at home, leads
her to avoid Vienna, and in fact the
entire Austrian Empire and to spend
her whole time in travelling abroad,
especially in places where she can move
about as enc of the crowd, with no
knowledge Of her identity on the part
Of those about her. The late King
Louis OF Bavaria was never so happy
as when he could get away from Mum
ich ana conceal himself under some
ordinary name in a cheap boarding
house on the shores of the lake of IM-
cernc or that Of Geneva, while his two
cousins, Princes Rupert and Charles,
have both already followed his eN
ample The younger Of the two was SO
eager to escape from the restraint TO
which he was subjected as being
prince of the blood thac he actually ran
away from home year ago with the
intention Of making his way to Ham
burg, and there shipping before the
mast as common sailor, and it was
only due to the fact that he started Oft
with too little money in his pocket
and became stranded before he crossed
the frontier that his project proved n
failure
Archduke John of Austria, as is well
known, preferred to surrender his inn
perial rank. his gencralship in the army
and all the perogatves of his birth,
and to 70 to sea rs the skipper of n
sailing ship laden with cement, rather
than to submit to the demands on the
part of the emperor and of the govern
ment that he should refrain from giving
expression TO his remarkably clear
sighted views on the current topics
Of the day, and there is one Of his
brothers who has the same notions Of
independence and who, sooner than
submit to the cXigencies of his rank,
has turned his back on Vienna and
taken up his permanent abode on one
of the Balearic islands in the Medi-
terraneau | might cite many instances
such as these, including the princess
Of Wales and her daughters. But l
think that [ have said enough to show
that, whereas there are many Of rs
who would be delighted to be taken
for and treated as personagcs Of royal
rank. princes ana princess Of the blood
are, as a rule, never so happy as when
they are mistaken for plain everyday
people.
OF the disadvantages under which
members Of the reigning houses labor
in all matters connected with the heart
and love volumes might be written.
There are very few cases indeed where
princes or princcsscs have been per-
mittd to follow the dictates OF their
own inclinations in marrying, Con
sideratiOns Of policy and of etiquette
predominatc and constitute an insur-
mountable obstacle to the course of
true love. There is scarcely u welded
couple among the sovereign houses of
the old world who do not enjoy the
reputation of having been forced to
mate by considerations Of others
than those Of mere affection. King
/ Albert Of Saxony's marriage TO Queen
Carolina was one Of conStrdint rather
I than inclination al was not brought
about until his father had baniShed
from the kingdom the beautiful lady
and family of children who had until
/ that time monopolizcd his affection
4 The crown prince Of Sweden atfianced
/ himself to a parsons daughter before
/ wedding the princess of Baden. Crown
Prince Ferdinand Of Boumania placed
himself in a similar position with re
gard to Mile Helen NacareScu before
becoming the husband of Princess
Marie of Edinburg. The episode in
connection with gOod-looling Canon
Duckworth and Princess Louis of Grca'
Britain. which preceded her marriage
to the marquis of Lorne is to vel
known to render more than passing
reference thereto necessary, and in The
same way King Humbert was notori
ously averse to plighting his troth t'
Queen Marguerite, quarter OF a cen
fury ago owing to the fact of his on
tanglemcnt with the duchess Of Litta
at the funeral Of whose son he Travelled
all the way from Rome to Milan L
attend the other day. The car o
Russia had solemnly phghted his troll
TO the beautiful Princess NiestchcrSRi
to whom he was passionately attached
and would never have lead his deal
borther's fancee TO the altar had hi
father not forced Princess Mestchersl
to become the wife Of Prince Pau
Dcmidoff during the czarewltchs TEN
porary absence from St. Petersburg
The late crown prince Of Austria ma,
be said to have almost been driven t
the altar, betrlyine the same token
, of distaste for his Belgian bride a
those which King George ~. Of Ems
, land IS asserted 70 have manifeste'
at the time Of his union with Once
Caroline In some instances prince