The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-28

Clerrnont and took up her residence
there with her mother for the purpose
of being near to her fSnce
No sooner, however, did he obtain his
freedom than be insulted her by the
fragrant publicity of his haisons with
Emile d'Alencon and other well-lnown
French and English demi-rnondaines,
and finally brought matters to a climax
by officially announcing to his family
and friends that he no longer loved
Princess Marguerite sufficiently to
make her his wife and that under the
circumstances the match must be con-
sidered as broken of. His conduct in
the matter excited the utmost indigna-
ton, even among his warmest adher-
ents, and went far to destroy the tenn
porary popularity which he had earned
by Ids six months imprisonment
Should the princess now become tho
wife OF the czarewitz, the duke would
have occasion to regret his behavior, as
he has manifested great anxiety to es-
tablish friendly relations with the
court of 81. Petersburg, where all his
advances have been ooiltemptuously
spurred until TOW. Indeed on ono
memorable occasion he was forced by
the cars orders to leave the Grand
Opera at St Petersburg in the middle
of the performance for having pre-
sumed to applaud the prime donna,
Hme. MelbG, before the emperor or en-
press, who were present, had given the
customary signal for a manifestation Of
public approval 1t Is hardly probable
that his position at ST. Petersburg,
when the Russians realize that he hes
subjected their future empress to tho
greatest indignity to which a man can
subject girl, will be improved
Princess Nay of Teck, the future
queen of Great Britain, has likewise
been lifted, not by a prince of the
blood, however, but by the son of
mere British peer, in fact by common
er; Tor such Lord Weymouth Will re-
main until his father, the proud aud ar
rogont old marquis Of Both, finally suo-
cuInbs TO his mortal enemy, the govt.
Princess Nay was regularly engaged to
young Lord Weymouth, and the be-
press, whan suddenly tho Young Wis
count, Getting, 1t is said. on his fathers
orders, broke off the match The mar
quis objected 10 the marriage on the
ground Of the morganatic parentage of
Princess Mays father, the dulce of Tecls,
but there may have been other causes
besides, as the duke seems to have the
gift OF irritating crotohetty old British
peers and maTnates by his foreign WAYS
and hy his difficulty in distinguishing
t.Ic border line between excessive IA
mlliarity and an arrogance dispropor-
tiCnate 10 his non-roy2l birth What
ever The causes, II was thoroughly I'M
dcrstOOd 1t the time that the engage
ment was broken Off by young Vis-
count Weymouth and not by the prin-
cess, Under the circumstances it ex-
cited considerable comment that in her
preparations made for her wedding to
the late duke Of Clarence last year. one
OF Lord Neymouth's sisters should have
received the queens commands TO be
one Of seven other daughters OF peers
IN bearing the train Of Princess Nav a.
the marriage ceremony.
Other princcSses who have been Tilted
are Princess Nays mother. Princess
Mary OF Great Britain. sister OF the
duke OF Cambridge, who. previous to her
marriage TO the duke OF Teel1, had been
6etrothed to the late prince of Orange