The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1894-12-13

mental faculties, Abdul HamEd would
have no other recourse than the SUR
render Of his crown and to step dean,
with the likelihood Of being subsequently
subjected to the resentment Of his long
imprisoned brother.
MexicO's Mad Empress.
Empress Charlotte of Mexico's III
sanity dates from a memorial Die. and
dramatic Interview with the late Pontiff
Plus *, whom she had visited for the
purpose Of invoking the intervention of
his holiness in behalf Of Maximilian,s
cause in Mexico. 1T was with the ut
most difficulty that she was removed
from the Vatican, her lunacy being Of a
violent character, and, according to the.
most reliable sources Of informa ton,
she has never recovered her sense
since, remaining ignorant to this day
of the fate of her passionately loved
husband. She is kept closely confined
in the royal Belgian chateau of Borche-
grave, within easy drive of Brussels,
and where she is frequently visited by
her sister-in-l law, Queen Henrietta, and
her niece, the Princess Clementine
Her coal black hair has now become
snow-White, but her features still re-
tain traces Of the beauty for which she
was once famous There are only three
subjects in which she manifests any in
terest-fowers, music and gloves. OF
the latter she insists on having a new
pair every morning and on one occa-
SlOn when, for some reason the supply
= q q of no o1-11 tod Nd
her lady tried to palm off upon her a
pair once worn, she became so violent
that medical aid had to be summoned
quickly to subdue her. OF course, as
in the case of Sultan Murad, there are
stories current to the effect that she has
long since recovered her reason and
that she is merely kept confined by her
brother, King Leopold, because he has
squandered her fortune, Of which he is
the trustee, in Panama speculatiOns
and in his costly and unproductive
Congo ventures. While there is no re-
liable basis for these tales yet it can
not be denied that there is something
strange in the kings refusal to permit
any Of her American or English rela-
tives to visit her.
Queen Sophie Of Sweden is only out
of her mind at certain times of the
year, while at other periods she is
quite lucid. In her case the malady
takes the form of melanchoia and ex-
cessive religious bigotry, and her physi-
clans have adopted all kinds of extraor-
binary measures with the object Of
combating these tendencies. Among
other things they have actually forced
her to perform the hardest kind of
mental work, such as scrubbing and
sweeping floors, digging in the garden,
laundering, ETC., in the hope that physi-
cal fatigue might afford rest to the
sadly tortured mind. .
Queen Elizabeth Of Roumania's lu-
macy and the causes that led up to it,
among others the scandal between her
maid Of honor, Mile. Vacaresco, and her
nephew, the Crown Prince Ferdinand,
are too well known to require more
than passing reference here. But a few
people are aware that during the last
| two years Of his reign the king Of Hol-
land was complete mental wreck, his
idiocy having assumed most disgust
ing form and the kingdom being ruled
| by his young wife as regent. His sec
ond son, the late prince Of Orange,
who predeceased him, was likewise
mentally afflicted, and during the lat
| ter portion Of his life absolutely de-
clined to wear the neither garments ap-
pertaining to the raiment Of the sterner
sex, wearing quilted petticoats of bright
yellow satin, in one Of which he was
buried in accordance with his express
| instructions. - ya-..
Addle-Pated Royalty.
King Otto of Bavaria's predecessor
was under restraint when he committed
suicide in Lake Staremberg in 1866,
and the empress Of Austria's sister,
Sophie, whom his majesty had Tilted
on the eve Of the day appointed for her
wedding, was affected to such an extent
by his death that she has spent most of
the time since in lunatic asylum at
Gratz. She now bears the title of
Duchess of Alencon, having become the
wife Of a younger son Of the Orleans
duke of NemOurS. Among her fellow
patients at Gratz are the mother-in-law
Of the emperor of Germany, the widow
ed Duchess Adelaide Of, Schleswig-Hol-
stein. She, too, like, the duchess of
Alencon, has lucid intervals, during
which she resides with her youngest
daughter in the utmost privacy at ORES
den One Of Emperor Williams IN
cles old Prince Alexander of Prussia,
| is as mad as Il March hare, and al.
| y
of age, continues to propose marriage
to every woman he meets, no matter
if she in princess or laundress, octO.
genarian or young girl, married or sin
gle. All sorts of amusing stories are
related Of him, including that Of his
horse running away with him on the
morning Of the battles Of Sadowa. He
was found at o'clock on the following
morning seated on his horse in a neigh
boring wood. He said his horse insist.
ed on his going there, but it had not
occurred to him to alight or to return
to camp on foot. His mother was com.
pletely insane, her dementa consisting
in most embarrassing aversion to
any kind of clothes. The late king OF
Saxony died mailman, and so did the
grand uncle Of Emperor William, the
| late King William ~. Of Prussia. ]
have seen the Duchess Elivira Of Ba-
varia suddenly rise in her box at the
theater at Munich and throw her legs
over the balustrade, being removed
from her dangerous position with the
utmost difficulty by her ladies and gen.
uemen In waiting. She is member OF
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