The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-10-17
PALACE RoMANoEs.
Why the Duke OF Clarenoe's Death Was
Opportune.

NJ. NJ Doyle in the St. Louis Republic.
More strange, romantic episodes occur
in the palaces Of Europe than can be
found in all the novels of a circulating Ii
brary," said a man who had passed his
life in confidential relations with roy
atty
"Apropos Of the Prince of Wales for
NAL denial Of the Duke Of York's secret
marriage at Malta" continued this Cos
sip, here is the true story of Prince
Georges love and courtship of his pres
ent wife:
mo one here in America can imagine
how completely Queen Victoria rules in
her own family. over her kingdom she
may not rule, but in the circle of her own
kinship she reigrs paramount and rules
with a rod OF iron.
To show you how exacting she is,
even in details. the Duchess of Edinburg.
sister of the present czar, once took the
liberty of presenting herself before the
queen one morning in a negligee, and so
offended the punctlious old sovereign
that this descendant of the emperors of
all the Russlas received no more invita-
lions to visit any one of the royal residen-
ces for three entire years.
Prince George is easily the handsom-
est cIeVerest and best young prince in
periors anywhere, royal or nonroyal,
in all the sweet qualities BETTING a wo-
man. The two were near of one age, and
were piaymates and comrades from early
childhood, so in course of time those about
them began to bracket their names, and
all their cenhdants knew how it was be-
tween them.
But after the fashion Of sensible. prac-
teal old people, the queen was not oc-
cupying herself much with thoughts of
love-malSing or young folks fancies. She
considered May n healthy, amiable young
person, well suited for digniues and re-
sponsibiiities. She know hec people would
like the heir to make an English mar
riaEe, and she thought it high time Clar-
ence settled down and gave up his last
foolish Irritation with the Princess Helen
of Orleans who as a French Catholic grin
cess in exile, would certainly never be
accepted by parliament for England's flu
ture consort.
Nobody dared whimper; when grand
mamma says certain things are to be
no one of the family presumes even family
to murmur
Clarence knew quite well that Helene
and he could never marry. May did not
dare refuse the offer of the future King
of England. While as for George, he made
no comments at ell, but asked for distant
sea duty, and remained persistently with
MS snip curing all the gayGtleS and re-
io2ings in honor of Clarence marriage
Suddenly fate took a hand, however,
and fate is even less to he gainsaid than
royal srand-mammas. The Duke of Clar-
ence, who had seemed moody and dis
trait all through the gtft-making and
sreech-maltng, the balls and dinners OF
the betrothal period, suddenly succumbed
to d slight cold. and then his family
learned for the first time through the
rawlings of his delirium how deenIv bie
affections we're engaged by the pretty
French exile, and how far matters had
gone between them before the dictum
went forth for his marriage with NAV.
After a swift and fatal decline the two
lovers and playmates found the obstacle
to their happiness removed beyond the
reach Of all earthly disappointments and