New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-03

NAVE BROUGHT ABOUT MATCHES.
MAKERS occupy a conspicuous place in the
>, history but the latter is strangely silent
pes .osa~d 10 queen-makers BY queen-mak-
WIZ ,oar those who are primarily responsible
,he matrimonial alliances OK marrageaole
~, ..sos 70 royal bachelors and widowers' MY
P,,,or has been called TO this neglect on 'ne
=, history by the serious carriage ACCIDENT
p,.s has lust happened to the popular Anne
,-,~roravs at Paris 1t Is to the Marqulse
ue -. Co,nte and Comtesse de Paris are IN
INA. ,- tho crown worn by their eldest daugh-
de0'1 Queen Of Portugal. While spending few
UT % Lisbon. the Marquise de la Ferronays
"e' ,-oouen,lv visited by the Crown Prince.
WOO ooouaintance she had made during one OF
.,,ort stavs at Paris Among other topics
MS ,.orsation preached was that or MS mar
VI o,d he complained bitterly OF the diinculty
'"e ~ had experienced in his search TOT
w., =, his taste At the time he had just ueen
s., Arcbduchess Valerie, the youngest anu
daughter Of the Emperor and Empress
.,o The match had been arranged ana
"a eng Deople we're affianced. when. at the
W ,or,ent the Archduchess broke OH the ell
or, The reason she gave was that heI
So was altogether too delicate 10 ADMIT vi
,orformances OF the duties or consort 10
tt, monarch--duties that are lar iiioie
than most people believe-and AT the
,,,,a she expressed her intention OF enter
20 convent and devoting the remainder or her
- religious practices. The true reason
.,.or for the termination or the ma'ch Is
.m.,,sa N have been the opposition thereto OH
- nor, of the Empress and or her slster-"-
-. tho Archduchess Marie Therese. OF whom
g. rsrv fond Marie Therese Is the faVori'e
',.,,- ~ Don Miguel of Braganza, the Legl'iu'ls'
.,..,o,dar 70 the throne of Portugal "hhe Tue
-. ro,on,ne house Of Portugal Is respohsioie
Az Punishment Of her father who was not
~, sarr,ved of his throne but even OF MS foi-
.r,.se citizenship Empress Elizaoeths aver
s a. the match was mainly due 70 the TACT
49,. hor favorite child would have as mo'her-lh-
laughter Of King Victor Emmanuel the
gov. orerv Of the Church OF which she Is such
....,aa follower; and. moreover, she was well
80 ~ the reputation which the Do"asei
go =, Portugal enjoys for imperiousness ana
NSs,.rorv despotic ,onduct-faiings which nave
49,, once led TO pitched battles between
s.roal, ard her present daughter-in-la"'
~. Crown Prince Of Portugal was ereauy
..,,n,sd and mortified and found syrnpa-
.~.,, and willing listener in Nine. de Ia Fer-
-. She quietly wrote off the Comtesse oe
Dds who is very fond Of her. asking Tor 'he
49,, photograph that she possessed OF Princess
w.Ls Amelie. her eldest daughter In que
.ours. the photograph arrived. hahdso'iie'!
,,.r,sa and displaying the somewhat marked
,a,,u,es OF the Princess to their very pest al
,,r,sos The Marquise assigned TO ~ proini-
NON, Mace in her salon. and the next time 'na'
,ba Crown Prince called. It naturally caught MS
.ys nth the result that he soon became inter-
ssts3 IN the original plying Nine de la Fer-
r,nsvs with questions as to whether the moral
Qualifications were on a par with the coheh-
:, ~. pr,ncsss II may be taken for
GRANTED that the answers were In every way
h,.h catering and satisfactory: for few weeks
later saw the Crown Prince first OF all al NICE
where the Comte and Comtesse de Pans were
STAYING al the time and thereafter at PARIS
where he formally applied for the hand OF the
Princess. This was Immediately granted; ana
40 pleased was the Comte de Paris with the uis-
tinction In store for his daughter, that he even
manifested unusual generosity as regards IMAM
cial matters. settling upon her an annual IN
come Of $4,000 This at the present moment ~
exceedingly welcome to the King and queen.
their income from the Portuguese Civil List be-
ing sadly in arrears. owing TO the emptiness OF
the national treasury. The engagement. II may
be remembered. was officially ratified at grand
reception given by the Comte and Comtesse de
Paris al the Hotel Galliera at Paris-a palace
which the millionaire Duchess Of that name had
placed at the disposal OF the Comte as q metro
politan residence. This entertainment was pro-
ductive of not altogether pleasant enects
Slightly intoxicated with the magnificent pros
poet in view for his daughter. the Comte per-
mtted for the first time his followers TO address
him King of France and 10 style him as
"Your Majesty" moreover. the ceremonial OF
The evening was precisely II both he and his
wife were seated on the throne OF France The
result was that the Government saw therein not
an innocent "soiree de contrat." but a political
demonstration on the part Of the Royalst party.
which was little out Of place when It is borne
In mind that the Comte was holding at the time
the rank Of Colonel Of the Republican army.
and that he had. like every other officer OF the
territorial forces. been Obliged to swear feaity
snd allegiance TO the government OF the day.
Accordingly he was deprived OF his military
command and banished from France. along with
his eldest son; while the old Duchess Of Galliera
was so annoyed at his lack Of good taste In using
her palace as the scene OF a political demonstra-
ton against the Government. that she requested
him to remove his belongings elsewhere and al
tered her will. leaving the mansion not to him
as she had intended and promised to do. but TO
the Emperor OF Austria who has now established
MS Embassy there Her jewels. too as we'll as
her fortune. IN lieu Of being bequeathed 10 the
daughters Of the Comte de Paris. were left 10 the
widowed Empress Frederick. Of Germany. and
10 the city OF Paris
another lady who deserves to be ranked in the
ZANE category Nine. de la Ferronays. is
Baroness Mohrenheim. wife Of the Russian Am
oassador at Paris. who played leading and pri-
mary part In the difficult ard delicate negotia
IONS which led TO the marriage Of Princess Dag
mar Of Denmark 10 the present Car. The
Baron was Russian Envoy to Denmark at the
ume and his wife. who Is Baroness Korff by
birth. succeeded IN winning the warm friendship
Of the Queen of Denmark and Of her daughters.
Inc negotiation Of the match between the Car
md his consort WAS no easy matter. for Princess