The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-12-31
ROYAL DIVORCE SUIT.
Prince WaIden1ar of Denmark Wants
to. Sever His Marriage Bonds.
London Letter.


Prince WaIden1ar of Denmark Wants
to. Sever His Marriage Bonds.
London Letter.
AS an inevitable outcome OF Europes
royal marriage system, which unites first
they wish it or not, the miscarriage of
Prince Waldemar, of Denmark, in October,
dorleans is about to end IN divorce e The
weird eccentricties of the Princess, who is
now in her thirtieth year, have become
especially to her husband, Prince Waldo
mar, the sailor son of the King. The
Princess, who Is now the mother of three
of first cousins. the Duo de Chartres, the
: son of, the late Due d'Orleans, and daugh-
ter of his sailor brother, the Prince de Join
I Princess Marguerite dOrleans, is almost
as eccentric, and one Of her brothers died
an idiot-three victims Of a violation of a
law OF science. At the time of her we'd
ding to Prince Waldemar, Marie d'Orleans
showed none of the eccentricities that have
sanity. She was then a bright, lively rosy
checked French girl OF twenty.
The news of the divorce, published here
sation in court circles. The insane Princess
suffers from an affection Of the nerves, for
recently.
Although Princess Marie's marriage to
Prince Waldemar was arranged before she
shava.failen In love on sight
Previous to his marriage, Prince Waldo
had been as an va Sis of ST.
father, while his bride brought him a
dot in the shape OF an annual allow
heiress to G an immense men fortune 't on her her
paternaf side, as well as to that of her
grandaunt, the Princess, de Joinvflle, and
her income will ultimately be quite $4,000
a year. The married couple, after their
return from Copenhagen, occupied the yell
low the former residence OF Chris
and since 1863 occupied 10y the brothers OF
the King.
About the first action of the Princess on
public record was her escapade with Prince
Karl, when shortly after her marriage her
husband had gone on a cruise with the
Prince Karl is the second son Of Prince
Waldemar's eldest brother. the Danish
Crown Prince. and thus Princess Marie Is
his aunt. But they are both of the same
age-that Is. eighteen at the time referred
to-and as Prince Karl is an officer in the
forged ne % Now these
children-for in reality they were little
more-easily agreed to slip away from the
roamed through the city wheresoever their
fancy led them. They peeped through the
doors of concert halls and saloons. visited
hours had e. roisterous time for a royal
pair before they returned to the alarmed
shortly afterward, when Queen Louise
gave reception to Princess Waldemar. her
Youngest daushter-in-law. the latter
who were presented to her by coolly
eourtesyng t. them se and sb asking king the them h to
bpSS bat she had not then learned to
admire any Danish lady.
While Prince Waldemar was on his first
Princess Marie that al the wives of Danish
sailors have an anchor tattooed on their
arm.
Princess insisted. "and I want to do Just
as the others do"
At last an old tar was sent for who was
anchor was forthwith tattooed on her arm.
But great was the horror, still greater the
wrath. Of Queen Louise when first she be-
After winning her way in, the navy and
captivating every tar, from admiral down
the firemen. with them she had many a
thrilling adventure, and finally had her
picture taken for them In firemans cos
tune, to be hung up In all the fire houses,
which they still ornament. She has ridden
on locomotives with engineers and stokers,
society by showing her decided preference
for. men and their avocationS as compared
with women and their foibles:
ried by the Princess into politics she ulti-
mately succeeded in astonishing. II not
alarming severe, Of the greatest courts OF @;
Fredensborg with the late Carrot whom
she was a great favorite-she placed a
number OF letters and documents in the
hands Of the Car which tended to show
that Prince Bismarck was carrying
gotiations with the and-Russian party in
Bulgaria. and was intriguing against Alex
ander III.
as 1t involved a number of Understanding
politicians, who had used the Princess as
q tool. 1t set all Europe by the ears. and
almost brought about war between Ger
many and Russia, the conflict being averted
only by Prince Bismarck's being able TO
submit in person to Alexander proofs of the
tiers shown to his Muscovite Majesty by
Princess Waldemar. Although her connec-
ton with the affair Is not so well assured.
NJ FIourens did not scruple to allude to
her as the conscious artificer of 1Srince Bis
marcks downfall.
Princess Marle's unofficial intrigues in
favor of the Franco-Russan alliance. and
the resulting dismissal Of the Conlte
to Copenhagen, agitated all Europe again
over a year ago. She had tried to take
advantage Of the trust w..icn the Gar had
in her. and attempted TO learn from him
his political intentions toward France, and
to give her information to d'Aunay.
About this time the stories or difference
no means been altogether true to the
Princess yet sympathies both at home and
abroad a,. are re. altogetner With HIN; why:
has never been able to get along with her
nother-in-law the Queen. and year or
more ago the Princess's confinement in an
the royal family. She was placed some
time ago under the care OF q physician.
But she ran of to her relatives In France.
where she has been ever since: She did not
wedding festivities OF her brother-in-law-
the Crown Prince OF Denmark. and she
alone Of all his relatives sent no present ar