The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-23
CUPID'SCAPERSAT COBURC.
The ROVal Families GleGful Over The
Matchmaking.

Princess the Lovel1est OF queen VIC
toria's Grandchildren.
Berlin, April 22.-The great family
Gathering at Coburg has broken up rap
;dlv since Yesterday morning, and by to-
morrow evening the little capitol will be
almost entirely deserted of its royal
onests Emperor William and the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught left the city
last evening. The Prince Of Wales de-
parted to-day to meet the Count of
FLANDERS and congratulate HIM upon
tbe betrothal of his daughter,
me Princess Josephine to Prince Charles
of Hohenzollern. The wedding, which is
To take place on May %, will probably be
made an excuse for another meeting of
crowned heads and princes. Queen Vic
toria and her daughter, Empress Frede-
rick. will pass several days more in
Coburg which is a favorite spot with
both The czarewitch is reported to be
attending tfIe I r riinces5 Alix Of IIIe5se
whenever she appears in public,
During the first day or two of the
Coburg celebration he took pains to
keep in the background. He SO carefully
avoided any act which might give color TO
rumors of his engagement that at the last
moment before the official announcement
even The intimate friends of the Princess
Afx doubted the existence of an under
Standing. He is now so assiduous in his
attention. however, that all the conven-
tional stories of a true love match have
been started on their rounds.
INVITED TO PoTsDAM.
When Emperor William left Coburg
- l,,F H. 4 IL,
to visit him and the empress in Potsdam.
Hisplan is that they should come at the
same time with the Grand Duke and
Duchess of Hesse who viii make a visit
to Potsdam part of their wedding tour
Nobody else in Europe, proba bly,,
is 50 well pleased as the emperor
with the czarewitch's betrothal.
Hardly any event of his reign has
put him in such high spirits and he is
said to claim the credit for planning the
whole situation proceeding the denou-
meut In court circles it is the convic-
tiOn that the match originated in a secret
understanding at which the emperor and
czarWitch arrived during the czarwitch's
last visit to Berlin. The emperor's eager
ness TO conclude the Russo-German COM
merClal treaty was due largely to the
prospect of the marriage. He knew
that the failure of the treaty wouldmean
the failure of the match, and that its sue
cess would insure not only the marriage,
but also an exceptionally satisfactory
entente with Russia. Even the agrarian
politicians see now why the chancellor,
who was acquainted with the whole plan,
acted as ifhe held an impregnable position
when he deted every effort to defeat the
treaty.
A LOVELY GIRL.
The intimate friends of the Coburg and
Hessian houses agree that the czarewitch
has won the loveliest of Queen Victoria's
grandchildren. The Princess Alix, how
ever, Is worthy of much higher praise
than this, for she would shine as a beauti-
1ul and fascinating woman in any society
She has finely chiselled features, a clear
complexion and large, bright, laughing
eyes. Her small mouth is the proper
cuplds bow and her smile discloSes
the whitest of teeth She is
clever and lively and un assuming.
she is as fearless a rider as any woman in
Germany. In Darmst ladt, the Hessian
residence, her popularity is unbounded
one has merry disposition and some un-
conventional ways which have endeared
her since her sixteenth year to the people
OF NE Grand Duchy On Thursday
fHuay, and Saturday, the Princess
auu czareWltch sat a dozen times
Tor photographs, when Emperor William
dropped all ceremony aud arranged i'm
promptu groups for the benefit OF about
any enterprislng photographer who sue
Ceeued IN penetrating to the palace court
Sdfu. AT one time four photographers
Aau their cameras focused upon the
young couple. As each photographer re-
.ifed he was obliged by the princess to
give up half his negatives and make
numerous ns promises as to the distribution
Vi The tirst finished pictures.
COMPLICATED BY VICTORIA.
Inc newspapers are absorbed in dis
tusSlons OF the political meaning to be at
IEouted to the Coburg meeting, the mar
r.lse and the betrothal. Queen Victoria's
presence IN COburg is regarded as com
pucaung the reunion of Russia's, Ger
TTt"ny II and Englands reigning families
~ !. IS believed to have placed
the Duke of axe-Coburg-G Gotham in
position to act as an inter-
lleulary between the great European
JJGurIS' The duke himself is neither
ouPoInatlst nor politician, but his wife
@splres to be both. She desires strongly
~ ~ pay a decisive part in the intimate fam
ua iia meetings hitherto held in Copenhagen.
,,l, aLC oI her plan is to enhance the i'm
r"IIahce OF those annual reunions by ar
;;r.Eug Tor the presence of Emperor Will
'''-' 'lu several other German princes.
AUsTRIANs NOT so CONTENT.
o., me Austrians are not quite so content
40 40 Ine Germans with the Coburg demon
Tc,l nelal lonand its results. The Vienna news
atq"! .'f"s !spapers, while admitting the whole
49, fn% VIII tend to preserve the peace,
nl'S ,'t que cause for otfense. That is the
Gp,,Ioreed absence of Prince Ferdinand of
IL 3tusarla AS Coburg prince, they saw
WAS " was TO be expected not only that he
attuLu Valu De invited, but also that he would
rosouu rosu the wedding. The car, however.
P,-sfe7u Pe,Useu 10 let the czarewitz and the other
Br5olaii grand dukes go to Coburg in case
eT,n erdlnaud were to be present AS
oeIore Austrian diplomacy favors
nIs,,5 prince and is ruffled by any slight put
fcat f1n MN. All the merry.making and
o",Dg5tulAng of the last week therefore
Rgll'eo untouched the dangers of the
oaIRan question.
M, FESTIVITIES AT DARMsTADT.
vant rno czarewich and the Princess Alix
rrrai,, g'rv 70 Darmstadt to-day to attend a
1eI, 1'e popular festival in honor of the
bis s,dno duchess. The grand duke and
Of WE WI distributed prizes to the winners
teraoi l9e popular games and at
AZ N0eu a gala performance of opera
evari Cue court theater this
in tbn x tomorrow all the militia bands
usIa,e .1e clJy, will give serenade at the
WIFI ~, ana ana IN the evening. popular ball |
UnituoSS heId under the auspices of the |
t',tgu Societies of Darmstadt. The
minatiaa..l .loh VIII close with grand illu- |