The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-06-04

his native land. and which ''nerndious Al
bion cruelty prevented
Countess Nalda Gleichen. who possesses
magnificent voice. heard until now To
great advantage at amateur performances
has finally determined TO become a pro-
fessional singer. and to earn her living.
II not on the stage. at any rate on ,hc
concert platform. IL is understood that
this decision has excited much opposition
on the part of the German relatives of
Countess Nalda Gleichen. notably at the
courts Of Berlin and Carlsruhe But. IN
asmuch OF none OF them have offered TO
place at her disposal an income sufficient
to render both her family and herself
independent Of a professional career, the
public will not feel inclined to blame her
for adhering to her plucky, If somewhat
unprecedented determination
Queen Christina OF Spain passes her time
in eNtricatng her mother-in-law, eN-
Queen Isabella, from her financial entang-
lements, and in providing for the wants
OF the sisters OF Queen lsabella's husband.
Most OF these princesscs have turned out
badly. having fallen into financial diff
culties and in at least two cases dying
penniless, leaving no means of existence
to their children.
There are no fewer than 1870 archdukes
ard archduchesses Of the imperial houses
of Austria, and, while there are some, such
as Rainer, Frederick Francis Ferdinand,
and Charles Louis, who are rich beyond
the dreams of avarice, yet the majority OF
them are terribly poor. the average allow-
ance made by the emperor to the arch
dukes, and which constitutes. as a rule.
their sole income being 1900 year. This
was the allowance received from the
crown-that is, from the family property
by the now missing Archduke John; and
it is believed that the impossibility of
maintaining his imperial dignity upon such
pittance had a good deal to do with his
sensational surrender of his rank and pre-
negatives and his appearance from human
ken under the plebian name of John Orth.
The Princess Of Wales has just made her
dauGhter-in-law a very handsome present,
three ilounces of most magnificent old
English point lace, said to be worth some
thing in four figures. Some lace, of course
is as valuable as precious stones-old
Venetian point. point d'Alcncon. the best
English point. and others. Now. it Is
very well known to the intimates of MARI
borough House that the Princess of Wales
who has always been one Of the best dress
ed women in Europe, always keeping
within the fashion. though never counten-
ancing eCcentricity, has one cherished
hobby i'm the direction Of dress-a great
fondness for collecting lace, Of which her
royal highness has great number Of
specimens of extreme beauty value and
rarity. only equaled by the collection pos
scssed by the queen, who is also "A great
connoisseur Of the same expensive and
beautiful fabrics.
1t is said that the Princess Of Wales
collection of lace is worth in actual money
over $4,000 (only this, I think. is below
the real figure while, II associations"
are also taken into consideration, some Of
the more historic pieces are, OF course,
priceless. But in historical lace of course,
the queen beats the princess, for her
majesty possesses some magnificent laces,
the property Of former sovereigns. some
of the most beautiful having belonged TO
Katherine of Aragon.