Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-06-02
HELENE OF ORLEANS
rs the Affianced Bride Of the
Duke Of A0sta.
SON OF THE DUKE OF SAVOY
And Nephew Of King Humbert,
whose Throne He May Occupy.
IS PURELY AN AFFAIR OF LOVE.
M. Int Gar Had Asked Heiene's
Hand for the cxnrowitz--The
Present Cxar.
IS PURELY AN AFFAIR OF LOVE.


rephew Of King IIumbert OF Italy and
AN OF the late Duke Amedeo of Savoy,
,or a brief space King OF Spain, whence
NJ deemed 1t the better part of valor
IA retire ere he was driven thence by
,ubiects who chnfed at having for
.lrn monarch over them. Emanuele
riiberto, tho present duke, Is tall. |
,,ell-grown man. OF good features, |
blond, an ardent lover OF field sports |
and riding, not over intellectual, de |
voted to dancing and squire Of danes |
The great interest that attaches to |
Ms approaching marriage. which may
pogsibly have to be delayed owing to
The accident which has happened to the
,ldest brother OF his bride, the Duke
Of orleans and Bo-called the head OF
the house OF France, resides In the fact
that It is highly probable that the
Duke and future Duchess OF Aosta
will some day be King and Queen OF
Italy. For the Prince OF Naples, the
real heir to the throne, the only child
q King Humbert and Queen Mar
Fherta. is a slckly man, Uniformed,
Almost . dwarf, and, though he Is very
Gmlnble and intelligent. and intel
leetually his cousins superior. he Is 30
painfully conscious OF his physical de-
iscis that so far he has resisted all
rgessure brought TO bear upon him TO
marry. and Az his IN n somewhat stub
born nature, II Is quite possible he RAY
persist IN the resolve, though 1t lilies In
The face Of all royal traditions; for Il
prince, and especially crown prince.
must marry, bc lie never 80 unBuitod
Physically or morally for Ncdlock. But
we have II on the Prince ot Naples own
authority that he docs net intend to
buIss IN this respect Yet another
reason why this marriage eXcites such
interest, Is that in Europe, stlll chiefly
under monarchical rule the alliance OF
two sovereign houses In apt TO have
great influence In politics, and though
France In nominnlly II republic, that
country is 30 fond of changing It's
forms OF government. aud monnrchical
Institutions are so rooted In It's ira
dltions. that II Is by no means i'm.
possible II may return to them, In
which case II would be 10 the house
o. Orleans they would turn for their
hgiumate king, especially now that
no scion OF the Bonapartes remain
awe Now for some time past there
mas been much tension between France
and Italy. sister nations though they
be and n this marriage tends 10 soften
ms strain II would Indeed be well for
both countries.
like all French women whose true
ehnracter can never be really known
t,rihgS IN which Continental European
Eirlhood liz kept until marriage,
FlncesS Helene win probably stlll de-
velop much, but hcr character is al
ready notable IN many respects, and
expected that she will have great
Ia 400 d
hnu lehd MN To have more Intelligent
nleltetB than he has hitherto shown.
her NE las not been quite the easy
lun pumpcrcd one common to most
gyal ptlncesHca, and she has known
sle iehHtes OF existence, The youngest
laushter OF Philippe Comtc de Paris
Nv was born In that terrible year for
Prince, 1871. when. though renee had
peeh declared after the awful war be-
N.th France and Germany, tho on.
vnl was yet In possession, waiting for
he payment OF his Indemnity. At that
nne me Comic de Paris was serving
ne ranks of his country's army as
hsl sn colonel, and had not yet
~ IVINnid those pretenslons to the
,riepSh throne TO which at that timn
he Duke OF Chambord was heir, which
" put forward later, and which
saused him and his family 10 be pro-
siaoeo To exile. This decree OF exile
va pronounced when Princess Helene
Vas 10 years old, hence all her child
hood was parsed In France. All the
,,ahliy went TO England. that refuge
az eAlIes, and here. In freer land,
snlhood was spent: and here, no
uV,' she imbibed some OF her moro
.hhghtened Views. Al that time her
rr'eesl sister was already Duchess OF
nbahsi' She Is now Queen OF Portu-
~, ana IL was Princess Helene's task
ve her fathor's companion, cunsoln-
wv ana comfort. She was ever with
Nv vier beside him, and beyond ques-
~ tht Championship OF this cultured
sehl mas also been OF great inau-
'I.s 70 her development.
~ was she, serious and thoughtful
maouBh she was by nature, who could
is,hs cause smile 10 light up her
stf sad face; she was his conn-
-e' ms fellow-atudent, In many
senis ms amenuensla. Many hours
nra ANY she pass In serious study, and 80
%nu was she OF learning, and 30 de-
nVuA 10 be OF help TO her parents that
NJ ~ herself 'superlntended the education
yer younger sisters and little
ms1. Ferdinand. She would hear
49,, lessons In the carly morning,
nv" iook over their compositions and
NNSaite them 20 be dIliEent pupils. The
S'eans family. as became their social
,oh, md their extlcd condition. led
MAZE. retired lie at Stowe House. the
prsasstt Residence In Buckinghamshire,
usa which they rented for their
SeVertheless, many faithful fol-
fr,,s's or their house would come
nm Vine 10 time TO pay them n visit
s sir English retreat, and one OF these
nbrss.er now one morning, entering the
mnnt Nv stowe House, a large apart
boz. " lne ground floor, lined with
the nr, from hoor 10 ceiling, he found
trno pirlncess sitting AT a writing table
ins,ssy reserved for her. deeply Inn
sees IN reading Pascais Les PEN
ara Strnck by the choice OF no
yo,sa,a anu profound q reading for 80
IN y girl, he vcntured a remark 10
th1, vneot to which the prlnccsa re-
ANY, mat Pascal was her fayorite au.
,anu mat In his pages she found
gaie Iosophy that best helped to ele-
osea n.er soul II must not be sup
9rlne.noWeNer. from this account that
hesns~ Helene ~ a pednnt. BY no
,scs she Also likes socioty. FOR her
,cnn,n' ooks and ready wit make her
ta,sAar' But she can DO without
Ne Won, talety ana Is never bored
a Stnn,ua spend evening after evening
halmn Rouse, playing chess or
rcietv WIN her father. who disllked
fnmH and was rarely seen there.
IN ,id IT. mother she Inherited taste
NJ wa,s' and while her father lived
t.sas, accompany him on his rides
hasf,,. We woods and through the
~ Anea Of pretty Buckingham