The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-21
A COMING ROYAL MARRIAGE.
The Due d'AOstH and the Princess
Helene-Nho They Are and How
They Look
From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
The Due d'Aosta. heir pres umptive to
the crown Of Italy. is soon to be married
70 the Princess Helene OF Orleans. He is
a young man Of @ the son of Amadeo
who for a short time was king Of Spain
and Princess Marie Cisterna. Both his
parents are dead. but he boasts a step
mother in the person Of the pretty Prin-
cess Letitia, a vivacious widow, who prac-
tees bicycling, much to the annoyance
Of the King Of Italy. who let her know
he did not approve Of such goings on.
The Due d'Aosta," says the London
Figaro. lis much given to travelling. and
has frequently visited England with his
brother the Duke d'Abruzzi. putting UP
al the Bristol hotel and going about un-
attended to the theaters and other places
or amusement, and preserving an absO-
lutte incognito. His great fad is horses.
OF which he Is always buying a quan-
tity. He Is much addicted to the Row be-
tween the hours Of y and !. He is very
rich, his fortune Of $4,000 year being de-
rived from estates and cOllieries in Bel
GUM left him by his mother. who was
heiress Of the de Mer0de family. It is
hardly likely that the Prince of Naples
belng very delicate will marry, in which
case the Duke d'AOsta, or his heirs will
come to sit on the throne Of Italy.
The Princess Helene is the third child of
the late COmte de Paris, who married his
cousin. a daughter of the Due de Mont
pensieT, In 1854. She is two years young
er than her fiancec Her eldest sister is
Queen of Portugal. and her elder brother
the Duo dOrleans. is the son of the last
King Of France. lie obtained some noto-
riety by his landing in France, and, I'M
der the law which exiled his father was
imprisoned; as also by being made core
spondent in the action for divorce which
the husband Of Nine. Melba, the cele-
brated singer, instituted.
Princess Helene is remarkable for being
as beautiful as all princesses are said 10 be
and seldom are. She was born in England
and has few of the qualities of a French
girl. She Is very tail, has an exuuisitelv
nodded and developed figure long fair ba
of the lightest gold color sweet blue eyes
and perfect features and complexion. In
one thing only she is French-her wit
which IS Of the most fanciful order and
very quick. She has been a great friend
OF all the members OF the royal family
more particularly the Prince of Wales
who admires her very much. Hence the
absurd stories OF her being engaged to the
late Duke OF Clarence and the car. She
too, is very rich. Some papers have said
she has fl2000 year, but her fortune is
nearly double that amount.
The largest portion of her fathers. the
COmte de Paris. fortune came to him from
"A gift OF stocks and shares which the Duc
de Galliera presented him with This
brought his fortune up to 10000, 00Of but
the stocks and shares left him have SO in
worth H,O0O,0QQ a the time of his death
According to the French law this has To he
divided equally among his children, neither
his wife nor any one of his sons being al
lowed to take more than fourth share
The family estate include at least three
enormous properties-One in Portugal fhe
Chateau d Eu, near Paris, and the Cha team
Randall, in Auvergne.