Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1897-11-06
WHY SHE Left.
Grand Duchess of Tesse Wearicd Of Her
Husbands Practical Jokes.

Grand Duchess of Hesse Wearicd Of Her
Husbands Practical Jokes.
All tho way from Marienbad comes
at last tho story of the real inwardness
of that mysterious quarrel between the
Grand Duke and Grand Duchess OF
Hesse. A few weeks ago it was an
nounced that the grand duchess had sud-
denly left Darmstadt and had Travelled
with single attendant to Bucharest to
visit her sister, the crown princess OF
Roumania. Other paragraphs mention
ed that the queen Of England and tho
Duke and Duchess of Coburg did not
countcnanco the Grand Duchess OF
Hesso in her quarrel with her husband,
but nobody seemed to know or have any
idea what the quarrel was about. ALI
sorts of stories wero soon circulated.
One in particular suggested jealousy on
tho part of tho grand duke Of hand
somo young officer of ono Of his cavalry
regiments
Another person who knew everything
insisted that it was owing to the con-
duct Of the grand duke and lady OF
opera bouffc fame and now it turns out
that it is all on account of q weakness
the grand duke has for playing practical
jokes. 1t must not be forgotten that he
and tho grand duchess are first cousins
and both grandchildren of Queen Vic
toria. They have known each other all
their lives and SO their marriage was
moro matter of fact than romantic.
Both are still almost in tho boy and girl
stage, rs far as ago is concerned, and it
is said that tho grand duke began his
married lifo by treating his wife more
us malo boon companion than as q
delicatcly reared and exceptionally
naughty princess, with tho imperial
blood of Russia as well as tho royal
blood of England coursing through her
veins. He invented ghost for her es-
pecial benefit at Schloss Heiligcnberg
and nearly frightened her out of her
wits mt timo when she was entitled to
his very deepest consideration. On an
other occasion no placed IL nest Of mice
in her embroidery basket and he in
dulgod in conspicuous. although, as it
proved, entirely harmless. firtatlons
with the ladies of the court. Finally at
one particular festivity tho grand duke
suddenly ordered all the lights to be
turned out and then he and couple of
young noblcmcn vino are his closest
friends kissed every woman that they
could come across i'll the great chamber.
1t is even whispered that the grand
duchess herself WAS Kissed in tho dark,
and she insists that it was not by her
husband or she would have recognized
tho perfume he is i'll the habit of wear
ing on his mustacho The result was
the flight next morning Of the indignant
princess to Roumania-
1t needed no little persuasion on the
part OF illustrious relatives to bring the
young couple together again, and it was
Oh the distinct understanding that the
matter wns finally arranged that IN tu-
ture the duke should refrain from COIL
meeting his practical joking in any way
with his wife Tho brother of the grand
duchess, Prince Alfred of Coburg, seems
to be just as lively Il young man as his
brother-in- law. He point blank refuses
to marry until, as he explains it, he has
"enjoyed himself bit, )" and ut every
opportunity he paints the capital Of his
fathers little duchy as brilliant red
us he can possibly manage. As he Is an
only son it would be rather dreadful
thing if he contracted one of those mes
alliances which seem SO popular among
young royalties of the present day, and
q little army of detectives is constantly
employed in watching Prince Alfred
and honce the knowledge which exists
of all his various escapades. London
Letter in New York Mail and Express.