Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-11-18
ROMANTIC MARRIAGES.
Love Matches I'm the German Roya
Family.

Family.
There had been an extraordinary num-
Der of romantic marriages among the
Hohenlohes. The one which caused
the greatest sensation at the moment was
perhaps that of Prince Karl, the eldest
brother of the present statthalter of
Alsace-Lorraine. The young princes
sister-now duchess of Schleswig-Hol-
stein and mother of the German kaiser
in-was in her girlhood very fond of
cooking, and she and a number of
other young ladies formed a class for
the purpose of taking regular instruc-
tons from the palace chef. One day
Princess Adelheid coaXed her brother,
who had been in the habit of scofHng
at her efforts, to join them in the kitch-
en- and watch the manufacture of waf-
feln. Prince Karl came with reluc
lance, asserting that he would escape
again at once, but stayed on and on, and,
what is more, attended every future
lesson from commencement to close.
The attraction was soon discovered to
be the presence of very pretty and
lively young lady, Fraulein Marie Gath
wohl, and, as was somewhat natural,
their mutual affection encountered
strong opposition from the princes pa
rents, who deemed it out of the question
that their eldest son and heir should
marry a simple burgher's daughter.
This fact, however, only rendered
Prince Karl more determined than ever
and when, by the death of his father, in
1860, he became head of the family of
Acknowledgement he immediate
" renowned his rights to the success
- fo1I
ried to Fraulein Grathwohl in Paris,
whittier the young couple and the
brides relatives had gone to avoid GER
tain legal difficulties which would have
occurred had the wedding taken place
in Germany.
The marriage turned out an ex-
ceptionally happy one and for long
time Prince Karl and his wife lived in
Frankfortcon-Main. Three children
were born to them, Queen Victoria
standing sponsor to the two elder ones,
Karl and Victoria. Both they and the
younger girl, Beatrice, att" nded public
schools in Frankfort, and their educa-
ton was carefully watched over by their
father, who Stunned general society
and only lived for his family. His son
and daughters also learned to excel in
sport and were particularly devoted to
riding and driving. Some ten years ago
the prince removed to Salzburg and his
son entered the Austrian army, the
home circle being further broken up by
the early marriage of his eldest daugh-
ter. Victoria Beatrice, the youngest,
still lives with her parents and is known
as Baroness Won Bronn, the name and
rank bestowed upon her mother and
the latter's children by the king of
Wurtemberg in 1S90.-Chicago News.
Trying to Say the Right Thing.
when I was your age" said Mr..
CumroX, sternly, II earned my own
living
Ills son looked uneasy, but was ST.
lent.
''Well, have you nothing to say for
yourself in that connection?"
'eN-nothing, sir, except that sym
pathize with you and congratulate you
on the fact that it's all over with
Washington Star.
How He Got 1t.
Flannigan-How'd yez git tn black
oye, Casey?
Casey-Oi slipped an landed on me
back.
FlanniganrBut, me good mon, y'r
face amt located on y'r back.
Casey (gloomily)-No; nather wuz
Finnegan.-N- Y. Truth.