The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-09
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 8, 1897.

own protection. The lady then resolved
to go herself to Charles XII, and Aufius-
tuS gave her a secret mission TO the Swed-
ism king. Charles, however, who was a
woman-hater, and of unpublished manners,
bluntly refused to receive her. But the
countess was not going to give up without
a struggle. After travelling about the
town for several days, she contrived to
catch his majesty in camp. She aighted
from her carriage and delivered to him an
address. to which the king made no reply
save by bowling and riding on. At length
the minister, Count Piper, obtained per
mission to invite the countess TO court
banquet, an invitation which the lady ac-
cepted conditionally, upon her having a
special seat at the table. Charles how
ever, who had allowed her to be invited,
only with view to insulting her ordered
that she should be placed below all the
other ladies, adding, by the way of eX-
PLANTATION, that an ex-mistress could claim
no better seat. This was too much for
the countess, and, bitterly disappointed at
her failure, she returned home, and from
the seclusion of the abbey poured forth
numerous bitter satires and lampoons
upon King Charles, none of which, in all
probability did he ever set eyes on.
When King Ladislaus ~ of Poland lost
his first wife, Cecilia Renata of Austria,
in March, 1914, he selected new consort
soon after in the daughter of the deceased
Duke of Mantua, Marie de Gonzaga,
Duchesse de Movers. The marriage con-
tract was signed by Louis XIV, at F'on-
taineblau, Sept. 80, 1915, and Nov. 6, in the
same year, the marriage ceremony took
place at the Palais Royal, at which the
King of POLAND was represented by his
envoy. on the brides return to Pollard
Louis gave her as companion la Mare
chale de Guelbriant, whom he also eX.
pressly appointed as his embassadreSS TO
X inlx la xayri ar
in speaking of her skill and tact in diplo-
matte negotiation, and on this mission
which she was sent she had ample scope
in which to display her abilities. 1t was
said that the princess whom she accom-
panied was one of the loveliest women of
the age, and scandals limited that she left
several lovers behind her at the French
court These reports, no doubt grossly
exaggerated, had reached the King Of
Poland, who had almost made up his
mind to refuse to accept her as his wife.
AS an excuse he pretended that he was
too i'll to receive her, and insisted upon
her immediate return to France. On this
occasion Nine. de Guelbriant displayed her
undoubted diplomatic abilities. She man.
aged to overcome all the difficulties which
succeeded in imbuing the kings mind with
a stanch conviction of his consortS Vir-
tue. Eventually the king agreed to take
her under his roof, in spite of the many
attempts WHICH were Iudue III llIluSlllldl
quarters to induce him to adhere to his
first intention. The embassadress ap-
pears. moreover, to have gained the
friendship of the king, and he gave Dr.
ders for her to be treated at court with
every honor. That she considered herself
a member of the corps diplomatique may
be gathered from his claiming precedence
of Prince Charles, the kings brother-a
claim which Ladislaus decided in her
favor; while on her journey through Pol
and all the honorary distinctions due to
ambassadors were paid to her Whether
in the future, now that women are invad-
ing the domains of men, ministers will
open the door of diplomacy to women.
and embassies rejoice in embassadresses,
female charge d'affaries and first secre-
taries it is impossible to predict; but
since the death of Nine. Guelbriant, If we
except the case Of Chevalier d Eon, who
was thought by many to be a woman,
ambassadors and ENJOYS have invariably
been chosen from the masculine sex.