New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-02-21

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THE LATE DUCHESS OF MONTPENSIER.
to her side Martinez de Ia Rosa, the leader Of The
Liberal party By MS hylp she vas aDle 10 MOI MOI
queen. and to cause the baby Marie Louise to De
TosRI Sra as PTn tSs 81 1s 5646dng e sf we're
bur Instruments wherewith 10 excite the enthusi-
asm Of the Madrilcnos. When things wenr well.
first sign of discomfort ~ the city she dlWiJs
sent them arrayed in their prettiest robes TO drive
difference between the sisters was very marked
The little Queen Isabella would clap her hands
with delight when the noisy rabble that swarm
around the carriage cheered her. while Marie
Louise would shrink 9way YIN pr Ifar wtnesa
a scene that must have sorely puzzled her child
day when an angry crowd forced its way into IN"
palace and made the Regent sign decree rest9r-
ing, 10 Spain the constitution granted IN ~. an
hour later Christina shaking the very heavens
with her shrieks of rage for rrencn army Wa
AT the gates OF Madrid TO support ner auIn9rIly,
been pieces, she declared. before she WoHId
have granted that constitution.
DEPRIVED OF EDUCATION
Already at that time Muhoz. the handsome private
Of the guard had become iuporta nj factor in the
lives Of the little Prncesses whose affections he had
by his kindly. ood-natured ways Whlie loung-
ing about in their mothers boudolr Inc Ministers
used TO frown when they found nun lneT ttiu cLs8
the courtiers seemed scandaZed out n'tie rernyn
Christina long as she could count or lht ARMY.
But when in 1872 EsParttIo, aiiet ueiraIlng 1mt
Carlsts returned 10 Madrid. ne detertnlnfd 10 puI
an end TO this state Of things by ueprNlng, lne
Regent both Of her power ana ner chllqreh t b,
was 10 the death betM -en MN ara me- e,,
and she was forced to flee Ths Espurtero promptly
rendered her return impossible by IubiShlng "a de-
tailed account Of the various frauds she had con-
mitted. and br announcing her marriage WIN
Nfunoz The Queen and her sister were placed py
Espartero under the care Of ArguelieS VINO SeeHleu
to think that his only duty was 10 SEE thal tii,'
cate them. or III them In any way lOr lir lu.eS VI
their station. Their gOverntsses We're given 70 IN
derstand that lessons We're unnecessary Tor Prll-
cesses. so complete was the snoT.tinice IN 49,
they We're left that they could hatdy sign tHTl
n,aint,rs that this was the result of careless
ness en- the part Of their guardian, uut was uel"
The rigid secluson in which the royal children
were kept while EsplrterO was az the Hedu Oh
affairs came to an end II pa WIen Isn monr The
declared major and TOOK her pic @t' tbj-,n
soveregns OF Europe. She was then Just lhlT' iti
wonder odd scenes occurred at the court over Wnl.
they were supposed 70 preside. NJ length NarvateH,
in order 10 give at least semblance OF decenGy 20
the palace once in Madrid, Christina oVerWheiin.u
with the result that they poor lonely little things
soon knew no will but hers. They were ue Two
I Get th dsp5sn Of tReir hands All the unmarried
Princes in Europe focked to Madrid out tne e3Cer'
she had been bought by Louis Philippe. whose tW2
sons she resolved should marry her TWO uiuEir
ters The announcement Of this project h9WeFyI'
rooditied Queen Isabella was married her cousin,
was married. to the Due de Montpensier.
A CHANGE OF ATMOSPHERE.
The Duke took his bride stragh, to Paris. Thus
at the age Of fourteen Marie Louise was sGuueIis
translated from the most lax and dlsSoIute court III
Europe to the one that was the model OF All pouI
geois virtues To some natures such chause
coming into harbor after a storm she always He-
clared that the happiest days of her NE were nose
snent Al the Tuileries under the protecting WING OF
her shrewd kindly old mother-in-law. queen AHe-
lie At her own wish she was provided win teaSh-
ers and undertook a regular course OF study uhder
the sunervisOn of her husband. oddly enough con-
sidering the way the marriage was brought apouli
her one wish was 20 fit herself to he his companion
She threw herself heart and soul INTO ner WORK,
and the rapidity with which she developed mchtdly
amazed those around her. When she arrived In
Paris she was ignorant. awkward Slrl. uht'-
tractive alike in manner and appearances before sue
had been there TWO years sne hdd oef0in' " Iif
ing woman kindly and intelligent. Her happy IRE
rest Of the Orleanists fed to England. where her
eldest daughter. the Comtesse de Paris was born
Although the Revolution had deprived the DUO dc
Montpensler Of his rank. the duchess vas sun sun a
parsonage of importance: for, a queen lsdpeiIa
had no children, she was heiress to the spanish
The Duke and Duchess went to live in Madrid.
where at first they met with a hearty reception.
But IL soon became impossible ior them TO ren1;h
there owing the scandalous life queen lsapelIa
was then leading They therefore retired 10 seville
where they lived In the quaint Ola palace oil Ieuhd
with its word-renowned gardens Here many OF
the Spanish mobiles. disguised win me court 40
Madrid. gathered around Marie Louise. VINO pc
came the raying point Of the opposition Isabella
not so far wrong when she sRoKe OF Ie &
birth 10 a daughter, an event which changed COM
position OF the DuCheSSe de MOntpenSler
Personally the Infanta was far from regrettlng the
loss OF her rank: but her husband resented II "a
personal injury. and ne excited inc undylng ehmlly
Of the Queen and the whole Spanish nation by cast
ing dolIbts on the legitimacy OF the new lnfanta.
As time passed, however. and the people became
more and more Disconnected with lsabellas rule.
they began again 10 turn their eyes TO Marie
I,Ouise whose blameless life had won Tor her the
heartv rsspect OF all classes But. unfortunately
for her she was popularity supposed TO have no will
trusted profoundly When. therefore In 1858. the
Minister Bravo banshed them both. no public pro-
test was raised " the troublcus days that tol-
Loved the Duke tried again and again 10 the
snanish crown for his wife but always in vain
No son OF Louis Philippe shall ever reign over US
the people declared And nothing would ever in
duce the Duchess 10 separate her lot from that or
her husband Never there q more devoted
wife. In her eyes the Duke always the perfect
knight Even when after the duel with Don En-
riqie de Bourbon. all Spain was denouncins him as
: -1urderer her faith in him never waVered.