The evening times., 1898-05-25

years, a mfsanthroDe and hater of his
kind, occupied with hardly anything but
corresponding with art connoisseurs and
accumulating art treasures. The whole
castle fs-fun Of them. and even now be-
fore his death the question is raised to
whom will he leave these treasures? Their
combined value runs high into the mill
lions and IL the Vienna museums were to
get them they would be a highly priced
acquisition.
The old man has become such a recluse
that for years only his mother, Arch
duchess Rainer, was admitted inside the
castle, and even she only at great inter
walls. This Hapsburg prince has not a
friend in the whole world and amid his
rare treasures he will die a lone and sad
man. A singular chance would have it
that another one of his brothers. Arch
duke Henry. likewise fell in love with an
actress. a Fraulein Hofmann. but he was
lucky enough to secure permission to mar
ry her and she was subsequently created
Baroness Waldeck-
The news went lately through the Eu-
ropean press that the death a few weeks
ago of Princess PoniatowskI formerly
Princess Torelli di Monte Chiaraguio.
made this historic family extinct, house
which gave Poland various kings, and of
which one famous member, who had at
tached his fortunes to those of the great
Napoleon. was drowned in the little Els
ter River after the flight from the battle
field of Leipzig in 1918. Attention has
been called to the fact that Floren-
tine correspondent in chronicling the
princess's death fell into the same error
The grandson of that same Prince Pom
iatowski, Prince Stainslay. is still alive at
the age of sixty-three. and there are two
~. fs..f-
Prince Carl, being married In Mexico tc
a native woman and the other one. Prince
Andree, having married three years ago a
charming American. Miss Elizabeth
Sperry. of California, with whom he Is
now living happily in Paris.
Archduke Karl of Austria, Is a smart
little chap Of eleven He is the eldest son
of Archduke Otto and Archduchess
Maria Josefa, great folk In their great
way, seeing that Karl's father is the heir
presumptive to the throne Of the Haps-
burgs. Otto's eldest brother the heir pre-
sumptive. Archduke Franz Ferdinand
dEste. is unmarried. and SO Karl's pros
pect of the purple Is a fairly good one.
The boys great-uncle. Emperor Francis
Joseph. will summon him at stated inter-
walls to the Hofburg and put him through
his educational PAGES. taking, as the au-
tocrat does, the liveliest interest in the
development of his likely sue
cessor. On occasions such as these Karl
comes around with his books. which he
hands to the monarch, ard, standing
erect before his imperial examiner. Is
most vigorously. The emperor
and the boy are closeted alone In the au-
dience room. and when the examination
Is over the emperor dismisses the hope of
the Hapsburgs with words Of approval in
the most ceremonious way, the boy max
Ing his exit by walking backward to the
door, with the customary three courtly
bows. The pretty, fair-haired, blue-eyed.
chubby by-cheeked little fellow inclines his
head for the first time within two steps
Of his imperial presence, for the second
time when half way between that pres
ence and the door and for the third time
On reaching the threshold, his approach
on entering having been no less ceremo-
NOUS. Karl addresses his anointed kins-
man in the second person singular, as
thou majesty" and in craving or re-
turning thanks for favor IL privileged
to say majesty and uncle" According
10 the Spanish court etiquette In vogue.
III the members OF the imperial family.
sven when en- famille, ara expected to
incline their heads on speaking Of the
Emperor In his absence, and should they
3e seated they rise On making their obei-
Iance. kan acts hlb paxt admirably. and
! ~ no means liscohcertsd, being coa-
leleus shas ~ sGnoerer VII reward biz