Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-09-24

known TO all the courts OF Luf0p7s
The DUE Of Clarence asked the prin-
cess 10 marry him, and she consented
on the condition that the religious %,
staeles could be overcome. II is saia
that she begged the pope on her knees
TO permit her 70 change her religion IN
order that she might marry the hen
10 the English throne. Her reason io1
asking such salng was that the
church would have great sovereign
devoted to It's interests. though Eoih-
inally a Protestant The pope ALSO
lutely forbade her to think Of marry ms
the duke Of Clarence.
II is hardly likely that the duke on
his side. could have persuaded his lam
ily and the statesmen Of England "
consent TO his alliance with a de-
throned house.
The papal prohibition plunged the
princess into the bitterness OF despair
The duke became engaged TO his eou-
sin, the Princess May OF Teek, an en-
gagement concluded entirely by Ms
relatives. Before the marriage tooN
place the duke died OF typhoid fever.
Within a year his taneee became en-
gagged 10 his brother and successor, the
duke OF York. The French princess
who had loved him bu, had never been
afilanced to him mourned him longer
than that.
The heart OF Helene dOrleans vas
broken. but considerable residue Of
ambition remained in her, She looked
around for suitable husband, and the
only promising prince thai presented
himself was the duke OF Aosta.
His cousin, the prince o. Naples, was
then unmarried An Official announce
ment had been made that be would
never marry on account o. III health,
The duke OF Aosta was therefore, re-
garded as the eventual heir 10 the
throne
When she became betrothed 10 the
duke OF Aosta the Princess Helene d.
Orleans was "a years old, and that Is
quite time for a princess 70 be settled
for life. She was then IN the full
flush Of her beauty.
The marriage took place al the close
Of 1895 at Kingston upon Thames, In
England. 1t was celebrated in the
Catholic church at that place attend
ed by the Orleans family.
In marrying the duke o. Aosta the
princess knew she was doing something
unfriendly TO the pope. because she be
/ came a member OF the family whiCa
keeps the holy father prisoner In the
/ Vatican, but in this case there could
be no prohibition because the bride.
groom vas a protesting Catholic
Nevertheless the princess dehed Tia
pope In intention.
/ Retributiou awaited her. Her hns'
bands elder brother, the prince d Ma,
! pies, married Her heart had beer
broken. Now her ambition was trus
trated-or seemed about 10 be.
The prince Of Naples had improved
In health. His mother. Queen Mar
gherita. did not wish Helene dOrleani
TO be the future queen Of Italy and ar
ranged a marriage FOR him With thl
Princess Helen. OF Montenegro. th'
beautiful descendant Of a race Of aerct
mouutaineers. He fell In love viii
her. and the engagement was SCOT
formally announced The Italians be
lieved that such union would give
vigorous posterity to the royal fam
lily.
Thus the court OF Italy possessed twt
He!ens. each beautiful but In a dl,
ferent way. One represented the mos
refined civilization Of Europe. the 9th
er the moSt primitive.
The ambitious princess Of the hous
Of Orleans found nothing to consol
her In her surroundings. She did no
love her husband. His stepmothe
was the hated Bonaparte family. HI
prospects we're null. 4 princess OF
half barbaric family usurped her plae
at court.
She had aspired to be queen Of Eng
land. She had raised her eyes eve
TO the czariaas dignity at st. Peters
burg. Now the rude Montenegro
beauty took precedence Of her.
The other Helen viii now have /
take the responsibility Of assuring N
dynasty" she remarked to an Intimat
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