, 1898-10-19
Her Conquest Of Vienna.

This was in 1853, when the Princess was
hnt sixteen. A year later she entered her
husbands dominions, by The Danube, arriv-
ing one April day at LEM. Francis Joseph
could hardly wait till the boat was made
fast. He sprang across The open space anil
pressed his bride TO his heart in the pre-
rence of all the people. Next day she made
hr' entry Into Vienna, and captured the
hearts Of the pOpulac" rs the youngest and
the most beautiful Empress that had joined
The House of IlApsburg. The day following
Came the brilliant wedding i'll the church of
the Augustines.
A Happy Union.
There has been much tribulati on In the
livrs that were thus united, but no one has
doubted the happiness Of the marriage. The
Empelor's words to DR.. Won Smolka after
the death Of their only ron, Prince Rudolph,
stand on record as a testimony: Glow much
/ owe in these days Of bitterness to my
dearly beloved wife and what % great sup
port she has proved to me, l cannot describe.
How can | be sufficiently grateful that such
n h ,ipnleet has been given me? Tell this to
every one. The more you spread 1t the
more will l thank you
Her Distaste for Ceremonial.
The dignity Of Empress, although she bore
it. we'll when occasion demanded, had no
charms for her. She disliked as much as
ever he ceremonial life Of courts and if her
name is more familiar to the world than that
Of any Queen ConsOrt of our time, it is be-
cause she was 30 much talked Of for her
frequent Abandonment Of that name and her
preference for humber aliases, under which
she loved to mingIe with the people and
share the pleasures If n country life, without
IL. onGno.o -4k ,,NNv, Inr oC tho Iaulop ri
a Court.
Hunting Her Greatest Joy.
In her searches after the pleasures of an
unconventional existence, she paid this coAnz
try the compliment of frequent visits.
Hunting seemed to be her greatest JOY. She
gratifed her passion for it both i'll Ireland
and in England, and her patronage of our
ooast has helped to make the reputation Of
more than one watering-place. She was of
u highIy-strung nervous temperament, and
there is no doNbt that the athletic pleasures
in which she Iejoioed in the fist flush Of
her youth were resorte1 to in later years as
a means Of escape fron mental troubles aud
Of partial oblivion to physical suffering.
Two Distinct Perscnagos.
Her nervous troubles were most Oppges-
Sive apparently in her home surroundings,
where Sno VAS apt 10 SuUeF from uGpfeSSIOH
and gloom. So that the opinions formed of
the charm Of her personality in this country,
and in portions Of her own, were in the
kharpest contrast. Thus it has been written
of her that in Ireland she was lovely and
lovable. remembered everybody and what
they had spoken Of when presented TO her,
had marvellous intuitiOns as to what would
be acceptable words from her, gave presents
and made them to the recipients a JOY for
ever; but that in the Tyrol she would not
even condescend TO allow the people to look
at her. They complained that she WAS not
gracious she was even said 10 be crazy,
and stories were told of her carrying about
a doll and nursing it, by the cnmmo Of the
Crown Prince. In that story, however, there
is a sad enough suggestion Of the cause of her
gloom, for the tragic death of the Grown
Prince Rudolph was one of the griefs of her
life. too sympathetioally shared by all who
remember that dreadful story Of 1889 to
need TO be here recalled.
The Countess Hohenembs or Miss Simpson.
The name of Countess uohencmbs was that
which the Empress most frequently chose
wlitn travelling incognita. This appears to
have been the name under which she was
travelling when she was oVert"ken by the
axsassin's dagger, But she had more pie
bcian names on OCCASION, and has been known
ali .hout DnriS oc Mice C;o~Door