Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-24

matters. The only princSSSes entitled
TO style themselves Z 'princesses OF
France" have bsen those VINO are the
daughters OF the king, and of all the
ladies of the house Of Orleans pl esent
at the wedding at Twickenham. the
only one who had any right to style
herself princess of France" was the
aged Clementine of Coburg, daughter
of King Louis Philippe.
The marriage celebrated the other
day promises to prove a happy one, for
the bridegroom, Prince John. a healthy
minded, healthy bodied giant. who
knows little or nothing of Partisan ex-
istence, and who is possessed of great
wealth. and of a magnificent estate,
bequeathed to him by his grand uncle
the late duke of Aumale, is devoted to
outdoor and country life, and proposes
to make his permanent home on this
estate, dispensing with any Partisan
residence.
His bride, Princess Isabella. has like
wise always lived in the country, and
is a regular country girl, with essen
TALLY simple country tastes. She is far
more German than French in looks,
bearing a certain resemblance to her
German grandmother, the late duchess
of Orleans, who was a duches of Meek
lenberg- Schwerin. She possesses a very
shapely figure, and has, on the whole,
more feminine charms than either of
her elder sisters. the queen of Portugal
or the Duchess Helene of Aosta.
$50.
There is so much diplomacy required
to be exercised in the successful train
in of of ha IN, I
world that it is not altogether aston
ishing that men who accomplish their
mission in this particular to the salts
faction both of their charges and of
the latter's family should be intrusted
with diplomatic missions by way of
reward. Thus old General Baron Won
Roeder received the appointment of
German ambassador, first in one Eu-
ropean capital and then in another,
solely as a reward for having superin-
tended the education of the late Prince
Alexander OF Prussia, whom he trans
formed from a .congenial imbecile into
a presentable member of society. a
trife cratic, it is true, but neverthe-
less presentable. The old baron had
never received any regular diplomatic
training, but his work in training
Prince Alexander of Prussia was held
to qualify him for any diplomatic post.
And now Emperor William has just
conferred the Office of consul general
of the German empire at Athens upon
DR.. Lueders. who first achieved dis
tinction as the tutor and mentor of the
crown prince of Greece. Like so many
other mentors of youthful royalty, DE-.
Lueders was fortunate enough to re-
tain the affectionate and grateful re
gard of his illustrious pupil after the
latter had completed his education. IN
deed, the crown prince was so anxious
to retain the worthy doctor in his en-
tourage that he appointed him chief
of his household, with the post of court
marshal
At the time of the war with Turkey,
when Germany virtually sided with
the latter against Greece, and the
crCWn prince was the object of 50 much
unpopularity, DR. Lueders was forced
By public sentiment to resign his con-
trcI of the royal household. lie, how
ever, remained at Athens, and now
that the kaiser has become completely
reconciled with his sister, the crown
princess of Greece, and with her hus-
band the doctor has received his re-
ward in the shape OF the most pleasant
consul generalship in the diplomatic
service of ermany.-Marquise de Fon-
tenoy in Washington Post.