Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-09-24

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ess Of doubtful title. the snub was
doubly severe.
Princess Clothilde. therefore. is
scarcely likely to favor the alliance said
to be in prospect for one or the other
of her sons with Princess Marie Jeanne
Napoleon. the daughter of Prince Ro-
land, whose mother was the daughter
of the Monte Carlo gambler.
Both Prince Louis and Victor have,
it is said, made overtures for the hand
of Queen Wilhelmina and been round
ly snubbed for their presumption.
Princess Victoria of England, another
princess whom either of them would
like to marry, would not for moment
entertain a proposal from either one.
Marriage with daughters of any of the
little German princeings would be i'm
possible, for France and Germany are
hereditary enemies. The queen regent
of Spain would not entertain thought
of them for her daughter, the Princess
Mercedes, for Spain has claim to the
throne Of France and belongs TO the
Bourbon family, which considers itself
much wronged by the Bonapartes.
So there seems only the little Princess
Jeanne left for the adventures, unless
the car should give to Prince Louis, OF
whom he has made a sort of protege,
one of the Russian princesses.
Prince Louis seems to have always
conducted himself with wisdom and
credit. Determined not to idle life
away when he was refused admission
to the French army, he entered that of
the car, where, by sheer ability, he
worked his way to the position of gen.
eral. The car is said to be very
friendly to him and, on his account,
consented to receive a visit from his
rather disreputable brother, Prince Vic
tor, to whom Louis has always stood a
friend. Prince Victor lives in Brussels
and there keeps royal court while the
ladies of the Bonaparte family work
for "the cause of Paris. There are
Princess Mathilde. his aunt, magnifi-
cent old lady, who married rich Rus
sian prince and afterwards eloped from
him with handsome count; Princess
Jeanne, who is the Marquise de Viii
leneu, and sister of Prince Roland.
Eugene is said to be anxious to see a
Bonaparte again emperor of France
and lends her influence in England,
which is not very great, but better,
gives her money. Out of her fortune,
she contributes $4,000 francs year for
the support of Prince Victor.
In Italy there are Princess Clothilde
and her daughtea Princess Letitia,
widow of the late Due de Aosta, lady
of the usual Bonaparte freshness and
in very bad favor both at the Vatican
and the Quirinal, so that she can do
but little if she would.
Money is what the queen of France
must have, and therefore the chances
are nine out Of ten that one Of the
bachelor princes will select the Prime
ess Jeanne Marie.
One evidence of the Bonapartes' so-
cial activity in Paris was the reception
recently given by Prince Roland to in
augurate the opening Of his palatial
residence on the Avenue dIena. He
was assisted by his mother, the Prime
ess Pierre; by his sister, the Princess
Jeanne. and by his daughter, the
Marie, as she is called. The residence
is one of the most magnificent in Paris,
having been modelled on the best Of
old palaces. Paintings and statuary
of the most rare and beautiful quality
adorn its halls. 1t has been building
since 1892 Two hundred guests were
present, including all the petty prin-
cesses and princelings in Paris, all the
foreign ambassadors and their wives,
and even Prince Henri d'Orleans him
self was there. The graceful young
Princess Marie in her girlish gown of
rose crepe de chine was the center Of
interest, for said the guests to them
selves, who knows but here is the fu-
ture queen of France.
The Due D'Orleans, who is the Bour-
bon-O Orleans claimant to the throne Of