New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-12-10
FIRST BATTALION OF THE AMERICAN GUARD
Pupils Of Pub 81.

respects less favored knsmen who are full
lodged princes Of the blood
Compare. for INSTANCE the children Of the
late King Victor Emmanuel by his first WIFE
Archduchess Theresa OF Austria, with those by
his second wife, Rosna Vercellana, the daugh-
ter OF mere gamekeeper upon whom he
conferred the title Of Countess Miraiiore Ihe
burly old King was very fond of making the
comparison himself between the relatively fran
and puny stature and the plain features of his
eldest son. Humbcrt. and his other son by his
peasant wife. and would frequently call upon
The guests at his shooting parties to admire
Mirafore with the exclamation: See here the
uperb result of mingling the blood OF hlhs
with that of his people
Yet to-day no ono remembers Mrailore save
FOR his vices and for the unsavory scandals In
which he was implicated, and he now Hes IN
forgotten and unmourncd grave whereas Hum
bert still reiens over the Italian people respect
ed both at homeland abroad as singuary up
right magnanimous and CONSCIENTIOUS ruler
In England the children Of the royal Duke Of
Cambridge by his actress wife, Miss Fairweather'
are received and welcomed under the name Of
Fitzecorge in London society. OF the three sons
NJ the Duke. one is a retired rear admiral. while
honorary rank of major general. They are good
looking. pleasant and well behaved men, popu-
lar in society and Court but have entirely failed
10 win a name for themselves In any way. not
even in one or another of those little wars
which ENGLAND is always carrying on in one
mart or another of the world The Fitzclarcnces
who owe their origin TO a union between King
George ~ and one Mrs. Jordan, an actress, are
still moro unfortunate. LORD Munster. the cid
est son Of King William. and the head of the
Fitzclarence family. committed suicide few
years after Queen Victoria's accession, while OF
the present generation of F'tzclarences Lady
Lillian Of that nk created a sensation by max
hg a runaway marriage. in consequence OF
which she is barred from Court while another
rtzclarcncc has recently been graduated in
the bankruptcy court.
Among the other mfsalliances Of British roy
atty during The latter half OF the present century
r. that of Princess Mary Of Cambridge who
was led TO the altar by an Austrian officer
Count Hohenstein. who was subsequently
created Prince ana Duke Of Teck. The daughter
81 this latter marriage is consort Of the Duke of
York ard destined in course Of time to become
Queen of England. But her brothers have until
now attracted public attention more by the
scrapes in which they have become involved
than IN any other way, one of them in particu
hr. Prince Francis having got into such trouble
b connection with some horse racing transaction
II Dublin TO make necessary his being sent
sut to India for a few years.
At Berlin Count Hohenau, who is half
brother Of Prince Albert by his second marriage
with baroness EauCh, was virtually banishcd
by the Kaiser from Court in connection with
that mysterious affair known as the anonymous
letter scandal, which had its climax in the i'm
prisopmcnt Of Baron KOtzc and his subsequent
killing Of Baron Schradcr in a duel The late
Count Harry Arnim. who was likewise related to
the reigniug house Of Prussia, died in disgrace
and Punishment. a fugitive from justice. In
Austria the tragedy Of Meycrling. which robbed
ehe Emperor Of his only son and the Nation OF
be heir to the throne, was largely brought
kbout through the intrigucs OF Countess George
kArisCh, daughter Of Duke Louis Of Bavaria and
h&s actress wife. She had been adopted by the
kte Empress but was banishcd from Austria
well as divorced by her husband as soon as
he part which she had played in the scandal