The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-13
WHY ONE MATCH FAILED.
AN AMERICAN WOMIN'S DISGUST
WITH 4 KINGS son.

One international match that promised
| brilliant consequences was prevented by
what seemed a trining matter to the bride
groom. He was of a fine family, indeed
OF royal blood; not of the Oldest royalty,
| but sufficient for the ambitions of an Ame-
rican woman who was chiefly interested in
| the slorits that we've to come from her
new rank. II was said he had gone at
bargain. He was not very young, but his
debts were not large, and he could speak
| English as well his own tongue. Such
an accomplishment counts in husband as
well as III n valet, and 1t was possibly
what had most endearcd him to the Ame-
| rican colony. 1t was unanimous in saying
| that the Prince had gone for very small
sum. His allowance for pn-m money was
to be $4,000 year more than any but
The richest OF them had ever possessed as
a capital. But they agreed that his high
ness mad gone at absurdy low figure.
| The American woman who was to become
| his wife had millions enough to allow him
| more II she wanted to, and the sum he
| got was what the Prince first proposed. Only
| short time before the day set for the
| wedding, the engagement was called off, and
| the Prince two years attcrward married
| somebody else. so did the American in the
! case. Neither suffered long from the sting
| OF separation.
| The excitement at the time was great in
the small set OF expatratcd Americans in
Paris. 1t took some OF them longer to re-
cover from the shock than 1t did the two
| persons chiefly interested in the affair. The
| opinion OF this interesting group was that
the Prince had realized what bargain
he was, and had at the last moment de-
cded to ask for more. The facts were
somewhat different. a. the prospective bride
explained 1t was only one straw that
proved too much in the accumulated bur
den of the noble suitor's demands. He was
better satisfied with the allowance made
him than he colony was, but he decided to
ask for a little more, and to include few
special stipulatiors.
Everything seemed easy enough to
agree to- said the American woman who,
though young, was still old enough to look
| after her own interests, because I was
In love with the Prince, and was willing
to do whatever seemed right for his happ-
ness. which was to be mine, too. One day
had been discussing matters and signing
papers until think had got little bit
nervous. l had not troubled about the
thousands. But when we came down to one
clause in the marriage settlement, my pa
| thence gave out. 1t seemed to me too
much for any womans forbearance. The
| Prince didn't seem at all the sort OF per-
son who would insist on such thing But
he did, and suppose lost my temper He
was to have a carriage Of his own and an
ill
keeping it. His horses and footman and
every necessary expense were to be pro-
vided for after the carriage was bought
out of my money The lawyer put such an
emphasis on the words exclusive use when
ever he mentioned the carriage that final
ly said to him jokingly that l thought the
Princes wife might be allowed to ride In
1t in an emergency If she wanted to.
Yes replied the lawyer solemrly, II
have no doubt he will allow you to ride
whenever you ask him"
| Il did not like the words. Ask him. was
not at all to my liking. l repeated the
phrase. Then l looked at my fiance, who
had said nothing. Wouldn't it be ridlcu-
lous,' said to him. II should have to ask
you to let me have the use OF your car
riage after We were married.? The Prince
smiled, but was silent for n moment. He
saw ! was awaiting an answer.
1t might seem ridiculous to your Anne
rican ideas, my dear he answered slowly
and positively, as If he felt the necessity
OF impressing that idea and all that it con-
veyed on me once and for all, but my father
was king. Royalty expects its rights even
in a republic, and l would always have to
| Nothinp do
light me more than to let my wife have
1t when l was not in need OF it-and when
she had asked me beforehand, my dear, as
you would always do
Il brought the business to an end for
that day on the plea of headache. and the
lawyer left. My princey betrothed followed
after few moments. l don't think he no
ticed that the carriage incident had got on
my nerves. But it had. The more thought
OF 1t, the more it seemed 10 me. To buy a
carriage for man and keep il for him
seemed only part OF all the outlay that
was expected of me. 1t was the necessity
OF being so intensely humble about it that
gave me an entirely different idea of the
affair than any had before. l had lived
long enough in France to realize that SEN
tlment and business figured equally in these
affairs there. But the carriage episode seem
ed to mean too much Other formalities
were to follow before the marriage cabed
to my brother to refuse as my guardian to
allow any further settlements. That refusal
was made known to the Prince, and he did
just what expected. lie felt himself COM
pclled to withdraw under the circumstances
OF course, | was immensely relieved. But II
he had not asked for the carriage. might
have married him. I've often tried since ia
imagine myself asking permission of my
husband to let mo use when he did not want
it a carriage which | had paid for. | have
tried. say. to picture myself in this posi-
ton. But have never succeeded yet"
The oldest rcgning queen in Europe is the
shortest in stature, while the youngest is
the taest. Victoria ami Wilhelmina furnish