The San Francisco call., 1899-10-22
5OME, WEDDINGS THAT PROVE LOVE
COTTHGE is NOT THE ONLY KIND OF
LOVE WE HAVE LEFT.

TVHERE Is a tale fitting over our land
to the effect that love in a cottage is
the only kind Of love we have left.
People are saying that the little
blind god sQuirms uncomfortably
when ne is introduced to ttmbales and
truflles. and that he never feels thorough
ly at home except upon a diet Of bread
and cheese and kisses. Have they for
gotten the romance of Prince Bernadotte,
who married against his fathers wish
and thereby lost a kingdom? And OF Mat
thew Borden. the Yale millionaire, who
took his girl wife from a life of poverty d?
And the Won HatZfeldt story, and the
Hope story and all the rest of them?
The romance of Miss Helen Moulton and
her Count resulted in one Of the earliest of
our international. marriage 1t was in
1853 that the American girl was travelling
IN Paris and met Count Paul Won HAITI
feldt She was tall and dark-eyed and
CLEVER, which inspired admiration. but
Count Paul did not stop at admiration.
They were both young and the upshot Of
the matter was that they were married
the same year and Miss Helen MouIton
became q Countess.
Eleven years later society was startled
a. hearing of the same couples divorce
ParislaLs and Partisan visitors of Go from
all over Europe and the United states
could look back upon one of the most bril-
liant weddings Lnat had ever taken place
a. the FTtNCn capital, ana this -lil IN me
lutte was as !ronlcaI q matter as the rest
o. life is. Society remembered rnaL u nS1u
said confidently, "A love match There
had been all the orange blossoms and
white roses and MendelssOhu music ana
Worth gowns of the conventional we'd
ding, bur besides and above all these we're
Two really in love young people % "Aen
the news of 1874 came it deserved an
arched brow Of surprise.
Back to American came the Countless
Ne ID. n
Won Hatzfcdts, whose duty was to tQr-
get Europe and papa as faSt as poSSloIe-
They made American mud pies and were
taught 10 Ike only American dolls ana
they must needs ride American hobby
horses They learned their lesson like du-
tffuI children and they did NOT anticipate
mamma.s S renewed romance.
1t did not come until 1889. Then she Wis
ited Europe again.
1t was at Baden Baden this time that
she met Count Won H2tZteIdt. once more
he thought her beautiful and clever. She
discovered that she had grown tired OF be-
!nC tired OF him. In september OF the
same year society had still more to talk
about, when the wedding TOOK place. some
OF the same friends who had heard the
long ago ceremony at Paris were at Baden
3n SO to see the same couple united again.
And so iar there has been nothing but
harmony Ia the union. and the three little
Won Hatzfedts are quite as well content
Though they are not very little any more,
by the way, but quite old enough to ap-
preCiate that it is very proud thing to
have father who is German Embassador
10 the Court OF 81. James
There is a Swedish love story being
lived even now that runs something IN
this wise Once upon time a little
Swedish maiden was made attendant of
the Queen. The girl was Of good family,
but not noble She was patient in duty
and reserved IN manner, and ii may have
been her patience and reserve that made
her charming. but more likely it was her
face which was pretty in its chilly north
ern way. There is no touch OF warmth
in the Swedish type of beauty, but men
fall in love with it all the same. And m
this romance. pretty soon along came the
He was bonadde Prince, son Of the
real King ard queen, and heir TO the
throne of Sweden. He proved TO be as
rtuth0ru Il Prince as ever climbed hum
dreI-f00t tower. and when the old King
told lim that he could not have his king
dora and his sweetheart. too. ne chose the
swee heart Then the father grew very
At rrs- he had thought that Prince Ber-
nad1t-e did not mean what he said,
but when ha found out TO the contrary,
he determined 20 prove thar he was
as stubborn as his son. So he dlsln-
herited the young man and made
Prince oscar. his other son. heir +
TO the throne. This means that
Beruadotte has lost the great
Stockholm palace and the rule
OF all Norway and Sweden
with their wealth Of mining
and shipping. l. also means
that he IS not one Dit sor-
~ for what he has done, ~
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