Arizona republican., 1900-11-13
NEWS AND GOSSIP
 OF OTHER LANDS

Archduchess Eliza beth has at length teen permitted by her grandfather, Emperor Francis Joseph. to make the father Count Lonyay whom she had been debarrsd from meeting. owing to the fact that in consequence of the re- fusal of King Leopold to sanction eX- Crown Princess Stephanie's union, it could not be recognized as q legai mar Iiage by any of the reiening houses of the old world. Now, however. that Leopold has relented. and in deference to the pressure brought uo bear upon hfn by Queen Victoria and by Francis Joseph given a reluctant sanction to the union. the position of the count anl of eN-Crown Princess Stephanie has become legalized. and consequently there are no further reasons why the young archduchsss should not meet her mothers new husband.
 The meeting took place at the hotel on the Semmering mountain, about two hours distant from Vienna. where mother and daughter had frequently stayed together prior t1 the formers marriage. I may add that the young archduchtss. who is now superior to her mother In rank. is exceedingly tall. Tn fact, she is the tallest woman of the imperial house of Hapsburg. and when she becomes more mature in figure. will present q very majestic and state ly appearance. At present she is hut seventeen years of age.
 Talking of Count Lonyay. a distant kirsman of his. Count John Palffy. has just made over his vast possessions. yielding an income of $S00,00 q year. to the Hungarian government for char : itable purposes. merely stipu'atiag that he should enjoy the use thereof ur;il his death. and that the state. when once placed in possession of his fortune. should devote it to philanthrn- pic purposes without regard to creed. One of the finest palaces in Vienna be longs to him. and among its features are marvellous collection of Chinese and Japanese curios and m en,:rn gal lery of portraits of his favorite "a ce horses. each of them painted by the famous horse painter. VOD Blass. the gallery being all that remains to re- mind him of his former connection with the turf Strangely enough he
 
 he visits Vienna invariably takes Up his residence at the Hotel Sacher close by. The last occasion on which it was opened was at the time of the marriage of Prince Herbert Bismarck tu Coun- tess Hoyos. when he placed it Ut the Gispos II of the old chancellor. the hon ors being done by his sister. Countess Gabriel Andrassy. He is a bachelor. and has remained unmarried owing to some unfortunate ana romantic love affair in his younger days.
 The object of the count in making this gift to the Hungarian government while still alive is to avoid the le@Ll proceedings. which would almost .ne'- itably have been instituted by his kins- folk to upset his will had he left the property tn the state in the form "S q post-nortem bequest. It may be re- membered that the duke of Aumale took identicallY the same precautions with regard to the ra'ace an1 collec- tions of Chantilly which he deeded 10 the academy during his life time. solely with the object of preventing his rtla tives from raising any legal obstacles to the acquisition of the property by the a1ademY had he left it in the form of 2 bequeSt. Count John Palffy nas not altogether undeserVed reputation for his eccentricity. .which would doubt less have been exaggerated into proofs Of dementid by his relatives in or''er to upset his will.
 He IS tine last of the so-calIed John branch of the great prirrely house of Paiffy EI niy. which belong tO ;he Hun sarian Uradel. that is to say. to that portion of the aristocracy who were al- ready great nobles at the beginning of history.
 It may he remembered that one of it's members. young Count Palffy. blew his brains out on the HaVemeyer estates in New Jersey. where he was employed game keeper. having been cCt adrift by his family in consequence of his marriage to an estimable Swiss woman of humble birth. No motive Was given for the counts suicide at the time. But it is probable aI, he lad, like SO many others of his c.aSS come to the conclusion that the sacritic' of his rank. of his associations. fah'HN. social position. and fortune Was MoIe than he could bear. and int h. regret ted It. This is frequently the case in such small mesallianv g ..S in nasa when the first glamor and vnlhU-iasm If .oYe have worn off.
 Tn reply to an inquiry which reaches me from Chicago, would say that t!ln mandarins Of China are dtyiird in,o nine classes. whi-.I are distinguished by buttons on their hats and ornaman-