The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-11
BEAUTY DIsFIGURED.
Princess Henry of PIess Injured in
Automobile Accident.
Philadelphia Press.

4 nidoeIpnid ITeSS.
London and Berlin is stirred to the core
OF the heart of society; an accident has
befallen the Princess Henry of Pless.
For any woman TO have her face cut is
a great sorrow, but for a famous beauty
to have her face disfgured for life by
broken glass is a tragedy to the public
and to the woman.
All the world loves a beautiful face, and
the fascinating daughter of Mrs. Corn
waIlis-West mad a face that men raved
over, women were jealous of, and WHICH,
together with her wonderful manner. gave
her, a comparatively poor girl in English
society, the best parti in that society.
The princess has her face bandaged an!
under the care OF surgeons, and perhaps
the best medical skill In Germany will
restore her wonderful beauty, but the
great doctors mournfully shake their heads
at present.
The acciden. was caused by two fright
ened horses that ran into her automo-
lille; there was a general collision; her
trap was overturned and thrown into 4
ditch. The prince was badly injured about
the body, bat the beautiful woman, be-
sides being badly shaken up and shocked
BY the fall, was slaShed all over the face
INV NhhC0N ~ aFo
the heavy windows of the trap.
The gashss are deep. many in number,
and il is believed almost impossible that
they can be healed without a few dis
figuring scars. at least.
Next to death, probably no accident
could have so hurt Princess Henry.
Had she been crippled great medical skill
could have restored her TO health and en-
Joyment of life, but with her ~beautfful
face thoroughly disfigured and ugly,
scanned with red scars and drawn hesh'
she will be a nervous wreck for life.
OF course, it may not be as bad as this.
because there are other things added to
a surgeons skill these days that restore
the flesh TO it's normal condition over a
cut; massage. electricity, ointments are
now employed with great result by expert
nasseuse under the direction of great doc
tors for such disagreement.
The accident happened near the prin-
cess's castle Furstnstein in Prussia. The
prince and princess, with two English
friends, were travelling at a tremendous
speed in their on the way to
Schweidnitz. Two farm horses, unused
to city ways, We're hauling a great lumber
ing wagon, filled with a heavy load.
The terrible automobile came swerving
down the road to them, and the power
full horses plunged and reared, and al
though the prince turned his motor aside,
he was not quick enough to get out of the
way of the wagon, which the horses over
turned into the motor car. The load from
the wagon and the automobile went down
together into a deep ditch and everyone
was pretty badly hurt.
The Princess tainted from the blow she
received in falling, and VIXEN they picked
her up, unconscious, her face, to their
excited minds, seemed cut TO pieces. II
was covered with debris from the auto
mobile, and the thick glasses hsG struck
her on the cheek. :orehea1 and chin.
Princess Henry has the rare lovliness
of an Irish aristocrat; the voice. and the
eyes of one. Du Maurier gave us the
type and made the world how down and
love ii in his wonderful Mary in Peter
Ibbitsen."
MISC West, the youngest daughter of
West, and of Colonel West who was a
dashing, handsome man, overshadowed by
his great wife.
1t is always said of Mrs West tina
she is a matchmaker as well as q beau
ty. but her fame in this line las been
lost somewhat since her other daughters
engagement to the Duke or Westminster
was broken and he- handsome young son
insisted upon marrying Lady Randolph
Churchill
When Mrs. West announced the engage
ment of her youngest daughter 10 Prince
Henry OF Piess. there was wrath IN
bounded in the hearts of the British ma
irons, for the young Prussian million
aire was a great parti, and should have
married the daughter of a duke or the
granddaughter of an earl. But he mar
ried untitled Miss West, who, however,
was in the greatest society of England
and ar intimate friend of the Princess of
Wales.
The princess has stirred society more
than once in her short career.
First, her debut In London, as a great
Irish beauty, created a sensation. London
society was trained to watch for these
northern beauties, because of the expert
ence they had in days gone by when three
Celts had come out OF the north. and with
voices of magic and hypnotic eyes and be-
witching wit had lowered 10 their feet all
that was best and most desirable in the
male portion of society. So Miss West de-
a 4 a H., 49, g - 4hA tradition nf hnr
predecessors, and make the best match of
the season.
Then the absurd behavior of the Duchess
of York made the young girl more famous
still. The Duchess OF York was a lady OF
great degree. yet she took the public into
her confidence about the pronounced Jeai-
was infatuated with the girl and Shove
his admiration plainly. They were I'm the
same set and constantly thrown together
Not the slightest scandal was attached 10
her name, and public sympathy was more
and more on her side because of the open
jealousy of the duchess and the way she
treated the girl. 1t is said thai the princess
Is the only woman OF whom the Duchess OF
York was ever Jealous. although the duke
has admired many women.
Never was public sympathy and admira-
ton more with this brilliant young woman
than 1t is to-day.
BY the by. London is gossiping quite a
deal over the fact that had Princess Henry
conquered her feelings and gone 20 heI
mothers house party. where the West
family and the Churchills are smoking the
pipe OF peace after the quarrel over the
marriage of young West to Lady Randy
she would have been spared this acci'
dent.
OF course. there was a great deal ado
when the beautiful widow OF Lord Churchill
married her sons intimate friend, Lieu
tenant West: the Prince of Wales was
asked to interfere and Mrs. West would
not go 10 the wedding, and there was al
sorts OF divisions and feelings. But things
smoothed out last month. and a fortnight
ago Mrs. West gave a house party for hel
new daughter-in-law. She invited and
wired her youngest daughter, Princess
Henry. TO come to her and make peace
with the new Mrs. West, but the Princess
could not forgive her brother as easily as
the rest. for they were close companions
and ne had ignored her wishes in his mar.
riage; so she pouted and obstinately stayed
away.
Then came her accident when she was
in Germany getting out OF the way OF the
pipe OF peace party.