Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-23
Court Knows of Refuge of
Princess Louise.
TALK OF A DIVORCE
STORY FROM VIENNA INVOLVES
BROTHER IN SCANDAL.
Report That Both Are Now at Geneva,
Switzerland, With Their
ParamourS.

DRESDEN. Saxony. December 23.-King
George and the Crown Prince Frederick
know where the Crown Princess Louise has
sought refuge, but they have decided to ac-
cept the estrangement of the princess and
her husband as irreparable. They have
made the cabinet privy to the circum-
stances of the princess flight as they see
them and a decree of divorce is talked OF
as a necessary sequence to the princess
resolution to leave the court forever.
This determination the princess an
neunced to her husband early In Novem-
Der. after one of their frequent violent
scenes She also confided her intention TO
separate herself utterly from the court and
"all It's wretchedness' to two or three OF
her intimate friends. and discussed with
them the impossibility of her longer endur-
Ing the artificial etiquette Of the court and
the forced companionship of man who
was loathsome to her
Mother of the Princess Notified.
The princess wrote to her mother at the
end Of November that it was her purpose
TO leave the crown prince and give up the
prospect of the queenship, which, instead OF
being attractive, the princess frequently
said was detestable to her. She formally
told. members of her encourage that she
was going to visit her parents at Salzburg.
The letter of the princess to her mother
brought the archduchess Immediately to
Dresden. She implored her daughter to
reconsider her determination and make the
best of an unpleasant situation for the sake
Of her children and little of the
crown prince as permissible. The princess
replied. according to one of her confidants.
that she would see nothing of that beast;
that the tutelage of her children was large
ly taken out of her hands, and that she
could rot bear to them spoiled by the
hypocrisles of the court" What she COM
planned of in the prince was his intemper
ance. his infdelities and, as her partisans
affirm. his cruelty Of disposition.
They affirm that he has had for years
laiason with actress named Basic, and
1: Is credbly reported that at a review of
troops at Grirnma couple of years ago the
prince fell from his horse intoxicated In
front of his regiment. However true these
incidents may be the court and all Dres-
den knew that a chasm separated the af-
fections Of the crown princess from the
crown prince. Though he seemingly had
genuine admiration for mis- wife, the prince
did his share of quarreling, and often tried
to impose his viii upon her. but he always
hoped that she would in the end humble
herself
His attitude recently, until she had actual
Iy gone, appears 10 nave Deen tnat OF OlS-
dainful indifference and disbelief that she
really intended to carry out her threats.
The crown princess days at Salzburg
were spent In controversy with her father
and mother, who did not excuse her for a
moment In her mad desire to leave her
position and family. Her brother, Arch
duke Leopold Ferdinand, took his sisters
part. The circumstances of the princess
flight are still obscure here, and no further
reliable news is available. The only fact
that seems clear is that the king and crown
prince know where she is, and are in COM
munication with her. but 1t is learned that
she is absolutely intractibe.
Dresden Absorbed by Sensation.
Dresden is absorbed by the sensation
The theory that the crown princess is suf
fering from mental alteration Is now only
feebiy propagated by the Saxon court and
the crown princes adherents intimate that
an Illicit love affair is the cause Of the
princess desertion.
The DreSdner Nachrichten, one of the
principal newspapers. and having conserva-
tive leanirgs. after saying it could almost
be sorry for the princess. with DISPOSE
ton incompatible with that of the prince
and disliking the etiquette of this court.
suggests that TO find the reason for her
departure one must find the man." The
man in this case. who Is associated by Cos
sip with the princess, is handsome
Frenchman, who was tutor to the princess
children. He was peremptcr!ly discharged
by order of the crown prince December ..
An instance of the princess lawless disre-
gard of court manners was her cycling
through the streets Of Dresden with an
American dentist. who at her request
taught her to ride wheel though the king
learn. The name of this dentist was at
FIRST coupled with that Of the princess when
It was heard that she had disappeared but
as he Is quietly living here with his family
the story was dropped.
The News al Vienna.
VIENNA. December 23.-The flight Of
the Crown Princess of Saxony Is the abb
sorbing topic of the day here. All kinds of
sensational reports are In circulation.
When she left Salzburg. accompanied by
her brother. Archduke Leopold Ferdinand.
the princess went to Munich. where a
French tutor awaited her. Her brother
was also Joined there by a beautiful Wen
nese woman, and the two couples proceeded
TO Brussels. and thence to Geneva.
1t appears that when the crown prince re-
turned recently to Dresden, after his hunt
ing accident in the Tyrol he discovered
the princess and the French tutor whose
former relations with her had created a
scandal. resulting in the tutors expulsion
from Saxony. Besides disclosing the cou-
pies relations, the letters revealed another
scandal. Immediately afterward the prn-
cess left her home and went to Salzburg.
The fact that she took a trunk filed with
5ewery and other valuables indicates that
She was prepared for an emergency.
Archduke Renounces Titles.
1t is reported that Archduke Leopold Fer
dinand has written to Emperor Francis
Joseph renouncing his rank and dignities
AZ a member Of the imperial house, and say
Ing he will become a civil subject The
whole of the archduke's career Is redolent
with scandal. dating from the time when
he started to accompany the heir to the
throne on tour OF the world He only got
50 far as Colombo. where he was obliged to
leave the ship on account OF his scandalous
behavior. The archduke has since been
mixed up in a number of affairs and was
confined for some months In an asylum
Fugitives Are in Geneva.
GENEVA Switzerland. December D.
The Crown Princess of Saxony Is here un-
der the name Of Fraulein Won Oben. Her
brother. Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, and
Prof. Giron are at the same hotel The
archduke has assumed the name of De
Buriano. The party are living quietly and
propose TO spend Christmas here
Overcome by Gas.