Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-19

the Crown Prince had been confronted with
the choice of fighting a duel or dying by his
own hand and that he had chosen the latter
alternative.
Stepha ME bore the disgrace with such Dig
nifty that she gained the lasting affection OF
the aged and solitary Francis Joseph H.
whose devotion to the Crown Prince Ru-
dolph had been the passion Of his life.
In the early part Of 1900 the widow or
Crown Prince Rudolph had remarkable
interview with the Emperor. She informed
him that her heart had gone to Count E:emer
Lonyay. a young Hungarian nobleman VINO
had served with distinction in the Austro'
Hungarian diplomatic service. The avowai
astourhled the most self-suficient Of Euro
mean ruonarchs. He could not conceive how
2 Prinucss who had been the wife OF Rudolph
of Hapeburg could think Of STOPPING &c an
alliance with simple count whose grand
father, moreover. had been President OF the
Hungarian Diet of 1S4S the Diet that just
failed il: its efforts to disrupt the empire
In that moment Of bitterness the Emperor
recalled all that the house Of Lonyay had
done TO lGast the fortunes of the house OF
Hapsburc' and now the widow OF the heir to
tho throne. of Hapsburg wished to marry
this Count Lonyay. 1t could never be.
The Mead ;ngs of the Princess availed, how
ever Such was the affection that the En-
peror bore Ter that Francis Joseph finally
consented to the proposed matrlmonla! AM
ancc. 1t was the first time since lSiS that the
Emperor OF Austria and the King OF Hun
rarv had allow ed his will TO be crossed. The
wedding of the Crown Princess Stephan'e
and Count Lonyay took place III the chapel
of Niramar Castle on March ~, 1910. Ky
Incoming the wife of a mere count Stephanle
re,iuouished hes. Austrian titles in behalf OF
her daughter. the Princess Elizabeth, who
had been born i, 1888. IN Belgium, where
the Princess was popular among her coun-
trymen the marriage wiLS applauded as one
of the rare love affairs OF royalty. Ming
Leopold however. never reconcIled h'mSei!
to his daughters choice. he deemed lc
sanction the alliance in spite OF tue bite:
cyneriencc which he had just had with an
other Of his daughters. the Princess Louise,
who had been forced into marriage with
Prince Philip Of SAKE Ccburg-Gotha.
As Stophanie had done when she was
Crown Princess OF Austria. the Princess
Louise abandoned her husband home and
fed to her father for protection against the
cruelties with which she charged i'lnce
phllip. King Leopold. however did not even
nerr,it his daughter tx spend night in the
nolcce in Brussels lalt turned her back to
her homo. Princess Louise went back in
desperation. Then sh plunged into sen
satonal career, which eliminated in
her clopement with young lieutenant.
Charges of forgery were brought against
the elopers They were captured. and the
| young lieutenant wa; thrown INTO JAZZ
vb;,e tho Princess v.,s spirited off to IN in
soro ASYLUM. But the bitterness and suf-
ferine which his younger daughter had
caused him had not taught the King how
~ forgive. He never forgave the Princess
| Stenhanie. in spite of the fact that Francis
Joseph had consented to the marriage. he
| refused to forgive the Princess even when
she knelt at the bier of her mother at spa.