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held no official position in the princi-
patty Isidore, as before mentioned,
was "intendant' of the opera, while his
sister was reader to his highness."
The mother was billed for the position
of Dame de Palais when the crash
came.
Princess Alice was as good as her
word. Shortly after the scene men
toned she quilted the principality and
did not return for twelve months.
Personally, the princess is a most at
tractive woman. She is short, petite
and blonde, and is generally taken for
high-bred EngliShWoman by stran-
gers. She reads and writes English,
German, French and Italian, handling
one language as easily and as grace
| fully as the other. While her educa-
ton was fundamentally good her
knowledge in many branches of sci
ence is truly astonishing. Scientific
men are her natural friends.
She is now forty-four, but looks
younger. No one would suspect her of
having son, the Duke of Richelieu,
about to be declared of age.
Princess Alice was 80 when she first
met the Prince of Monaco. She accepted
his hand in the hope of reforming the
gambler kingdom and as the wife Of an
absolute monarch becoming the real
mother of her subjects, With these
listen to the contrary advice of her family
and after time persuaded her shrewd
oid 1ather to sign the marriage contract
already set forth.
Her awakening from her dreams of
empire was both sudden and unpleasant
She had no sooner entered her state
when the Sea Bath society," owners of
the Casino and the rest of the country
gave her to understand that there was
nothing. to govern or experiment WITH
the society attended to all that Albert
furthermore had just previous to his mar
rlage signed away his sovereign rights for
another thirty years in exchange for a
per annum.
Princess Alice was deeply chagrined-
sher esented her husbands "treachery"
without her knowledge or consent But
the willy Italian only smiled-he is great
on contracts, contracts are his speciality
Sovereign of Art.
However, when the Casino monarchs
observed that the princess might make
trouble If left wholly without employment,
they offered her the position of sovereign
In the realm of art. She was given carte
blanche to install grand opera, to en-
gage Whomsoever she pleased, and to play
what she pleased-as long as Monte Carlo
was well advertised, the gambling com
pany would foot the bill. Thereupon her
h1ghness travelled to London and Paris in
search OF operate material She found
De Lara and the rest is known.
De Lara is big, fine looking fellow
with a wealth of black curls. burning dark
real name is Isidore Cohen and Lara, Por-
tugel is his birthplace. He studied music
IN ParlS and composition in Milan. When
the princess first saw him he was a music
teacher and parlor entertainer in Lon
DON,
The relations of the couple might have
escaped public attention for MANY more
years If De Lara had not insisted on
bringing his whole family to Monaco Be
sides the mother and sister in the palace
there We're several brothers holding minor
positions, one as councillor of state the
other as master of horse. Papa De
Lara might have had a place as a card
dealer or the like, but unfortunately he
died before the ship came in.
The prince is gray, somber and ex-
ceedingly dirty man. No one ever knew
him to wear clean collars and cuffs But
he Is also very learned, very serious and
extremely bashfui. Possibly he would
have made a good German professor.
first Wife. Lady Mary Douglas Hamilton,
ran away from him on the morning after
the wedding night.
When at home he surrounds himself
with aids-de- camp and bodyguards to
emphasize his princely dignity, and with
bishops and monks to show that he is a
good son of the Catholic church. But he
is seldom at home. The greater part of
the year he chases over the Mediterra-
mean, dragging the bottom of the sea for
bugs and plants, OF which he has an i'm
mense collection, but. as his contracts
show he is rot a bad business man
either.
Perhaps he will marry third time
age, and, excepting a few emperors and
kings, his income exceeds. that of most
European monarchs Besides, it is indie
pendent of politics. People will gamble
whether repubJ; or monarchy keeps
school,