The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-06-09
A Royal Romance.

Vienna paper gives q long account of
the life now led by Princess Louise Of
Coberg and Lieutenant Geza Hattachich
Keglevich In their respective prisons.
The military prison at Mollorsdorf. .
small place scarcely an hours ride by
rail- from Vienna, is a large yellow build
ing surrounded by high walls. compris-
ing several houses. There are the ON
GERS prison. the mems prison. the work.
shops. the chapel and the hospital. A
detachment OF soldiers walk around the
prison with loaded rifles every hour.
In the third building Designated as 20"
Mattachich had his cell. He has for
three years been declaring his innocence
tS all he meets. jailers and prisoners In
cluded. He never tires of lamenting his
fate and has become utterly broken. bent
and old since his Imprisonment. At pres
ent he Is so weak that he can do no
work, but occupies himself In reading
books from the prison library and IN
writing for himself" A bed, a table. .
chair and washing appurtenances COM
plete the furniture OF his cell
Princess Louise enjoys more liberty
than her unfortunate loyer. but presents
no less sad picture. lady capable of
judging says OF her: "she principally m
sists on eating much, not IN quality. but
In quantity; on dressing conspdcuousiy; |;
the piano. She has lost her elegant figure
and regal carriage, and does not always
observe the manners OF good society"
The I.indenhof, DR.. Persons sanitarium,
boasts OF dining-room a music room.
reading and billiard rooms. library. q
reception hall. with a theatre. besides
private rooms: a small wood and a PARK
In which are battle-ground. lawn tennis
and other Fairgrounds and gymnastic ap-
paratus.
Princess Louise occupies a villa TO her
seIf--a pretty one-foored house In SWISS
style, surrounded by large trees. and hav-
Ing two spacious verandas. A Coswig
postcard shows the villa with the prin-
cess dressed in white on the veranua
She prefers to dress In white. FOR" says
she, 'I am as innocent as a young girl
love lilies and white roses because L
am like them" But on the day she was
seen driving to the station she was In a
dark toilet with long black jacket, a
broad hat with violet feathers and a
thick veil. She carried a large bouquet of
flowers, and so did her companion. Frau
lein Anna Bebauer con Fullnegg, a
charming and elegant young lady.
Princess Louise drives gig sometimes
through the wood and round about the
place, and often journeys to Dresden 10
make purchases. She associates with the
doctor his brother. wife and daughter.
out Tor ner personal service mas only
women. Besides her love for flowers, she
still cares for fine clothes. but has a
mania for unpicklng dresses. which she
then throws aside Her couquetry has
entirely left her. She dishgures her face
by scratching IL, and behaves at times
In a perfectly demented manner. The
princess never speaks OF her family, the
only member OF which she seems TO have
retained any affection for is her daugh-
ter. Princess Theodore. the wife OF Duke
Ernest Gunther OF Scheswfs- Ii olstcin,
whose portrait alone adorns her drawing
room, and with whom she corresponds.
Princess Louise, who Is the eldest
daughter Of King Leopold OF the Bel
gianss was the wife OF Prince Philip OF
Saxe-Coburg- C otha. She eloped I'm March,
1888, with Lieutenant Mattachich Kegle-
xich. with whom her husband had fought
a duel at the castle OF tho lieutenant
near Golubovecz, Croatia Tho nsuten-
ant and the princess were arrested at
Castle Labor. near Agram, in Croatia.
He was sent TO prison. and she 10 the
Lindenhof sanatorium.-London Modern
Society.