The Washington times., 1902-10-16

King In the art of riding. These les
sons invariably took place in the rid
ing school of the royal palace, and
as the Queen, like all the members If
the Hapsburg family. is passionately
fond of horses, and besides was par
ticularly anxious that her only son
should excel as an equestrian, she was
having state papers brought to her for
her signature.
Madrid is almost as bad as Berlin in
the matter OF malevolent gossip, and It
was not long before rumors were start
ed to the effect that the presence of the
widowed Queen at the riding lessons was
due to her interest in the riding mas
ter.
OF course. the Carlists got hold of the
story, exaggerated it, and embodied it
in the form of pamphlet which, like
many others of the same kind, was dis
tributed gratis hv means of the Carlist
agencies throughout Spain. 1t bore the
title of "El Muerto al Hoyo, ell Vivo al
Bollo" Ito the dead the grave, TO
the living the cake), an old Spanish
proverb applied to widows who quickly
weary of their weeds.
This pamphlet led to an interpella-
ton of the government in the Cortes by
Viscount TRIESTE, one of the most ia
nous duelists in Spain
Shortly afterward Count Escosura
quietly resigned his Office in the royal
household This took place a few
months before the festivities in con-
nection with the coming of age of the |
young King.
The count is no longer seen at court, |
and the only thing that might lead TO
the supposition that he is in any way |
infatuated with the Queen OF Spain is |
that he has rejected all projects OF !
marriage made for him by his friends. |
including an alliance with the beautiful |
daughter and sole heiress of one of the |
wealthiest of Spanish dukes. whose |
titles, as we'll as riches, would have, |
according to Spanish law. been Inherit |
ed by the count. had he married the
dukes daughter.
1t is noteworthy, however. that the |
stories alleging secret marriage in
variably originate in Carlist circles in |
Paris and in London. They have fire.
quently been put into circulation during !
the past twelve or eighteen months. bur |
it was not until two weeks or so ago |
that they were cabled across the At |
lantic and published in the American
press.
The newborn son of the Austrian heir |
apparent Archduke Francis Ferdinand |
and Of his morganatic consort, Princess |
Hohenburg, has been christened at the |
Belvedere Palace, in which the archduke |
makes his home when in Vienna. The |
Archduke Charles Stephen. who acted I
as sponsor. and the Archduke Ferdinand /
Charles. younger brother of the heir |
apparent. were the only members OF the |
imperial family present, the. absence of
the stepmother and of the half-sisters |
OF the heir apparent, who were present |
at his wedding, exciting some comment. |
Nor were any OF the great dignitaries &C /
the imperial court in attendance, either /
in their official or private capacity.
The infant received the name of Maxi |
milan, which has given rise to the I'M
preston that IT was with the object &C
concentrating Emperor Francis Jo
sephs younger brother, Macmillan OF
Mexico. But this Is mistake, for peo-
PIE nowadays seem to have forgotten
the fact that this particular brother OF
the ruler OF Austro- Hungary was know
Ly the name OF Archduke Ferdinand I'M
til the time when he accepted the offer
oil the Mexican crown, when he assumed
his second name of Macmillan in order
thoroughly to denote the fact that In
embarking upon his Western adventure
he had completely cut himself adrift
from his family OF Austria. against
whose urgent advice he hal acted in the
matter, ana whom he wished, therefore.
TO dissociate from every kind Of re-
sponsibility in the affair.
Count Louis Primoli who arrived in
this country on Saturday last for the
purpose OF making a prolonged stay IN
the United States, where he has many
friends acquired at Rome, where he
lives, and at Paris, where he spends
much of his time with his aunt. Prin-
cess Mathilde Bonaparte, is nephew
of the late Cardinal Bonaparte, and
grandson of Princess Zenaide Bonaparte.
Princess Zenaide Bonaparte was the
only child of King Joseph Bonaparte OF
Spain, and spent much OF her youth in
this country, her marriage to her cousin.
Prince Charles Bonaparte, the latter a
son of the great Emperor's elder brother
Lucien. having taken place at Borden
town, n. j.. in 1923.
Indeed, the mother of Count PrimoH
was born at Bordentown, although in
the Almanach de Gotha Rome is given
as her birthplace. She had three sons
The tragic death of the youngest OF the
trio affected her reason, and for the last
two years of her life she remalped IN
the strictest retirement, tended with
the utmost devotion by her two survlv-
ing sons-Joseph. popularity known as
"Gege,' and Louis.