Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-05
RoYAL LOVE STORIES.

| IL IL now reported from NienHd tndt
there IS a possibility Of reconciliation
between the erring crown princess Of
saxony and her equally guilty bus-
band. That would be happy ending
to sensational romance, particularly
| IL the reconciliation were complete In
every particular, as II might be, II the
principal parties were not members of
royalty.
Royal pers0nages are supposed to be
| so far above the common level as 10 be
! outside the reach OF the temptations
and snares that beset the paths OF 9TH
er mortals. But happenings OF the
kind In which the ruling house Of Sax
ony Is now involved, dispels such illu-
sions. They show that titles and the
prerogative Of birth alone do not en-
noble men and women. They show that
true nobility does not always follow
the line Of inheritance. They are use
ful as conveying such lessons.
And proofs Of the frailty Of royalty
are by no means rare. About twenty
hye years ago, says a London contem-
porary II a watcher had stationed him
self at convenient point Of obserya-
tlon near certain large house In a
suburb OF Paris. he might have seen at
dead Of night window stealthily open,
slight hooded figure emerge from 1t
and cautiously descend ladder. at the
foot OF which a dark manly figure was
waiting to take the descending maiden
in his arms 4 few moments later the
runaway couple were being whisked
away 10 the altar and happiness. The
lady Of the ladder was the Princess lsa-
bella Of Spain, great aunt OF the boy
monarch Of our day, and her attendant
the Count Curowski, the handsomest
and most daring man Of his time. This
union. so romaniioaIly begun ended IN
disaster and desertIon within a few
years; and fifteen years ago the count
died. leaving his wife dependent on the
charity Of relatives who scorned her.
a princess OF Bavaria not many years
ago started Europe by a very irregular
wedding, The Princess Elizabeth,
granddaughter OF the Austrian empress
had conceived a violent affection for a
young lieutenant Of good family but OF
poor position and prospects Every Of.
fort was made by her family to cure
her OF her infatuation, but to no pur-
pose; and one morning It was discoy-
cred that she and her lover had van
ished. They made their way into the
heart Of the Italian alps. and were mar
ried there. For some time they Travelled
together in italy, until through the in
Prevention OF the emperor Of Austria,
they were forgiven and taken into IA
vor again,
Now, here Is the Crown Princess Lou
lse abandoning home, husband, child
rem and rank because OF her infatua.
tion for Frenchman. she excuses her
self by the attachment Of her husband,
Crown Prince Frederick, for an actress.
The crown princess brother. Leopold
Ferdinand. runs away with her. taxi
ing with him his mistress, Not long
ago the widow Of the Grand Duke Ru-
dolf renowned her privileges to marry
count, and the heir TO the throne Of
Franz Joseph put aside the succession
to contract morganatlc marriage.
These are some OF the royal love
affairs on record. How many there are
that never find their way into public
print is another question. But those
that become known certainly show the
frallty OF human beings, no matter II
they wear crowns and occupy thrones.
There Is no excuse for class distinctions,
unless they are founded on the lines
that always must be drawn between
virtue and vice, truth and error, right
oousness and unrighteousness. Glass
distraction on these lines there must
be. but those founded on wealth. posi-
ton, or education are unreal and false.