Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-01-10
"A ROYAL SCANDAL.
Probably Divorce Proceedings viii
Be Instituted
TIE EsTRANGEMEST NOT SETTLED
European High Flyers Not Exempt
From the Same .eouo'es inat Az
fiet Common Folks.


Dresden. saxony. BY Cable.-kins
George and the Crown Prince Freocv-
lex know where the Crown Princess
louise has sought refuge. but they
have decided 70 accept the estrange-
ment 90 the Princess and her husband
as irreparable. They have made the
cabinet prlvy 10 the circumstances or
the Princess fight. as they see them
and decree OF divorce is talked o. as
q necessary sequence TO the Princess
decision 10 leave the court forever This
determination the Princess announced
TO her husband early in November. at
/ ter one OF their frequent violent scenes
/ She also coufded her inteation to
/ soparate herself utterly from the
court and "all It's wretch edncss" TO two
or three OF her intimate friends and
/ discussed with them the impossibii'ty
OF her longer epduring the artificial ct
iQuette OF the court and he forced
compantonship OF man who was
loathsome 70 her.
The Princess wrote 90 her mother AZ
the end OF NCvembcr that 1t vas her
purpose 20 leave the Crown Prince and
give up the prospect of the QuA,nship.
which. instead OF being attractive. tho
Princess frequently said. was detssta-
bic 20 her. She formally told members
OF her encourage that she was going 10
visit her parents at Sal-burg. The let
, ter OF the Princess TO her mother
brought the ArchdUchess Immediately
/, 10 Dresden. she implored her daughter
\ 10 reconsider her determination and
. make the best OF an unpl sasan; situa-
y ton for the sake OF her children. and
see as little OF the Crown Prince az per
MISSILE. The Princess replied. accord
ing 20 one OF her confdsn,s. that she
would see nothing Of that beast
, that tutClogc CT her children was
n largely taken ont % her hands and that
r she could not hear TO see them pett'd
II by the hyrccric.cs OF the court
What she complained OF in the Prince
:. was his intcmperance. his inhdeliues
4 and as her partisans ani-m, his cruelty
d OF disposition. They affirm that he has
to had for yeas n liason with an actress
* named Basic. and il is credltaoly re-
~ ported that at q review Of troops ~
a. Grimma. q couple OF years ago. the
ed Prince fell from his horse. intoxicated
he IN front OF his regiment However. true
m these incidents may be. the court and
u all Dresden knew that a chasm Ssp2
in rated the affections OF the Crown Prin
m cess from the Crown Prince. Thougl
va he seemingly had genuine admiration
NJ for his wife the Prince did his shar
er OF ouarreling and often tried 10 in
81 nose his viii upon her. but he AWAY
m hoped that she would in the end hun,
I'm bic herself His attitude recently. unit
fd- she had actually gone. appears 10 nav
ly. been that OF disdainful Indifference an
AS disbelief that she really INTENDED
EFT carry cut her threats.
aid The Crown Princess days az Sali
ne / bury were spent IN controversy VII
Cd her t9ther and mother who did not q
lad ( cuse her for momeat IN her MAD "
ich sire 20 leave her position and famii
Ind ! Her br0the~. Arcbduke Leopold Ferh
me nanl took her part. The Circumstance
ers ol the Princess flight are still Obscui
up here and no further reliable news
de available The only fact that seen
be clear is that the Crown Prince kne
70 where she Is and was in commune
mis- ton with her but it is learned that 81
AMI is absolutely intractable.
Dresden is absorbed by the sens
ess- ton. The theory that the Grow
age Princess is suffering from mental abe
ters ration is now only fecbly propagat
IN bv the Saxon court and the CroN
lies. Princes adherents intimate that an
.nds licit love affair is tho cause or me Pr
and cess desertion.