Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-04
Civil Anullment of Marriage Will Be
Sought at Any Rate.
LIVING IN SIMPLE MANNER AT GENEVA
Indications the Couple Lacks Money to
Keep Up Regal State,
TALKS UNRESERvEDLY OF HER AFFAIRS
Only Regret is that She Cannot See
Her children or Get Even word
from Them, Though She
Tries Repeatedly.


GENEVA, Switzerland, Jan. S.-(New
York World Cablegram-Special telegram
Never, never will go back there. Never
would return TO the position of princess.
They are saves-aristocratic slaves TO eti-
quette-slaves, nothing else"-Crown Prin-
cess of Saxony.
Divorce or no divorce, married or not
married. we will live together always.
Madame. the crown princess, has herself
written to the pope laying all the c'rcum-
stances before him.''-Crown Princess lover.
Such were the emphatic, aye passionate
declarations the eloping Crown Princess
Louise of Saxony and Andre Giron formerly
the tutor of her royal children, made to the
World correspondent.
But It is said that IL will be impossible
to get the pope's consent to a divorce, as
oanonical grounds cannot be adjudged and
as Catholics you cannot be married until
the pope annuls a previous marriage" the
correspondent remarked.
'In writing to him." Gron responded,
madame quoted an instance in which the
vatican granted annulment of marriage un-
der similar conditions"
Giron did not cite the instance relied
upon, but the correspondent has reason TO
believe that 1t is the case of Lady Mary
Hamilton, a sister of the late duke Of Ham
ilton, who married the present princess OF
Monaco and who separated from him at the
end Of a month on the plea that she was
not a consenting party to the contract and
married against her will. The pope an
nulled the marriage.
Not n Fortunate situation.
Lady Mary subsequently married Count
Tassilo Festetics, and the only son Of this
union committed suicide last week by hang
ing himself from the bars OF window in a
room in an asylum for the insane, where he
had been confined. This case obviously is
not parallel to that OF the crown princess.
But the latter clearly meditates getting a
civil divorce II not religious one, and Lu-
chenal, her lawyer In Geneva, is making
inquiries concerning the possibilities of do
ing so.
at is said that you intend to live in
Paris" the World correspondent said.
YES" replied the princess. II have only
spent twelve days Of my life in Paris, but
love 1t. We will live with economy for
ourselves, but will cultivate art. When we
can safely do so we will go there. At pres
ent am advised that we could be arrested
on French soil. So II we had gone to Men
tone we should be now in prison. Indeed,
we are prisoners here, as we cannot yet
leave Canton Geneva. But It is beautiful
prison"
The first impression on seeing the elop-
ing crown princess and her Belgian cav
alier, Andre Giron, is one Of surprised dis
illusionment. Picture a short, thin Ger
man frau" without a trace OF color in her
face, her eyes light gray her hair a dull
blonde, her features worn, altogether a
Z fad In
black black felt sailor hat, thick, black,
loose fronted tailor made REFER coat reach
ing nearly to her knees, short, black cloth
| skirt, fiat-heeled boots, a substantial UNI
brella across her arm and a spacious black
! tourist satchel slung ever her shoulder, a
| figure without distinction, without style
| Such is the heroine of the latest European
royal scandal.
Giron Looks Like n Boy.
She was leaving the Hotel d'Angleterre
! for a morning walk and by her side was q
\ tall, very slight youth, hat in hand, show
! ing dark hair brushed of high, rather an
intellectual forehead, a large. slightly
hooked nose, a somewhat weak mouth
with thin lips not concealed by a faint
black mustache; chin almost receding
quick, intelligent, sympathetic dark eyes
| In face and figure Giron is mere boy
| He might be IS, while the crown princess
\ looks all of her 80 years.
The Hotel d'Angleterre is an excellent
| but unpretentious hostelry. On the frs
! floor looking across the lake at Mount
Blanc, they occupy two bedrooms, with
! small salon between. The crown princess
has suddenly and completely cast aside
/ luxury and state royalty. She now livei
the same quiet comfortable existence al
do the ten OF a dozen other persons stop
ping at the hotel, who consist chiefly o
women with young children. There arr
only two points on which the crow
! princess differs from them, and those arr
from necessity not inclination. Th'
princess has her meals in private witt
Giron, because che dislikes to be stare'
at, and she goes round every morning Il
a hair dresser on the Rue de Mont Blan
| to get her hair done as she has no mai
and has forgotten the art Of doing 1t her
! self. When the World correspondent de
sired to see the princess Giron first toll
him she had received only two representa-
tives Of newspapers, one Austrian, on
German. in order to acquaint her own peo
pie with her case and her intentions
| However, after some negotiation, the Worl
correspondent was ushered into their salon
The room was furnished in the fashion Q
the stereotyped Swiss hotels-white lac
blinds on long French windows, two arr
chairs, a couch, upholstered in dark re
velvet, two tables with damask covers an
three ordinary chairs disposed about III
room.
Christmas Tree In Room.
A woman's hand was seen in punches
flowers here and there. chiefly white, and
refined woman's presence was denoted b
the family perfumed atmosphere and
couple Of dainty bonbon boxes. present
from Giron. There also remained III
German Christmas tree. with its glistenil
silvered balls. a memento surely, OF th
strangest yuletide this archduchess an
crown princess has ever spent.
The crown princess was seated near
window reading. She was dressed in
light silk blouse Of very plain make, whi
she still wore a black walking skirt II,
/ hair WAS neatly coiled at the back OF ht