The evening world., 1903-07-23
Bride Of Grand Duke Wilhelm
Ernest Of SAKE Weimar Runs
+ Away from Him After Ten
2. Weeks of Married Life.
BIG STIR OVER SCANDAL.
Courts Of Germany and Holland
Deeply Interested In the Affair
and Efforts Made to Suppress
v Reports Of II.

BERLIN. July a.-Europe's latest
royal scandal, which touches closely the
thrones Of Holland and Germany, has
been precipitated by the flight from
weimar TO Switzerland OF the Grand
Duchess Caroline. bride OF the Grand
Duke Wilhelm Ernest OF Saxe-Weimar.
after ten weeks OF married life.
Berlin Is intensely agitated over the
flight OF the Princess. and many rumors
are In circulation over the unhappy
ending OF the honeymoon OF a p~articu-
larry interesting pair OF royal lovers.
. In official circles an attempt to take
the edge off the scandal Ia being made
by the allegation that the Grand Duchess
left because she found the hostility OF
the court ladies' intolerable.
The Grand Duchess Caroline was the
prospective Queen Regent of Holland.
for her husband will succeed Queen
wjlhelmina IL she dies childless.
His grandmother was a sister OF
Queen wilhelmina's father and her
husband, the late Grand Duke. was a
brother-inlaw OF the first Emperor
william. so that the young Grand Duke
u a cousin and a favorite as well OF the
~reigning German Emperor.
Had Only Her Beauty.
There may be something in the state
ment tina the hostility Of the court
circle at weimar is responsible for the
flight Of the Grand Duchess. She was
the youngest daughter OF the late Prince
Henry XXI. OF Reuss and had nothing
but her beauty to recommend her as
the bride OF the most eligible young
man in the royal circles OF Europe.
Prospective heir 10 the throne of the
Netherlands, the owner Of vast estates
throughout Germany n Austria by
inheritance from various relatives. and
the absolute possessor OF n forsnne of
$50, 900, 900, royal mammas saw in him a
greater catch than even the young King
OF Spain.
1t was admitted that he could have
married into any royal house in Europe
had he so desired, and 1t was generally
anticipated that he would make his
choice from among seven royal ladies'
the Grand Duchess Helena Nladimirovna
of Russia. Princess Beatrice OF Saxe-Co-
burg-Gotha. Princess Alice of Albany.
Princess Thyra. daughter OF the Crown
Prince of Denmark; Duchess Cecilia,
sister OF the Grand Duk OF Mecklen-
burg-Schwerin, and the two daughters
OF the Duke OF ~Connaught.
1t can we'll be imagined that with
such latitude in the matter of choosing
q royal bride his aunts. cousins and
the ladies in waiting of the court OF
Saxe-Weimar were disappointed when
he announced his bethrothal to the
Princess Caroline OF the little neighbor-
ing principally of Reuss.
House In Disfavor.
In the first place, the house OF Reuss
was not in favor with the loyal mem
bers Of the court at Weimar, for Prince
Henry. the brides father had been an
implacable foe to the German federation
and would never own allegiance TO the
Emperor. lie used to declare himself
rs much Il German sovereign as the
Kaiser, and neither he nor any of his
encourage ever visited the Berlin court.
The $1,000 subjects of his principally
Of l23 aoa es shared his feelings. No love
was lost between them and their neigh
Sors OF saxe-wetmar, and they, TOO.
looked askalIce at the marriage, as IL
presaged the possible absorption VI
Reuss in the neighboring grand duchy.
however, the marriage of the beau
yOdi6 IliiSOSo III Htt StuaiiS
handsome and wealthy husband vas
brilliantly celebrated on April 80 last
In the Buckeburg Castle. the home of
her uncle, Prince George OF Schaum-
bery-Lippe. The ceremony was attended
by Emperor William, Queen Wiihel-
nina, the Grand Duke of Baden and
thirty-three princes and princesses. The
young couple went at once. to Weimar.
Princess Caroline, though reputed to
be a highly cultivated and amiable
young woman. is reported to have dis
played the sturdy Independence inherited
from her father when the iadieS OF me
ward her their displeasure over the
Grand Dukes choice, The presence at
court OF the Grand Dukes mother.
Princess Pauline. who is married NOR
Banatically to a court chamberlain some
thirty years her junior. was another
source OF friction.
It 10 thought that an attempt to erect
a reconciliation will be made through
Prince Henry VII. of Preuss. who Is a
cousin of the bride n an uncle OF the
Grand Duke.