The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
HANDSOME AND GRACEFUL
But TOO DEMOCRATIC TO PLEASE
THE DRESDEN COURT.
Her Brothers EIopement with an
Actress and Her Husbands Pas
sion for a Stage Beauty.

Belgian tutor, with whom she fell in love
and fed. Her husband, the crown prince,
was unfaithful, and she is said to have
retaliated by forgetting her own marriage
vows.
The Crown Princess Louise is the eldest
daughter OF Frederick ". Grand Duke of
Tuscany. head OF the nonregnant branch of
the house of Hapsburg His title, Grand
Duke of Tuscany. is empty one, for
Tuscany has been absorbed in Sardinia. and
Sardinia has been lost in united Italy. How
ever. the marriage OF Louise Antoinette to
Frederick Augustus. on Nov p, 1891, was
glittering ceremony. which performed
by the cardinal archbishop of Vienna, and
graced and honOred by the presence of the
Emperor OF Austria. Francis Joseph, an
imperial higbness who, from the many
blows that fate has dealt him. should be
the saddest man in all Europe.
All Europe quoted this match as one of
love. Louise Antoinette, then twenty-one,
was and is one of the prettiest and most
vivacious OF imperial young women, says
writer ia the ST. Louis Dispatch. AL
though burdcned with the name of Freder-
ok, Augustus Jean Louis Charles Gustave
resoire Philip. her bridegroom was a ro-
bust-looking young fellow of twenty-six
years. lie comes of an ancient lineage if
blue blood amounts TO anything. His line
goes back TO the tenth century. The royal
house of Saxony. known as the Albertine
line, descends from Albert the Coura geous.
Duke OF Saxony. who died in 1900.
1t really seemed love match. Neither
party to il was rich. even as second-rate
princes go. prospectively. There was no
question of policy in the marriage for Aus
NAV OH
Crown Prince Frederick's marriage to
Archduke Otto. Francis Josephs nephew
How long after their love match this royal
couple were happy they only know But
II was not many years before there hap
pened to this Austrian Princess Louise at
Dresden. just what happened to another
Austrian princess. Marie Antoinette, at
Versailles Being aristocrat. Marie An
toinette lost her head by the guillotine. Be-
ing democratic. Louise Antoinette seems to
have preserved even her reputation in the
eyes of the bourgeois of Dresden
PRINCE DRANK AND FLIRTED.
The Saxon court and courtiers hated her
because she light-hearted. They ex-
aggerated her foibles if she was bad paint
ed her ten times blacker to her husband
The crown prince sought forgetfuIness, per-
haps, or tried to drown his wounded pride
IN deeper draughts OF beer. He went on
hunting expeditions oftener and oftener
He became so far forgetful as TO be openly
devoted 10 Charlotte Basic very beautiful
actress in the Dresden Theater Royale
Violent scenes between the prince and
princess followed According to cable re-
ports he tore their children from her. beat
her, and locked her up in her own rooms
IN the palace until her brother Leopold hur-
Tied to Dresden and threatened to shoot him
To pacify her, far as their children
were concerned her husband let her GO TO
Paris few months ago to engage a tutor
for them. She met Andre Giron we'll bred
handsome. fascinating. To-day Miss
Oben and Mr.. Giron are in Switzerland.
There. too, are Archduke Leopold, who, in
cue time. could be Grand Duke of Tuscany.
and Wilhelmina Adamorics, his sweetheart
for six years
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand once threat
ened to shoot his brother-in-Iaw, and lately
thrashed and booted him. The archduke
certainly has distinguished himself in no
other way. The cablegrams say admiring-
ly he has given UP his rights, surrendered
his decorations. including the Golden
fleece, and wishes 10 be known only as
plain Leopold Wolfsing.
a Tor
private theatrieals which would have been
harmless enough had she not engaged &C.
tors 10 teach her the art, and chosen
them. not for their talent, but for their
robust cOmeliness. This, of all she has
done. say the courters. aroused the bitter
est resentment Of the King and Queen.
When the crown prince hoped to bring her
10 a sense OF her improperly by separating
her children from her she became the more
determined to do as she pleased. She took
a fancy TO ride the bicycle a fancy that
was as annoying 10 the court as if she had
determined to ride in the winter circus
but she learned TO ride.
AMERICAN TAUGHT HER TO BICYCLE
Two OF her friends are a fashionable
American dentist, DR.. Jackson and his as
sistant DR.. Gunther. They taught her Ia
ride the bicycle. and the pastime opened ur
20 her new fields OF enjoyment. She went
on long rides in the country, accompanied
only by DIR. Gunther. Again she was placed
In detention in the palace.
Frederick Augustus. now maddened by
jealousy and wounded pride, sought TO have
her permanently restrained on the ground
that she was mentally unsOund. but this
EFFORT failed Then her eldest brother. Arch
duke Leopold Ferdinand OF Austria whe
has always been considered eccentric. went
20 Wachwitz. and after a fearful seen,
threatened 10 shoot the crown prince il hi.
sister was not released from even nomina
detention. Eccentric or not. there is M
doubt at Dresden that the archduke was in
earnest
Since then. their enemies declare. sister
and brother have played into each other:
hands. she countenancing his association
with the beautiful wilhelmina Adamorics
whom he met six years ago. he aiding tn,
crown princess in her fancy for Giron's so
ciety.
The crown princess imported Gron som,
seven or eight months ago. after a bicycI,
accident She had complained that he
children's education was being taken on
OF her hands. and she was permitted to z,
20 Paris 20 engage : tutor. She returne,
with Andre Giron, Belgian. "a romantic
artistic idealist of twenty-four years. who's
black hair curIs prettily over his Adonis
like brow. who speaks several languages
plays the piano and either divinely, an,
dances 10 perfection"
1t soon became evident that Giron wa