The Washington times., 1904-09-18
cles of Europe.

with petty interests Of etiquette and
dress. while I'm Vienna, only al Alb
brazia emerging from her shell and ex-
hibit!ng interest In other and more i'm
portant affairs Of state. She is eX-
tremely vain while Princess Louise has
to an extraordinary degree the power OF
self-effacement. She has often laughed
indulgentIy over the petty miseries Of
Stephanie when the latter was. for in
stance. in torment for fear that the
Agchduchess Maria Threse would have
precedence over her at some court funC-
ton.
Returning TO my meeting with the
Princess Louise. we soon found that
horses were OF mutual interest to each
other. the princess being passlonately
fond OF riding and driving. even to the
exclusion OF her social duties. She had
a vivid remembrance of my experience
I'm the Prater and exhibited a lively IN
terest in learning that the horse had be-
come entirely docile. This mutual bond
soon led TO the princess commissioning
me to superintend the purchase Of sc@-
eral animals for her own stables.
zone day she asked me, after we had
spent two hours cantering over the
beautiful roads near Abbrazia. what was
my opinion Of her as a horsewoman.
candidIv told her that she appeared N
at ease on horseback. 1t was charac'
teristic Of her not TO have exhibited any
plque at my candid criticism. On the
contrary. she said she agreed with me
and thereupon invited me 70 take hel
! equestrian education in. hand
Lessons in Horsemanship.
80. upon our return 10 Vienna. d
/ the delightful weeks Of early spring
! nearly every morning the princess an
myself would meet at the chosen ridini
school. and there she gradually becam
mistress Of the equestrian art. one 0
the most difficult problems for womel
/ 10 master.
rs it necessary for me to dignif
the base calumnies that have been cir
culated about the princess at that perio
by denial? II II were It would only b
necessary TO say that we only met a
the riding school and had no oppor
| tunity to meet elsewhere. as the pri1
cess was always accompanied by he
lady-in- waiting or some attendant.
yet our charming intercourse wa
soon 10 come 90 disastrous end as
result OF the scandalOUs tongues tha
began 70 falsify an Ideal communion
Hence Il was with Indignation rath1
than surprise that received a cOurie
from the imperial court one day som
seven weeks following our return froI
Abbrazia. He came with a summons Il
me 20 appear before that august iribuI
al
Imagine my amazement when Adj,
tant General Won Bolfrad demanded pe
emptorily when it would be convenieI
for me 10 leave Vienna. At the san
time he dellcately limited at the reasC
why my absence would be acceptab
to the royal family.
Mastering my emotion to some a.
gree, ] replied that j could arrange III
, affairs 80 as to quit the capital In
= fortnight.
Protested Innocence in Vain.
ION the same afternoon the Princes
Louise was summoned before or rath'
> obtained an audience with, the En
, peror Franz Josef. and was lnform'
o that she would not be able TO after
the court functions of state during Il
4 | winter.
'Indiscretions have been comm;tt'
!. which It is not possible to overlook CO.
cluded the Emperor.
. Princess Louise. as would any W
a man under the circumstances, COnSlde
:. ed the FIAT an outrage. and so informs
the Emperor, but ne was adamant.
II cannot be mistaken In this matte
, he replied coldly. L must repeat tn
. indisCretiOns have been committed al
= condoned too long now for the hon
! Of those concerned. II Is common 20
sip that your highness rode from Shoe
=, brlnn 10 Purkersdorf IN a public co
veyance. IL is true that you were a
cOmpanied by your daughter. and tn
an attendant was on the box. Neve
30 theless, IL Is also true that an offiC
IS followed you on horseback and was sc
l. later with you.
Is In vain the illuminated victim pr
50 tested her innocence, protesting agar
le the ISLANDERS fthe Jealous and ey
J. minded. His majesty arose stiftly,
dicating that the interview was at
e end. shook hands with the princess, a
IS dismissed her.
II Since that day she has been a II
IA Iigncd and defenseless woman. her ch;
ID acter despoiled by the ruthless assau