The San Francisco call., 1904-06-19
Title PreUentSH Her
Marriage to a
COH1mOner.
King of EngLandS
Niece LOOeS
UnWiSeLy.


heartily that she were not woman OF
the blood royal Or perhaps 1t would
be better to say wishes that she were
not the bearer Of a courtesy title
for the rank thus conferred is prevent
ing the Princess from following the
dictates Of her heart Her mother is
Princess Christian, one OF the daugh-
ters of Queen Victoria, and by royal
warrant her father was granted the
prefix OF III. r. H" and permission
given that his children should be
highnesses. AS the bearer OF this royal
title, Princess Louise Augusta cannot
marry a commoner-which is exactly
what she wants to do. The man who
has won her heart is English and well
known in society here but at present
his name cannot be divulged
1t is not that marriage once tried
proved such a happiness to her that
this royal woman would wish to marry
again, for those who have been in a po-
sition to know say that no ordeal in
history surpasses in refinement OF
cruelty and brutality the married life
Of Princess Louise.
UNHAPPY AS A WIFE
Some years ago this daughter OF
Princess Christian was given in mar
riage to Prince Aribert of Anhalt, a
German princeling who. after heaping
miseries upon her did not scruple to
place upon her the ignominy of divorce.
His excuse for this action was that she
had borne him no heir, and by availing
himself of an old feudal law, which
holds in all the little German medi-
atized states, giving divorce on such
grounds, he was able to push his claim
successfully. The whole scandal was
vigorously hushed up from the English
side, and his wife in name only was
not even permitted by her relatives to
appeal or protest against such an un-
warrantable excuse.
AS the result of this outra geous case
the Princess is extremely shy and, al
though tall and slight and most charm
ing to those whom she knows well.
carries in her face a touch of sadness
that appeals nightly to every one who
to which she has been subjected. Her
health~has been so impaired that she has
been spending the winter with the Gov
ernor of Ceylon, accompanied by Miss
Hughes, who is always in attendance
on royalty, and in an unofficial way by
the Hon. Alec Yorke, the late Queens
equerry. So pleased was Princess
Louise with her tour in the East and
her stay in Ceylon that the Governor
and Lady Blake induced her to spend
three months with them. But the
Princess has now returned to London
and, being royalty. is obliged to keep
up a certain amount of state, and this
on the merest pittance. for her income
of $4,000 a year is hardly a munihcent
sum for a royal parsonage to live upon.
She does not make her home in May
fair, but has a small house in Queens
borough Terrace, Bayswater. which 10
anything but fashionable district
DUCHESS FOREGOES DOGS.
Lily, Duchess Of Marlborough. must
be known no longer as a ''doggie''
woman. Her kennels have been for
years represented at every important
dog show in the country and she in
variably carried away some of the
most valuable prizes. The absence OF
her dogs from the recent show held
at the Crystal Palace. near London.
was one Of the most discussed features
of the whole exhibition. Fanciers were
puzzled over such a notable absentee,
especially those who had no hint that
she was about to abandon dog breeding
for exhibition purposes. The recent
edict of Queen Alexandra that it would
be no longer in good taste for society
women to carry their toys" while pay
ing visits is one Of the reasons that has
prompted the DOwager Duchess in her
action.
Lady Grey Egerton, who formerly
was Miss May Cuyler, has Joined the
ranks of American women who are go
ing in for lavish entertaining this sea-
son. Her husband is an enthusiastic
sportsman, much given to horse racing.
which. however, Lady Grey Egerton
abhors
Larz Anderson and Mrs. Anderson OF
Boston are among the most prominent
American society people in London at
present. They are enjoying a perfect
round of entertaining and they them
selves will entertain on a lavish scale
later on. In the Duke OF Sutherlands
yacht, Catania, which they chartered
recently, the Andersons also purpose
to take party of friends for a cruise
in the Mediterranean before they re-
turn to the United States They dined
with the Duke and Duchess of Rox-
burghe at one of the West End hotels
on three occasions during the last week
and now spend much of their time
motoring in the neighborhOod of
Hampton Court and Windsor. Before
they go cruising they propose to ex-
plore the Scottish highlands. when they
will stay with the Bradley Martins.