New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-01-22

uL Frince Victor of Italy. Count OF Turin with
rrihcess Louise OF Orleans should be received with
eooo zeal of caution Fer. although the princess
Is an exceedingly attractive girl beautiful accom-
pLshed and fascinating vet she IS bandicapned bv
me universal unpopularity OF her elder brother the
DuAe OF orleans Indeed the Duke OF Aosta who
= the count OF TURNS older brother. has already
mao so much trouble. not merely In connection with
ms ofother-n-aw, the Duke OF Orleans but also
with his own wife. Princess Helene of Orleans who
mas on two separate occasions separated from him
III anger, that any matrimonial alliance be-
" sen 1he mousse OF Orleans and the reigning family
- lay would not be welcomed by the latter. In
oeeu could not fail to interfere with the renewal
OF cordial relations between Paris and Rome
with regard to the rumors current IN Europe.
aoieu 10 this country. respecting endeavor made
oE the Duke of Orleans to secure an annulmeut
1Ioi the vatican of his marriage with Archduchess
MARIA Dorothea Of Austria. they should also be
received with reserve. It Is not the duke who is
eehlhg the annulment. but his wife. the arch
NShess whose married life is made SO unhappy
oy her husband that it has contributed more than
hytnlng else 10 prejudice the courts Of St James
ot vienna and OF Russia against him as We'll "a
mat OF Madrid In these letters ! have referred to
'e numerous scandals in which he has been in
Eo4Neo since he has been married 10 the arch
ouchess, who was guilty of a most terrible mesal-
nance when she yielded TO his opportunities for
her hand. The statement that he was forced into
te marriage is ridiculous. For II was the reigning
uOuse OF Austria which was most reluctant to give
secured only
oy MS imperviouSness to all Sights and snubs
AS for his marrying Princess Clementine Meter
men. daughter of Princess Pauline wife Of a for
Her Austrian Ambassador at Paris there is not a
WORD or truth in the statement The duke scarcely
KNOWS Princess Clementine who is thfrty-four
years Of age and somewhat homely. The princess
70 whom the ruTaor refers Is undoubtedly Princess
Ilu Metternich, daughter of Prince Paul and
Princess Melanie Metternich a girl OF about TWEEN
ty-four. who is not good looking a wonderfully
nd that.
origin or the story is to be found in the fact that
the Duke OF Orleans each year. when he stays at
Marienoad' spends good deal of his time at the
Metternlchs' splendid sporting estate OF K6nigs-
wart. near by, where he has always been a well
come guest
But, even admitting for one moment that the
duke could secure annulment OF his marriage
from his present wife. which is unlikely In the ex-
IRENE 1t Is impossible 10 conceive of any Austrian
noelewoman being willing TO give him her hand
or to Imagine for moment that any OF the great
houses of the Austro- Hungarian aristocracy would
give their consent TO the union of one Of their
daughters with the Pretender. For they know full
We'll that II would bring down upon them the i'll
will OF the entire House Of Hapsburg. from the
Emperor down to the lowliest archduke and that
the position not merely OF the bride the Duke Of
Orleans. but also of her family. In the dominions
OF Francis Joseph would become altogether fntoI-
cradle. MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.