Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
nos,r State of Affairs Causes the
Oueep 10 Select Little Prin-
cess For Her Son.
r. IT were NOT FOR THEE,
~ Should Almost Doubt That Any WO'
man Of Unblcmished Honor Gould
Descend From the BOurbonS.'
speclal Correspondence.

A HApRlD, Jan. l6,-Preparatlon'
wi are now going forward In th'
royal palace. in Madrid, ana
the best apartments are beinf
freshly decorated and beautified with
.nIendld and costly new furniture and
objects Of art for the reception Of the
r,,ants Dona Pa2 and her little daugh-
fer Pillar Arrangements are being
made for hunting parties and great
lawn tennis and football matches, all
win the intention Of affordlng the boy
King Alfonso XIII and the little Prin-
yss Pillar frequent opportunities Of en-
toying each others company free from
restraint.
First the Spanish newspapers, and
Immediately afterward some important
foreign journals published the notice
mat the paternal aunt of King Alfonso,
thA Infanta Dona Paz, princess Of Ba-
yara. would come 10 Madrid with her
daughter PIlar to sOjourn here for some
weeks, and that this visit Is owing TO
,he desire OF Queen Maria Christina to
marry Don Alfonso to his cousin Pillar
N the foreordained event OF official
mutual affection uniting the young folk,
The marriage cannot take place be-
fore next year. but there are various
circumstances which lead to the belief
hu this interesting royal wedding is
extremely likely.
Above all. 1t must be observed that
N official papers have published the
nTa In the second place, Dona Maria
CHRISTINA Is eXtrayagantly fond Of her
sNsr-in.law the lnfanta Dona Paz.
Without going 80 far AS to say that she
does not also love her other relatives,
The lnfantas isabel ana Eulalia, still 1t
swell known that she is not satisfied
with the manners, tastes and conduct
not always very Correct-of these dis
tInguished personagcs, on the other
hand the severe queen mother Is filled
with admiration Tor the irreproachable
lie Of the Princess Paz, who, besides
bng a model wife and a good woman,
has a superior education and Is pas
sonalely fond Of that medical science
70 which her Bayarian husband has
dedicated his life,
II II were not FOR thee. should al
most doubt that any woman Of unblem-
ished honor could descend from the
family Of the 3ourbnns." Queen Chris
Tina remarked one day to Dona Paz,
evidently abiding to certain customs Of
The eS.Quecn Isabel II and her daugh-
'ers Isabel and fIulalia. Besides all
his may be added the great love which
me queen las manifested for the three
thildren--two boys and one girl-of the
ltuous lnlanta She has often IN
ylted these youngsters to Madrid and
frequently sent them magnificent gifts,
II also appears that this match would
satisfy the matrimonial aspirations OF
KIM Alfonso. Indeed. with the eX-
Iarslon natural TO the age aud frank
Character Of the young monarch, he has
often observed 10 his most Intimate
friends, and 10 his mother and sisters,
mat he was anxious To get married
as soon as possible In order to secure
IN heir 10 the throne. But the
cases Of which | have read In history
ana the examples shown by some of the
ieghlng families inspire me with real
terror towards matches made solely for
STATE reasons declared Don Alfonso,
al the same time, In Charactelfstlcally-
formal words which have been directly
iteported 10 me-'and, although | do not
lNe me Idea Of being impelled to Join In
marriage bonds with girl whose true
Hnunenls, character and customs are
unknown 10 me-beCause am well
a"sre mat we live In practical times,
sNu mat II Is an easy matter for Il
maiden TO fcign 10 love youth Of my
axe IN order to become Queen-stIll
nave SUFFICIENT knowledge of life not 10
ignore the fact that II liz pretty difficult
" ma a little princess, however aus
HleE Drought up, possessing that
,,laImlhg purity and candor which |
l,ste my future wife to have -
Ihese and analogous declarations
Don Alfonso has been known to have
uaue repeatedly TO persons enjoying his
.uVre confidence, therefore II Is not
,uehge mat he should have received
.uH Uvely satisfaction the proposal OF
~, mother TO marry him TO the fair
'ui Whom he calls This amiable little
1uSlU fllar with whom he had often
'.uy when b, was a child. IN the
, = ana parks Of the royal palace aud
y "non ne never forgot to write on the
Jr 3. OF her birthday.
'4r Ht'le Princes Pillar really appears
iesefVe on account OF her physical
ny moral qualities, the love of Don
' .a,D ana the high place TO which he
St,"lS disposed to raise her. Although |
", oe, y not vet 10 years Of age. having |
\. porn IN Munich. In March. In 1891, |
~ ~. august young lady s tall well !
,hyu ana fully Developed with her
o,Ish l9ckt her large blue eyes. her |
,.'a'e skin, ana tn, mild expression II |
" 'Iuhlonance. she resembles one Of |
!, virgins painted by Murlllo. Her !
yy''.". perlettlons are we'll matched |
4, nrr moral and intellectual qualities. |
IA always accompanies her mother |
sne frequent Visits which the latter |
." nnyS 70 the hospitals and the poor Of |
H. So w. Where she usually resides: and /
r res "yr mother the little princess never
,S' vi VI comforting and helping the sick |
- nn'euy' She speaks nucntly Span- |
", 80 s,nch ana English. besides a fair
,.o vi German, plays admirably on the |
a @.'o ana NE harp, and, when her stu.
i,Hao a acts Of beneyOlence leave her
NV, Ii,ue time, she takes her workbox and
,I,%6 nice little things for the poor
pS S' VII OF Munich, not, forgetting to
/" 'I ,, some gifts from time to time. To
my u',le ones Of the hcnehccnt instItu.
aT. ot Madrid, through her Aunt
80 % .. = hrlstIna,' who becomes every
4, tL39niler Of her ana often calls her
.ugh,o,.o gel corazon" Cthe little
oSssnler Of my hearty. w
VI NNe QffpcNon uphtsk II ..