Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
KISSES FAMOUS IN HISTORY.
How One Duchess Raised a Regiment
and Another Bought Vote.

From Tit-Bits
No more celebrated kiss was ever given
than that bestowed on November %, 1854.
In the gallery of Greenwich Palace. by
Queen Elizabeth upon the Due fAlencon.
one OF the suttors for her hand, whom, in
the presence Of Walsingham and Leicester,
she kissed upon his coarse lips and placing
her ring upon his finger. presented to her
courtiers as their future master.
With true sincerity did another English
queen grant Ike favor, though the kiss
given was but that of friendship and es-
TEEN It was at the conclusion of the Crt-
mean war. when. France and our country
being. as at present. on the best of terms.
Queen Victoria paid a visit to Paris. Her
meeting with her ally. Napoleon Ill. was
of the most cordial description, and the
queen reached every heart when, throwing
ceremonial to the winds she touched with
her lips the emperor's cheek, with that kiss
doing more to cement the good will between
the two countries than any amount Of for
NAL courtesy would have affected.
Every one has heard OF the famous kiss
bestowed upon butcher by Georgiana,
Duchess of Devonshire. In lisa Fox was
contesting Westminster IN the whig inter-
est, among his keenest supporters being the
beautiful duchess, who entered heart and
soul into the spirit Of the election, gaining
many q vote for her protege by her golden
speech and sparkling eyes One man, how
ever, a butcher, remained impervious to her
wiles; neither beseeching glance nor per-
suasive word could move him. But the
duchess was resolute on gaining her end:
she offered a kiss for the mans vote. Such
a brfbe was irresistible.
The efficacy of a fair womans kiss was
ineontestabIy proved when, in 1874. the IA
nous Gordon Highlanders were raised by
the lovely Duchess of Gordon, who was di-
rectly instrumental In gaining thousand
recruits by the donation Of guinea and a
kiss apiece. In sense, many OF these
kisses may be said to have been fatal, for
in an encounter with the French shortly
afterward more than 2o0 were either killed
or wounded.
Alain Charter. the French poet. is the
hero of romantic legend. One day he sat
down in a public place, and being weary
and exhausted by the heat of the day fell
into slumber. As he slept, Margaret or
Scotland. the wife of the Dauphin, after
ward known in history as Louis XI, chann-
ed to pass with her attendants She glanc-
ed at the unconscious man and recognized
In him the poet whose verses she SO loved.
Then. motioning to her maids to be still,
she gently stepped forward, and, STOPPING.
imprinted kiss on the sleeping poets lips.
Pretty, too. Is the story of Ingeborg Wind
ing and the poor student, Paul Vendelbo.
trammel to his ardor after knowledge. was
promised by two noblemen a foreign tour
conditional on his being able to obtain
kiss from the fair Ingeborg. Nothing de-
spa1rfng, Venoeipo one morning aPpFoacneo
the lady she was seated at a window
and boldly made confession OF his hard
case. Ingeborg heard him In silence, then
bent down her proud head and in loving
charity gave him kiss.
At times. however, a kiss has been the
prelude to q tragic sequel, as that be-
slowed in Ills by Prince Ferdinand Of Ba-
varia upon Princess Thyra. the near rela-
ton of ruler of neighboring state, where
he was on a visit. This affectionate greet
ing, needless within OF the moment. was
given under the very eyes of the princess
bethrothed, who. naturally taking ull1brage,
soundly rated the thoughtless prince.
Words came to blows. which resulted In
duel being arranged, and diplomatic rela-
lions between the two states were broken
on. In the war that followed, although
hostilities lasted but six weeks, over
thousand lives were sacrificed.