New-York tribune., 1905-12-11
ROYALTY ON AMERICA.
Members of Reigning Houses Who
WYite Books about This Countrq.

Bavarias future king, Prince Rupert. whom those
English iegftimists who have formed themselves
into wnat is known the White Rose League per
sst in styling the lawful Prince OF Wales has Just
published at Munich a volume describing his trip
around the world a portion of which is devoted to
his stay in America. The prince and his consort
were here IncogEito the summer before last. and
the latter part of their soourn in the United States
marTed by the grave illness of the princess,
who while in New-York almost succumbed to an
attack of appendicitis for which she operated
upon Immediately after her return to Bavaria, the
doctor who had attended the princess here having
escorted her to Europe and been present at the
operation
identity of the royal couple while in this country,
and had the fears of the physicians in New-Yor
been realized. and had the princess succumbed here
to her illness, readily imagine the sensa-
ton which would have been created by the dis
covery that future queen princess Of one of
the Oldest dynasties in the world had not only been
living for weeks in New-York. without any one
being aware of the fact, but had also died there
The princess is of the daughters of Duke
Charles Theodore. of Bavaria. the celebrated ocu-
list a niece therefore OF the late Empress of
Austria and sister is married to Prince Albert
heir apparent TO the throne of Belgium
While Prince and Princess Rupert were being en-
tertained at Peking by the Empress Dowager of
China they received there of the death of one
of their little ones whom they had left at home in
the care of the chidren's grandmother. Duchess
Charles Theodore and this bereavement accounted
largely for the incognito which they observed
throughout their stay in America, naturally they
wers unwilling 10 take part in the entertainments
which woula otherwise have been given in their
honor
Let ne add that Prince Rupert is by no means
the only member Of the House of Bavaria who has
written about the United States his aunt, Princess
Therese of Bavaria. elderly spnster. more
learned than beautiful. is doctor OF philosophy
and haE besn elected member of most OF the
leading scientific societies of Europe. She has like
wise published. not one, but several, books on
America, under the pen name OF ''T. H. Bayer.'
She is devoted to ethnographical and geographical
studies, and is, I believe, the only lady of royal
birth who claim to be Arctic explorer, her
voyages having carried her far beyond the polar
circle. She is much interested in the various Ind
ian tribes of this country in her Investigations
Of their customs and origin claims to have trav-
ersed the northern portion of the Western Hem-
sphere from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico
less than twelve times living among the Ind
ians for weeks together She has likewise explored
Brazil in every direction and has written several
standard works about her country.
While admired for her learning, she is not alto
gether appreciated a guest by the various reign
ing houses of Europe, as she has a discon-
certing way of arriving with all sorts of queer
treasures, IN the shape of mummies, skulls reptiles
and livestock of exotic character, for all of
which she expects hospitality in the royal palace
remember occasion that she arrived at
Lisbon from South America with couple of able
bodied punas among her suite, and expected the
King to find for them along with her other
impedimenta, under his roof