Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1906-03-29

mer at Ena's coming-out ball in Ken
slngton palace, that they have been
probably much together ever since,
would probably been allowed to wed
had not the opportunity been given for
the princess to become a queen. They
say" the princess rebelled, did not
wish to take advantage of the oppOr
tunity, much preferred her handsome
guardsman, thought to make a match
not unlike that OF her aunt, Princess
Louise, duchess of Argyle, who mated
with a subject, not member of
girl's relatives to override her objec-
tlons; the guardsman has disappeared
from public view, King Alfonso's suit
is accepted
Alfonso is not yet 20 years of age,
Ena is his junior by something over a
year He is tall and slight and plain,
she tall and well built, and very good
looking 1t may have been the con-
trast that drew the young king, but
there Seems small doubt of his devo-
ton and ardent sentiments. 1t is pro-
claimed he recently told a courtier:
"Ena was born to be queen and she
is worthy of a throne. For her
should be happy TO relinquish enc, and
should be happier she being queen
than in being a king"
The love-making went on with GER
tain simplicity down there at Biarritz,
southern France, where the Princess
Henry was sojourning with her daugh7
ter Alfonso made his headquarters
at San Sebastian, Spain, only 80 miles
away, a distance easily covered by an
enthusiastic motorist and an enthusi-
astic lover. But after the preliminar-
les, formality steps in and takes con
troll The young king announces his
intentions to his ministers, a grandee
makes pilgrimage to England to ask
OF King Edward, head of the family,
the hand of the princess. The consent
is formally announced on the return
of the grandee, and now the betrothal
is a very public affair indeed; every
thing must be directed by the most
lide-bound conventions. Probably
there will be many a ceremony-cum-
bered day in Spain when the English
girl will wish herself back in the land
OF the free.
A Spanish king and queen are serv-
ants of their servants, the rules of the
court enforcing formality almost
incredible in these free and easy mod
ern days. An article in the Chicago
Chronicle says everything in the
kings household is regulated by old
and musty laws; one law adhered to
is that the queen must go to bed at
half-past eight in winter and ten in
summer The majesties are, ever at
tended by a formidable bodyguard
? everywhere observed by numerous in.
quisitive eyes. II does not appear
such an enyiable lot, that awaiting the
English princess.
Yet let us bring forward the fac
, that Alfonso seems a plucky sort o
boy, and that he has been reared by
, wise mother; he has turned ont mucl
better in the way of health and man
illness than was feared in his earl,
youth is a true sportsman-a dashin
, motorist, daring rider and hunter
one of the best shots in Europe,
yachtsman that is able to take defea
smilingly. He seems TO get quite a Ia
OF enjoyment out Of life in spite of tn
: conventions, and maybe his wife wi
i be able TO.
She has been chosen from anon
princesses of many Manifestations
; did a-seeing go, il not a-wooing, a
over Europe-to Germany Austri
Bavaria and England. They say
has chosen the prettiest of all Il
Il princesses.