The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1906-06-29
ROYAL MARRIAGES.
NEARER TO THRONE PRINCE is,
GREATER THE DIFFICULTIES.

How Carlos of Portugal Decided-Bis-
marck's Trick to Hurry German
Crown Princes Observation-Disclosures
First Meeting With Danish Princess
Alexandra.
King Carlos is one of the very few
reigning monarchs who decided whom
ne would marry, though this is not
saying that his advisers were opposed
to the princess of his choice, but it had
always, even in his school days, been
and understood thing that he would
wed an Austrian princess. To this idea,
however, he developed objections, and
consequently, when he approached a
manageable age, meetings were ar
ranged in the usual delicate and diplo-
matte manner between him and the
most suitable Roman Catholic princes
SEES in Europe.
The late Countess de Paris found that
her charming daughter, Princess
Amelie d'Orleans, had by some mis-
chance been overlooked in the search
for consorts for the young prince, and
caused very fine portrait of the prin-
cess to be hung conspcuously at the
French Embassy at Lisbon, where it
attracted the attention and evoked the
admiration of Prince Carlos on his next
visit to the Ambassador, the Count de
Ferronave.
"Ah!" exclaimed the Crown Prince,
as his eyes fell upon the portrait,
What a charming girl! l assume" he
added, with a sorrowful air, that she
does not chance to be princess?"
"she is the Princess Amelie dor
leans" responded the Countess de
Ferronaye. and she is as charming as
she appears"
Within forty eight hours Prince Car
los was in Paris, and week or two
later his engagement to Princess Anne
lie was announced
The matter of selecting a suitable
wife for q royal prince is one of vary
ing difficulties, say London Tit-Bits,
and, manifestly, the nearer to the
throne the prince happens to be the
greater are the difficulties of those up
on whom the task devolves, and the less
likely the prince is to be allowed vice
in the mater, though he may, as he
sometimes does, enhance the troubles of
his advisors by rejecting their sugges-
tions.
A royal marriage is generally consid-
cred to have considerable political in
fluence, although history rather dis
counts the idea, and perhaps the last
things considered are the personal
charms of princesses, In very many
cases, indeed, vague idea Of whom a.
prince shall eventually marry is arrived.
at while he is still in the nursery, and
it is quite impossible to say whether
the selected princess gives promise Of
being suitable in the way Of disposition
and charms. Such early plans gem
orally to be abandoned, for long ere the
time for their execution something Is
pretty certain to necessitate a change
it may be the political situation be-
comes altered, or perhaps d ldlllllS III
oident will occasion the change of
plans"
For instance, ever since the King of
Spain opened his eyes on the world his
Ministers and tibet ex-Queen Regen
have had their plans for his marriage,
but not quite until recently, well with
in a year, was 1t suggested that he
should marry princess Ena of Batten-
berg, and the proposal was at first.
most strongly opposed from very in
fluential quarters because the Princess
was Protestant; for, although it is no
unusual thing for a princess to en-
brace the religion of her finances
country, the fact that she has not been