New-York tribune., 1907-11-04
A HAREM SECRET.
hhedive's Favorite Daughter Is
Deaf, Dumb and Crippled.

'tUf DUHID ana tnDOI6U.
Harem secrets are so well Guarded AZ Oriental
courts that only few are aware Of the great sor-
row that troubles the otherwise uncIouled dornag-
., happiness Of the Khedive of Egypt and OF his
LHHeHlHIah- II IS that their eldest child Princess
I-Ih'ha' now in her thirteenth year is deaf and
uum' and afflicted with a spinal COMPLAINT which
VIM " does not mar the girls rare beauty,
i'-Nei'"'ieSS renders her unable walk without
support lnasmuch the climate Of Fgvp, is re-
eafded by the leading European specialists who
nave peen consulted about her as too tabiliat,nr
s"' resides on the beautiful island os Rhodes
Where the khedive has great estates ana whore
Ne has built beautiful palace for her use There
she lives all the year round with her medical at
'endants and number Of the most devoted
tainers. surrounded by every luxury. and visited
several times yearly by her parents. Of whom.
IS so often the case in such instances as these
she is the favorte child
AS ! mentioned above, the Khedive's home life
IS Otherwise very happy and, save for the
Cre'E inherent To harem doctrines. only slightly
Oriental There are no slaves MANY OF the ser
wants are European. The Khedviah IS the only
wife Of ESypts ruler. There are no odaIisques
and very few eunuchs. the latter being merely
VlFng retainers of former reigns. Yet the Khe-
dINah, who is extremely beautiful woman
anu as sunny tempered and kind hearted as
she is comely. made her debut in the Khedivial
establishment slave. She was designedlv
placed In his way by his mother and by his other
feminine relatives at Cairo with the object of
OF the daughters or nieces of the Turkish Sultan
a conSort Of that sort would have lorded Il over
ueIn all. and they anxious that if he mar
Red he should choose his wife among the prin-
ceSses Of his own family. IkbaI Hanem was mere
ly put in his way temporary diversion, but IT
proved permanent Her loneliness fascinated tho
hh"dlve, and when she gave birth to her frs.
thlId he. much 10 the disgust of his family and
relatives and despite their opposition. insisted
upon marrying her and upon creating hcr Khedl-
Viah The princcsscs of his house had dIsIiked tho
idea Of having to pay homage 70 a Khediviah or
the imperial family at Constantiuople. but the no.
ton Of having to bow low before I\hcdiylah who
had been mere odalisque and slave was infinitely
moro dIstasteful 10 them
The khodivish at the time OF her marriage did
not possess any education beyond that which ord-
narHy falls 10 the share Of an Oriental woman
whose beauty is her only asset. BUT since then she
has taken the trouble to acquire all sorts of accom-
phshIHents, notably complete mastery Of French
and English. with a view fitting herself intel
lectually as an associate of her husband. With
the exception Of the eldest child all the children Of
the kH"divo and khedyiah are in sturdy health
and of as happy disposition their mother Each
year they spend a couple Of months the shores
Of the Hosporus. I'm tho palace which was one If
the gifts Of the Sultan to the Khedive.
QUEEN LOUISE BARRED FROM THE STAGE
Emperor William has prohibited tho representa-
t0u upon tn" stage of his great grandmother.
Queen Louis" of Prussia. In the patriotic drama Of
Fberhard K6uiE. entitled stein and dealing with
Prussla's Of liberation from NapoIoouic thral.
dom az m" beginning of the nineteenth century.
m entire act is devoted 10 Queen Louise who is
represented I'm the heroic ro" which she actually
played in what IS stijl known throughout Germany
the "RefraiGucs EreE' C'War Of liheration.)
But. sDta Of the desire OF Tho playwright rep
resent her tho stage with Nohtting honor and
eronco Emperor William docs not rcltsh tho notion
- III" Dor'rlyaI of mis- Froat grandmother h"for"
tho foorlirhts. seeking far tho applause o' per
haps not always friendly aullen0"
II" memory % Queen Louise IS rcvcrod through
out Germany, ana NOR" especially. OF course. iu
Prussia as more than that u a nero heroine iu.
deed, akin 10 that of national saint. sine" ell"
not only tho moving spirit Of that struEEi" hy
means of which her people recovered thcr frc"-
dom from tho yoke ~ the foreign invader hut also
because she was the pattern "t au IN" d0m'sti"
virtues and contributed more than any other on"
porson 10 the restoration Of tho purity OF home
life IN an age when morals we-" NJ "A low ohh. Tn"
idea Of such a nonl" ard pure character as this
being represented IN all sorts ~ theatres perhaps
rs, women OF questionable autcr.dcnts and az dis
solute character. cannot b" pleasant one either
- tha Kaiser or 70 an those patriotic Germans
who have the picture OF Queen Louis" occurving
tho place Of honor In tho.r homes. Consequently
the Emporors action I'm declining 70 permit p.'t
p.rieh, K6nig 10 produce his drama stein I'm ITS
present condition. and iu compelling him - r"-
writ. IT, with the entire act devoted 20 Queen
Louise eliminated viii meet with pretty widespread
aoDroyal iq tho FathcrIaud and viii not p" I'm any
wise regarded as constituting piece of imperial
tyranny.