The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-02-06


1898. In that year our mother
died. Queen Nathalie wrote to me
that, in order somewhat to console
Draga, she had decided to educate
at her own expense our youngest
sister. In consequence of that, SEM
my youngest sister to Paris, where
at that time Queen Nathalie, with
Draga, was staying. But Quen Ma
thalie seemed to have repented Of
her promise, and although she did
place our sister in an inexpensive
convent, she often reproached Drags
for it, causing her pain and many
sad and fearful hours.
BY Queen Nathalie's side my sis
ter Draga certainly had great o2por.
tunities of moving in the best socie-
.ty, but her lot was not as happy O.
some people thought.
The Commencement of the Ideal
Love Of King Alexander and
Queen Draga.
In the year 1894 King Alexander
came for the first time to Biarritz
to visit his mother. On that occas.
ion he saw Queen Draga also fol
the first time.
Although by that time Draga had
already suffered much from the in.
justice and heartlessness of Queen
Nathalie, she rejoiced sincerely te
see King Alexander arrive to visit
his mother. In the young Alexander
she admired the sovereign of hel
country. at the same time feeling FOL
him deep sympathy and almost pit,
because, Notwithstanding that he
was king, he was, practically, an
orphan, left by his parents to the
tender mercies of men who were
nothing to him and who did not care
for him.
The young king was, on that occa
sion, received with great cordially
by his mother. The pleasure which
he felt at such a reception she clev
ly utilized to make him invite hel
to visit him in Belgrade. This invi
tation was something like a victor,
for Queen Nathalie over King Milan
| In the autumn of the same yea
| (1S94) Queen Nathalie arrived il
Belgrade. and was received official
ly and with great ceremony by he
son. She was accompanied by hel
dame d'honneur, Draga, who wal
lodged with the queen-mother in thu
New Palace. During their sojourl
in Belgrade that autumn the youn(
king (who lived in the Old Palace
began to pay his attentions to Draga
My poor sister in the beginning die
not even notice this. When, a littl,
later, these special attentions were
more evident and unmistakable, sh,
thought they must not be taken Sc
riously, and that the king only pait
them in the foolishness of his youth
fulness. But still later, the persis
tence of the young king filled hel
heart with anxiety, and she wonder
ed what she should do
When the king went to visit the
king Of Greece, and the rumor spread
that he was going there to be en-
gagged to Princess Mary of Greece
Draga prayed fervently that the en-
gagement should take place. as shs
believed that such a marriage woult
be good fer King Alexander ant
Servia. But our Brethren" tn,
Russians, managed to prevent tina
union, sending in a great hurry on,
of their grand dukes, who becam,
engaged to Princess Mary before thu
arrival of King Alexander in Athens
During two years this young wo
man rejected the fervent declara
] tons of King Alexander's love. Thi
was known to several friends Of tn,
-. king. His aide-de-eamp, Colone
] Tyirich, knew it we'll. On one oc
casion King Alexander was, in tn,
: presence of that Colonel, pressing
! his mothers dame d'honneur to al
low him to talk with her alone
which request Draga ueremptoril,
refused. Thereupon, the colone
: went to Queen Nathalie and told he
: that-although Nine Mashin's char
which request Draga peremptoril,
: ble-it was necessary to send Drag
away from court, as the young kim
had fallen madly in love with her
Queen Nathalie went straight to he
son to ask him IL that was true
King Alexander was so annoyed a
] this betrayal by his first aide-de
camp that he Immediately relieves
Colonel Tyirich Of his duties at tn
: court.
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