Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1908-07-25

The following Interesting gossip
was sent in to the social writer;
Gossip about the Abruzzi-Elklns
match WILL Of course, never end until
the altar or Official announcement
that IL Is declared off shall have laid
1t in the dust. Rome, II goes with
out saying, has settled with it, and
the views of Americans who are ieal-
GUS and Italians who are resontful
have been the theme of every palazZo
on the seven hills. The latest has It
that, when at the family council the
Duke d'Acosta and the Count of Tu-
rim at last--and only very reluctant
ly-had consented To accept Miss FL
lins as sister-iu-law, things looked
bright and promising. From the be-
ginning the King gave Abru22l his
support after the Prince had con
WINGED his cousin that the young
lady was worthy to become a member
of the Royal house of Savoy. The
King did not forget the difficulties he
had to overcome with his father,
King iIumbert, and the then all-pow-
erful Premier Crispl, when some
twelve years ago he insisted on mar
rying the beautiful, but so poor and
Insignificant Princessc Helene OF
Montenegro. Should the Abruzzi-
Elliins marriage take place, the Anu
eriCan princess will have a warm and
aifectiOnate friend I'm Queen Helena,
who is now as radlantly happy as she
is beautiful. But how about the rest
of the Royal ladies, of which there
are five? They all are hiEh-spIritod
and Independent, and not in the hab-
1t of submitting gracefully or meekly,
like the Prussian prlnccsses when
the Kaiser has dictated by whom
they shall be received and whom not.
Queen Marghcrita has expressed her
self in unmistakable terms against
this latest American invasion" at
the Qulrinal Court Duchess Helene
d'Acosta, sister of the Duke dor
leans and of Queen Amelie of portu-
gal. is likely to have one of her sud
den and convenient spells of illness
which prevent her from taking part
in Royal festivities at Rome and else
where. She has her husband very
much on the string when intimate
family affairs are concerned, and nc
one believes she will extend n glad
hand 10 the newcomer; moreover, the
still Juvenile Dowager Duchess d'Acos
tn, Laetitia Bunapnrte, the only In
perial Highnrss among the many Roy
III Highnesses, as stepmOther-in'
law, will not Illustrate traditions in
what is generally expected OF moth
ers-in-law. In tho Genoa branch
there Is the old DOwugCr Duchess, the
mother of Queen Marghcrita, also
Grandmother of the King. Il SaEOr
princess, known 10 be most "diMcile'
in family and other matters, and The
younger Duchesse Isabella. a BaYn
rian princess; it is but natural tina
these ladies win chime n will
Queen Margherita and keep distant
In time, and with tact, probabl,
the antagonism of the Royal ladlc
may diminish, but unfortunatel,
Miss EllSins is known as being rattle
headstrong, always having had he
own will and what she wanted, Will
tact is not numbered among tn
many virtues the newspaperme
have been able to discover in her
Now comes the political side of tn
matter which cannot be oyerlooke
in monarchy built on democrati
and popular principles. When tn
mother Of Aco5ta, Turin and Abru,
H. the lovely PTncesse Maria VictC
ria Pozzo della Cisterna, was chose
to become the spouse of Amadeo {
Aosta, second son Of Victor Emanut