Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-03-14
How the Emperor of Austria Sup
pressed Still Another
Royal Scandal.
HISTORY OF THE DoRoTHEUM
Fnvmitc ''Hock Shop OF Monarchs
Out of IA neutrality-suspicious. Princess
And Needy Aristocrats.
Special Correspondence.

Y 7 JENNA, March with his
usual kindly tact and a check
" for $4,000 the Emperor Fran
els Joseph has Just suppress
| ed another royal scandal. not indeed
this time exactly in his own household
but in that OF another royal family
closely allied to the Hapsbugs. Only
a short time ago the many frequent-
ers of the ''Dorotheum," Nienna's gov
eminent pawnshop and auction rooms.
| were amazed TO find n great hall filed
with gorgeous wearing apparel which
| had evidently belonged To IA lddy OF COX
| allied rank. There were silk dresses
by the score, and articles OF lingerie
woven of the most delicate fabrics, cos
tunes and coats, and hats ana nIrs OF
the costliest description. There were,
too, literally hundreds OF fans and 9TH
er articles. including many pieces OF
expensive silk aud brocades for making
up into dresses Tho whole collection,
a little bit dragged It must be admit
ted, was announced for sale the fol-
lowing weels. But the name of tho
owner was kept profound secret, and
1t was sometime before IL leaked out
that IL WAS none other than tho Prfn-
cess Louise of Belgium, wife Of Prince
Philip OF Copurg. The princess ad-
venturous career including her incAr-
Ceration ia a mad house and her es-
cape from II some three yearH ago. IL
as we'll known in America NJ In En-
rope
PAWNED HER LINGERIE.
How the princess dresses found
their way 10 the Vienna Donothoun is,
however, new story in the Coburg
family history. II dates back some 10
yoars ago when the royal owner then
staying Mt Monte Carlo became hard
up and was forced 10 pawn her surplus
wearing apparel To some Jewish money
lenders And finally after all those
yenrs the princess dresses found their
way 10 Vienna, where they were ex-
posed 10 public auction within half a
mile Of the stately palace OF the CO.
burgs Tho money lenders had appeal
ed % Prince Philip TO repay the amount
they Lad advanced calculating upon his
doing go In order 90 escape the dis
grace OF seeing his Wifes wardrobe ex-
posed TO public view. Eut the prince
Is nothing n not obstinate and refused
10 part with any money although at
one time less than $4,000 would have
settled 81, But through the lnteryen-
ton Of an exalted parsonage the sale
was postponed. and II now transpires
that tho emperor himself interviewed 10
prevent this last scandal, He sent for
tho prince and talked to him very seri-
ously bur the prince is reported to have
Kept his purse strings tight and In the
end his majesty paid the whole amount
out ~ his own pocket and thus ended
the AMIR,
INTERESTING SALES.
Ia the course OF the wear the Dor
ptheum" has many interesting sales.
Not long ago Princess Alelanin Meter
nich sent her priceless collection OF
I'D furniture, antiques, pictures ana
which realized very large
'uns' but more interesting than any
auctions OF late years were those Of the
effects of the ill-fated King Aloxan-
ler OF Servia and his not much happier
father. King Milan. All the house
sosd goods and personal belongings Of