The Washington herald., 1908-08-16


directions betrayinE evidence Of the Ut
most embarrassment TO the many eyes
that We're watching them.
But ex-Hi1g Amadeus. who was the
most ChIvaIrous hammered OF men. crossed
the room 10 where Queen Isabella was
sitting. bowfDE low, begged leave 20 pre-
sent his homage 20 her, kissed the hand
which she extended TO him. and then. IN
response 10 her invitation. seated himself
by her side and engaged in friendly con-
versation-
He again kissed her hand on retiring
and withdrew. amidst a quiet murmur
OF appreciation on the part of the French
and foreign digniJaries present. caused
by the grand seigueur courtliness with
which he had tackled a somewhat avk-
ward renconJre.
Vienna which. during the latter half
Of the nineteenth century. was the home
Of so many derhroned sovereigus and fall
en- dyuasJtes has likewise frequently been
The scene OF queer meetings Of This kind
n 1913. while walking through the great
rotUnda in the Prater with the late Prince
jerome Napoleon. father Of the present
Bonapartist pretender, We suddenly
found ourselves face 10 face with the
Comte de ChambCrd. then chief Of the
Royalist party. and who as a child had
reigned over France for a few hours as
King Henry Y. on the abdication IN his
favor by his grandfather Charles Y
The two princes gazed at each other
with some interest. but without any sign
Of recognition. then passed on The
Corte de Chamburd- as is well known
spent all the latter part Of his life iu
Austria, after the failure Of the plot %
place him on the throne Of France.
through the loyalty Of old Marshal Mac
Nah0n 20 the republic
Some weeks after this meeting the ex-
QUeen Of Hanover. her son the present
Duke Of Cumberland and Of Brunswicz-
and her two daughters almost found them
selves nose TO nose with the late Empress
augusta Of tiermany-that Is 20 say. Just
about the last parsonage whom they were
desirous Of encounteriuE- They We're en-
gagged in afternoon tea IN a pavilion erect
ed by the English government in the In
ternatonal Fair grounds. 10r the use OF
the then Prince Of Wales. when suddenly
the police officials al -hs entrance an
nouneed that the German Empress was
approaching under the guidance cf the
British Ambassador. Sir Andrew Buchau-
an. who was in happy ignorance Of the
presence OF the HanoEerIau royalty
As the empress entered by the front
gate I assisted the latter 10 escape by
the back dOo-. amid a chaos OF packing
cases, &c helter-skeIter. with a degree
OF haste Of which no one would ever
have dreamed so superbly majestic a
woman as the Queen Of Hanover TO have
been capable
Her dignity and tEat o. her equally
stately and very handsome daughters was
much rufled by the flight But the meet
view Of the court Of Berli1's attitude
towards the House OF Hanover. would
have been ucs- embarrassing. was
averted-
One other strange recontre has always
remained impressed upon my mind II
was that between the Empress EugeriA
and the Due d'Auuale. in the ea-ly SIS
at CharinE Cross Railroad Station. IN
London The duke. hearing OF EuEeuie's
Presence on the platform. approached her.
hat in hand. and asked permission %
present his respects TO her. for he had
known her as a young girl prior 10 her
marriage 20 Napoleon III. had danced
with her too. but had never met her
since The Due d'AUnaie had been the
most bitter foe Of Napoleon III. IN fact
Il was his expulsion Of Princess NIathiI5e
Bonapa-re and Of her ladies from the
private stand at the race course Of Cnan-
tilly. with an uncompIimentary remark
as TO the wOuenki-d Of the B0uaDartes,
that led more than anything else 20 Ma
poleou's ordering soon afte-ward the con
nscation OF the properly Of the House OF
Orleans Time, however. and sorr0w had
obIterated the memory Of these former
aniuosities
dAuuale was once more an exile. had
lost his only son and his wife. while
Eugene had been bereft OF her throne
Of her husband. and Of her boy. She
graciousIy received the old duke. extend
ing her hand. which he carried 10 his
lips They talked together for d little
while. and then both becoming too much
moved by the memory Of the past 10 con
tinue- the duke took leave. asking and
obtaining permission 10 call upon the
imperial widow
IN conclusion II may be pointed out that
the experience which fell to the lot OF
President FaIlieres at Copenhagen in
finding himself obliged to meet members
1f the dynasties that have reigned IN
France and which are now encompaSsing
the overthrow Of the Republic. is liable
to happen 20 him at nearly every court
his official capacity. Thus. at the OUR
NAL At Rome he will ind in the consort
lf the Royal Duke of Aosta. Princess
Helen, Of Orleans. sister Of the Duke OF
Orleans. and IN the widowed Duchess Of
Aosta. aunt Of the King Of Italy, Princess
Leutia BOnaparte. only sister Of the Bon
zpartists pTeteEder. Another sister Of
the Duke Of Orleans Is, as the second wife
of Prince Carlos Of Spain. one Of the
principal figures at the Court Of Madrid
where the Countess Of Paris. mother OF
Frances r0yalist pretender. ranks as an
nfanta OF Spain At the court OF Lisbon
the widowed mother of.the young King IS
4 sister OF the Duke Of Orleans. and, as
shown above. there is Princesse Marie
)f Orleans at Copenhagen as the vile OF
Prince WaldeuaT Of Denmark. and Prin-
,ess Marie BCDaparte at Athens, as the
wife Of Prince George. Of Greece Finally.
II the court OF Munich. we find Princess
Louise Of Orleans. as wife OF Prince A.
1house Of Bavaria. Thus II viii be seen
hat II the president were to restrict his
,alls 70 court where he is not likely to
meet French princesses, his visiting list
would be Of an extremely restricted char
scter-
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