Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-20

Especial spuudcnuC1
~ ONE. Nov. 9-No more poignant
- royal tragedy has ever aroused
the sympathy OF nation than
that OF Princess Elena OF or
leans. Duchess d-Aosta. whose break
down in hoalth added 10 her domestic
troubles make her one OF the most pa
thotic figures in Europe.
The daughter of a house which has
lost a throne and the wife of a man
who for years hoped 90 inherit one only
10 have that hope taken away az Last.
she is denied even the consolation Of
domestic happiness, and many people
in Italy do not hesitate 20 declare that
her physical breakdown is due IN large
part az least to the mental strain TO
which she mas been subjected
Her position now Is douhly painful
Tor she has started on a. journey I'm
search OF health which will probably be
her last. A tender and devoted mother.
she is separated from her children. per-
haps for ever: passionately faithful
wife. she has said goodbye 10 her nus
band
MARRIED LIFE A TRAGEDY.
The duchess has been ordered to the
Congo for her health. as she is very
300 with consumption. but court circles
see under this only too true excuse.
yeritable tragedy. Her entire married
life. in fact has been tragedy the
last scenes OF which are near
She was a princess of France. the
daughter OF the Due d'Orleaus, the le-
g,timate claimant 10 the throne Of that
country. when she married the Due
d'Aosta ne was direct heir to the Ital-
ian throne. and IL was understood that
the Prince of Naples. now the king OF
Italy. would never marry. That was
her first disappointment. Aner tho
princes marriage her eldest son was
heir apparent for some time. as King
Victor had no children, and she
dreamed OF a throne for her SON, IT.
not for herself but n the course OF
years even that hope died with the
birth OF the present crown prince.
SCANDAL AFTER SCANDAL
Up To- this time her relations with her
husband had not been notably dis
turbed. but as her health declined his
eye for q pretty face seemed 20 be-
come keouer and 0uarrels resulted
scandal after scandal followed. some
times hushod up. sometimes coming 90
public notice. until the duchess said she
would endure It no longer and would
return 90 her mother iu England 40
this point an the power of her hus-
bands family was brought to bear TO
prevent such "a scandal and after "a
struggle She forebore. at the expense of
her own peace oft mind and bodily
health. That She would have boon uap-
pier separated from the duke is doubt
ul as in spite OF am the great uuhap-
p,ne-s he has caused her. she loves him
devotedly aud is wrctched when sop-
arsted from Dim, A compromise was
effected aud indeed 20 was rendered al-
most necessary uy thc ever declining /
state ot her health Under this arrange
mont when she could not endure nor
domestic relations With her hus band.
pho would leave hm for uma.
This happened two years ago. and
DurhDas Elena went t1 England t1 boa
present 900 fhe marriage of her sister,
Louise Oh Prince Charles of Bourbon
Sicily There she took cold ana re-
turned so BOO that sho stopped ono day
ous at Staples. 90 Soc her children. and
went straight ou to cairo. from there
to Massoua, and returned later .o im-
proved and apparently so wcIl that "a
Ions lease ol ufe uas promised hcr b}