The National tribune., 1910-01-20
PEOPLE.

All the world has been interested in
the efforts of young King Manuel, OF
Portugal, to find himself a wife, and
the recent visit to England's King was
disappointing to the public, as it was
followed by no engagement announce
ment. Why a match was not made on
the spot with the Princess uoyafs cid
est daughter or some of the others
picked out for him (by an Interested
public, dare say) seemed incompre-
hensihle, and this same Interested pup
lie felt that II had only been told the
half truth, and that there was really
something up the sleeve" which would
drop down sooner or later. rms mas
happened, for now comes the lStonlSh-
ing news that Princess Patricia, gay
Princess Pat" by far the most charm
ing of all the young Princesses, Is 10
become Portugars Queen. The news is
surprising. because her name was
scarcely mentioned as possible spouse
for Manuel at the time, partly on ac-
count of her being his senior by rev
years, but largely on account of the
extremely independent way she mas OF
refusing to marry this one and that
giving ground for her reputation as
fiirt by being reported engaged to so
PRECIOUS mind, upon all of which her
royal Uncle Edward has secretly smiled,
but openly froWned. She refused Al
fonso, making his religion an excuse
Qike all the English PrinceSseS she is
Protestant of course), but it is said
the true reason was she didn't ike ms
looks. The Princess Patricia is the
youngest daughter of the Duke of Con-
naught the eldest living brother of
rl
while Manuel is about 20, and she is
gay, fascinating bit of royal femininity,
with beautiful eyes, lovely hair and
complexion and a very sweet express
sion. The wedding is announced for
May but with the young woman's repu-
tation for fickleness Manuel had better
take advantage of the rather reluctant
"Yes" which has been wrung from her
dainty lips without delay, if she really
has said Yes"
The better the public becomes ac-
uuainted with Mrs. Charles Morse, the
wife of the New York banker now serv-
ing out his Is years sentence for dis
honesty in the Jail at Atlanta, the more
one wonders that he should, if only for
a second have entertained the thought
of doing anything which had in it even
the possibility of unhappiness for her,
not to say disgrace. Not only has this
brave and noble little woman stood by
her husband from the first, protesting
her belief in his innocence and work.
ing for him like a tiger, but now that
the inevitable has arrived and he ac-
tually behind the bars she is working
harder than ever for his release. She
has taken a couple of rooms in the
neighborhood of the bulls and bears of
the Metropolis, furnished them with
furniture from the beautiful home
where she had so many happy years,
and has gone regularly to work in the
most businesslike way to accomplish
two things; first, to prepare a monster
petition to present to President Taft
for her husbands liberty, and, second.
to gather together the broken frag
ments of their shattered fortune and
rebuild it if possible. Is there anyone
who does not wish her Godspeed and
the best of luck in both these objects?
Under the warm, sunny, rather enervat-
ing skies of prosperity Mrs Morse may
have given little hint of the real
strength and power there was in her,
and her husband in the storm and
stress of business have remained ig-
norant of her true character, and there
fore, in measure, uninfiuenced by it;
Still, every man ought to realize that
If he has called forth from woman's
heart the best kind of love she is going
" Stdild ny MIN, no matter Wndt nap
pens, and he should therefore be mighty
careful what he lets happen.
Now candy is the subject of my story.
Well may the candy merchants exclaim
with old John Lyly, 81 am glad that
my Adonis hath n sweete tooth in his
head" meaning the people of the Unit
ed States particularly, for it is said that
we spend s50G,000,000 a year in candy,
just two-thirds of that spent by the
rest of the civilized world put together,
and that our appetite for these various
colored, attractive, Irresistible mouth
fuls Of unalloyed bliss is on the increase.
While most of the candy is eaten by
women, they are by no means the only
consumers. The box of candy brought
home at night by the fond husband is
frequently purchased quite as much for
his own pleasure as hers, and all wives
have reason to be doubly thankful when
they see the neatly-Wrapped package,
without questioning too closely the mo-
tive that prompted its purchase, for it
is said that the man who is fond of
candy seldom has a taste or longing for
stimuIants. But fact lately made
public with regard to the purchase and
consummation of candy in the United
States is surprising, indeed 1t is said
on good authority that in New York
City fully one-half of the candy sold is
bought by the immigrants. The men,
women and children of the tenement
houses OF that great city seem to have
a very passion for sweets, tho no satis-
factory reason is given for this. As the
poisonous acids and dyes used so large
Iy in candies until few years ago are
no longer employed in their manufac-
ture, and most candy, even the cheap
kinds, is quite harmless, no evil effects
have followed this, and if the poor peo-
pie choose to spend their pennies in
this way, who shall say them nay?
Princess Louise the second daughter
of the late King Leopold. seems with
out question to be the black sheep of
that family. Altho King Albert sent a
carriage to the frontier to meet her at
the time of her fathers death, placing
at her disposal the services of a Cen
eral and lady of the court that She
might have the proper attention while
his guest, she must have felt herself
like fish out of water in that gather
ing of relatives. With most Of them
she had been at swords points for
years. Among them was her own son.
who has had absolutely nothing to do
with his mother since she ran away
with the ex-Capt. Mattachich; then her
Son-in-law, who also has ignored her
very existence since he married her
daughter, 10 years ago; then her sister.
Stephanic, who had only a short time
ago announced in the Austrian papers
that she was forever cstrangcd from
her sister ON account of her scandalous
which Princess Louise must have well
known a L.