Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-13

lie will not be Manuel who cut anything
but q heroic figure in his flight from his
country without striking blow for his
crown. but the Duke CT BraganZa father
of that Prince Miguel of Brangaza, WHO
married Anita Stewart Ct Chicago. ana
vino is known now as the Duke OF Nizer.
It Is true that the Duke Of Braganza
renowned his claim to the throne soon
after the assassination of ManueIs
father and e'der brother. but that re-
nunciation, il is maintained. only holds
good against Manuel. With Manuel
definitely out of the running a. a royal
posi- biiity there reason why the
duke should not make bold bid for
the crown which was worn once by MS
branch of the Braganza family, and there
can he no doubt that his chances would
he enhanced by the command o. soon
American money which his son ana
heir can supply.
All this however is more or less in the
air al present. The duke is quite con-
Portable as a king in exile and Is hardiN
likely TO put up fight for the reality,
unless the republic shows signs of weak
ness. If ii does. however. no one doubts
that he VIII nc a factor to be reckone1
with in tie counter revolution. At pres
ont he lives quietly in Austria, where MS
son. Prince Miguel, and his American
England has always peen haven Oh
refuge FOR kings who found the climate
Of their own country unhealthy. ana Tor
Years Wood Norton, the beauufui NOR
cestershire seat of the Due d'Orlean$ has
been the shrine toward whch The wor-
shippers of the ancient regime in France
turned There the pretender keeps mp
truly re.al state. holding little inter
course with his English neishoors ami
surrounded by group OF men and women
whose names are familiar TO all students
OF French history There will ifock nov
no doubt. an asScnbiage Of Portuguese
aristocrats to whom life under republic
is distasteful.
In spite OF him taking himself and his
royal state so seriously the Due dor
leans has keen sense of humCr and one
exploit cariy in his career shows this
In 1856 Gen. Bculaneer being minister
for war and II. GrevH president o: tn"
republic. the names OF the royal princes
fOldine commissions in tie French SorT-
ice were struck cut OF The arm! LIST. and
the .leirS of the ia miles which had ruled
over France were expelled from that
country. The departure OF the pretenders
caused little emotion and they took the
blow philosophicaliy. They were already
accustomed 10 lives of exile: each was
wealthy and each speedily found sufficient
cupation abroad 70 leave France tran
Gull. The elders among them occupied
themselves with religion. with etiquette,
with a semblance of study and a pretenSe
a. politics. Those Of the younger genera
toned dCHned English. Austrian or Rus
sian uniforms and payed at soldering.
Fpr some wears little was heard Of
them i'm France, and people had begun
to forget their existence. as they mad
forgotten the existence Of tn" Bourbon
princes when Napoleon ruled. when sud
~, nf
day following that OF which tic Iotns
price attained lis majority, the Due
G'Crieans appeared IL Paris
Every French citizen. whatevcr Part
Of the word he happens 10 be, is bound
10 preseu. himself coT military service on
coming % age. Rc!irg on this fact, TIE
Due d'Orieans presented himself At the
recruiting office OF the Rue Saint Domi
nique and Informed the officials there tina
he was Louis philippe Robert do:iea2s,
French citizen, twenty-one years o.
age. come for enlistment. Naturally. the
Snderlinys in the recr:lit.ng office werg
soldier to the mayor. The clerks in tn.
mayors Office referred him to the minis
ter of war A: the war office he was
invited TO max" his demand in writing
He did 50. and was arrested on the charse
OF violatiEG the law OF exile.
The Due dOrleans loves to make sig
nifcant gestures. AS he was being
driven across the Pont Neuf his way
to prison he pulled off his hat and bowed
profoundly. to the establishment of the
, policeman in whose charge he was. RE.
assure yourself monsieur" he said to tn,
official lit is not a conspirator, it is my
[ grandfather l am saluting," and he
pointed to the statue of Henry ".
Yachting is now the chief occupation
of Philippe VIII of France. as the duke
calls himself. He has spent several sum
mer seasons in arctic waters, and on on
, of his cruises he had the good fortune I,
j discover an uncharted ice-bound rock, o