The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-02-27
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Paris, Feb. 26.-The Duchess OF
Hohenberg, morganatic wife of the
Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Aus
tria, who is heir presumptive to the
throne of Austria, is clever and tact
full woman. She realizes the truth of
the saying the way to a mans heart
is through his stomach" be he king or
just plain every day man.
Little by little she has won over 1er
father-in-law, the old emperor, Francis
Joseph, until now she is at the very
steps of the throne, notwithstanding
the strict etiquette of the exclusive
Austrian court, known to be in Eu-
rope, perhaps, more rigid. in its adher-
ence to tradition, than that of Russia
While only officially regarded as q
wife in Austria, she is, or can be, wife
and queen both in Hungary. where the
same laws do not exist with regard to
heirs of the throne. The Duchess
two sons and her daughters are enti-
tied to be addressed as Prince and
Princess in Hungary, although they are
not officially recognized in Austria.
But to return to the means whereby
the Duchess has ingratiated herself
with the old emperor. For years 1t
has been an open secret that Francis
Joseph has been devoted to Katherine
Schratt. She had decided grasp on
his affections. He preferred the plain
cooking and simple Vienese dishes that
are scarcely in keeping with a royal
repast. Katharine was clever enough
to play on his weakness and had such
dishes as he liked prepared whenever
the emperor dined with her, which was
often, SO greatly did he enjoy the sim
pie fare forbidden him in his palace.
With the appearance of the Duchess
on the scene. however, she broke up
the attachment by making herself par
ticularly attractive and agreeable to
the emperor: in fact, so much SO tina,
now he omits his usual visit to Kath
arina, for he mysteriously finds that at
the Duchess table he has placed before
him the favorite dishes which he sup
posed no one but katharina's chef
could prepare.
There it was that the Duchess diplo
macy became known. She had bought
over katharina's chef by an offer of ;
largely increased salary. Since thai
time the Duchess has grown so i'm
mensely in the good graces of his i'm
perial majesty that it is rumored thai
he will raise her to the royal rank O.
princess, and give her precedence a
court over those Of royal blood, fo
heretofore. while beloved by all sh'
had held a relatively low rank at tn
Austrian court. All of which agail
proves the existence of the Eterna
Feminine.
| The Place Vendome. in the center o
which is the celebrated column erected
to the memory of Napoleon I, and sait
! to be made Of material taken from tn
battle fields where he won victories
| guns. cannons and other implements O
war-melted down and converted int
a monument to his wonderful proves
is entirely surrounded by magnifi
cent residences and hotels" as the
are designated here. when used for pri
vate residential purposes. Thes
were built and occupied in earle
times by the very flower of the Frencl
aristocracy. The place is now, how
ever, given up to romance, chiefly
Here are gorgeously decorated salon
in pure Louis XVI style, which remain
in absolutely the same condition, s.
FAR as style and fo,m are concerned
as in former days, for the leases pro