The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-16
FRENCH GALLANTRY
MAY Be DISTURBED.
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Many Revelations Of Leopold and
Baroness Vaughan Are
Anticipated.
LOUISE CAUSING TRIO U B LIE.
Death Of Belgium's King Means
More Than Ugly Law
suit.
LOUISE CAUSING TROUBLE
III. MARQUIS DE CAsTELLANE.

lSpeciaf Cable to The Times Dispatch. I
Paris. january 15.--One may excuse
much of Kings, and one must excuse
leverything OF a pretty woman. We
IN Paris expect to find our friendship
for the late King Leopold and our
galIantry towards his morganatic wife
much disturbed during the next few
weeks through the unhappy court quar-
rels that have been precipitated by the
Princess Louise.
1t Is impossible to say what accusa-
tons may be made and what revela-
tons offered in the princess's attempt
to wrest the Baroness do Vaughans
property from her, but I wish to tell
the American readers a few words of
what l know of both King and bar
oness.
Cnstc1lnne Describes n Visit.
/ met them both and their two chill
dren at the Chateau de Lormes, which
they rented from our Franco American
hostess, Nine. Henri Say. And never
did bourgeoise family! frolic more mer-
rily than the aged King, the young
sters and the lively and lovely baron
ess. They made right merry in the
beautiful chateau of Nine. Henri Say.
Leopold used to compare himself to
Louis XIV, who married Madame dc
Maintenon, his children's governess.
And truly there may be some compar-
ison They We're both great Kings
King Leopold's two children by the
Baroness de Vaughan have added a
new count and a new duke to Euro
pean mobility. This comforting of
titles upon his two illegitimate sons
puts Leopold in the rank of many
other Kings, especially those of Eng
land and France. For instance, the
present Due d'Orleans is descended
from the Due d'Orleans who was re-
gent during the minority of Louis
XIV, and from the beautiful daughter
of Nine. de Montespan. I found the
baroness is quite as pretty and fasci
mating as the pictures OF Nell Gwynr,
descended.
A French King sent the fascinating
| louise de Louereuille to spy upon the
Merry Monarch" and as a result Eng
land rejoices in the DukN>p of Richmond
and Gordon.
! The noble Duke of Grafton boasts
an irregular descent from a royal
house marked by bar-sinister on his
escutchcon. Il was, however, bad
taste, L think, on the part of Leopold
to call his eldest son Duke de Fervue-
rem, for this is the name of the palace
where his ill-starred sister, Empress
Carlotta, lived after she lost her rea-
son in consequence of the death of
her husband, who was shot in Mexico.
A Coming Romantic Marriage.
Leopold's death means more than
an ugly lawsuit: 1T means that the
next royal marriage will surely be
that OF Prince Victor Napoleon and
Princess Clementine, youngest daush-
ter OF the late King. Prince Victor IL
the grandson of Jerome Bonaparte.
King of Westphalia, and brother OF
Napoleon the Great He is the son OF
tia, Ronaparte prince Familiarity known
MS "Plon-Plon." who lourished during
the reign Of Napoleon LII. Prince VIC
tors mother was a sister of King VIC
tor Emmanuel of italy. He rs the
standard-bearer of the Bonapartists
and their claimant to the throne ol
| France.
His marriage with the Princess
J Clementine, great granddaughter OIL
1 Louise Philippe, adde's strength 70 ,he
| imperialistic cause. The secret OF Tue
| engagement of the royal couple wac
kept dark owing to the fierce OPPOSE
| ton of Leopold. They have pesn
| sweethearts for fifteen years ana ~
| spite of the vigilance of the autocratlc
! Leopold. managed 10 meet secretly In
| France. have been told that the Ola
! King used TO mount guard. whip IN
hand, in front of the princess's apart
ments in the Palace of Laeken 10 pre-
/ vent her receiving her royal lover.
Poor CIementinc's Troubles.
Once driven to desperation the un-
| happy girl openly deficd her father. u
! was at the Cap Martin, on the RIVIERA
| The King dared to insist on recosni
ton of his morganatic wife by the
princess. Clementine fled to Srusscls
where she planned an elopcmcnt ana
marriage with Prince Victor, but wiser
| counsels prevailed. 1t was pointed on
] they would be cxilcd from Belgium. ane
| the prince is already an exile IRON
France. But Leopold is gone, and tfcts
Is now no reason why this union shouie
not take place.
Every Bonapartist rejoices In conse
quenco Of this coming marriage. Eyer
| the aged Eugene looks young agar
The Cassaignacs are openly celcprai
| ing. Every one wishes the fatefu
/ lovers speedy union and happy
life, They have suffered cruelty
4 Court etiquette will defer the officia
announcement, hut certainly look for
4 ward to 1t in tho, near future.
While Prince Victor is looked upor
las the claimant of the French throne
i (shuuld the republic falD a still near
!, er claimant exists In Charles Jcrom,
Z Ronapnrtc. of Washington, who wa
the grandson of Jerome Bonaparte
through his wife Elizabeth Patterson
OF Baltimore. Prince Victor Is tht
grandson OF the second Wife
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Especial Cable to The Times Dispatch,l
London, January 5.-TaXcabs are rapid
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