The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-10-09

% government a proposal to which IN"
twelve-ysar-old girl naturally gave a de-
lighted assent On November :. i-t3. sh"
was sworn In a. Queen - Spain with all
possible ceremony amid the rejoicing ot
the whole nation. Washington Irving.
then United States Minister 10 Spain.
Witnessed tho curious spectacle and DO
scribsd u, In February. isN. luis1
Carlota died. having embroiled herself
with all parties. But the webs spun by
her busy brain had already entangled
two young lives and threatened to spread
over three nations. within a month OF
her sisters death Queen Cristina was on
her way hack TO Spain, having In the long
run triumphed over Espartero and the
Liberals a. she had triumphed over Carlos
and the Conservatives,
One OF the frs things shs did was ~
get Muhoz ennobled under the title Of
Duke % RiAnsares. and Queen Isabel ia
sued a royal decree authorizing her
mother to marry the man who had been
her legal husband for eleven years. The
pair were actually married for the second
time on October ~. 1884, 10y the Cardinal
Archbishop % Toledo. As the Roman
Catholic Church forbids the repetition OF
the sacrament Of marriage between the
same persons. We may well he puzzled
as 90 the nature Of the first ceremony.
which seems to have been legalized by the
Pope during Crist mas stay at Rome
shortly after her departure from Spain.
Now began the regime not untr'Ily
termed the second regency % Cristina.
She was now as conspicuous for her piety
as che had formerly been for the Lack Of
il. But solicitude for her welfare in the
next world did not prevent her from being
equally jealous in the accumulation OF
money for use in this in case Of a second
catastrophe. She did not much care
about the happiness Of poor, little ugly
Isabel OF the nation. provided she could
81 strengthen her position and that Of tho
children Of her second marriage.
IL was now a question Of lsabel's mar
riAEe. and from first to last throughout
the tangled negotiations that nearly set
Europe ablaze she seems never TO have
given labels personal inclinations a
moments attention. Incapable ~ DELHI
crate cruelty. CristinA sacrificed every
thing and everybody To- her own aims with
the CHEEKY conviction that the others
would not mind much and that II they
did IL would all come right in the end. The
ideal plan was 20 marry Isabel tn the Duo
d Aumale. fourth son Of Louis Philippe.
The other Powers. least 81 all England.
would not tolerate this revival ~ Louis
Xlv's plans. II was rumored that
Coburg Prince was a candidate. Portu-
gal. whose Queen was married To n cousin
81 Prince Albert of England. was com
pletely under the thumb 81 England. So
that scheme must I've nipped in the bud.
There would soon he Cnburg on every
throne in Europe Queen Victoria and
Louis Philippe met and agreed 10 elm
mate D'Aumale and the CoburRer on con-
dition that the young Queen married an
other Bourbon. The French King also
stood firm and refused 20 let his fifth sor.
the Duo de Montpensier. marry labels
sister as proposed unless the young Queen
married a Spanish or Italian Bourbon.
The choice was ultimately narrowed tn
one ~ the two sons of the hated Infanta
Luisa CarlotA The first Don Francisco
de Asis. was regarded with something like
clerision by his own family. who called
him Paquita Danny The other was IT
a vivaciou-. forceful character and a pro-
nounced Radical. all IL which was against
him. Isabel was coerced into accepting
Don Francisco. to cut short the story IT
intrigue ard calculation connected with
the famous question of the spanish mar
riages. and her sisters wedding to the
Duo de Mont pensier was arranged to take
place the same day
3 Que 81 Victoria was furious. and IN
angry notes with every second word
UNDERSIGNED Ishe habit Iallv -Inned ia
Tho matter II underS" oTIng and over.
emphasizing ~ her corresp ,ndence. We
may remark she I'D the King 81 the Rel
gians her good uncle and wise adviser.
,usi what she thought uf Louis Philippe
and his Minister Protests against the
marriage from the English. French and
spanish Governments dad not move
Cristina Petitions from every town IN
Spain were consigned - tho royal waste
: PAPER baskets Crisiina had won IN"
game and her innumerable enemies NJ
home and abroad who had begun ~ gnash
their teeth were forced - set them and
endure " The weddings took place on
Isabel's siue"rth hin hday. October 10.
1919 Cris' ina Proceeded - reach out
for more titles positions and smoluments :
for her husband. his relatives and her
second brood 81 children There was even
a plot ~ place one of MuhoZ's sons on the
throne Of Ecuador - soon ~ II should
P be CONSTRUCTED CriS, ina thought " would
he a good way 80 getting rii 81 tn" King
/ Consort = bstrrperouS brother 4" place
HIM ON the throne II Mexico ais still
unconsi rtIcted
Sh" soon had reason to regret that h.
and Don Carlos the younger had not been
relegated 20 Mexico. Queen Isabella .
brother-in-law proved intractable and
incoruptible and when he married to
please himself IA spanish lady Of rank)
she banished him. He returned when a
republic vas set w and vigorously COM
bated the proposed restoration Of the
monarchy. The peculiar object ~ his
hatred was the Duo de Montpensicr. whom
he assailed with vitriolc invectiv~ and
satire The incv table meeting took place
!. on March IL. $50. and he FrcnchmAn shot
the SpaniArd through the head The
funeral dirge Ter Don FnriaUc the rcpub-
lican was the MhrseillsIsc. and On N" door
II his house some one mailed tins insCrip-
ton. Hcrc dwclt a Bourbon. the only
honest man of hes race who for speaking
the truth dici On tho fell ~ honor 10
Carlos the younger. Iund" Dc Mon;emolin