The Washington herald., 1911-07-08
ROYAL MATCHNAKERS
ARE BUSY IN ENGLAND

Royal matchmakers at European courts
are busy indeed these days. Only the
other day had occasion to relate the
neat little trick played by the morgan
atic) wife of the heir to the Austrian
throne upon the plotting archduchesses,
whose sole aim in life at present is to
keep the succession from the sons OF the
Duchess of Hohenberg," wife of Arch
duke Franz Ferdinand. But the various
and highly respected Mrs. Grundys
among the royal families have still a
more promising tit-bit, and my fair read
ers will appreciate with what gusto they
| enjoy that morsel when tell them that
the victim in question is none other
than the youthful Prince of Wales. the
! future King Of England, Emperor Of
India, &C.
The British heir attained the age OF
! seventeen last month, and on his birthday
was made a Knight Of the Garter AL
| though there appears to be plenty of
| time before he need seriously consider
the question of matrimony, yet-"on dit
the matter is occupying the attention
of more than one European court. AS
matter Of fact, as the British heir is
rank to his own, his choice naturally is
somewhat restricted. But from an in
ternationaI point of view the matter is
of great interest and is sure to keep the
Mrs. Grundys among royalty pretty busy.
I take II that there are at least four
ladies In that class of suitable age. Let
US play a bit of that matchmaking game
pVh
are:
There is, foremost in line. the Princess
Victoria Louise of Prussia, the only
daughter of the German Kaiser, born IL
1892. Her recent visit to England with
her parents, on the occasion OF the un-
yelling OF the Queen Victoria memoria |.
made her a general favorite, owing 10
her sunny disposition, her extreme SIM
plicity, and the fine tact and tournure
she displayed on many occasions. Mrs.
Grundy reports that the German princess
| has said that she would like to be Eng
lish." which, of course, by some, was
interpreted as a hint that some day she
might be an English princess.
But it is a fact, nevertheless, that the
| Kaiser, her father. is determined that
politics shall have nothing to do with
her choice of a husband. Besides, 1t is
we'll known and cannot be overlooked,
even by English conceit, that the little
HohenZollern princess has a host of ad-
mirers in her own country among royal
| and mediatiZed princely houses, all OF a
rank equal to her own and that OF the
House Of Guelph.
Still, such an alliance between those
two reigning houses would be quite FEAST
BILE, those families being related through
| intermarriage with the Hanoverian
Georges time and again. Besides, II
would unite the two most powerful rul-
| ing dynasties IN the world.
Now let US look toward st. Peters
burk There we have the Grand Duchess
Olga Nikolajevna, eldest daughter Of the
Car of Russia and a year younger than
| the Prince of Wales. At first thought
such a union may not appear advisable.
The world in general and pious Britain
in particular dIsapproves of the Cars
autocratic, often even tyrannic, rule in
the days Of twentieth century civilization.
Besides for years Russia was regarded
the Indian frontier and elsewhere; but,
| thanks to the late King Edward and to
| the efforts of ministers of both nations,
all such suspicious have been swept
away, and to-day Russia stands as a
friend to England.
! She is rapidly recuperating from the
effects of the disastrous war with Japan;