The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-09
Bf LA MAHaUIsE DE roNTESoY.
II INcESS LOUISE OF Belgium.
- When sho visited Brussels the
J. other day. in order TO attend The

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- whcn she visited Brussels the
J. other day. in order TO attend The
ccIebrauon of tho religious SER
vice IN lhc Church OF Iaeken OH the
CT. found herself excluded from the
ceremony ut which King Albert was
me only representative OF tho royal
family. Tie gates Of tho royal pal
acc OF 1.aclscn were likewise closed
70 her. and her aunt, tho widowed
C9untcsa OF Flanders, mother OF king
;hIpcrt. INC one person Of the rcjsning
house who until recently showed any
KIND OF remnant OF liking for her. de-
Cilned {" receive her when she called
~ hcr palace. Indeed IL was not
uhtl PRINCESS Louise had driven back
10 brussels and secured the escort OF
neI lawyers. that. uIter some expos
tulation and delay. she was able 10
optaih admittance 70 The vault wncra
ncr lathera and mothers remains are
preserved. In order to lay nowcrs on
iheir respective tomba.
NO one can blame King Albert nor
his mothcr, tho Countess of Flanders
Tor this treatment Of Princess Louise.
Tor alone OF Lconold'a daughters. she
mas rejected all offers D; compromise
u hcr claims upon her fathers estate
ahd possessed apparently of the most
i"S1tiublo greed. Is prepared 10 stir
IN any. mud and scandal relating 10
tSf rather. rather than TO uba,o ono
y y or her pfGlcnSions - the time Of
hcr fathers denth, an earnest attempt
was made by her aisters, ny tho Count
osa OF FLANDERS aud by tho now king
nhd Queen 10 induce her To resume
Hcf rank and position as Il princess
81 belgium, oitacinE all memory Of
INC ndst. tho only stipulation BENZ;
, ma hat che should cut adrift from
Inc disroputablc people by whom .bn
i surrounded. But their influences on
her was more powerful than that OF
her relatives. and making her head
quarters IN Paris, she is bringing suits
AGAINST every one connected with tho
court of BRUSSELS, even against her
fathers former confidential servants.
~ erHer 80 compel them 10 disclose
tnc disposition which he had made
al his various belongings In fact,
she has frustrated every cndcavo, NJ,
the part ot King Albert. Of his relo
ives ives anu OF Ills government. to relc-
safe TO oblivion tho unhappy scan
dals of Lccpcldg life. and Of her own
existence.
Meanwhile her youngest astar. Prin-
Various capitals Of Europe. with her
husband. Prince Victor Napoleon. tho
couple travelling under the name OF
l., ''i,eo ana Prinsess Montfort This
would be disposed to believe. After
the downfall of the Napolecnic regime,
III the second decade OF tho nineteenth
century. the. title of Prince Montfort,
which is German and not a French
ciEnity, was bestowed ty the King
or Wurtembcrs upon his French son
Westphalia, who after tho annulniciit
Of his marriage to Miss Elizabeth Pat
sserson of Baltimore, in April, 1906.
t Mad married Princess Catherine of
long as she resided with hiking Je-
rome. in her fathers dominions, they
N Mere f KNOWN as Prince and, Princess
M,onliort Their only son. tho Prince
poleon III, inherited the title. and
on his death at Rome. 1t passed Ia lie
eldest son. Victor Who now FOR the
iirst time IS making uso thereof
FRINGE Victor. by the by has sc.
he may have had of bringing about 4
LItsstora ton OF the imperial throne in
fmnce by his recent visit to Rome
WIN his bride The present Pontiff
like his two immediate predecessors
objects to any Roman Catholic royel
court Of tho Quirinal If thev want
TO come TO Rome they must hold aloof
from tho Qurinalt Otherwise, the
zone wants them TO stay away. and
aiSr gard hih wishes in the matter it
Will be construed as q gross affront to
the OCCUPANT Of the chair of ST Peter
King l.eonold Visited Rome on sev.
the ROYAL family from the Etarnal City,
and called only on the Pope ignoring
ne Italian government. Emperor
promise the efficiency OF the Triple
Alliance and to incur the animosIty OF
ltaly's reigninE honse, government and
people, IN refusing TO return at the
QuIrinal the visits paid to the court
of Vienna by the late King Victor En-
manuel in 1873. and by King Humbert
later. rather than to affront the Pope
and In that way to ALLEVIATE tho sym
nathies and GOOD will of his people
by going TO Rome
Tho late King Charles of Portugal
was unable to attend the silver we'd
ding and also the funeral of his uncle
Sing Humbert, at Rome, through fear
antasonizing tho Roman Catholic
Church In his own dominions.
IA far as Victor Napoleon's political
Prospects as pretender pre concern
ed. hc wonld have done we'll TO follow
their example; for by offending the
i, In taking his bride to stay at