Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-12-08


American wife of the Duke
de Braganza ever enter Portugal
as queen? These two moment
ously interesting questions are asked
me many times.
I answer them now for. the first
tine! say, No! No. Both are i'm
possible ManuePs career as king is
finished. He can never, what You
Americans say, Come back"
The Duke de Branganza will never
be king The duchess, with all her
beauty and wealth, can never be
queen. The Portuguese people are
proud. They are contradictory. They
want republic. They are willing
to be governed by a man or men OF
common birth. But if they returned
to the old order Of things and again
accepted king. he must be OF the
highest, kingliest blood, and the queen
must be Of his own rank!
Scratch a Portuguese republican,
and there under his skin is the aris-
tocrat, the royalist! When Brangan-
"a married the American heiress he
put himself on public record as not
desiring the kingship Of Portugal. In
reighing the throne against the
american heiress' millions the ma
Inns won!
No! It is said in Europe that the
ALerican girl wants to be queen;
tina her mother is willing to spend
hersortune TO place her on theePort-
ugu&e throne!
Sub tales cannot be true. If the
mothe, Mrs Smith, spent her for
tune tr that honor there would be
no mohy left to live on! How fool
ish sucl tales are! If Portugal again
accepts king, mark my words, Meth
er Bragaza or Manuel will be it!
Manuels kingly career ended for
ever at he tragic moment OF his
overthrow, just a year ago! When
he left his country he knew that it
was all ever, that he could never
come back" 1t was a dark hour
for the king The only thing that
consoled him was the thought OF love!
Kings are not always allowed to love!
Poor kings!
On Wednesday, November Is,
Manuel was twenty-five years of age.
did not play that afternoon.
To me, as to The loyal royalists Of
Portugal. Manuel will always be king,
my king! In my boudoir there are
two photographs Of my king. One
large one, on the mantel framed in
silver. l keep fresh flowers in front
of it all the time. No! not the flow
ers sent me by the men who come to
watch me play!
On the table, just where l can put
my hand on it, is smaller picture.
/ keep it in a heart.shaped frame.
These pictures mean much to me.
They bear the handwriting. No. no;
l do not translate for you! 1t is
meant just for ourselves!
In judging kings the world forgets
that they are but human. Kings dc
not marry for love; they marry for
the good Of their country, for rea'
sons of state. Their wives must, like
Caesars, be above reproach; they
must be Of royal blood, strong, able to
bear many children. They do not 81
ways love the king!
Study the history of kings of the
world, and what do you find? Al
ways, or nearly always, the king
with his domestic wife. finds love on
the outside. Kings OF France and
of other Latin countries have lost
their heads and thrones through los.
ing their hearts.
How curious it is that EnriaId
the home of the most respectable
middle class people, a people who
make virtue and morality their gods
will forgive in a king what more sun.
posedly lax countries will not tolerate
Read the histories of the English
kings. Read their immorahties. their
dissipations. and yet their thrones
stood! The ultra-respectable bulk OF
the people, the great middle class
closed its eyes and said, The king