The Washington herald., 1912-11-02

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me aaaah Il ss}t-mainstsd and vssy
ia Aaa&A Sf ,sa(t-nadnsSsd and very
lNaclous Ipfanta lGaria Tsrssa OF spain.
Idepg3veo BlArftt1- q tho 1xpeoted pres
sacs a& ths tspnip and .soaf uetsese Of
King Alph6nso, her brofhsr. The Ion
Of poetsty at thAt famous ariseocrs<ic
Iresoet 5ust nov = the AahssaJah OF
xApuIthalA. who Ssfvos ~ ''show-
peartng at functions wearing Al his
1swelA togsthsr. With hie wife. the Ma
haFeues. who. however. v ls0 ablase
than her, liaGs lord. He: appeafs very
eood natursd. yst thers 10 . hslf-htdden
Something that wArns. thooo who ap-
pr0ach him not TO call forth his anger.
Poor lnfanta Tereaa had no history
With incidents to relieve it's calm course.
Hers va the. happinaes to b provided
With . aiftor with whom she could isil
In love and who u rather nne LOOKING
omcsr. He II . Bsyarian prince with
maternal strain Of Spanish blood. He
has thu degree Of n. D., - has his
fa&her, Prince Adalbert Of Bavaria His
mother, the .Iufanta Pas. -, . Qualfned
health o6icer. But the art Of All the
medical faculties combined cannot pre-
vent . blood clot IN the brain from
proving fatal.
Infanta Teresa's chief charaster-
istic was graciousness. She bad hne
eyes and . graceful head and shoulders.
The mouth had the historic heavy Haps-
burg under-lip, She was fond Of motor
sxoursious. Ia which she accompanied
her husband sosnsttmes - far ~ Mum
ioh. She aimed at . retired life. was
very charitable. avoided politics and
could not bear b Give any one trouble
Her sudden death spared her the Or
bosal Of the lengthy Once for the dy-
ing. - solsmnised at the death bed Of
Spauiah royalties by numerous ecclesi-
astlcs. lighted tapers In their hands and
intoning Q special litany, rather terrify-
Ing before promistng salvation.
The Infanta's death II . serious mis-
fortune for the royal family. She was
very popular and exercised a consider
able and excellent influence over her
brother. the King. who always had been
devoted to her. She was married to
Prince Ferdinand. Of Bavaria, in Janua-
n, lSok when her wedding gifts were
valued at I'VE million franc. She leaves
10 son and two daughters. Prince Fer
dinand II cousin Of his late wife. being
the son Of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand. OF
Bavaria. by his marriage with the In
fanta Pas, daughter Of Queen Isabella-
He was created an Infante Of Spain on
the occasion Of his marriage and since
has lived at Madrid, because he was re-
quired by the Wittelsbach house regu-
rights Of succession to the Bavartan
throne and his German nationality.
1t 10 a melancholy coincidence that
King Alfonso's eldest sister. Infanta
Maria. Princess Of the Astutrias. also died
after confinement under similar circum-
stances She was the wife Of Prince
Charles Of Bourbon-Siciles. son Of the
Comte de Caserta, who has since mar
ried the youngest daughter Of the Com
tesse de Paris.
Another Vittelsbacher has gone to his
reward. Duke Franz Josef in Bavaria
(there is q vast difference in German
heraldry between "in'' and the usually
in vogue '.von'O who died the other day
At Munich at the age OF only twenty
four years.
He was a younger son Of Duke Karl
Theodor. a nephew OF the late Empress
Elizabeth, Of Austria. and brother OK
the Queen Of the Belgians. He was
young man who led a quiet unassuming
life, devoting himself chiefly to sporting
and country pursuits. He was one OF
the most popular members Of the Wit
telsbach family. He was a godson OF
the Emperor Franz Josef, who was very
kind to him in many ways. causing him
to be invited to imperial hunting parties
and giving him handsome presents. Two
years ago he spent several months In
the United States. and astonished Amer
lea by his simple style OF living and his
careful avoidance Of the gorgeous en-
tertainments OF wealthy royalty hunters
It is always pleasing to hear man,
who has led an active life and played a
part in historical events. recall his
"reminiscences. provided he is not a bore
or an egotist. Sir Alfred Turner. who
has published his memoirs. Sixty Years
of a Soldiers Life" Is neither. The side
lights which the general throws upon
the Gordon relief expedition are illumi-
mating and the record Of his long expe-
rience in ireland In the sos Of the last
century is well worth reading. Sir Al
fred first went to the Emerald Isle as
assistant to Sir Henry Brackenbury.
after the Phoenix Park murders. Later
he became aide-de-camp to Lord Spencer.
of whose personal character and public
life he Is an admirer.
On his return from Egypt Sir Alfred
was appointed to the staff Of Prince Ed
ward of Saxe-Weimar. during the vice
ROYALTY of Lord Carnarvon. When In
1886 the Unionists returned to ONCE ne
was named assistant to Sir Redvers Bull
Ter when the latter was sent to MAIN
tain law and order in the disturbed dis
tricts Of Ireland. Eventually Sir Alfred
succeeded Butler as chief commissioner
in Clare and Kerry, serving under Sir
Michael Hicks-Beach and Mr.. Balfour
until 1882.
The general subsequently was on the
SPOT through all the eventful years OF
the earlier home rule struggle under
Parnell In fact. upon him fell the brunt
of the conflict Of the Balfour regime and
the agrar.an revolt. What he witnessed
from 1882 to 1892 made him an uncom-
promising home ruler. In other words,
though the representative Of coercion
list regime, he was like many other high
ofhcials sent there personally In SYM
pathy with those whom he was charged
to coerce In his hands the severity OF
the law was tempered by tact, common
sense, and the milk of human kindness.
He boasts with legitimate pride that dur
ing the six years In which he was the in
strument of coercion in the most dan
serous district Of Ireland no human life
was lost by collision between the forces
av,@ To-