The Washington herald., 1912-10-25
GOSSIP IN COURT CIRCLES
OTHER THAN FRIVOLOUS

CeBtreSs, th0 unfortunate VfCt1m OF tao
French revolution.
Manner is the supreme gift Of Princess
Zita- She derives it from the best house
traditions OF the Bourbon family, exem-
plified in the charm Of another Of her
own ancestresses. the beautiful Duchess
de Berry. and In the pofiteness Of the
many kings Of France from whom she
is descended. Marazin IL quoted as hav-
ing said that the Bourbon manner alone
is worth more than armies. Princess
Zita inher1ts this Bourbon manner COM
pletely.
It is not too enueive. this manner. for
that would imply insincerity. II Il not
too reserved. either. for that must entail
a charge OF coldness. not TO say haughti-
ness. II Is . blend of sweetness with
dignity. Of good breeding with a kind
heart. the whole favored with that dis
tinction which only a Bourbon ever
really displays 1t was ever the boast OF
the Bourbons that they understood and
exemplified manner, charm, distinction.
regality. Possessing these. Princess Zita
seems a being from a finer world than
that OF mere mortals. She II survivor
of a golden age. a wanderer into human
experience from fairyland. Nor need she
strive to please. She cannot help II.
The palace bail OF last winter afforded
viennese Of the inner circle their first
opportunity to fall in love with the Prin-
cess. She made .er debut In white satin
souple. both the corsage and the long
train embroidered with the Bourbon lily
and myrtle garlands in silver and cover
ed with old Valenciennes lace, an heir
loom Of the dynastic family. Only in mo-
ments Of such spIendor do the brown
eyes Of the royal young lady reveal per-
fectly all their hypnotic power.
pJow Uka sovpA match ~ yeiyet
hecked with powder OF pure gold. They
trans1x like an arrow sent home in the
hank of the fleeing deer. So eloquent are
these eyes the most expressive in Eu-
rope. that the Princess never formulates
a wish n words. She has but to look 10
be obeysd. for a look of hers is a whole
sentence. The round young face is sane
titled by its halo OF hair. silky. abun-
dant. The ears are long and involute, as
all Bourbon ears have been since the
first OF the Capetian kings. They are not
wide tapped. and heavy OF lobe. like the
ears Of those sovereigns whose dynasties
became royal but a few centuries ago.
Zita. Marie des Anges Adelgonds. MI
chelle de Bourbon. Princess of Parma. TO
bestow upon this goddess among young
ladies her full complement OF names.
after all. is too human. too we'll endowed
with a sense of humor, to be pompous-
In her department one sees harmonized
the grace that is most feminine with the
dignity that is most royal Bourbon
princess. a perfect lady always. and still
the most subtly sweet and tenderly true
Of women, The whole court circle of
Vienna confirms II. and SO. Of course. do
all the archduchesses who oppose the
Duchess of Hohenberg's designs upon
the crown.
Her mere mode OF extending a hand
for some one to kiss Is statuesoue-a
small, white. slender, infantile hand
the hand Of innocence and beauty! How
infantile and unaffected the gravity with
which this sweet girl queens It every
where, The young lady redeems the
promise of her pretty sirihood. Her
form has the proper slenderness. the
requisite Of contour. all-rounded hip. per-
feet shoulder. impecoble bosom. and
shape. The visage, the adorable counte-
nance. with It's olive skin and aureoie Of
hair. reflects a soul At peaos-
the amiability Of seraphs. EANEuA