The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-01-04

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AS6& This is the s~e,ni-oficial
W Il announcements doubtless in
@AN spired from The court CT
1@ Victor Emmanuel III, kirg
of Italy. Queen Helena
~ makes no secret OF her sat
isfaction al the outcome of his re-
n%iArkahie romance between the daugh-
ter OF The late West Virginia million
airr u United States senator and the
man who is first cousin TO the king.
and who might ascend the throne
should death take ava. his brothers
and the little sons OF the royal fam
lily. And as for the Bourbon Duchess
d'Aosta. sister-in-law OF the duke. she
Is u%nfeienedly delighted. From ,h:
hrs' she utterly opposed the marriage
of a prince of the blood royal and u
vulgar American commoner, as abe
was pleased 10 dub the beautiful and
exceedingly rich Young American
girl.
SO once. al least. romance is lead.
Why Did not the ardent young
lovers plight eternal troth? or course
no one but hey really knows. yet The
report hat they did was more than
mere ruJnor. The story has 1t that
the King OF Italy was willing 10 give
his consent. Ii This WAS tr,ie. he gave
way before he united opposition of
the ladies' Of the royal family. VI has
been said that the dDke and Miss EN-
ms vow ed that II they could not wed
each other, they would v we'd any
one Else. There was al least a sub
G~tantial basis OF truth in these reports.
but Just how far the romance VEN md
just what killed ii he world Will prob
ably never know.
Affections Transferred.
And 81 the duke of the Abruzzi went
away 20 seek solace in the vilds OF NJ.
RIGA. Report has II that the wound In
his heart has healed and that formal
announcement OF his engagement 10
Inc dasbing, handsome. ~hoDheadetl
Princess Nenia. daughter of The ruler
OF little Montenegro. who last Aug.
ust proclaimed himself king over his
100000 subjects. may he expected,
'''+' +" Is oluNIil vi lJlG New
Gork World. Though ,he kings i'm.
come is not a fifth ct thai 50 long GU
joyed by Senator Elkins. he is of royal
blood. His daughter. according TO
foreign etiquette, is therefore quite
the dukes equal ana fl 10 be the wife
Of the nan who might some day be
king.
Sot that the beautiful Nenia is not
well bred and of exquisite charm and
grace. Her highness had the adyau-
tase of Il bringing-np Al The Russian
court. where they do things differently
from Tho somewhat primitive court al
Ceitiuje. Her father. who nas ruled
since 1860, lives little differently from
the fierce ard uncouth men who are
his subiects.
To begin With, Princess Nenia r.
hest known In Europe AS one OF the
few living wonlen who have Tilted a
king. 1t was King Alexander of Scivia
whom she Tilted, away back in 1899
when he came accounting 10 the NINA
ttire court Of The then Prince Nicholas
Of Montenegro. now Unprecedented
king.
"lmpossibie!" Cried Princess.
As II always is With royalty. the
marriage had been arranged by the
families in question. Whether or not
the Princess Xenia would like .Alexan-
der. whom she had never seen. did not
concern them; The @piouant and self
rilled daughter OF the ruler. she was
MOI even consulted.
Alexander had already secured the
courts Of Europe for a mate. Russia
II Austria had told him that 10 Ser
7ians need apply. Finally he got
down "a far as Montenegro. n Nicho-
Rag, lager Tor more influence In tho
Balkans, gladly gave his consent for
his daughter Nenia. The poor princess.
barely is men. was told to MAKE ready
20 meet her future lord and master.
In hp shambled. erinning. blinking
through his heavy glasses. knock
kueed. and most unattra ctfve. Tho
princess gave him one glance and
shuddered.
Mon ,Dieu." she cried IN French,
"nais Nous etes iynpossible." Of in 30
lite English. she frankly told Ale1au-
dee thai he was Impossible. 1t was
this cry of an innocent. artspoiled Young
girl. 'The prince was not al all re
buted. and atrempted'to humble some
protest thai perhaps fatigue and ner-
vousness had overcomether royal high
ness.
Xenia gasped once more. And then
she fed from The room. The royal
romance had died before it was born.
Alexander married Nine. lDraga Mas
chin. and A few ears later both were
assassinated by the Kings officers in
the roval palace at Belgrade.
But the fame Of The Princess Nenia's
spirit and Tondrous classic beaut,
had one abroad III Europe. and man,
q peer and nobieman came accounting.
Prince George Of Greece vas eager
10 marry Eenia. hut she would have
none OF him. The Grand Duke MI.
cltaeI. brother OF the czar of Russia
Not Evenly Distributed.
One fool in a family might 10 y.