Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-11-22

IL NC ulun I nave cent Inc right man
turned up. He is Harry Pilcer. Gaby's Am
lean dancing partner. She has denied it sevel
times. but. despite all her laughing protestatiol
Just about year from the present date the t.
VIII be married and will retire to a small ests
In France where Gaby declares she will be CT
tent the rest Of her life to raise chickens.
But this story is not concerned, primarily, wi
Gaby Desys. 1t Is written to tell you about I
latest troubles Of a monarch in exile. Besid
his broken heart Manuel has a broken ambitic
AT last ne has lost all faith in the ultimate 81
cess OF the valiant band of royalsts who a
plotting. planning and fighting on the 'front.'
OF Portugal He has been forced to the conc
sion that his stay in England will be a perm
nent one barring a social revolution In the cou
Try over which he once ruled He is maxi,
preparations to forsake the temporary abode
Richmond In which he took up his res,der
pending his return in triumph to Lisbon. and
TAKE up permanent quarters In the
most aristocratic fats In the whole
world-Kensington Palace
Manuel's pessimism is due to the "A
report OF his uncle, the Duke of ~
oporto, who, since the royal fam
lily hot-footed 1t out of Lisbon. has XNTx
been running between England
and the Spanish Portuguese from
tier carrying news and instructions -
between the boy king and those =
who are battling for his cause l
against the overwhelming odds of WMAM
the Portuguese republican govern ~
ment The duke who is a we'll
meaning but ineffective sort of
man. recently brought back from z
Spain proofs that ManuePs cham
pions are indeed in a bad way-in
fact, just about In their last Rasp
Manuel has given the last penny
that he can spare. Queen Amelia
mas made herself almost destitute h. -
noes, while other sources of revenue h.. -
sucked airy. The royalist soldiers, without ma,
,. 1000. without clothing and practical ou
laws with prices on their necks look forv.r
with concern to the coming of winter.
II IL In these circumstances that R,r. Co.,
mas come forward with an offer of a suite q
rooms In Kensington Palace for Manuel and hi
motner The relations between the Enel,sh kin
and Manual are very close and George knows
almost to the dollar, the dwindling resources O
the exile In Kensington Palace although Man
nei and his mother probably will not enjoy tn
luxurious surroundings that they have had a
Richmond. they will have as neighbors in adio,r
Ing fats two members OF the English royal fam
n.y. The apartments In Kensington Palace ar
AT the disposal OF the crown, and in two of then
KING Edward Installed his sisters Princess Henri
OF Battenberg and the Duchess Of Argyll.
kensington Palace. In former years, was allow
ed to fall into neglect and the sanitary condition
were not OF the best Then many Of the room,
were thrown open to the public. notably thos,
associated with the early years of Queen Vic
torta and in consideration Of this concession IN,
state bore the expenses Of the upkeep of tn,
puiIoings- With the coming of the two daughter,
OF queen Victoria. radical improvements were
made In the furnishings. but even TODAY n voulf
De nard work to rent the several fats to any
american accustomed to the comparative luxury
OF 2 floo-&month fiat in New York.
win the flight Of his hopes young Manuel will
enter more fuIly than ever into the social life
OF england. There is still hope among his Older
relatives Of marrying him to one of the English
princesses The nrst choice is Princess Alexan
ara OF Fife, daughter and heir OF the late Duke
OF flfe Such match would be more attractive
70 Manuel now than Il was four years ago when
II was first mooted. because the young Fife prin
cess has since inherited the fat fortune of her
iatner and would bring a welcome relief to the
private pocketbook Of the Portuguese monarch.
lou VIII remember probably. that Manuel came
10 england some three years ago looking for a
wife. He spent some little time In the company
OF Patricia OF Connaught and the Fife sisters.
subsequently he confded to Gaby Deslys his i'm.
pressions OF the three English prlncesses BoiIed
Gown they amounted to this: He was willing IN
consider Princess Patricia. but he un6ervtood
that she did not view the match with ,avor
whereas the Fife girls were fat and uninterest,ne
and he would not consider them for a single
moment
OF Queen Amelia 1t can be said that sbe "a
endeavoring to find consolation for all her trou.
oles and disappointments In good works. In this
she Is following the example OF the Duchess of
Marlborough, and II was the American-born Ouch.
sss who gave her the tip. Not long after the
Portuguese queen had exchanged the Necessi-