The Washington herald., 1913-08-28
FOREIGN GOSSIP.
toopyrtsht, lsls. BY A. D. J.cobsopl.

Copyright, 1915, by A. D. Jscobson).
Ex-Crown Princess Louise OF Saxony,
in her memoirs, has a great deal to say
about her brother-in-law, Prince Max o.
saxony, the 'Pious," whom she accuses
OF deceit and sanctimoniousness and at
whose alleged piety she sneers good
deal She evidently considers her hus-
| band d's-the present King ngs-brother, an
| out and out hypocrite.
This prince recently has managed In
get himself talked about in the public
prints and is in the limellght to an ex-
tent that should be greatly displeasirg
TO the entire Victim family. He gave out
an interview criticising and even con-
demning the Austria policy. The Dres-
den ministry has denied that the prince
ever made such a derogatory statement.
in other words, that the reporter had
misunderstood his royal highness." But
there was no need OF SaXcnys haste TO
try TO pacify the authorities of the
Vienna "BallplatZ," for Prince Max's
tai. was not given sufficient weight to
have any influence over the destinies OF
the triple alliance.
Prince Max is responsible now only
to the church. Time was when he
was 1AA AbAt anu NuAllIl O4LHtl Ol AAG
] -nsers CUlanen). with a pronounced
talent for postprandial oratory, and
with a splendid career and life before
him.
But his passion for a lady beneath
him IN rank and station caused him TO
DON the lightblue "Ulanka" with its
cardinal red cuffs ant 10 don the black
sOutane OF a priest. At present this
brother Of a king is a doctor OF theology
and professor OF canonicaI law and
lithurgy at the Catholic seminary in
Cologne There is nothing in his bear
ing to remind one OF the former son
of Mars. long bristIy beard falls
down upon his chest. He leads an
priation made for him by his royal
brother he gives away to the poor and
needy.
Up to a year ago he was stationed
in FreibuTg, a small town in Switzer-
land. where he occupied a room in the
apartment OF a laundress.
1t IS true that his sister is the wife
OF an archduke and the mother of the
youth who may succeed the present
heir TO the dual monarchy, Archduke
Franz Ferdinand. as Emperor-king,
but the political opinion OF Prince Max
has no weight. l am surprised at the
llIitI lance attached 10 MS Tain Dy
leading German journals.
Prince John. the youngest son Of the
King and Queen of England, recently
celebrated his eighth birthday. Prince
John is a genuine little boy, so much
so that sometimes he has been more
than usually boyish. and the name
Demon" has been whispered by rela-
tions who regard him as a sort of EN-
fant terrible" Not long ago he was
in deep disgrace. He managed to get
hold of his sister Mary's paint box, and
enjoyed himself hugely by decorating
his face with brilliant stripes of color.
Thus ornamented, he reached the din
ing-room, where the King and Queen
were entertaining distinguished
party to luncheon.
Prince John is afraid of no one. His
only fear is to displease his mother. |
4 thought you meant to be good dur
ing Lent, John" the Queen said. And
so l did, mother, but you never told
me Lent was going to be so long,
was the reply. On another occasion a
young matron was having tea with the |
Queen. She was very anxious to re- |
new the Acquaintance with Prince John !
and the Queen sent for him. He was
very pleasant and polite when he came, !
and, his salutatiOns over, he amused |
himself as he pleased, while the Queen |
and her guest took no further notice !
of him. Meanwhile the prince climbed |
on an ottoman behind the guest and /.
was admiring a diamond ornament in |
the back OF her hair. When the guest |
arose to leave a disconcerting sight !
met her glance. On her chair were |
John having employed his time in un- !
ia 2StaninO fha hairnine had held /
them.
Mr.. Asquith, whose native town of
Morley hOnored him. may be said TO have |
taken the path that led to the Premier |
ship just twenty-one years ago. Lord !
Salisbury met Parliament, after the cleo
ton of 1892, with shattered forces and it |
fell to Mr.. Asquith to move the amend |
n mt to the Kings address, upon which
Mr.. Gladstone again took Office. He made !
the young debater home secretary. why, |
Asquith?" asked his colleagues, astonish-
ed that so high a post should be award
ed. But Mr.. Gladstone was in a better
position than anybody else to recognize |
the promise of coming statesman: and
just as Mr.. Disraeli was rebuked and i
afterward justified in his selection of the
Earl Of Mayo to be Governor General of
India, so was Mr.. Gladstone in the case
VI lHS present fTlT0e minister
Merley, which has conferred the free
dom of its borough upon Mr.. Asquith, ap-
pears to have been a singularly unpleas-
ant place fifty or sixty years ago. There
was an acrostic written about the town
by the Rev. Walker sopwith Nichol.
dissenting minister.
Muddy roads, dirty bairns. and filth quite inun-
date it.
Odds and ends left from the world when it was
first created.
Refuse from its sweepings its CUTTERS and its sWill
age,
lie in one unhappy mass-and this is our village.
Eyes never looked on such 4 place-it bessers all
desdiption-
fOu'd spIit your sides If once you saw the slubbers
with their slips on.
1t may surprise many to hear that the
English general, Pendergast, is survived
oy the King whom he deposed. When
rheebaw's misdeeds moved the British
government to deprive him of his throne
n 1855, he was sent first to Rangoon and
lfterward to British India, where he still
'esides, practically unrestricted and en-.
oying comfortable allowance He Is
he quietest Of the kings in exile !
FLANEuR.