Evening journal., 1913-09-20

The Grand Duchess Maria of Luxem-
burg, whose reported engagement TO
Prince Henry Of Bavaria has been
confirmed, rules over quaint but
prosperous. wealthy little realm. Few
OF the American tourists ever take the
trouble to see the best of the country
among the rugged Ardennes and it's
remarkably attractive scenery They
may take In Echternach (of which /
have frequently had occasion to
speak and Diekirch, but the remoter
river valleys remain sealed book to
travellers, being off the beaten path"
Let me recommend especially lovely
Vianden, with medieval castle sec
ond to none on the Rhine in architec-
ture and scenery among vine-clad,
terraced hills. Ninety per cent Of
Luxembourg consists of woodland and
the richest kind of ore and coal
mines.
The young grand duchess traces her
ancestry all the way back to the
eleventh century, when the founder of
her house, Count Ruthbert Won zut-
phen, by his marriage with Ermen-
traut, the daughter of Count Conradin
Otto Won Hammerstein, in 1863. in
herited the latter's vast possessions in
the Lain and the Sieg River Valleys.
In 1850 Count Henry divided his es-
tates among his two sons. Count
Henry was given the Lain district
Nassau, and Count Walram the
possessions by the Sieg. Il was he
who founded the present Luxemburg
dynasty, and is the direct ancestor of
the present ruler.
Her full title is Grand Duchess OF
Luxembourg, Duchess of Nassau. Coun-
tess Palatin "at' Rhine. Countess of
Sayn, Koeingstein, Katzenellenhogen
and Dietz; Burgravine of Hammer
stein, and Lord" of Wiesbaden. Mahl-
berg, Idstein, Mehrenberg, Limburg.
and Eppstein, with the prefix of
royal highness Her mother, Maria
Anna, is an "infanta" of Portugal, of
the House of Braganza
The fiancee of the youthful ruler is
the son of the late Prince Arnulph of
Bavaria, who was the third son of the
late Prince Regent Luitpold since
1885 ruler of the kingdom in place of
his demented nephew, King Otto.
Prince Henry was born in 1884 and
serves with the first regiment of the
heavy Bavarian Calvary.
Luxemberg was a member of the
former German, Confederation from
1915 to 1867 when the duchy was
declared independent in the treaty
of peace following the war between
Prussia and Austria. The most in
fiuential factor in procuring the ex-
clusion of Luxemberg from the North
German Federation, formed at that
time, was Napoleon Ill The French
Emporer always did harbor ambi-
ton TO add this rich little state to
France. Moreover, as a part of the
Prussian-contrOlled Norddeutsche
Bund, it would have formed a wedge
of German territory into French Lor-
raine. The inclusion of Lorraine.
that histoic Teutonic country known
as Lothringen, in the New German
empire, in 1871. has resulted i'm the
almost complete surrounding Of Lux
emberg by German territory The
reasons for French opposition TO a
political union of the duchy with
Germany. therefore, are not as
strong as they were.
Doubles there will be protests.
But against the marriage of the
reigning duchess, a girl of nineteen,
with German prince of her own re-
! ligious persuasion. her mother being
Catholic, opposition would be fu-
tile. II not politically allied, Lux
emberg and be matrimonially allied
with Germany over all objections.
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/ bonvivants of his intimate circle by
the young Marquis of Northampton.
who recently, upon assuming the IT,
/ ties and the long rent roll of the
great estates which he inherited
settled the breach of promise suit
instituted against him by the music
hall actress. Josie Markham. by pay
ing her S250,000, does not appear to
have cost that altogether too modern
scion of the British peerage his pres
tige in Uppertendom. for he is en-
tertaining the hereditary Grand Duke
Adolf. of Mecklenburg-S -Strelitz. a
relative Of Queen Mary of Eng
land and Crown Princess Cecilie Of
Germany, at a hunting party at his
estate in Northamptonshire.
The future ruler of the oldest North
lbefmdn nfinclpalHN seems 10 ENJOY hlm-
self in "Alerric England" for he wit
messed the Coves regatta as guest Of
Albert won Goldschmidt Rothschild at
tache of the German Embassy in Lon
don. en- board the latter's yacht.
There Is not much going on in the So
cial line in London. but the rumor will
not down that the Mecklenhurg prince is
paying his court 10 Princess Pat the
ldauoLfcr of thn nike aud Duoha.e of
Connaught. and that the betrothal is to
be announced in the early fall.
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ing 10 the British Army regulations,
only those soldiers who arc actually