Evening journal., 1913-05-01
GOSSIP OF THE COURTS
BY FL A N z u r

Scoifcrs who are ever on hand with
thcir 81 told you so" as regards the
kaiscr's Oft-repeaied public declara-
tion that his only daughter should
marry for love only and follow her
own inclinations solely i'm the choice
of her mate, have learned one more
lesson as to the German emperor's
character ! am in a position TO state
authoritatively that this programme
OF his, and Of his empress, the moth
erly Auguste Victoria, has been car
riod out to the letter The union be-
tween Princess Victoria Louise of
Prussia and Prince Ernst of Bruins
wick-Lueneburg is love match pure
and simple.
Both the young people we're given
ample opportunity to know each
others qualities before arriving at a
decision whether they considered
themselves fitted for one another for
the journey through life together. 1t
was all done so clandestinely. this
burying OF the hatchet between the
Hohenzollerns and the Guelphs (for-
NOR blood enemies), all engineered so
quietly and shrewdly by the kaiser
who is a great deal more of a diplo-
mat than his critics will give him
credit for-that not even the most
subtle or calculating OF reporters got
an inkling of what was going on
right under their very noses, so TO say
know the story
Some two years ago Princess Louise
Victoria accompanied her brother, the
German crown prince and Crown
Princess Cecilie to Celerina, a noted
resort in the Engardin Alps. A daily
guest at the dinner table OF the viva
cious and joyful royal party was
certain Count Callenbcrg, and this
incognitO' covered none other than
Prince Ernst grandson OF the last
tblind) king of Hanover There, be-
tween pate de fol gras" and One
lette. under the soothing influence Of
a perfectly attunded hotel orchestra,
the ancient Guelph -Hohenzollern feud
was erased from the pages of history
incidentally, let it be understood,
that the kaiser is past grand master
IN the matchmaking line and has his
weather eye wide open. For not only
viii his daughter, the Hohenzolern
princess, share the throne of the old
Guelph dukedom of Brunswick. not
only VIII the relationship between the
land become more intimate still, but
his prospective son-in-law. Ernst Au-
gust. is the sole heir to 10000. 900
marks. paid to his father the Duke of
Cumberland. as indemnity by Prussia
for the loss of his heritage. the
throne of Hanover. not to speak Of the
enormous wealth of his parents,
which amount to many million more.
Thus it will be seen that the willy
kaiser has killed two flies with one
stroke His beloved child marries for
love- and his son-in-law is one of the
richest catches among the royalty and
the harbinger or peace between two
bellicose families.
Years ago each experience British
traveller who visited Paris took care
TO conceal a canister of tea I'm his
especially In her--trunk In those
days though the delightful French
capital afforded many diversions, it
was impossible to procure a good cup
OF tea there. Things are quite diff
ferent now, for it is Just as easy to
get good tea at Paris as in London.
More than that. the five o'clock" Is an
established Paris institution. II has
been evolving gradually ever since the
day when the Brothers Neal, in their
stationers shop on the Place de Ia
Concordo. at the end of the counter
behind a screen, began to serve tea
and biscuits II was a little later that
Paris for the first time beheld a sign
bearing the words, Afternoon Tea. "
Now that Gladstone sign may be seen