The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-02-11
GERMAN Princess
BETROTHAL KILLS
her own ROMANCE
Victoria Louise, IN Love With
Mere Count, Must We'd
Prince Her Father ChosA
A SACRIFICE TO STATE:
Announcement That Ernest
Augustus Is Successful Sui
tor Surprises Nation
A SACRIFICE TO STATE.

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many balls are tollins to-day the news
nat Princess Victoria Louise. the var
lord's youngest child and only daush-
ter. whom the people call the Mouse
Maid" - st iAst bstrothsd. Since the
Mouse ArsId' Arst put up h9 hair.
three years ESQ. every sligah1s royal
eaeheloe Of Dureps has sued for her
hand. but Il u . minss psinosline-
Ernest Augustus q Cumberland. heir
70 the claimant Of the suppressed
tArons Of Hanovsr-wAo will marry
her. He alone alls the homsly re-
quiremsnts Of the Kaissrin. Who has
insisted that her future son-in-law BE-
Of royal lineage. unstainsd by scandal
and possessed Of . castle within
committing distance Of Bsriin-"
Carlsruhe, the most picturesque city
of Northern Germany. was the scsns Of
the berothal. Prince Ernest Augustus
had been there for days when .
Oseial train bore into the town the
Kaiser, his consort Princess VioeorlA
Louise and Prince oscar. wilhslm's
NTH son.
oEraoTHAL COMES AZ sURPRisE
TO NATION.
The morning passed with the people
Of Carlsruhe wondering what surprise
was In store. At %so la the afternoon II
tho Hohenzollerns, and Ernest Augustus,
representing tho Hanovers-housss -
tYanged since Hanover sided IN war
time with Austria, and Prussia sup
pressed Its throne--were formally recon.
ciled. Then the small hand Of the
Mouse Maid" was put ip~that Of tho
nan Wilhelm had picked out for her.
Ernest Augustus was not the man u
Victoria Louise's choosing and, while
holidaJ Of rejoicing. 1t Is not unlikely
she Is a sad little political puppst Of q
Mouse Maid. OF all her suitors. It was
the Hereditary Count George Constan-
tine Habenhausen. q mere Lieu
tenant. upon whom the princess smiled.
MERE COUNT WAS PRiNcEsS's
CHOICE AS HUSBAND.
Ine came out" at seventeen. w 10
that time, she had appeared only as u
gawky girl. with two pigtails flying be-
hind her as she raced her pony throueh h
me country roads, and timid, mouse
like eyes.
But as a deyutante, ste astounded
Germany by the beauty she seemed to
nave developed overnight. The p!sta.ls
were gone-turnsd into the great mass
" cleaning hair, piled above he. heal.
The careless, awkward riding dresses.
tho habil!ments OF a royal tonlboy. had
slven place to dazzling gown taat
she wore as easily as " she had brought
a new personality into It.
On the political love map OF Europe,
there was an immediate realignnent.
I;x-King Manuel OF Portugal cast his
furnished crown into tho ring; Arch-
duke Charles Francis Joseph followed
the Prince OF Wa!e. came Ia pay court.
Prince Leopold OF Batterburg and King
Altonzo OF Spain wanted her.
And then came Lieutenant, the Com,
George, fl his ia..hns Uniform Of the
Gardes d. Corps.
they became sNeethearts, and in
their lore-:nak!ng forgot tle chasm VI
rank that iay between them. The p-ln-
cess was whlsked away to ST. Moritz
Report had !: tina, @here was sort %
royal third degree used 10 erase tho
memory o a.. "Jpsta.t colat," Tor
when tie princess returned TO Berlin
sac began caoe WVsc to 'ecelve the
aad-nssc- .. suilp's.
OF tho cou"ts1.p II Eyucs Augustus
uH!y one thias is definitely known. The
princess Was pace seen VITA HIM in a
boat-alone. There was chaperon, OF
curse, in another boat, fen yard:
away.