The Washington herald., 1914-07-06

up0h her the titiss OF Princess of Leg
mtg and Countess Of Hohenzollern-uties
TO be inherited BY their descendants
Whether the Kaiser WIN grant Special
titles TO his son Oscars bride has not
yet been made public. Il q very pos
sible that he VIII restrict, her and her
children to- her own hereditary title OF
Countess Bassewitz In order TO discourags
any other Hohensollern from following
Prince Oscars example.
In curious document dated l1f tne
Duke Adolf Frederick ], OF MeckIenburg-
schwerin, ancestor Of the present Kaiser
m. .enjoins his younger sons 10 contract
only such marriages as would give them
advantages In money. land or power. II
they should fail to md such opportuni-
ties" the viii rccites. I'VE should prefer
TO have them take unto themselves
chaste and honest maiden OF private con-
dition In that form Of Christian wedlock
termed matrimonium nd norganaticum
and Godfes ring. rather than to be tor
tured with single life"
Unknown as such I'm England.
In England morganatic marriages DO
not exist. There the unions OF members
Of royalty are regulated BY the English
royal marriage act Of 1772, and IL essen
concluded by a prince Of the blood, II not
sanctioned by the head OF the family. Is
simply illegal. therefore nonexistent
Cases of that sort have been known
Austria is the country where morganatic
arrangements have most frequently been
resorted to. The family laws Of the
Hapsburgs are extraordinarily severe and
complicated. to all appearances. or what
they really are no one knows except the
family themselves. They have never been
made public. Nevertheless, Austria rscog-
niEes them fully, whatever they may be.
In opposition to Hungary. which refuses
to recognize them at all.
The Joyous HapsburEs.
The Hapsburgs are a peculiarly light
hearted. carefree, happy-so-lucky lot. and
number Of them have proved them
selves singularly Inadequate as members
Of such a sternly ruled family. The
very air OF Vienna breathes an lnordinate
love of life. freedom and Eayety into
those who live there. and the archdukes
have not always escaped the spell
There was one little archduchess in par
ticulsr-married and the mother Of half
a dozen-who went TO q certain little
Bavarian watering place every summer
to spend two or three weeks. "just to
breathe and walk and live like other peo-
pie" she said. and TO get away from
the big, gloomy old Hofburg." She usel
to take two rooms At q hotel. all alone.
and go to the casino every evening To
dance myself out for once"
The venerable old Archduke Salvador.
cousin Of the Emperor, also loved the
place and It's democratic sans-gene.
Every year his stately figure and grand
fstherly white-whiskered face appeared
on the main street. and he would greet
his old acQuaintanees. pessants or shop
keepers. as they might be. with q de-
lighted. Thank Heaven! here am back
again"
The old gentleman passed away some
years ago, but his spit Of democracy
and personal Independence. his dislike for
conventions, are very much alive In his
kinfolk Of younger generations. Every
now and the u bursts out in revolt
against the Hapsburg family laws. And
50 Il comes that at the present time the
number Of morganatieally married arch
dukes passes the half-dozen- One OF
them even married q girl frankly OF the
people. and the couple are now living
together quietly In Munich a. Herr and
Frau MahL