The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-04-18
PRINCESSES OF OLD WORLD IN PROTEST
 AGAINST MATINGS
Arranged Marriages to Weld Nations Objected to by
 Women.
Princess Patricia Blamed For Setting Example of
 Royal Revolt.


 London. April -1s-European courts face what is practically a widespread strike on the part of princesses axafnst rnatrimony made to order. Individual protests against being made d victim of the old system vFhersby royal children have no voice in the selection of life partners are 7s old as the system itself, but the stand now taken, particularly by the princesses is said to appear like a concert of action.
 Tt is a blow to the royal match ma lxers. who blame both the scarcity or princesses and the growth of femin- ism for the failure of their pet sys- tenn In this connection 1t IS known that many of the royal dowagers are inclined to lay the responsibility TOT this state of affaairs, on the fair shoulders. of Princess Patricia or Cons naught. daughter of the Governor General Of Canada, who is said, dur- ing her residence in the new world 70 have acquired certain sodious demo cratic ideals not at alll in harmony with her station.
 Tba recent birth of a son to the Duchess of Brunswick, the only daughter of Emperor William or Ser many. has served to call aettent.on a 4ain to the smaller n1lmber of pIiil-s cesses and has given further force to fhe excuse of the royal bachelors that they are unable to find suitable paFt- ners of their own rank This excuse may or may not be entirely valid, but 5t is undoubtedly true that both the young men and women of the royal circles show a distinct disincinat1on towards matrimony made to order
 Among the eligible princesses, who seem in no hurry to accept the part ners selected for them by their royal narents. are the elder daughters Of Emperor Nicholas Of Russfas notably inc Grand Duchess Tatiana, the beau- fv of the Russian Imperial family ana Princess Elizabeth of Roumanla- Ine ne latter is really heautiful girl and arv debutante might envy her per feet features. her cloud of lovely hair and her very expressive eyes BeIh she and her younger sister, Princess Marie have inherited the wonderful Coburs elegance coupled with the half-gays half-sad charm CT tneAI ta es8 Hsa- tive land.
 Fsr,t the strike is not confined en- firely to feminine sprigs of royalty. It fs even said that the Prince of Wales, the most eligible of royal bachelors, has turned up his nose at the sug- eestion of a union witihsa very high placed, but extremely unettractfve princess
 The Church of the New Ideal which
  held It's first services. The church is located at Wallasey. the newly con- stituted borough on the Cheshire side of the Mersey Some two hundred women assembled for the 1nauguraI lsL sermon delivered by the Rev. Hatty Baker of Plymouth. Men were rig orously excluded
 A prelfrninary declaration Of req sons for the formation of the church sets forth .-the epoch making advan-
 
 er1 as a sex and women's realization of equality with man in religious as weII as other spheres of life. Their exclusion hitherto from any share in conducting church services is refer red to as an exclusion by which the been delayed
 Rev Hatty Baker, who wore what is described as a white choker" and Ia black gown of conventional cleri- cal type took as her subject, Gods GIor1osza Idza1'' She declared that Churches as founded and conducted hv men obscured this ideal, and the present effort was to create a, church of the failure. which would be along tI7e a1raez of sfze sfaes1l ~
 Abraham, she said, as long as he acted on his own initiative made many mistakes and twice had to be told by God to take the advice of his wife and the greatest tragedy the world ever W1lnesseu ouAu never S have taken place if Pilata had listen ed to his wife The male bias had obscured the message of Ch1ist in the past and the present church would do away with such bias.
 The preacher in the past and the present church would do away with such bias.
 The preacher warned her adherents that they must expect persecution and ridicule- In the evening a ser vice to which men were admitted was held