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: nothing compared to the storm now
me czarina, always neurasthenic from
the many nameless terrors that sur
round her family, collapsed completely
and retired to her beautiful retreat in
the Crimea- The prince who was the
cause of the trouble left the country.
lis exile was complete, absolute. He
seems now to have been shut out OF
the list Of eigibles entirely
Eligibles Are Few.
This list of eligibles is not a long
one and the daughters Of the car
nave way of turning up their pretty
noses at almost every name on it.
Heading the list is the young prince of
wales, schOOlbOy, thin faced, weakly
given to OvermUch cigaret smoking,
perhaps too greatly coddled by fool
ESh mother Accustomed to the Virile
II dlSsipated society of st. PETERSBURG
the grand duchesses are not so much
impressed by the British heir apparent
He Is said to admire much the beauti-
full Titiana, but the reports that the
out.
The second most eligible young man
from the point of rank and station is
Adalbert, third son Of kaiser Wilhelm
II, Of Germany
He is stocky, rugged, far removed
IN appearance from the prince OF
Wales. Royal parents have thrown
nm anu the quartet OF imperial girls
together. But nothing has happened.
Last autumn there was much indig-
nation, and just indignation, over the
pitiless plan by which the diplomats
intended to mate up the young folk of
Eastern Europe royalty.
Throne Stained With Blood.
In the first place Olga was to be
married to prince Alexander Of Servia.
the heir apparent to a throne stained
with blood. It will be remem bered
that king Peter, Alexander's father,
took this throne from assassins who
killed king Alexander and queen
DFagay and even tore the latter to
pieces and cast the remnants Of her
body out of her bedroom window.
Prince Alexander's elder brother.
George, committed many horrible
crimes, including the murder of the
husband of his mistress, and was shut
out from the line of succession. Alex
ander is said to be little better, a sot
and debaUche. The court Of Bel
grade is rude and barbarOus. Olga's |
tate m such union might well be
Charles Picked for Titiana.
Then Titiana, she of the Witchine
eyes, was to be wed to prince Charles
or Roumania. He is the eldest son of
the crown prince Of Roumania, who is
q nephew Of the aged king and queen
Houmania is slightly more civilized
than Servia, but the ROumanians
seized some Of Bulgaria's spOils Of war
recently and the fierce Bulgarians win
come some day seeking vengeance. ]
Charles reputation is fairly good. vet
..twould be a loveless match little to
cess.
The girlish Marie, third daughter OF
Nicholas has been rumored to be a
sacrifice to Russian diplomatic rela-
IONS with Greece. She was to marry |
prince Boris, Oldest son Of the king Of |
bulgaria. She is IA and he II, yet |
ms Is considered none too young by !
the diplomats when the friendship OF /
TWO countries is to be cemented
One Too Young for RUmOrs.
Little Anastatia is still too young |
even for rumors. The car, sore per- /
picked over the problem Of the elder /
-nree, already sees her as an added /
ilIfIculty in the distance.
The czarina is little help to him. |
me constant attempts on the life or
Ter husband, the almost daily con-
plracles within the palace, the meaac-
ng of the lives Of herself and the /
h1ldren, the disastrous war with
apan' the exposure Of the scOundreI-
SIN Of the cars near relatives, the
'uIoreak Of a bloody revolution and
Ter strained relations with the car
.IiInseII' have tended to Unbalance her
Her own IS a marriage OF conven-
ence. She lived with her brother as
girl and her surroundings were any
ming but happy. She was treated in
n off hand way in St Petersburg on
lslts there before her marriage The
1ea of a German marriage was not
opular in Russia However, the ad-
Ice OF queen Victoria, Of England,
mo was anxious for her granddaugh-
sr to accept the brilliant match thus
tfered to her, and the fact Of strained
Citations with her brother combined
prevail upon her and she finally
onsented to become the bride Of Mich
las AlexandrOYitch
Today she would probably have re-
used. Much history would have to be
eWritten had princesses always been /
; independent as they are now.