Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1914-08-08

stabbed by an Italian anarchist, who
used a sharpened shoe awl as a
weapon-driVing Il into the heart OF
his victim. BY a strange coincidence,
IL was very like the knife used years.
before when Franz Josephs life was
attempted. The dress worn by the
Empress nj the time Of her death IS
one Of the relies preserved az the
elizabeth Museum IN Budapest. only
a tiny blood stain appears upon the
gown the Empress having died ut
Internal hemorrhage.
This seemed 10 be the browning sor-
row OF the many which had fallen
upon the Emperor and those who
know him best declare that he has
never been the same since the Geneva
tragedy" on the day OF the funeral
tho Emperor instituted In memory OF
The Empress "The order OF Elizabeth
! for women OF all ranks who have de-
/ voted themselves to religious. human
itarian or charitable works or objects.
The hrst Grand Cross was bestowed
upon the Countess Sziaray, who was
with the Empress al the time OF her
death.
other sorrows.
But the trials Of the Emperor were
not over, for a few years later his
favorite sister-ln-law. the Duchess
d'Alencon. lost her life in the great
FIRE which swept over a charity basar
/ In Paris and only a short time after
ward one Of his nieces was burned 10
death at the Palace OF Schoenbrun.
Then his granddaughter, the
Princess Elizabeth, daughter OF the
dead Crown Prince fell In love with a
young army officer OF the House of
Windeschgratz who was serving with
regiment quartered at Vienna. Aft
er a stormy scene with her grandfather
she obtained his consent to marry the
young man. The young man then be-
came Prince Otto Of Windeschgratz,
and on the day OF the marriage the
entire junior branch OF the house Ia
which the bridegroom belonged was
given the rank of Serene Highncss.'
But even this marriage was destined
TO bring disgrace, for only a short
time after the wedding the Arch
duchess fired a shot at an actress OF
whom she was jealous. Her mother,
the Princess Stephanie, in the mean
time had created a scandal at Court
bv marrying Count Louyay and had
caused the ElADtN'A hb AAtAAt HtAhAAi-
alton by her extraordinary behavior
az Court.
The Emperor's grandchild, Princess
Louise, OF Tuscany, astounded both
J Vienna and Paris by the life which
she led and when reprimanded for Il
haunted her escapades in the face OF
the royal family by publishing SEN
sational account Of her mad career.
stu another granddaughter was des-
tined 70 bring sorrow to the venerable
Head of the Hapsburgs when she
eloped with an army officer and lived
with him for some time before her
family forced her TO marry him. The
lArchduchess Louise was the next TO
create scandal, for she deserted her
husband for music teacher.
Archdukes Cause Scandals.
The male members of the family,
too, added grief TO the declining years
OF the Emperor. The Archduke
Leopold after a career OF debauchery
married a second rate actress and was
, deprived of his titles and exiled. Arch
duke Louis Victor, another brother
who was known as the greatest rous
! in Europe. had TO be confined in ar
p insane asylum. Archduke Otto wa
! dismissed from the army owing to
scandal which he had caused, and III
D. Archduke Ladelas was killed while OF
5 a hunting expedition by peasant Il