The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-04-16

were clandestne meetings and the royal girl con.
cealeu III ner bosom diamond pendant which
the young prince had given her. The revelation
OF her infatuaton to the czar and czarna precipl.
tated several fearful scenes. The grand duchess
stamped her foot like any common girl. She
would not be sacrificed as a wife for any pin
headed princey weakng. She would marry the
man of her choice.
The czar is said to have at last consented 1t
was decided that the betrothal be published to
the world.
And then the Grand Duchess Olga had the
rudest shock that came to any young prin.
cess Of the blood. Prince Dimtri confessed that
he loved her sister Titiana more than Olga!
Where Olga Is stately, Titiana Is irresistibly at
tractive Where the elder sister Is magnificent,
imperial, capable of graclng throne, the second
daughter is winsome, magnetic capable of be-
coming great actress and taking captive the
heart of a nation with her magic smile
II there had been turmoil in the czar's house
hold before, 1t was as nothing compared to the
storm now. The czarina, always neurasthenic
from the many nameless terrors that surround
her family, collapsed completely and retired to
her beautiful retreat in the Crmea. The prince
who was the cause of the trouble left the country
His exile complete-absolute He seems now
to have been shut out of the list of eligbles en-.
tirely
This list of eligibles is not a long one and the
daughters of the czar have way Of turning up
their pretty noses at almost every it.
Heading the list is the young prince Of Wales.
sehoolboy thin faced, weakly given to overmuch
cigarette smoking, perhaps too greatly codded
by foolish mother. Accustomed to the virile, if
dissipated, society of st. Petersburg the grand
duchesses are not so much impressed by the Brit
ish heir apparent. He Is said to admire much
the beautiful Ttiana, but the reports that the
affection Is mutual not we'll borne out.
The second most eligible young man from the
point OF rank and station is Adalbert, third
of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany.
He is stocky rugged far removed in appearance
from the prince of Wales Royal parents have
thrown him and the quartette of imperial girls to-
gether But nothing has happened.
In the oden days nothing expected to
happen Rather, 1t made no difference But times
have changed. The royal girl demands her 70.
nance She will not be cheated out of her need
If love and affection She has read the romantic
novel and she knows what is her due Of love and
affection woman. She demands to marry the
she loves. She will not take this that
to please her fathers prime minister.
This changed attitude Of the royal young lady
seems to have been the stone wall which the
plan for sealing the Balkan peace by royal match
making was shattered
Last autumn there was much indignation, and
Just indignation, the pitiess plan by which
the diplomats intended to mate UP the young folks
Of stern European royalty.
In the first place, Olga to be married to
Prince Alexander of Servia, the heir apparent to
a throne stained with blood, 1t will be remem
bered that King Peter, Alexander's father, took
this throne from assasstns who killed King Alex
Rnder and Queen Draga, and even tore the latter
to pieces and cast the remnants Of her body out
of her bedroom window. Prince Aexander's
elder brother, George, committed many horrible
crimes, including the murder Of the husband of
mistress tho oof
succession Alexander is said to be little better,
sot and debauchee. The court at Belgrade is
rude and barbarous. Olgas fate In such union
might we'll be piued
Then Titiana, she Of the witchng eyes, was to
be wed to Prince Charles of Roumania He is
the oldest son Of the crown prince of Roumania
who Is the nephew Of the aged king and queen
Roumania is slightly more civilized than Servia
but the Roumanians seized some of Bulgarias
spoils Of war recently and the fierce Bulgarians