The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-08-10

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imperial Princess Louisa An
toinette Marie, archduchess OF Austria
and wife Of Frledrieh-August, now the
reigning king Of Saxony, has never yet
been revealed.
|, % course, knew the charming I'm.
perlal hlghness, the Crown Princess
Iouisa Of Saxony, as she often came
on visits 20 the kaiserln. but | had
never spoken much with her until at
Easter. 1902. the emperor went TO visit
Dresden. He took with him, among
other people, one Of his untitled boon
companions, Judicial Councillor Lob
lein, stout, fabby-taced hanger-an,
who ut the time possessed great In.
fiuence over him.
Louisa was the most popular woman
~ Saxony, and desergedly so, for hers
had been q love match.
After her marriage TO the Saxon
crown prince the kaiser, In one OF his
whimsical moods, became greatly at.
sacsed 70 her because of her frank.
ness. her love OF outdoor life, ana her
high educational attachments, hence
we often had her visiting ut Potsdam
or az the Berlin Schloss. She was
known 70 be one Of the few feminine
royalties Ia whom the kaiser took the
slightest interest
AZ the grand BAN OF Easter found
myself chatting with Louisa. who, /
recoiieet, wore "A most charming and
artistic gown OF sen-green chiffon.
tecoliete. Of course, with pink carna.
lions In her hair and few diamonds
upon her corsage, as well as the Order
pf St. Elizabeth and her magnificent
rope of matched pearls. which went
twice round her neck and reached to
sser knees--a historic set which had
once belonged to Marie Antoinette.
The Story OF the Crown Prince Told,
As We stood chatting Ia corner of
The room, watching the scene Of I'M
usual hrllilancy because of the kaiser's
aresence, the princess turned to me
Well curious thing happened
here about month ago" she said.
II WIS" AT that moment the en-
peror tn the uniform Of the Second
regiment OF Saxon Grenadiers. of which
he WAS chief. aud wearing the Order
~ Crancelln Of the House of Saxony,
strobe up. and, standing before us, ex,
claimed:
We'll Louisa? What Is the very In.
teresting topic Of conversation, ehf'
Her imperial highness hesltated, us
though endeayoring to avoid an explain.
alton, but next second She waved her
lace fan quickly and said:
"Well, recently F'riedrich-August and
myself have moved into rooms in the
older wing Of the palace--rooms that
have not been occupied for nearly for
~ years. They are oid-world, charm
ing, and remind me constantly of Au.
gustus the Strong and the times In
which he lived. Just about month
ago the king and queen of Roumania
were paying us visit. We were ut
dinner, and while we were all laughing
and talking. for Carmen SYLVIA had
been telling us one of her stories. we
heard great clatter Of horses hoofs
nnd the heavy rumble of wheels, lust
as though stage coach was crossing
1.-THE small courtyard. All of us listened.
and In the silence we heard 1t receding
quite distinctly. l at once sent my
Aady-in-waiting to ascertain who had
arrived or departed, four-wheeled
coaches being quite unusual nowadays.
1t seemed just as though the coach
had driven out of the palace gate. The
message brought back from the guard
room was that no carriage had entered
or left. told this to those around the
table, and the queen of Roumania, who
had taken much interest in omens and
folklore, seated opposite me, seemed
much impressed, and even perturbed."
~Then the noise you heard must have