Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-27
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in Munich whore she resides to the present
day. She was a very hard mother for her
own yChildrcu, and showed herself not only
reRlcctfu of them, but also harsh and un-
feeling with her girls. whom she wished above
everything to make brilliant marriages. In
this ambition she succeeded for the youngest
was lucky enough to attract the heir to the
many millions OF the old Prince Henckel Won
nonuersmarck whose fortune is considered to
be the largest in the whole of Germany
after that of Bertha krupp. But the eldest.
the Princess Eleonorc. did not show herself
SO tractabc in regard 10 her mothers wishes
as her sister had been and she refused, one
after the other, all the occasions which were
offered her to establish herself rs well as her
parents desired
She was in love with the brother of two Of
her best friends and companions. the future
Queen of the Belgians and the Crown Prin-
cess Of Bayaria Duke lIudwig wilhelm They
had been brought up almost as brother and
sister tho estate of Prince Wttgenstejn be-
ing situated quite close TO the villa where
Duke Charles Theodore of Bavaria was liv"
ing ON the shores OF the lake Of Tegernsee
and they fell In love with each other when
they were almost children. The Wittgen-
stems were considered equal by birth to all
the royal houses in Germany, and from that
point of view marriage between a daugh-
ter OF that family. and the son and heir OF n
Bavarian Prince would not have offered any
difficulty. But both the young people were
poor, and the Princess Wittgenatein would
not hear of such thing.
ono relates that she told her daughter a
story she had invented about the Prince. in
winch he was represented as being the lover
OF beautiful actress who was the fashion in
Munich at the time Eeonore was so hurt
ana disguised that she consented in her
anger 70 give her hand to the rcignng Prince
OF schonbourg-Waldenbou who had for
IOnR time cntreatcd her to do so,
Ihey were married in haste, and the bride
had the time TO repent at leisure. for she very
soon discovered that the man to whom she
Iouhu herself bound was n brutal character.
VINO treated her with an utter want OF con-
sideration and who almost Immediately after
their marriage forsook her for other women
OF the lowest kind of character. The proud
girl was reduced almost to o.despair; the more
so that she found out that she had beer,
fricked into union which had brought her
lothtng but sorrow and tears AT last she
beautiful castle of Waldenbourg and returned
to Munich, where she led n very retired and
sad kind of existence, estrangcd even from
her mother. whom she could not bring her.
self TO forgive for the subterfuge which had
wrecked her whole life.
Fate, however showed itself for once kind
| to this victim of maternal ambition The wal
broke out and Prince Schonbourg who had
Joined at once, was killed in one of the bat
ties that took place near Rheims at the very
beginning OF the campaign. He left his
widow rich woman, and she could begin
10 look once moro toward the future with
joyful eyes. But then arose another difficulty
The Princess was known to have ardent
French sympathes, and the King OF Bavaria
would not hear of member of his family
marrying n woman who did not approve OF
the ruthlessness of German methods He nut
In his energetic veto to the marriage and for
months poor Princess Eleonore and the Duke
had to wait and walt for a happiness which
seemed to be continually escaping them II
last been rewarded and that their wedding
took place few weeks ago.