South Bend news-times., 1918-04-22
BEHIND THE SCENES
With Rulers and Leaders of Wartime E,
By the Princess Rddziwin
Copyright Is1A

father, who caused great trouble to
his parents in his youth. when he
was considered one of the gayest
young men in Vienna.
An IrrcpreSsible Lover.
Rumor says that after he had lost
the wife to whom he had been mar
ried in the hopes that her influence
would keep him within the bounds
which he was always transgressing.
the Princess Elizabeth Of Thurn and
TaXis, a very beautiful and accom-
plished woman. ne fell in love with
that same Baroness Mary Netsera.
who was TO die together with the
unfortunate Archduke Rudolph of
Austria. and that he had seriously
contemplated marrying her. Moth
ing, however, came out of this in
fatuatiOn, which was followed by
many others, until. at last, bored by
the constant reproaches of his moth
er and sisters. who wished to see
him settled in life, the pretender 10
the Portuguese crown married for
the second time, his choice falling
on his first cousin. the Princess
Therese of Lowenstein. She became
the mother of a large family. He
has lived with her as happily as a
brainless man can when he is bless
ed with plenty Of money.
BY his first wife, the princess of
Thurn and TaXis Don Miguel had
two sons and one daughter. OF the
sons. the eldest. who one day Will
inherit his problematic right to the
crown Of Portugal, was brought up
entirely according TO German ideas
and placed as an officer in a Prus-
sian regiment of dragons. He was
a very wild young man and got in
TO SO many scrapes that it at last
became question as TO how his
father would be able TO provide the
necessary money TO clear him out Of
them He had to leave the army
and was sent TO England for a
change There he met the lovely
American girl. Miss Anita Stewart,
whose charming personality, to-
gether with her many millions. won
his heart, and his forthwith asked
her 10 marry him. TRANCE 10 say.
his father made no objection. and
went even so far as 10 confer on his
son one Of his own titles. that of
duke of Nizeu. and 70 grace the
marriage ceremony with his pres
enCe. The latter was performed at
the castle Of Tulloch in Scotland.
which the mother of the bride had
rented for the summer. and it made
a nine days wonder at the time all
the newspapers being full with de-
scriptions of the sumptuous wedding
gifts received tv the new duchess.
who had previously been received
into the Roman Catholic faith
Martial Difficulties.
The couple first lived i'm London,
then in Germany and soon their
friends heard that things were not
going on well between them. and
that the duke was showing himself
very cruel and hard in regard To his
young wife. The next thing that
/ happened was that they were living
apart, the duchess not having been
able 10 stand the numerous sights
10 which she had been subjected by
the whole Braganza family who
looked upon her as upon an in
truder. and made her feel that such
vas the case. The duke once more
/ entered the ranks of the German
army. while his brother served in
the Austrian. and the matter stands
\ for the present in allegiance as 10
whether or not the American girl
who gave herself, together with her
millions. 10 the royal prince, who
I treated her so shamefully Will ever
obtain the freedom which it seems
she tried TO claim, but which the
4 Roman church refused TO grant 10
her.
Under those circumstance. and
I especially in view OF the fact that
the duke Of Vizeu is not a Prussiar
officer. il is hardly likely that Kine
Manuel will have even a thought OF
making the formers son an heir tC
his eventual rights 10 the crown ot
Portugal. so / may be forgiven fol
not believing in this rumor. though
it has been widely circulated in the
press Of this country.
Don't say you saw Il in the