The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-06-13
g sessions, and died of pneumonia.
 MATRIMONY NO OBJECT


 With Sweden ranked one of the real powers of Europe, Christina was beseiged with matrimonial invita- Even her cousin. Charles Gustavus proposed to her. She settled him by | making him her heir. The Rik sdag Or Swedish House O. Parliament, in structed the Committee on Indian Af- l fairs to try to find somebody to tama her, but she sent word back scornful. ly that she preferred solitaire to auc- tion. and could not be bothered with a permanent man about the house.
 She was three-eighths in love with a French doctor Bourdolet. and four SeVenths sweet on a Spanish ambas- sador, Pimentellf. However, the RilIs-
 dag still had hope. It was the one }thing left cheap in Sweden. And when Count Mangus de la Gardie had six dates a week with the lady king, even
 Mangus thought he would be made consort. He went broke giving her solid silver throne, which is still in use in Sweden. But Mangus was too certain of himaelf.
 'Husband?" she guffawed 'I don't want husband. l want he-harem'
 She called him a poor little 'anchovy, hich signified that he was a Scan dinavian fish. She went down to Ole O1son's, the Sign of the Three Balls and cashed in some of the imperial Hal " ilt SO SilG COulQ DuN llllil dIOtlA0l tide. but that was all he got. She did the same by other admirers. In ten years she created seventeen counts, fortysix barons and 42S lesser noble men. The people of Sweden began to grumble about taxes more and more audibly. The exasperated Riksdag again got desperate. She called aside her major domo, Monaldischi, and let him in on a big secret
 't | m caught I1D on this whole bunch of coffee hounds" she confided. I'm going to cut loose and have an exten- sive time. Me for the complicated simple life! These squareheads are always goating about politics and matrimony."
 She made a date with Charles Gus tavus to meet her at the Riksdag, and sallied forth attired in full regalia, as
 gorgeous as the Queen of Sheba al though with less Queen showing After an elaborate speech. she com- manded Charles Gustavus to pluck off the crown jewels and mantel and wear | them himself She specified that she was abdicating, not u favor of Charles, >but of Freedom of fought
 SUMMING THROUGH EUHOPE
 Dressed as man, calling herself Count Dohna, and accompanied by MOnaldisch she moved wherever the spirit moved her. The spirit stopped first at the court of Louis XIV, which Christina was sure would just suit her. l But Monaldischi got familiar and l spoiled things. He beran to be IS per sistent as a twelve-legged fly on q | bald mans head. and having no titles with which to pacify him. Christina l hired a pair of Apaches to slug him on the Champs Elysees. Monaldischi | responded to this eatment. and died | the next day. The French people were | hard to thrill, but this shocked them. Christina decided that she wanted 1 to go to Rome and be an aroma, or shoot Roman candles so she sent the l Pope a night letter asking for an in- vitation. The Pope replied that she might come if she would reform and join the church. Christina did the lat 1 ter, and said she had done the for mer.
 Rome with bath. please" said Chris | tina, as she registered a the Hotel de Maraschino. "In probably be here for long time"
 She stayed until her funds ran out, and twice made nasty trips back to Sweden to see if she couldn't vasnp her
 way back into the royal dining room 1 But she was firmly but politely re- minded that her abdication was per
 manent SO each time she returned to Rome and resumed the pastime of showing new wrinkles to the Capi- toline Smart Set.
 1 She died in 1889. admitting she had l lad enough personal liberty.