The New York herald., 1922-01-15
king ALEXANDER
RESTRICTED IN HIS
SEARCH FOR BRIDE
Engagement to Princess
Marie of Rumania Ends
Two Year Quest.
ADVISERS GAVE HIM LIST
Overtures to Princess Mary Of
England Were Promptly
Rejected.
ADVISERS GAVE HIM LIST

S1ecscf Cd6is TO TIM NEW Yozk HrnAIp
Oopvrfofs, 19so, oy THE NEW York HxsAcu.
New York HeraId Bureau.l
London, Jan. II.
The engagement OF King Alexander
OF Serbia and Princess Marie OF Ru-
mania, which was announced at Bel
grade this week, ends two years of
searching for a suitable bride for
serbia's King. which has been one Of
the most perplexing problems with
which Jugo-Slav diplomats have had
TO deal. Now that the Balkan Cupid
seems to have taken matters inro
ms own hands the story of AIexander's
ooJsscy IN search of a throne mate
may he interesting as showing that
even royalty cannot have its own way
"nen there Is question OF marriage
soon after the armistice King Alex
anders advisers told him that he
would be expected TO wed in order
70 prove to the Serbian nation thar
the throne would not go begging for
its future rulers. and Alexander was
gwen list of suitable brides.
AT the top OF the list were the names
or the Rumanian Princesses. 1snasa
however. were promptly scratched of IN,
Alexander himself, with the remark thai
ne oid not want to tie up with tha
5uso-Slav or other Balkan nations. and
that besides the only one in the ku-
iiiahiah mouse whose beauty was at all
pleasing to Alexander was the Queen
herself.
Meanwhile Alexander had been r..c,.
mated by young french governess VINO
accompanied him on all his tncogu,to
'isit5 10 Paris and che Riviera. For
months II looked as IL the French GIRL
would induce him TO give up the throne
ana settled down to u quiet lie In her
brlttany village, His Ministers inter-
vened, however. with appeals no. to
break UP the karageorgevitch line. put
agreed TO let the regent take his time in
trying TO find suitable bride.
Inc princesses OF France, Italy and
Spain all were paraded for Alexa nder,s
peneiit during the Riviera season, but
an alliance with any of these Jailed ne.
cause AIexanaer's cares OF state seeired
100 doupttul u burden for the princess,,s
TO share.
riiiaIiy cane the news from the Ser
Dian Minister at Lonuon that prlncess
MARY had commented synipatheticaiiy on
the fact that Alexander had not found
oride- Aiexanders photograph was
promptly sent 10 buckingham palacaL a
lew weeks later Princess Mary returned
me compliment by sending her phulo-
graph 70 Belgrade. an Incident winch
sent Alexander rushing to Paris again.
ready to carry negotiations to a finish.
Unfortunately Alexander's mlss.os
was not kept secret and reports of me
Serbian rulers intentions reached me
ears OF the Prince of Wales, wno per-
sonally dislikes Alexander. Just wi al
happened probably viii never be known,
out Alexander received a sudden tele-
gram from London telling him IL was
useless to hope for a British connection,
and the crestfallen regent promptly deS
veloped alleged appendicitis.
Even this failed to arouse the SYM
parhy OF England's royal family, and
Alexander returned TO Belgrade to take
up hts kingiy duties with the Runanian
candidates. the only ones left to whom
he could consistently offer the throne
Apparently the ministers are satisfied
with Alexanders selection, although they
arc still worried as TO how Princess
Marie will take matters should the King
renew, as he has threatened. his incog-
alto visits to the French charmer's resi-
dcnce.