The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1922-06-13

BELGRADE, June 9.-Three hun
bred thousand persons from all parts
of the kingdom witnessed the mar
riage yesterday of King Alexander of
the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes and
Princess Marie of Rumania.
The ceremony vas performed amid
the greatest pomp that Belgrade has
seen since the establishment of the
new triple kingdom.
Many little and royal love
affairs which rumor had woven
around the eligible young King of
Jugoslavia were halted rather abrupt
ly early this year by the official an
nouncement that he would wed Prin-
cess Marie, second daughter of King
Ferdinand Queen Marie of Rumania.
Both King Alexander and Princess
Marie had been reported engaged to
scions Of various loyal houses from
time to time, but the first intimation
that they were interested in each
other came less than a year ago.
Gossips Tongue Ways
Despite the fact that he was known
to be a rather proud, studious young
man, the courts of Europe had buzzed
with stories linking his name with
various favorites of the Partisan
night life. These were ignored at
Bucharest, where the Prince had told
every one his ambitions. He was
anxious to tighten the bonds between
Jugoslavia and Rumania in order to
insure peace to the Balkans, and he
knew his marriage to Marie was the
most devisive step he could take in
this direction.
Yet the royal heads of Europe kept
wagging. They knew the ruler of
Jugoslavia was only 80, they knew,
too, that he had displayed his tickle
ness once or twice before. They for
got the devotion he showered upon
Titiana, eldest daughter of Car Nj
cholas, who was lost to him through
the Red eXecutioners, and remember
ed only the s~uddenness with which
he seemed to forget her and fall
under the charm of Princess Sophie,
daughter of Prince Emanuel, Duke OF
Vendome and Alencon, a number OF
the Bourbon Orleans family.
The Jugoslav Legation in Paris is
sued a denial of the rumors that he
was engaged to Princess Sophie, but
it failed to still the gossip. Meanwhile
the Prince had seen much of Marie
while he was convalescing in Paris
from an attack of appendicitis. AL
most his first act upon leaving the
French capital was to visit the Ru
manian royal chateau of Sinai, where
he spent the Christmas holidays last
year with the Princess. This, ant
various encouraging statements from
the Bucharest court, paved the way
for a formal announcement.
Bride Widely Sought
The Princess, in the meantime, hat
not been neglected by the match
makers. She was considered the
prettiest girl of royal blood in Europe
which won her the affectionate title
of "Mignon" in court circles. Lone
before she was mentioned in connec
ton with Alexander, she had beer
reported engaged to the Prince o.
Wales. She was known to be wei
liked at Windsor Palace, where she
was a constant visitor while attending
school in England. When this mattel
failed to develop fast enough for tn
gossips, they transferred her efec
lions to King Boris of Bulgaria, onl!
to find themselves thwarted by OH
cial denials from the royal household
of both Rumania and Bulgaria.
Her marriage today marks the frs
wedding in Europe since the war il
which the bride and groom were boil
of ~reigning families.
Plans for the wedding have attract
ed considerable attention to the Ru
manian rulers as well as reviving re
ports that Queen Marie intends T.
visit the United States a trip she ha
planned several times since tn
Armistice. In view of the fact tina
she faces her own coronation cere
] mony, tentatively set for sometime /
: the Fall, it is thought likely that sh
may come to the United States afte