Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-08-06
BY THE MARaUIsE DE FoNrENoY.


England's future king sails at the
end Of this month, from Liverpool, on
Canadian liner bound for Quebec and
on which the necessary cabins have
already been retained He travels
under the incognito name of Duke of
Cornwall and his visit to the Domin-
ion is to be TO such an extent of a
private character that Lord Byng
the governor general, who had al
ready arranged to be officially touring
in the far west early in September
has been requested by the prince not
TO interrupt his trip or to make any
attempt to greet him on his arrival
In fact, they may not meet at all.
The prince Will only be accompanied
by three members of his suite, includ-
ing. of course. Vice Admiral Sir Lionel
Halsey and one of his equerries, Capt.
the Hon. Piers w. Leigh. whose wife
is an American. daughter Of Judge
Bradford of Nashville, Tenn. and
widow of Lord Shaughnessy,s soldier
son. He will accept no official en-
gagements or courtesies while on this
side of the Atlantic. intending to
spend the entire six or seven weeks
of his sojourn at the f. p ranch in
Alberta, in the foothills of the Rocky
mountains, either in the largest of his
log cabins or under canvas. He sails
for home. from Quebec, at the end of
the second week of October, having
number of official engagements at
Dundee and elsewhere for the closing
week OF October, Immediately on his
return to England.
No monarchical archives were more
strictly protected from prying eyes
than those of the imperial house of
Hapsburg until the revolution In
November. 1918, and their systematic
and careful examination since then
| is revealing many jealousy guarded
| secrets and affecting many reputa
tions Among them is that of the
Swedish Count Axel Won Fersen,
| whose name has, heretofore, been en-
[ veloped with a halo OF romance by
treason of what was believed to be
] his unselfish, self sacrificing and chiv-
alrous devotion to the Inflated Queen
Marie Antoinette of France. Entering
| the French military service, he ac-
| companied Gen. de Rochambeau to
America as his aide-de-camp and so
\ distinguished himself during the
American War of independence, no.
tably at the siege of Yorktown. that
! he was promoted to the command OF
one Of the French regiments. On his
| return to Europe he became one Of
Versailles. conspicuous by his mani
| festation Of devotion to the queen.
| II may be remembered that, convinced
| of the necessity Of rescuing Louis
XVI, Queen Marie Antoinette and
! their children from the quasi-captiv-
| ity in which they were held at the
| Tuilleries by the terrorists after their
abduction from Versailles. he made
| all the arrangements for their rescue
| in which he acted as driver OF the
| large coach which he had specially
| constructed for their fight. How
| their escape was discovered. how they
were pursued and overtaken at Va
| rennes, where the royal fugitfves had
| stayed too long for the purpose or
| appeasing their hunger. is a matter
Of history.
| II had always been understood that
| Count Fersen had sacrificed the
greater part of his private fortune in
organizing the flight. The documents
| discovered among the imperial ar
| chives at Vienna now show that the
count had obtained, by importantly.
from the queen a sum Of 100000
| francs. in gold, and quantity of her
| diamonds. which had been transmit
ted to him through her sister, Arch
| duchess Amelie. sovereign Duchess of
1 Parma, who took his receipt for the
| money and jewels. Only very small
/ portion thereof can have been spent
| by him in the organization of their
unsuccessful attempt to seek refuge
I abroad. Yet. some years afterward,
the count had the inpudence to de-
mand Of the then Austrian emperor.
Francis II. that Is to say, of the
nephew Of Queen Marie Antoinette
| verbally, and in writing sum OF
1. 200, 900 francs, which he claimed
to have paid out Of his own pocket In
his efforts to. rescue the queen, ths