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Eligible Kings and Princes in
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By Her Own Countrymen.
The Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklen-burg-Strelits,
Princess "Pat's" Fiance
Taken From Her by the War.
THE Princess Patricia of Connaught. the Princess
"Pat" of popular affections, is the victim of a
most cruel war romance.
After rejecting more kings and princes than any
girl In Europe, the handsome Princess became engaged
shortly before the war to the hereditary Grand Duke
Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Strelltz. The engage
ment was not formally announced, but was universally
accepted as a fact.
Now the Duke is a German officer and his country Is
at war with the Princess's country. The engagement,
of course, must be at an end, and whether It can ever
be resumed is very doubtful, as the feeling between
the two countries is such that a marriage between
these two would be execrated in both places.
In spite of the Duke's high rank, there Is no doubt
that the engagement was a love affair. The Princess
tad declined 60 many suitors, Including several of
much higher position than the Duke,, that it is certain
she la determined to marry only for love, or at least
lor reasons of personal Inclination.
The Duke Is a handsome youug man, who has made
himself very popular In society. lie la heir to the
reigning Grand Duke of MeckleuburgStrelitt, who is
one of the sovereign Frincea of the German Empire.
Although thU family Is not of great political Impor
tance among rulers, It is very ancient and possesses
immense wealth.
The young Grand Duke Adolf Friedrich has mingled
much more In cosmopolitan society than is usual with
German Princes. He has met many Americans In Lon
don and Paris. He took part In several of the cos
tume balls that have lately been so popular in those
cities, and was considered the best-looking figure la
historical costume at them.
The Princess's Own Soldiers
May Be Shooting at Her Fiance
He also attended entertainments given by the Duchess
of Manchester, Mrs. John Astor and Lady Naylor Ley
land, all Americans. During the pleasant untrammelled
social life which the Grand Duke led away from his own
country ne and the Princess "Pat" developed an inti
macy, which ripened Into affection.
The Duke, by the way. Is a third cousin of the Prin
cess. His grandmother, the Dowager Duchess of Meck-lenbnrg-Strellts,
who was an English Princess and
cousin of Queen Victoria, recently had her pension of
125,000 a year from the British Government cut off ou
account of the war.
The Princess Patricia is now in Canada, where her
lather, the Duke of Connaught. Is Governor-General.
She has lately been present with her father tb witness
the departing of the contingents of Canadian soldiers
sent off to the war from Valcartier. Quebec. Some of
the soldiers she has been wishing success to may now
be shooting at the man whom she expected to be her
husband.
The Princess "Pat," as she Is always called, is quite
an Idol in Canada. The tall, gracious Princess has done
more to make the empire popular than anybody ever
sent over from England. One of the Canadian regi
ments sent to the front has been named "Princess
Patricia's Own."
Probably few of the soldiers who were cheered on
their way by the Princess stopped to think that they
might be going to kill her sweetheart. If soldiers
stopped to think of such things could they ever fight?
The personal complications of war between two neigh
boring countries are horrible.
"I Will Never, Never .
Marry That Horrid Little Man I"
The Princess Is six feet tall, but her figure is sc
graceful and she dresses so well that her height does
not make her took awkward. She has beautiful fair
hair and lovely blue eyes with long lashes.
In spite of her very feminine charms, the Princess
"Pat" la a great tportawoman. In Canada her shooting
has been very much admired. She is also a dashing
rider and a good golfer. She baa even been in a shoot
ing expedition In the wilds of Central Africa.
Disposing of the. Princess "Pat's" hand has been one
of the favorite occupations of courts and society for
ten years, and it seeni3 that it may be continued In
definitely. She Is now twenty-eight years of age. which
Is older than royal princesses are usually allowed to re
main unmarried.
In her earliest youth it was considered mot desirable
for "reasons of state" that the Princess Patricia should
make an important marriage w ith some European, ruler.
Her father was the only surviving brother of King Ed
ward when the latter ascended the throne. The Duke
and his family were for a long time the most conspicu
ous representatives of the throne in public.
The good looks of the Princess and ber sister and
brother were considered a valuable asset to the royal
family. They were all expected to help the family in
terests by making advantageous marriages. Princess
Patricia's sister, Princess Margaret, fulfilled these ex
pectations by marrying the Crown Prince of Sweden,
but Patricia was an absolute rebel to the Idea of being
married for "reasons of state."
Years ago her father took her to Spain with ..he object
of arranging a match with King Alfonso, who was quite
willing. The tall, strong Princess looked at the anaemic
King with his sallow face and curious projecting under
lip and treated him very coldly. She declared to her
father: "I will never, never marry that horrid little
man!"
She Just Escaped Being
Wed.to One of the Kaiser's Sons
It is not true that when King Edward remonstrated
with Princess "Pat" she threw herself on the floor and
wept She has a different way of declining an unwel
come marriage.
King Alfonso took the episode with admlrab' philoso
phy, lie met King Edward In the south of France soon
after, and said to him: "Since your 'charming niece,
Princess Patricia, does not care for me, may I hope for
better luck with your equally charming niece, Princess
Victoria of Battenberg?"
This time King Alfonso made a good guess.
Several sons of the German Kaiser In succession
were proposed for Princess "Pat." At one time It was
stated that she would probably marry his second son,
Prince Eltel Fritz, but she found Insuperable objections
to bis habits. The Princess whom he actually married
recently left him.
In 1907 efforts were made to bring about a match
between Princess Patricia and the late Crown Prince
Luis of Portugal, but once more she resolutely de
clined. The Prince .was assassinated with his father
in 1908.
The next plan of the royal matchmakers was to
marry the Princess to the middle-aged Count of Turin,
older brother of the Duke of the AbrussL whose affair
with Miss Katharine Elklns excited so much Interest.
Turin had an International reputation for adventures
of a different kind from those pursued by his gallant
brother. That was probably why the Princess Patricia
absolutely declined to have anything to do with him.
Still, the British royal family persisted in trying to
marry the Princess "Pat" suitably. It must not be sup
posed that ber
father Is a hard-
hearted man . i .
who who does P" 11 " 1 " ' 1
not care about ' 1 1 '
his daughter's
feelings. O n
brother. Prince Arthur of Connaught, Is at the front
with the British expeditionary forces In France. As
a Major in the Soots' Greys, his capture and detention
js a prisoner of war would be well worth the while
of any German officer.
The ancient Greek dramatists, with a Princess "Pat"
tor their tragio heroine, would not have denied them
selves a climax even more harrowing. To meet that
dramatic ideal all future possibility of Princess "Pat"
being reunited with her royal lover would be obliter
ated by a personal combat In which Prince Arthur of
Connaught would be slain by the Grand Duke.
Considering the heavy casualties that
have more than decimated the British
officers sent to France, It would not be
strange if the Princess should read the name
of her brother In the list of dead or wounded
almost anyday now. And this
Is another of the worries and
griefs she Is compelled to
bear.
That the Prlnoesa should
lose her lover now seems all
the saore a tragedy because
of the many experiences she
has passed through in her ,
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the contrary, everybody says the Duke is a very kindly
and genial man, bnt, bred In the oM traditions of roy
alty, he believes that he would be doing his best for his
daughter by marrying her to a ruling prince. In this
cause he Is heartily supported by his wife, who was a
daughter of Prince Frederick Charles of Prussia.
A Princess, Vroud and Beautiful
But Destined Never to Be Happy
In 1909 the matchmakers tried la vain to marry the
Princess to King Manuel, who then occupied the throne
of Portugal. Eventually he married a Princess of
-lohenzollern. The strange episodes that occurred during
the honeymoon seem to prove that the Princess Patricia
was wise when she firmly declined blm.
For several years In London the Princess was much
with a coterie of young people, that lnoluded the beau
tiful Lady Marjorle Manners and the Marquis of
Anglesey, known In society as "Handsome Charlie."
Society believed there was a love affair between the
Princess and the Marquis. It was said that King
Edward . absolutely forbade a marriage between the
young people because the Marquis was not of suffi
ciently high rank.
The same gossip asserted that Prince Arthur of Con
naught was In love with Lady Marjorie Manners. These
plans were somewhat disarranged, tor the Marquis of
Anglesey married Lady Marjorie, from whom be has
since separated. Prince Arthur made a conventional
marriage, taking his cousin, the Duchess of Fife, who
is very rich.
It was then, after an extended experience of society
and suitors, that the Princess chose the Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg-Strellts! He was the Ideal of a woman
who had seen many men of different types and under
stood their ways. Society is therefore convinced that
be must be a very brilliant and attractive man, even
though a born Prince.
Not only Is the Grand Duke now logically an enemy
of all that is British, but It Is conceivable that the
chances and strange coincidences of wsr may bring
blm to sword points with a member of the family of
the woman he expected to wed. Princess "Pat's"
Copyrisbt 1911
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Princess "Pat" With Her Father Bid
din; Oood-bye to a Contingent of
Canadian Soldiers 'Who May
Shoot Her Lover.
Princess Patricia of Connaught, Most Handsome and Popular
Princess in the British Empire, Parted by the War From
the Man
determination .to assert her rights as a woman and
not a mere pu- ;jet of royalty.
She has often been described as the most difficult
and obdurate of royal maids.
Psychologists know that when a woman of such char,
acter is deprived of anything on which she has set her
heart the shock is far greater than It would be in case
of a young and undeveloped girl.
Thts story proves that even those who have beauty,
wealth, rank and ability cannot always grasp the hap
piness that Is within reach of the poorest and humblest.
She Had
Chosen
After
Rejecting
AU the
Husbands
Proposed
for
"Seasons
of State.'
What the Stars Promise for November
T!
HE second week opens with consid
erable excitement in publlo places,
with three very strong afflictions In
the New Moon chart.
finances are uncertain, and a condition
of expectancy and unsteadiness hovers
about the money interests. Merchsnts and
tradesmen will suffer from the dubious
sentiment In Industrial channels. The
stars give no sign of the Stock Exchange
opening in the early part of the month, nor
that It would be wisdom to do so. After
the 17th Usances snd speculative values
show an Improvement
There will be a number of railroad cas
ualties and automobile accidents In the
Eastern and Middle States. They sre more
probable In the -northern sections and In
the earlier part of the month, doubtless
around the 8th, when the place of the
bolar Eclipse of August 21 will receive an
evil square from Mars. Earthquake shocks
are In evidence and also danger to public
institutions.
Electrical tmospherlo conditions prevail
iv the Star Conuauy. Great Britain JUaats Ret.
early In the month, with falling barometer.
Expect sleet and snow, with very cold
rains In southern sections, around the 10th.
Late thunder storms near the 18th, chang
ing again to colder, with another period of
same at New Moon on the 17th. The latter
part of month variable, rain quickly fol
lowed by snow, with some excessively low
temperatures at the close.
Specific incidents may be expected on or
near the following dates:
November 14-16 A busy period for Hy
men, as well as In theatrical circles. The
State Department adjudicates an interna
tional question.
November 17-18 Probable re-openlog of
Stock Exchange. The money market im
proved. November 22 A prominent social tunc
tion, likewise some scaadal affecting a so
ciety leader. ,
November 24-25 Speculative values
much depressed; a generally lowered vi
tality In the body politic; weather tem
perature will fall below normal. These
conditions cover almost the entire last
week of the month.
November will, In a general way, prove
most favorable for those born in the Fall of
1850 or Summer of 1851, Fall of 1854, Win
ter and Spring of 1855. latter half of 1851.
Fall or 1862. Spring and Summer of 1864.
Winter of 1867, In 1869, Summers of 1870
and 1874,Wlntcrs and Summers of 1882 and
1884, Fall of 1888, In 1893, Fall of 1908. or
between the 8d and 8th of February. March,
or June or 6th to 10th of October or Decern
ber of any year.
The month will prove unfavorable if born
In April or December. 1849; June, 1856;
. Spring and early Summer of 1863; July,
1865; Winter of 1866; June, 1878; Febru
ary, 1879; Spring and Summer of 1885;
January and September of 1893, or latter
half of 1900; or near the 21 at of March and
June, er 24th, of October and December, ef
any year. . .
If born near the 21st of January or May.
or the 24th of July or October of any year,
. expect Intrigue, personal criticism, and peJ
culiar developments In life.
Favorable birthday anniversaries are Ko-
' vember 6th. 12th, 15th, 18th, 27th and 18th.
Unfavorable are the 1st, 2d, 3d, 13th, 21st,
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