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About The Augusta daily herald. (Augusta, Ga.) 1908-1914 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1909)
KING MANUEL IN SFABCUotaWIFE Sl»l'WT«7 rvnnU/7 JpTofc " 1 Princess Victoria Louise of Germany, a Possible Bride. WANTED— A Queen! Hear ye, hear ye, hear ye! Listen, all yo little princesses of royal blood—all ye little princesses eligible to wear a crown and to sit upon a throne— summon your ladies of honor, call forth your ladles of the bedchamber, of the wardrobe, of the Jewel caskets: array yourselves In your finest, adorn your beauty most magnificently, and mount your pedestals in the gallery of marriage able royal princesses. For the young Xing, Manuel of Portu gal, approaches In quest of his queen! So, mount your pedestals, little prin cesses royal. Mount your pedestals and look your sweetest. For King Manuel is young. His heart Is fresh. He Is more than a king seeking his queeh; he Is a lover, a youthful lover, seeking his bride. Oh. yes, the King approaches, surround ed by grave advisers on matters of state. In his ears ring the reminders of his royal mother, that he Is a king and must choose wisely, for the good of his realm. Oh, yes, you have reason. Princess Pa tricia, of England, If you feel confident, though you are the boy king’s senior by several years. Are not you, for reasons of state, the logical choice—you Princess Royal of England, powerful protector of weaker dynasties? Could not you, like the present Victoria cf Spain, embrace the faith of this other Catholic young king, who comes a-woolng to Albion? Tet, you other little princesses royal do not fear your fates too much, for you have tenderer youth with your beauty— and this king, who comes a-wooing is a youth, unspoiled and ardent. So while young King Manuel Is ap proaching on his quest for a queen, let us view the fair candidates waiting expec tant on their pedestals. There Is time In which to take this view, for King Manuel does not leave Lisbon, his capital, until November 20. On that date he will start on a tour of Europe—his queen-hunting expedition—sailing for England on his mother’s, Queen Amatle's, yacht Sea Royal The royal Portuguese yacht will be es corted by the Portuguese cruiser Don Carlos I. and a squadron of British war ships. The queen-hunting young King In well protected; no ambitious beauty will have a chance to kidnap him. Matrimonially speaking, this royal tour beginning with England appears rather per»-.nctory—like Introducing the thin end of the wedge. The only eligible oppor tunities England can offer to King Han sel are both considerably older than him self, both, ot course. Protestants, and both persistently rumored to have placed their affections elsewhere. " fey.: - "W ■■■Hi •• * ■* .7 HH i’4; '■ ■ [III 11 VI - .*. .. I M&: •■■■; - - , ’ ' # ’ ''sEPBB TWt Sli w 111 / ’ 4- t*- . ■' 'V P| j jhbh - mdELw fl But It appears that the Portugese royal family, and indeed the whole country, hopes fervently that the young King may fall In love with and consent to marry either Princess Patricia of Connaught or Princess Beatrice, daughter of the late Duke of Edinburgh and niece at King Edward. Either of these alllanoes would tend to consolidate British Influence In the whole peninsula. With an English queen on the Spanish throne and another Engltsh queen retgnlng in Portugal, many of the troubles of those countries would cease to be. Also, If young King Manuel and either Princess Patricia or Princess Beatrice could be Induoed to take either for better or for worse, the boy King's financial worries would be much mitigated. The late King of Portugal died heavily in debt. One of Manuel’s Inheritances Is a total Indebtedness of $2,000,CC0, which he has been forced ti pay In instalments out of his civil list of> $885,000 annually. In the cases of some of the other rulers of European countries SIOO,OOO per year could easily be spared, but Portugal, and Portugal’s royal family, are comparatively poverty stricken and And It difficult to make both ends meet. Therefore all this pomp oonnecteo with the young Kings voyage to England next November. The whole period of the visit to England will amount to a ceremonious effort to bring about an English marriage. The Anal effort will take the form of a magnificent banquet and ball to be given on February IT by Sir Francis H. Vll llers, the British Minister to Portugal, In King Manuel’s honor. Who. on that conspicuous occasion, wilt air . S.l .> ‘ v ■pHmH 9 s?' ■•/ R BMWgmag 4 03 "wS:MrI Princess Patricia of England, Who Wouldn’t Have the King of Spain. bs the royal princess most In evidence, Princess Patricia or Princess Beatrice? Era that time will the former have suc ceeded In convincing herself that King Manuel has driven from her heart the Image of that other love? And will she have lost her repugnance for the Idea of changing her religion? Or, If Princess Patricia continues faithful to her long cherished Ideals, will Princess Beatrice forego hers? In her 'case It Is believed that the chief obstacle to a marriage with Manuol of Portugal Is the existence of Prince Alfonso, son of the Infanta Eulalie. This Is reputed a genuine love affair, which flamed into being not long ago when the Prince and his mother vis ited the Princess and her mother at Coburg, of which the Princess’s late father was soverc'gn Duke. Next In order of politlcal Importance among the eligible royal princesses to whom King Manuel may pay court Is the Kaiser's daughter, Princess Vic toria Louise. This youthful princess carries no age handicap; there Is a handicap, however —on the young King's side. It Is difficult to Imagine the Kaiser encouraging a matrimonial alliance with Portgual when his posi tion among the rulers of the earth enables him, practically, to dlolate his : choice among the princes of first-class powers. In spite of these considerations It Is understood that King Manuel’s tour is planned to Include a visit to the i Kaiser’s court. It Is said to be the gossip of sev eral European courts that In Portugal the most popular choice of a queen— next to the selection of an English princess—would be tbat of Princess Marla della Pilar, of Bavaria. This young princess possesses sev eral distinct abvantages not enjoyed by other presumed candidates. Her father, , Prince Louis Ferdlnano, was son of the Infanta Amalie of Hpaln, and her mother the Infanta Pazo. But natu rally, of course. Bhe Is a German, and i that fact disposes of the old Portu guese proverb; ’’From Hpaln there comes no good wind and no good wife." If England does not furnish the much sought queenly bride, certainly the vlßlt to Bavaria will not be omitted from King Manuel’s Itinerary. Among the lesser prlncesees royal who may be presumed to anticipate a visit from Portugal's young ruler are several In the Latin countries. There are several daughter* In the family of Prince Charles of Bourbon— iKB T‘ '"' ' II H A// the Little 'Princesses in \ Europe Are Printing Up For the Mouthful 'Ruler of Portugal , W/>© Can't Marry As He LiKes, but As He Must. that royal family of Hlclly. Prince Robert of Bourhon-Parma has also several unmarried girls. Austria should not be overlooked, elthqr, for Archduke Frederick has seven daughters, all, of course, royal Hapsburg princesses. In the meantime Portugal’s young King has not closed his eyes to beauty nearer homo. The Queen mother and the Ministers are much concerned by his attachment for the daughter of a lady-ln-waltlng to Queen Amelia. The love affair and the boy King’s attitude bid fair to disrupt the matrimonial plans being laid for him. King Carlos and Queen Amolte were fully aware of thp fondness of Manuel, when a prince, for the girl, who is said to be a very pretty child, a year or two younger than the King. Although she la a member of one of the oldest and most noble families of Portugal, the King and Queen realized that a marriage between her and their aon was out of the question. They also believed that he realized It, and that hia affection for the girl waa merely a boyish fancy. Since Manuel’e unexpected acceealon to the throne a aultable alliance with a European royal house la Little King Manuel of Portugal, Who Must Take a Bride. looked upon as a necessity of state. Queen Arnelle and the Duke of Oporto have been caatlng about to And a aulta ble princess, both favoring one of British extraction because of the oloae relations between the two countrlee. A few days ago they were diacusslng the matter and canvassing the available princesses. The young King stood near listening. Suddenly he surprised both his mother and the Duke by announcing angrily that hla early love waa atlll his choice, and that he would marry her or remain slngla. Remonstrances on the ground of rea sons of state had no effect. The boy ruler had made up his mind and refused to change It. Therefore the lady-ln-waltlng and her daughter will be asked to take a trip abroad, In the hope that a long separa tion will oure the King of his romantlo attachment. It was in February, 1008, that Manuel Murle Philip Charles Amelle Louis Michel Raphael Gabriel, Duke of Beja, then a lail of eighteen, busy with Ids studies and schoolboy sports, became King of Portugal and the Algarvea through the assassination of his father and elder brother. Hu la really a gallant little llgure, this young Portuguese King. Most un expectedly some one of the most de sirable of royal princesses may fall head over heels In love with him dur ing his forthcoming tour. Who can tellt
