A Princess’ Love Affair.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 175, 5 August 1901, Page 3

A Princess’ Love Affair.

Merlin, June 12. The biographical notices of Princess Louise of Prussia, who has just died, gives interesting details of her unhappy love affairs. She was betrothed, more than half a century ago, to the then Crown Prince of Sweden, but- during a tour in Italy with her father she fell passionately in love with Duke Ferdinand of Genoa, son of Charles Albert, and in the hope of marrying him broke off the Swedish engagement. The Italian marriage, however, failed. The King of Prussia did not relish the idea of his daughter going over to Roman Catholicism, and Charles Albert did not care just then to annoy Austria by a Prussian alliance.

In the end, both the Swedish and the Italian Princes married somebody else, and Princess Louise, though accounted the most beautiful woman of her timespent years in disconsolate spins*'’-’ In 1854 she was induced J "‘ no< ? ’ Landegrave a! v- r f ™ arry the proved - * - essc - but the UtlloU • . unhappy that after seven years ...e Princess obtained a divorce.

The New Plymouth News says that Jones, one of the apprentices of the wrecked barque Lizzie Bell, and a member of the Naval Reserve, died in the arms of the captain. Jones was a Welsh youth, and the captain also hails from the principality. Strange as it may appear, among the things washed ashore was a darning needle, which was recognised as his property by one of the apprentices, and which, with a family Bible and a torn photograph of a group consisting of the first and second mate and the apprentices, he is treasuring with great care.

The House grew quite frolicsome on I Friday night in committee when it was proposed to report progress on the Cycle Boards Bill. Mr Graham and Mr Wilford J had a difference of opinion as to the calibre of their “ consistency.” Mr Graham naturally fancied his own, and Mr Wilford went the length of backing his with a few shillings, which he placed on his rival’s desk. The coin was at once lifted by the member for Nelson. Mr Collins rose, and called the attention of the Chairman of Committee to the fact that wagering was going on in the Chamber. Mr Chairman said he had not noticed the act of which the hon. member complained. Mr Graham, who sits on the opposite side of the House to Mr Collins, wanted to know how in the world the hon. member could, with his sft lin, have seen over the I benches, and observed what was going on. This brought Mr Collins up on a personal explanation, and he ex- ! pressed his utter inability to see what his stature had to do with the question at issue. At the same time he hazarded the opinion that perhaps nature had been assparing in the matter of brains with the member for Nelson as she had been with him (Mr Collins) in the matter of bones. Mr Graham here put down Mr Wilford’s stake, which fell on the desk with a jingle, Mr Wilford soberly thanking him for “ the contribution.” Mr Barclay then got up and announced his intention of saying something serious, and the little interlude, which was strongly reminiscent of a page from that, classic periodical called “ Ally Sloper’s ’Arf ’Oliday,” closed.