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can sell between now
and April.
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patterns, cheviots and
fancy cassi meres, tai- '
lored and trimmed as
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PRINCEWAS
i A BRUTE TO
ROYAL WIFE
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ManChairges of Infamy
' Against Philip of
Saxe-Coburg
Unhappy Princess Eloped
: to Esape Husband's
Persecution
. VIENNA, Feb. 2S. Sensalionul charges
'gaiiim i'rince I'hilip of Siixe-Coburg-trOtho,
an Austrian liulcl lnmhal, and
" s husband of the Princess Louise, eldest
; daugiiter ut 'Kftig lopold, of tho Hv
, glans, were mude In the KeicUuiath a
low days ago.
' la the debate on the Army bill Ucrr
Xuz)-nskle, the Polish leader, dn--Ouuncod
the I'rince as ti criminal. Tin
charges were mude In reference to the
lmnriHonment of the former lleutenant
Of Hussars, Mattaslch, who eloped with
the Priwe's wife ueveral years ago and
Was released last Ausust, after serving
three years mid eight months In orison.
Herr Daszynskie asserted that while
in prison Ala.ttaich drew up a formal
accusation charging Prince Ptyllp with
. forcing the Princess JLoiilue ot C'oburg.
Who was placed in an asylum for the
Insane near Ureeden some time after
her elopement, to encourage the ad-.
Vances ,f the late Kanm Hlrseh, ajid
JWith conijMUJlnf her t ask -ttw Buruu
tor money. She wan released from the
asylum last June.
Prince Philip has been denounced be
fore. He hits lH-en held up Ix-fore the
public for years as ont.of the moat "ter
rible example." of the courta of ICurope.
While a student at Bonn he frequently
demonstrated that ie could drink more
beer than any man In the university.
This first brought him public attention.
HU ability to drink men under tho table
was forgotten, though, when he arrived
In Vienna kiitl startled even that gay
city by his excapades.
Prfhec Philip married Princess Louise
In M76. . Sle' was seventen, ht1 thlrty
one. lie Insult d her grossly at the wed
ding feast before the great company.
The little, princess lockixl herself in her
i rooms and (or weeks refused to see. any
butr Iter old nurse. Prince Philip
trfftk the keenest delight in humiliating
Ms wife. , Never , was" a mora, unhappy
. princes. . She besought her mother to
plead with King Iopold that site lie
allowed to obtain.. & divorce. The King
wukJl't liW of it.
PHncaflilUp Jirought his favorite
lata th palace and thera they paraded
. bfors Pnuoess Louise. Every woman in
per court who took thefancy olT Prince
ftilllB fearpd. him.' He. v. as no- respecter
ft rank. Cmce I'Tlutesj Vomge asserted
MRS. LOEB IS A FAVORITE IN THE
OFFICIAL FAMILY OF THE PRESIDENT
I V. LT7fM
SUICIDE OF
A RACE, IS
THE THEORY
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Startling Assertionsif6f
Noted Physician . of
Neyork;
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IS MISS CLARA BARTON THE VICTIM
OF FACTIONAL FEUD IN RED CROSS
or the
"Mr. I,oeb, wife of the President's private secretary, Is one of the
most popular : wotnitv "M the- yntngtr exclusive set nt tm?"TiJittoT8trapf"f""'
tai. Her husband was ftp many years private secretary to Mr. Roosevelt
before the latter occupied the executive chair. When Roosevelt became
President Mr. I,oeb was made personal secretary to the nation's chief,
and his wife nt once took a prominent position-In Washington society.
- She hits , always been a great favorite with the Roosevelt family, being
a particular friend and chum of Miss Alice.
herseif. Prince Philip called his cbas-K-Mir
and asked for a riding whip. It
was brought to him and with it he
lashed the Irfncess until blood iron from
her head and shoulders.
Two days later a woman appeared at
the sumimer residence of the King and
Queen of the Belgians, and, tearing a
-heavy veil from her face, fell on her
fcuees before the sovereifms. It was their
daughter and the wounds of the whip
were Htill freh .on her ace. Even -the
eloquence of hT miserable condition did
not secure permission1 for the divorce.
Prince Philip confessed to his wife that
he was present at th tragic death of the"
Crown Prince Rudolph and the Coun
tess V-ts ra. v
Prince Philip was not anxious to be
parted from tha wife who. scorned and
hated him. Blie had a large fortuna and
he needed the price tt pay the fiddler for
hla ntnku. One njrht she ca.used word
to be sent to Prince Philip that she was
in the -apartments of Lieut Mattaslch.
Tuft Prince confronted the paiK struck
the it'i incest) and challenged he Lieuten
ant, who fought him ajid wounded him
severely.
Thl." resulted In Princess Louise and
fattasich elonlng. Some time later the
Princess as placed in the' asylum.
Mattaslch was artlpsted and charged
with forging the name' of Princess
Stephanie to a bill of exchange for $00,
0W. lie was pardoned by Emperor Fran
cis Joseph. He said alter his release
that lie had been tortured In the fort
ress prison under the personal supervis
ion of Prince Philip.
Prince Philip Is a cousin, of the King
of England, the German' . Emperor . and
the King of Portugal and brother of
Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. His
mother was a daughter of Loiua Philippe
of Frano.
Children Unwelcome to
Homes of'; the Rich"
-Some Figures
The most absorbing social tOic in
New York today is the contention of
president iCIioi. or Harvard University,
and other notable, men that children. are
oday unwelcome ''in-', the. homes of the.
rich. Their assertions are based upon
statistics furnished by Dr. George E."
Sarady. of New York City, that are un
controvertible. ' ; -.
' . Dr. Shrady declares' that the low
birth rate among, the: wealthy classes
wli sooner or later impair the Intellect
ual tone, of the American people.
Archbishop Farley deemed the . sub
ject1 of surficient Importance to dwell
upon it with emphasis" and gravity ln.a.
recent address. i ,
Ministers of the gospel of all denom
inations have been startled and are ex
pressing their views from the pulpit. - -
President Eliot, as the head of one of
the leading colleges of the country,1
quotes a depressing Bet of figures tend
ing to show that Harvard men are re
iukm -inxlw - inattur of -promptly .takings
uiion themselves the burden of paternity.1
President Hadley, of Yale, . promptly'
comes forward with' the allegation that
Yale men do not halt for. a moment in
the creation of home ties. , j
President Taylor, of Vasear College,,
comes forward with the alelgatlon that
fifty per cent of the girl graduates of
Vassar marry at th$ arllest opportuni-'
ty, and that such matrons average two
children each. "-7-"-'---. .-.,trj.
The records of the Boston .Associations
College Alumnae prove that out of 3.09f
members only 487 are ' married- This,
shows a higher percentage than the mar-,
rlage rate at Smith' College,; but these
women do not represent any one college
or- any one social claas. t .
Boston's Pareentaga. (
Graduates of twenty-three colleges arei
on the list, and taf classes xtendlng aw
far back as 1ST0.; Marrlagj)ften Is fol-'
lowed by .resignation from tTTa. 'College,';
Association. i : j
Tha ihtei'esHn(rpotnt In this Wholfc (lis
cysslon is one upon which few records
cijlst and no well authenticated daita can
be obtained.
The secrt tary of the Barrfard Cojlege
Alupnae and t)hi. registrar of tha Teach-j,.
ers'' College,' iris's" Brusfi both ' deqlar
that although they faithfully communl-
tosh?? vTr! t j ? -.p '
v "J Fv F 9 x 1
Friends of Miss Clara Barton, head of the National Red Cross Society,
say that a faction feud is responsible for the trouble between Miss. Bar
ton and President Roosevelt. Miss Barton's supporters declare that a Red
.. . .... . . .-.ii. an..n,.A. . v.iudAo , w M I ti u Pnrlnn'll
CrOSS ClHJUe, WIIO WOUIU put WITH, cnen diiciiuci muntj - i
places has tpoisoned the ear of Iesluent Roosevelt agains the latter.. The I
President's sister is said tobeln thu clique :il ".- .' ' . ; I
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cate with every graduate, asking for
information as to marriage or children,
such letters very often remain unan
swered1; Therefore they are not overcon
fident 'of the accuracy of their list.
' Tigores Trom Barnard.
Although Barnard Is a new college, lit
tle more than . nine years old, less, than
'eleven per cent of its girl graduates
have entered the matrimonial , slate dur
ing, tht period.
AS the-average age of graduation Is
tWefity","1 tibia,' shows that Z14 girls be
tween . the agea of twenty and twenty
nine are stltl unmarried, out of a tjjtal
of 233..: '. '. ; .
: The J alumnae records of .Barnard
would jappear tq be kept with great
care, because" only' ttve out'of the entire
number graduatedWln the past-: nine years
are unacounted for. ' " ', - , V
"Do not be too hasty lii your' Judgment
of Barnard," said Miss Mary Knox, dean
of the faculty, , yesterday. "We are
young, and , up-to-date, but our young
women, 'for the most part, have not yet
got around 'to the. subject, ot choosing
partners for; life. They are "ambltWus,
filled With thoughts of post-graduata
study of foreign travel.
Our young women and we are young,
because the oldest alumna has only been
out cf the college a few years desire to'
achieve something, before thy settle
down to the serious realities of life.
.They are in no hurry.
"The new woman of - today- has a
sphere which she M quite competent to
fill, but she has all the respect and ven
eration for the home bat her mother had
before her. ' 1
"You will notice that the' classes In
the early years of the colloge's history
were small, which accounts for the very
low percentage, of .marriage among our
graduates." '''. '"
-At the Teachers College Very - little
data exists regarding tha history of the
alumnae. The college baa. graduated 700
young women since it .otfened tts doors
in 18S8. 1 .' - r-::''':-:r '
Many of the pupils obviously do not
finish the course, because, tTTere are to
day In th Institution jil students. ; Miss
Brush, the registrar s.poke' with enUiui
slasm ot the alumnae of the Teachers'
Cafltg'e.'? f' --.' ''' '-"''s.' '
"Although our young women fit them
selves to take professorships In tha best
colleges In the land, they have no pre
judice against marriage." said MUf
Brush.
"The rertrlctlon of the New York
Board of Education against marriage of
leacners does not affect young women
With our diplonms. They are not, as a
rule, seeking such a situation.
"i don't know whether It Is true or not
that, the Board of 'Education arbitrarily
fonts its rule against jroorriage and
have no opinion to express about It.
The Texuihers" College alms to send out )
into tho world women w!k, are able to ,
take care Of themselves; It t they are I
ought In marriego' that is their own af- '
"X wish we bad the flgurea to give you,
beuuuM I m sure that the graduates
it ,the Teaohers College show no an
tipathy to helr duties: as founders ot ,
ihomes." . , - ..... ' ,
Mayor Lowe, former president of Co- ,
lumbla Vtslversity, was seen at the
Mayor's office yesterday and asked to ex
press his opinion regarding "race sui
cide." He said in partj'
"I cannot express an opinion upon the
subject because 1 cannot speak other- ;
wise than as, a public otlicial. Any per
sonal views that I might nave are not of
sulticlent consequence to bear official
stamp.
"I will say, however, that I do not be
lieve that Columbia or any other univer
sity of high standing will be found to '
Inculcate any principle or 'precepts an
tagonistic to the American home."
Tbslr Indian Bnmmer. r
"But how can you be certain that yotf
love me?" -she asked as they finally- got
away from the crowd, and they were
sure that nobody could overhear them.
"Darling!" he exclaimed, "how can you
ask me that? Do you see yon stars?" '7
"Yes," siie whispered, permitting him .
to draw ber a little closer to him. "How
splendid they seem!"
"How can I be sure they are abovo
us? I know they are. In the same
way 1 know that I love you as I have 1
never loved before as I will never love
again."
"But," she answered after a long, long
sigh, "we are not sure that the stars
are above usi. , They may really be' below
u.v The earth is whirling In space, and
we" .
'Alu myBweet-Ona-be Interrupted,
nver mind the "' Wars'." "You know I
got a divorce last week, don't you?"
"Yes," she murmured, snuggling yet a
little closer.
"And we know that you've got on
comdnsrpn a day or, two, don't we?"
"Oh, my love,'.' she said. "I am tremb
ling ao. But I'm glad. These are things
we are sure of. I saw the Judge on th
car this afternoon and flirted with him
all the way down town. We Bhall be
so happy, won't we dearest?"
Ills head was bent forward.'' Their
faces were very close togethetf But let
us turn from the sacred scene. Chicago
Record-Herald.
Tond of Old Eggs.
. The Chinese are fond of eggs about
100 years old, and old eggs are werth,
about as much In China as old win
Is In other countries. They have a way
of buying the eggs, and It takes about
30 days to render a pickled egg fit to
eat. -
Some of the old eggs have becom
black as ink, and one of the favorlte
Chinese dishes for Invalids is mad
up of eggs which are preserved in Jar
of red day and salt . water. , ,
Allen & Lewis' Best Brand.
Preferred Stack Canned " Goods,