Salt Lake Tribune | 1905-02-22 | Page 9 | Engagement Not Broken

ENGAGEMENT NOT BROKEN. German Crown Prince and Duchess Cecelia Will Wed. BERLIN, Feb. 21. Tho Associated Press learns from a person In the confldenco of Crown Prlnco Frederick William how tho story of tho breaking of the Prlnco's engagement en-gagement with tho Duchess Cecilia of Mccklonburg-Schwcrln originated. "When tho plan was first proposed by tho Crown Prince to visit Duchess Cecilia somewhere In the South, Emperor William mado tho condition that she must be accompanied by her mother, which conformed with Gorman Ideas of propriety in such cases. Grnnd Duchess Annatncia was angry because be-cause tho Emperor had not permitted tho meeting to tako place at Cannes, but Anally consented to Florence as the place for tno meeting, but when tho date arrived ar-rived sho dolayed her departure, and permitted per-mitted Cecilia to go alone, promising to follow In a fow days. The Crown Prlnco, soelng the awkwardness of the situation arising from the absence of his flanco's mother and the dolay In her arrival, wroto to tho Emperor for advice The Emporor telegraphed: "Send Cecilia to her mother. You return nt once.'' While tho Incident hns necessarily caused some friction botweon tho two families, tho Assoclatod Press Is assured on tho highest authority that tho engagement engage-ment hns not been broken off. Tho ruling family of Mechlenburg-Schwcrln evidently evident-ly Is much agitated over tho matter. ' Grand Duchess Alexandrine (elder slstor of Duchess Cecilia), sudenly camo to Berlin on Saturday and had an hour's private talk with Emperor William, after which she took the next train for homo.