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Show r f' 1 1 s r. -j- .1 rv Ai- - :7: oZze Italian Police Kept Princess Mafalda's Wedding from Being 1 a Public Fiasco. tLWlh v-f! i -r5,. w vjf t Princess Mafalda of Italy and Her Bridegroom, Prince Philip of Hesse, W hose "Romance" Was Such a Vast Disappointment to the Italian Public. v A- v? fiy ike 1 cfi83iS MQtSG iAMMIlf S mi : gra ' ', N'4" "' i.-xA Swords A . iOlyfl A?x fe ' . - 'i -- .'" ) f Me Italian Police Kept Princess jCjJ-ri - W Si '. ' 'k:-' MaaJa's Wedding from Being M-. 1- It r.;. 4'" 1 a Public Fiasco. AS&VSfi&'LsH 7 M .? 'V ,y'p,m,ra . L-i lit j.Apit.'. w.'fe i Nf ? ' ! .v. ' and Her S- $ -x , rf --rT TtZT tT.. ,T 1 , W i i r"f J- J - . . . .-.- - r? Bridefroom, Prince JZLi" "s l j ?raf!WH4tr tV TT C" r"7" ! I ft 1 I M f ' ' ' ' " ' , f - . Whose "Romance" f 1 ' E 1 I ,j L 5 ? v k Vr " 1 M . 1 iHiU 3 "4" W '' rA-W f'- '"J " - -N . y Was Such a -Vast M f xV 1 1 Jl JS H Vu, iS" t 'JLl i -Ji .Ji ? Jt V ' Wnil , , 1 Disappointment to H JT 2 I t," , -l. ' , ' IMt" ' , - ' ' the Italian Public. , sa8SBWaW ' 'Z M ' 1 Vjl ' IM) I , ' , lU View of the Royal Castle at Icconirf LPr&lf Vx, By EILEEN ORELL. 1 . , , ' t Uh the Royal Wedding Party Lined V? gl' t 1 V.. , J , j '- ' ,fv 5 AM V i.TTT,T)T,. , A f , ' I . - Waiting OuUide the Gates. " fl U , 0, h' . 'IX'J f H ViT" rj- HERE is only one word to de- ' J' V ' ' . -w ? Sjit&Xa&X-1 Chrt p S 'ifar 4 I scribe the redding of the , t, ' ''.V tV V V t ""3 I rVWj Princess Mafalda to Pnnce I . , ' . ' -, ? - V fr '-v'"1- J iYV- Philip of Hesse at Raccomgi the other ' ' x '"i ' ' ' j' . . M(tffea; Uu? I day. It's a good old American word K, " ' 1 hand did the procession slowly filing be- i , V A OAP'Er M&Tf : I !lVS!r f io ' . " " ' ' "" fore the palace steps rtiow any life. V'- . r K'X L ,ot oN'&fecON (TS4 yiyZX ?' . . , x.f t , . , . V4 "Gfido d9 P00'" r "Cheer thett - V JA tA' .V '' ? -rrJ ftJ And flop it was at least as a public spectd- t ? v, . V-, . you pig! Che-r for the Pinvess!") a ' -- - - -l1Vi AS V"- ZJJ VVf cle despite nil the syrupy talk about the beauty "V v " i. 4 guard would hiss, as he prodded a gap- L v-' A V -T(lN tdtV0 aoS 4 OTCJ of a royal "love match." ' " W , ing rustic m the back with his sabre, V VN' V? W 'V llS Judging from what went on in the aerie - ,. . ' And the f eUow would cheer feebly and 1 I . V v V V UA T-x . WM-i f I twenty nulesouts.de Turin-a peculiar and s,g- J t the palace steps soon had enough 1 V -T Z W ' . (aVJ nificant background for such an affair the V -!. of it and they disappeared behind the (treat doors ! Vc VV A AW -- . . -Aifl6' .Afl. k V Vvt'Y fAV View of the Royal Castle at Racconlgi with the Royal Wedding Party Lined ; Up on the Gallery and the Populace Waiting Outside the Gates. i ' hand did the procession slowly filing be- ':'J fore the palace steps fchow any life. uKaiiZM "Grula, dunque porko!" ("'Cheer thett you pig! Cheer for the PrlnceBs!") a guard would hiss, as he prodded a gaping gap-ing rustic m the back with his sabre. And the fellow would cheer feebly and . discontentedly. The party on the palace steps soon had enough of it and they disappeared behind the great doors in a short time, looking crestfallen and none too happy. Everybody then began to recall the circumstances circum-stances of the "first disillusion" the marriage of the Princess Yolanda, then the prize catch of Europe, to a member of the lesser nobility, a mere captain of cavalry, whom she met at the London horse show. Nobody was any too well pleased with that wedding. It was a long time before the King and Queen were won over to it, and then only after Yolanda had enlisted the aid of her grandmother, the former Queen Milena of Montenegro. It was a pure love match, for the beautiful Yolanda had been besieged by roval lovers and was reported engaged . &fig to half the eligmle royal youth of Europe at one time or another. & Perhaps there was some Idea of ' conciliating the public when rumors : fc- were spread, soon after Yolanda be- r'::s3?ri came the Shrnora .Calvi di Bernolo, J&y& kvAN &&&&& I 00?: .V-3CliPPing from the -jfcf V6, ? ot TPjfir London Daily Ex- I Vi pivii r i . " i .C" i press Recording the ' X-1 i " 4 - , "i -"" Italian Public's W i" I VW " J Disapproval of the Princess Mafalda's 1 , r &f" f t i? A Match with a Penniless German. VY TVL i By EILEEN O'RELL. ' 1 (V ROME. '' HERE is only one word to de- !-' ;: : . scribe . the wedding .of the . f'tyrd Princess Mafalda to Pnnce ::.,.; jjv i VjL Philip of Hesse at Racconlgi the other 'v ' V day. It's a good old American word " 'ifSjL Ajid flop it was at least as a public specta-yA specta-yA cle despite all the syrupy talk about the beauty --VK of a royal "love match." l lip Judging from what went on in the aerie mTm twenty miles outside Turin a peculiar and sig-' sig-' V!Mr n'Ilcant background for such an affair the ' v J Italian people don't give a darn about the pretty, ij J sentimental romance they've been hearing so !j T much about. Neither were they exactly consumed j R with love for the royal lovers. ! Instead they stood watching, a silent, sullen 4 vf throng and came to life only when,' as they filed 1 Tv past; royal family, a cordon of policemen wV; went among them hissing "Clap, can't you? Make c fcST a no'6e' Cheer for the Princess 1" JjiKJ Even at that, it now is being said that the J demonstration or lack of it was about all the (pTj royal family expected or desired. Indeed, it is declared that the wedding was moved to Rac-( Rac-( VH conigi instead of being placed In its logical set-i set-i jf yzl n' Rme to prevent another sort of demonstra-i demonstra-i fpipy tion by a populace which still nurses bitter II .1 memories of the war and looks upon the. union . -X-?' of the King's daughter with a German Prince, -rxV who fought against the Allies, with intense dis-A dis-A a favor. fi -p Also it is stated that there is reason to believe H the honeyed stories of the glowing love match fu ' propaganda, were designed to reconcile the A people to the marriage. , vV 's n0 secret that Prince Philip, a man out I yI2 a J0'5' aa received an allowance from King i 1 I TF Victor Emmanuel since the marriage was ar- U AV-iJ. ranged. And it hurts the pride of the Italians I WJ I to think that their King should be contributing j j (Vyi ' to the support of a son-in-law who, a few years 1 i I y J f ago, was in tlie ranks of Italy's enemies, I -J' Many are talking about the marriage as a mis- t "k' a"'a,lce a "second disillusion." By this they I IviJ rccr to the wedding of the Princess Yolanda, )rf o the King's eldest daughter, who astonished every- Grand Master of Ceremonies, who was followed by King Victor with the Queen Mother on his :arm. Then ciirne the ex-King of ireece, escorting escort-ing the Queen of Italy. At the end were Signor Tittoni, president of the Senate, and Signor Mussolini, Mus-solini, as the Crown's Notary, the only civilians with the right to attend. The signatures of the bridal pair, with two gold pens; completed the ceremony and the cortege cor-tege left the chapel, passing rows on rows of bowing, curtesying guests. It was not till afternoon that the Prince and Princess of Hesse, with the royal guests, appeared before the crowd that all morning had stood in the streets, lunching on bread and cheese and bitter wine. . . And when the party moved out upon the palace steps, all eyes passed over the procession cf flower-decorated cars from which were scattered lillies, dahlias, roses, asters and carnations. They glanced beyond the women in gleaming- satins and brocades; beyond King Victor in his uniform - of a marshal of the Italian Army, and the Duke of Acosta in familiar Italian blue with sparkling decorations. They sought out a figure in severe black. . When he was glimpsed the unexpected happened. hap-pened. "Mussolini! We must salute Mussolini!" howled the mob. There was a wild rush forward. Police and carbineers struggled against it in vain. Blaok-shirtedF Fasclstl fought like savages while photographers and cinema men struggled to protect pro-tect their cameras. Blows with sticks and fists eventually settled the riot. But the parade of for the beautiful Yolanda had been besieged U f!v , v f oo t 0 by roval lovers and was reported engaged . p,,, kSfi1 .n c 0 to half the eligible royal youth of Europe at mMm&iiA, . .-cSP3 Xr!& one time or another 9 1 O5 -rt A Perhap there was ome Idea of t ' 6 C Tv ? rtO V aA ' conciliating the public v hen rumors S'( M fKt V uW1 -SVAl were spread, soon after Yolanda be- S 4',i -cfi" V cS U v came the bigaora alvl di Bergolo, 4 Wb MP' , to ; ) ! ' ' cot ? tvW l'5 Fw' aAJf Stf SJl'Xv'ftyr , London Daily tx- II V "i" press Recording the jf-Ay Italian Public's frj , Disapproval of the Princess Mafalda's M - , ) Match with a Penniless German. . , As It was In the case of Yolanda be- jvN fore her marriage, Mafalda's engagement (fyKv- was all but announced several times to uj Europe's most eligible young men. When PlW she visited England with her family in YvJT May, 1024, attentions paid her by the K4gZ Prince of Wales set everybody to talking A Aft , about a possible betrothal to him. This UaSk was after Wales and the Princess walked fl? V together at the head of the procession of sjf V ' British and Italian royal families through fJI fwTU i the Guildhall to a luncheon at which the (V Lord Mayor was host. British author- " V h f ities, however, stated emphatically that j the state visit to London of the Italian iXV sovereigns had no political nor marital ViS3f7 j significance. Furthermore political circles In Italy 5PS 1 favored a marriage between Mafalda and (fiYJSi the Duke of Brabant. They considered tlv& ' it a thoroughly desirable match and it f!fV was intimated to the Princess that she n r- might consider herself most fortunate to ' have such an opportunity. ' I The world waited for announcement M. J of an alliance between the Belgian and I fl xVyJ ' I Italian royal families, and more and more cars naa to oe cut auuru and the scene was spoiled. It was then that brooding brood-ing s il e n c e descended upon the populace. Large numbers of detectives detec-tives and plain clothes men, scat-V scat-V tered through the ; onlookers, suspi- . ;: ciously eyeing all :i and sundry, broke v into cries of . i "Ewival" for the bridal pair. y ' But not until the police took a .l V body by marr'lng her riding mas- yd ter, Count Calvi di Bergolo. ' ' f r Mafalda's marriage is even less I I i-r Pl,ular that was that of her sister. ' l Yolanda, at least, picked i : A out a countryman for a mate, and a man able to j ' support his own house- J i . A, ho:-d- 14,3 the idea of if ceiving a Prince without ? a Pri"cipaHty, a near fs lrv down - and- outer who ' I1) must look to his royal .V H father-in-law to pay his lR "p I bills which rankles. That If- "' i j and the uniform of a E ' -.Vw I V German artillery lieu- f tenent he wore at the - I IaC wedding., E1'? VVP That uniform was the pvy .'VVjj most outstanding thing 1Nicl In the scenery when the t - I Ni W young couple, oblivious S 'vvx' of any sentiment but "lv ? " yyl'l their own satisfaction, fe . . j stood upon the palace ' ' ;.' steps after th.e ceremon- V if 1 'n'- They had as a back- I. .? i'f grounfi a glittering, .- i vA overwhelming array of V v vl'lyy European royalities. But V. iJuC hackground held no r- wTjN representative of tlie M; British royal family a lJ circumstance remarked lUVA 0n aeP'ored tiy every- 1 Wing mas- s cars h; tolo. ' -rST- - Q andth i even less Sw '' w her sister jr V.'1 'nK 8 I J?L v UPnt 7 " "V 1 4 . , " V it A --' - ' r , ri -v ' ' i V ' -V w ; J ' ' - ' j & v a - jfv i i ; - ' -4 ' ' ' M y was short - .- r of the dif- Xr . J) jt n the bride -.--- The "Enthusiastic Villagers" at Racconlgi Photographed as the Wedding 0f ne approaching engagement of her younger irocession Bisterj Mafalda, to the Duke of. Brabant, the Was "BS- , Belgian Crown Prince. Italian diplomats favored n"!8 Can tne a"iance 't was declared, auo regarded it as w p laH a S0P t the public pride. This A'nd then there sudden'y developed a mystery Picture. which cleared only to reveal such a story as well lure. mjght seem incredible even In fiction. It was in 1928, when their Majesties of Bel- 1 glum, together with the Prince, were visiting the ' royal family of Italy at Racconigi, that Mafalda i and her younger sister, Giovanna, suddenly were ""Cheer i reported ill of intestinal fever. The Belgians then, yon - 'et nastily for their home and the report of the I 8 '? illness was changed to typhoid fever. For a time guard t was said that Mafalda could not recover, would a ut they did recover and then the story came hiss, as he out- According to the tale the Queen Mother nrrvMod Margherita insisted that Mafalda plight her a gaping i tn?ta wlth tne Crown Prince of Belgium. But rustic in ' even at this time the little Princess and Philip the back. "' ' Hesse were deeply in love, though she kept it ft- secret, knowing the opposition it would arouse. Finally in desperation, so the story VfJP : goes, she and Giovanna took poison she f?ji ) to avoid the blighting of her secret ro- 'iKiu mance and Giovanna to express her sympathy. IS'tV And their illness was announced as fever. . After their recovery Mafalda confessed to her Vt father her love for Prince Philip. Ifr "You must wait, my daughter, until your HI j grandmother will no longer oppose such a A' match," the King is reported to have said. Ill II And it is doubtful if her triumph was dimmed, flKL even by the "flop" which her wedding turned j!t9 out to be. For it was quite apparent to every- fXC body at Racconigi that she saw neither the dis- KXT content of the populace nor the restiveness of flilCjS the party at the palace, her eyes being all for tJYMQ the young man in the uniform despised of her lUM X countrymen. V-Vk This impression was strengthened by the obvi- vsA.. ous gayety of the Princess on her honeymoon in Germany. I-A jiih Now everybody is asking "What of Giovanna?" fM, Will she be married off to some of the eligibles VI the Crown Prince of Belgium or even, per- ' haps, the Prince of Wales, whose name was often linked with those of her sisters? y Or will she, too, follow the example of those p-J - young Princesses, kick over the traces and marry -V for love and love alone? Sjlyt k y,A;)J The religious ceremony was short ' and very simple, in view of the dif- i-A J ference in faith between the bride and l'ie P"00"1- The chapel was a scZY'i bower or white flowers and the . Princess, in her bridal robes, looked PvvJ j '''Ke one f the blossoms. But the I iv- Pr'I,ce'3 uniform was a constant re- 1 -il X minder of the sterner facts of life. The procession was headed by the King Victor Emmanuel of Italy and Premier Mussolini, Who Got the Only Real Ovation of the Day at Mafalda's Wedding. "' -.'. ,sj .a 1 |