Show RECAll STORY OF ROMANCE Princess Desires Simple Life Marries for f or Love RACCONIGI Italy Ita Sept 19 OP UP-As UP As the wedding day of or Prin- Prin Princes ces ceS' Mafalda second daughter of ot I Ithe the king and queen of at Italy and I Prince Philip of at Hesse approaches court circles are telling the story stor of ot their romance The wedding will willbe be he e celebrated at the royal rojal castle here September 23 I It was a n. bright Saturday after afternoon a ter ter- noon several years ago at a garden party part in tho the grounds of at a a. magnificent magnificent cent Roman villa that a 0 beautiful girl and arid a handsome young younS' man were Introduced A mutual interest inter Inter- Interest est eat grew rapidly as they Ule conversed and found interests and tastes In common Thus the romance of ot Mafalda and anti Philip began BLOND nII D ANT NI Philip is blond with clean cut clean cut northern features f l tall and anc erect with a II severely severy aristocratic carriage car car- carriage carriage and dignified bearing sug SUg- suggesting gesting a military life Mafalda Is dark haired of ot an olive complex- complex complexIon Ion glowing slight in figure fIure and with a grace and charm of or man man- manner manner manner ner denoting perfect breeding introduction was the first of a series of or meetings Philip came CUlle to Italy Haly as the guest of the tho Italian court on a number of or oc occasions oc- oc always singling out t Ma- Ma Mafalda falda for special attention Final Final- Finally ly hy he le returned home determined t to upset the venerable tradition that all European royal marriages must he dictated by the t e parents for po po- political purposes The Thc heart of or Princess s Mafalda also 1150 was captured for tor when gos gos- gossip gossip gossip sip of ot the palace and other courts connected her hoer name with those of or orthe the heirs of at various ruling houses hous s sor of or Europe she answered resolutely I I dont don't want to be a queen This for a time mystified her relatives and friends but when the couple met again at hem on the tho Italian riviera Mafalda s a Interest in iq Philip was I so apparent that King Victor Emmanuel thought it time timeto tImeto to 10 speak to her LIFT LIFE po Do 10 you think such a marriage e would make you jou ou happ harp he asked ed She I r do o. o Mafalda answered explained that she loved Philip and shared with him loins a 1 desire for the simple life tilled with contact with the tho arts especially music and other oth oth- other er r things In which both hath wore were In Interested In In- crested Your happiness Is mine too he said d. |