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KAISER AS WEDDING
GUEST.
BASHFUL BURGOMASTER AND
PRINCESS BRIDE.
In the presence of the Kaiser the wed-
ding of Princess Leontine Furstenberg,
daughter of Prince Max Egon Fursten-
berg Emperor's most intimate friend.
with Prince Hugo Vinzenz zu Windisch-
Graetz took place on November 26 at
Donaueschingen, in Baden, where Prince
Furstenbcrg has his family seat. The
fact that the Emperor consented to leave
Berlin, for this remote corner of Southern
Germany in times of acute international
crisis shows to what extent Prince Fur-
stenfberg enjoys the Kaiser's friendsliip and
aftection. Never, indeed, has any one
save members of the Imperial family, and
very few of these-been so close to the
German Sovereign as Prince Furetenberg,
and it is an open secret that were
the latter a true-born German, and not
an Austrian, as is the case; he would stand
a good chance of becomine Imperial Chan-
cellor one day. The marriage celebration
was charming and gorgeous. The munici-
pality had been at pains to decorate the
tiny city. which lies in the midst of the
Swabian Mountains, and there were arches
of triumph in every street. 'The wedding
pve_ occasion to great demonstrations of
loyalty on tbe. part of the yDlaeers to the
Furstenben: family. The Eraporor arrived
in Donaneschinjren. and immediately after
his arrival in the old family cvtle the
marriade ceremony, was performed in the
ma?mficent. Ancestors' Hall by the Bursro
nmster of . Donauescbineen, a simple vil
lager, who seemed extremely bashful in
the presence of the Kaiser and some c 150
German, and Austrian Princes. ? A lone
procession of : motor cars then, took the
whole company 'to. the small, villace
church, Trhere the religjous' rerirriaee -was
Hpbrated. Af ter the return of the mar
ried couple to the castle, all the Donaue
schinaen neasants were allowed to con
cratulate Prince, and Princpss zu Windisch
Graetz.and were. authorized to express anv
wish they cqjild' think of. The Kaiser
hus;:jriven Princess; izu Windisch-Graetz
eome .bpautjfnl .;-iewefe ;as a wedding pre
sent, ^and jvill eive', ber,-.consort;a commit
sion-'a lalsmte' in vthe rPrussian Army.
Mr/Thomis'-Sutfon,. an invalid, aged 85,
who1 resides -at- Crawford House, Berry
lands road. Snrbiton, has just completed
bis annual hobby of converting discarded .
matchboxes,, cigar, and ; cigarette boxes,,
chocolate boxes, and tobacco tins into.'at-i
tractive receptacles for sweets. -The fruits
of bs- labours,-1 8.0G0 :boxts1,' will shortly
be distributed as Christmas gifts - among
the juvenile .inmates of various charitable
institutions (states --a London- exchange).
Each box', is 'ornamented on 'the- outside
with, art paper,, and tie top adorned with'
a coloured scrap or a Christmas can!, the
inside being lined with white paiperl Since
taking lip, teihobby,' Mr.vSutton' has de-'
coratecT nearly .40,000 boxes,' which he has
filled with' sweets at his own ekpense..This
year's^ collection fills ; two spacious ? rooms ?
at Mr7 Sutton'e house.. Mr. Sutton is un
ible to walk, but he takes a keen interest
in the everyday affairs of life.
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