The Prince of Naples has found a bride at last,
and his decision will, we trust, help to smooth the path of Italy's foreign policy. The lady of his choice is the Princess Helene, daughter of the Prince of Montenegro. She is to be converted to the Roman Catholic faith, so that there will be no difficulty about marriage with the member of a schismatical Church. As one of her sisters is married to a Russian Grand Duke and as another will shortly be betrothed to the King of Servia, it is likely enough that the marriage will have political conse- quences and bring Italy into more harmonious relations with Russia,—an end of some importance considering Russia's in- fluence in Abyssinia. It is said that the Czar advised the marriage. Apart from its political significance, the match is interesting. The house of Montenegro, though always deemed Royal in blood, has not before contracted any great alliance. It now becomes connected with the Royal family which has perhaps the longest and most splendid pedigree in Europe.
