Carol's conjugal prospects it appears, changing kaleidoscoically, every day bringing forth a {fresh crop of rumours. While early this week it was reported that the King had decided not to annul the decree divorcing him from Queen Helena and an early date would marry a beautiful French Duchess, it is now persistently rumoured that the King is contemplating a mor-fanatic marriage with his former mistress, Madame Lupescu, who is still in Bucharest and has been lat wearing a triumphant mien, which has apparently strengthened the resolution of Queen Helena not to return to King Carol and also induced her to put a distance between herself and her former husband by leaving for the fashionable Black Sea resort Constanza.
It is now certain that Queen Helena withstood the King's threats, promises and entreaties, that the negotiations broke down completely, and that even Queen Dowager lane's peace mission failed. Although, according to reports current here, Queen Helena is extremely weak and near hysteria, she insists on having her revenge ever at the price of sacrificing the peace of the country which is once more on the verge of turmoil.
Meanwhile the coronation has been definitely postponed until next spring, as Carol apparently fears scandal during the coronation. An extraordinary session of Parliament has therefore been called for the beginning of October when, it anticipated, an important ment respecting the roy: will be made—Trans-Ocean Kuo
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