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One young woriun in England s¢ least is deeply interested in ube Portuguese revoidtion, Jhas a Js Princess Alexandra of Fife, the niece of King George, who, if hee mother and the tyueen mother of Portugal had had their way, wow have been Queen of Portugal be- fore this. Perhaps if she had, Manuel would not have lost his throne, for the Portuguese peopis are keenly alive to the value of alliance with England and the great trade im port wine and fruit whith they do with Great Britain, says o London letter. When Manuel came to England about a year ago he came wife hunt: ing and his choice was Princess Alexandra. His mother, whose friendship with the Duchess of Fife dates from their school-girl days, was keenly anxious that the maton! should be arranged, and the Duch- ess of Fife was equally eager to unite the two houses, but King Ed. ward 'and the Duke of Fife vetoed the match. The ate King had veritable flair for politics and felt, rather than xnew, that Ma: 4 uel's throne was shaky, while the Duke of Fife, who is a Scotchman, and has all the Scutchman's canni- ness, didn't see the force of an al- liance with one of the POOREST KINGS IN EUROPE. , Binoce then there have been rum: ors about: Princess Alexandra's marriage to Prince Christopher; one of the younger sons of Prince George of Greece, but this has been vigorously denied. The chi¢f foun- dation for it seems fo rest in the fact that Prince Christopher is the' favorite nephew of Queen Alexan-| dra and she would 1 to see him! make a match with a girl so wealthy] as her granddaughter is sure to he. The fact is that Princess Alex-, andre's future is & good deal of a problem to the ore family. Bhe is a niece of the King, of course, but she is also the daughter of man who is known as the bonrgeois! duke. - The Duke of Fife was mere- ly an earl before his marriage the late King Edward's daughter, and he has never been received an equal by the highest aristocracy. This is perhaps iis own fault, fori he is notoriously irugal, althoug he is one of thé wealthiest men in the kingdom. and as a result he in, far from popular. His daughter will be one of the, richest of esses and she: will be! Duchess of Fife in her own right, for SHE HAS NO BROTHERS and isn't likely to have anv. a when the dukedom was created a special remainder was grantéd by which the title could pass in ti female line. Bhe will be one of the Eat 1 territorial magnates in A 'marriage with an English or Soottish nobleman would be be popu-! lar, 'but now. that Manuel is out of the 'running as #n eligible she oie likely remain single for some Shy Sn