Imperial pomp such as Austria has not known since the passing of hoary Emperor Franz Josef, reigned in Vienna for one night last week in his favorite Palace of Schönbrunn. For the first time since the World War the historic gold-banded dinner service of the House of Habsburg gleamed on the banquet table in the Hall of Mirrors. Faded Habsburg livery was unpacked and donned by Austrian flunkies to wait upon the daughter of Europe's modern Caesar, Edda, Countess Ciano. Archdukes of the House of Habsburg came with Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, a devout...
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