The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-02-18

Translated from La Petite Pressel
ghe oueen occuuies the first floor of her new
mansions-.hat which opens on the Hue III
Rlyol, while the King consort and Prlnce
Asturias live in the rooms looking down upol
the Rue Salnte Honore.
The Queens apartments are the most spaci
ous and gorgeous. The first of the suite ol
these magnificent rooms is the large whlte anc
gold salon. The hangings are made OF crlm.
son velvet, and the furniture wrought OUT o.
rosewood. Then follows small room with RED
silken hangings and black walnut furniture.
The boudoir, hung with green velvet and tur-
nished in the most elegant style, which Is ad-
ioinipe to the bed-chamber. has been transfer
red into the Queens study. The bed-cbamoer
is hung With dark red velvet, ePacous and very
beautiful. The bed, which the Queen has
broueht with her from Spain, is made OF cast
iron, beautifully gilded. and filed with three
mattresses covered with red satin.
Adjoining the Queens chamber is another
bedroom, which is occupied by her femme de
chambre. Itis filled with number Of clothes
presses and strong boxes, containing the
famous and precious jewels of the Queen. Her
servants call 1t the diamond room. Opposite
the Queens apartments are those OF the King
-oonsort, consisting Of large and small saloon,
bed chamber and five other rooms. The
Eince Of the Asiurias lives with his father, and
occupies O part Of these rooms. The Kings
bea, as we'll as that Of the Queen, has been
brought from Spain. But it IS very plain.
made of cast IRON, without gliding, and as mar
row as that OF u child. Between the apart
mepts of the King and those Of the Queen.
which communicate with one anrther, there ID
q splendid and very large dining hall, with
furniture of carved oak wood and hanglngs OF
superb damask.
Breakfast is served at eight o'clock, and in
varisbly consists of chocolate. At eleven
luncheon is served. The King consort and
the Queen sit down to it alone. After they
have eaten, the Prince of Asturias aud his pre-
ceptor take their places. The little princesses,
who occupy the second floor over the Queens
apartments, likewise breakfast by themselves.
Count Depeletta and n. Oniate, the two
most distinguished persnnases that dave ac-
compInied the royal family to Paris, occupy
the second floor o'er the rooms Of the King
oonsort. There are, besides, sixty servants Sf
all classes ID the house.
The King cousort and Queen dine at six en-
tete-a-ttc, and are then waited upon by domes-
tics in very gorgeous hverles. The table is
excellent, and does the greatest honor to the
cook who is o Frenchman, and, believe. o
Partisan. The fayorite wines of the royal
couple are those of the GIonde and Cham
paTne. 49,,
The Queen goes out but very little, except |
her daily promenade OF az least two hours at
the Bois de Boulogue: she then resurns home,
and, as a general thing, spends her evenlufs |
in hher room, chatting with her attendants, |
reading, writing or receiving visitors. She has
not subscribed to any French Journal, but |
three or four Spanish papers are mliled to her |
indirectly, and she receives, besides. an in- |
credible number Of letters from oil countries, |
and q great many applications for audiences.
The Queen wears very fine and Varied toll
let's. On Sunday, at Saint German PAuxer-
rois, she was dressed in short but elegant |
brown silk cloak, and on the day when she
visited her mother, she wore g. long robe OF |
violet satin with white stars.
A great many visitors try to gain access to
her, but, as o matter Of course, all OF them
are not admitted to her. Her porter has to |
times, ,aad to answer questions such as the |
following:
"Does the Queen of Spain live here? =
Or;
ais Queen Isabella at home"
At four O'Clock the Queen leaves her apart |
;;n,::ke her daily pro lenade at the |
Ro;s ls de Bodl0rne She rides s9! IN IN ner lan-
Ian. seated between the King eonsort and the |
Prince of Asturias.
The King is Of short stature ard rather
obese, but very straight and possessed OF
quite affible manners. He wears long NOUS
tache, and is inclined slightly to the left; ms
tude is more politely reserved and modest
Than cold or affected. he always wears black
dress suit and gloves, and appears more nke
the Queens cavalier than her husband. Even
in the middle Of q painting, his face and form
would attract little or no attention.
The precocious emponpolne OF ene Yueea
has been somewhat exaggerated, and nno
that it does not lessen very much her natural
grace and majesty. Her type is that or
bourbon regular, but somewhat too heavy.
Whe4she descends the broad staircase OF the
house. hanging on thu King consort arm, tae
step is SLOW, almost solemn. and her face seri,
ous almost stern. You look at her, she IS still
the Queen. Suddenly 2 broad; honest ,a smile He
her features. She has just perceived the
Prince Of Asturias, and is now nothing but
mother. She enters the carriage, and few
Spaniards- iall of them belonging to
the popular cla.ses-haye hastened TO her,
ereetipg her bar lneaded aud 10 the most re-
spectful mann,l. Isabella bows to them with
visible emotion, aud smiles mournfu!ly. Sucn
are the thanks OF the exile. Isabella's mo-
bile aud open physiognomy renders very per,
feetly, in these few minutes, this three-foi,s
air Of the Qleen, tho mother and the exile
Tue Prince OF Asturias IS . nice by. lively
and sharp, though some may say just the re-
verse OF him. II, wears 3 gray paetot, ana
hat and necktie. He is tel Years old. Happy
age which laughs at exile and the other MISE
res OF hta. Has he not his toys his armies
of leaden soldiers, and quito people Of wood
en- and plsteb) m IN. He seems to like
Paris, and believes, perhaps, that his mother
has made a pleasure trip to tho capital OF
France.
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