Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-02-26
A QUEEN IN EXILE.
HOW QUEEN ISABELLA AND THE ROYAL
FAMILY OF SPAIN LIVE IN PARIS.
Translated from La Petite Presse.

The Queen occupies the first floor
OF her new mansions that which
opens On the Rue de Rivoli, while tho
King consort and Prince of Asturias
live in the rooms looking down upon
the Rue Santc Honorc.
The Queens apartments are the
most spacious and gorgeous. The
first of the ruite Of these magnificent
rooms is the large white gold salon.
The hangings are made of crimson
velvet, and the furniture wrought out
OF rosewood. Then follows u small
room with red silken hangings and
black walnut furniture. The boudoir,
hung with green velvet and furnished
in the most elegant style, which is
adjoining to the bed chamber, has
been transferred into the Queens
study. The bed-chambcr is hung
with dark red velvet, spacious and
very beautiful. The bed, which the
Queen with her from Spain, is made
is made of cast iron, beautifully gild-
cd, and filed with three mattresses
covered with satin.
Adjoining the Queens chamber is
another bedroom, which is occupied
by her femme dc chambre. It is FILL
cd with q number of clothes presses
and strong boxes, containing the ia
nous and precious jewels of the
Queen. Her servants call it the dia-,
mond room. Opposite the Queens
apartments are those of the King
consort. consisting of O large and
small saloon, a bed-chamber and FIVE
other rooms. The PRINCE Of the AS
turias lives with his father, and occu-
pies q. part Of these rooms. The
Kings bed, as well as that Of the
Queen, has been brought from Spain.
But it is very plain, made of cast
iron, without gliding, and as narrow
as that of a child, Between the
apartments OF the King and those Of
Queen, which communicate with one
another, there is n splendid and very
large dining hall, with furnituree of
carved oak wood and hangings of
superb damask.
Breakfast is served at eight o'clock,
and invariably consists of chocolate.
At eleven luncheon is served. The
King consort and the Queen sit down
toit5 alone. After they have eaten,
the Prince of Asturias and his pre-
ceptor take: theis places, The little
prineesses who occupy the second
floor oyer the Qaeen's apartments,
likewise breakfast by themselves. " :
Count Depeletta and IL, Oniatto.
thse two most distinguished person,
Agss That haYe accompanied the royal
Family to Paris, occupy the second
foor over the rooms Of the King con-
SORT There are, besides, sixty ser.
wants Of all classes in the house: 9:
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