The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-11-28
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The Queen Of Spain and Her Com.
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| A Geneva correspondent Or the Boston
,Aaeess,ser writes, under date of November
| 4th a. q.
"Geneva Is running over with political
l adventurous and displaced royalty. Gen.
| Cluscrct has been here under an assumed
| name. He has put out an synonymous cir
| cular, eNpoundiug his peculiar social and
| political tenets. He has the same compla-
cency as George Francis Train; fnr,the
General called the other day to sec United
States official, and impaired to him his
lively regrets that he (Cluseret) had not ar
rived earlier in France, where he was sure
! he would have been made President, and
then all things would have been for the best
| in the hest Of worlds. lie hopes vet to
! gain foothold in France. He is not eX.
| tin2uiShed.
"The old Duke Of Brunswick (every hair
Of his head ts Of silk has been astonishing
Geneva bv his odd sociablities. The Duke
possesses the finest diamonds In the world,
Let a revolution breeze up, the old fellow,
| independent as the snail who carries his
| house on his head, takes his box of dia-
| lnonds under his arm. Recently he has
| been seen in jewellers store In Geneva
with his box of diamonds, and he has kindly
| taken ont the compartments and shown his
treasures to persons in the shop. Two
! American ladies at different times have been
allowed to gaze, under these circumstances,
/! at the Dukes diamonds. The jeweler,
| with bated breath, has asked them did they
| know they had been talking to the Duke of
| Brunswick. No, they believed they had
Jew pedlcr before them, and one lady de-
clares she told the Mortified jeweler that he
might be Duke, but lie was not gentle
man. at home, in his hotel at Paris, the
1 HI1G f1i in CT hold
made in the wall; and You may remember
some years since, that by accident leaving
| his door open, 4 servant stole some Of these
treasures: the servant was arrested with
the diamonds. While the matter was
in litigation, the Brunswickcrs appear
ed with the charge that the Duke had
stole their crown jewels, but as it Is difficult
to identify the diamonds the Duke was not
relieved Of his booty. Many of your read
ers who have visited the Tuileries may Ie-
member to have seen some OF these dia-
smonds, for the Duke wore at these balls
epaulettes OF diamonds, magnificent studs
Of diamonds, and his sword-hilt was stud
ded with diamonds. At Paris he has af.
fected the manners Of royalty, some cousin
| or near relation always carrying and send
ing messages to him in the third person,
so that it is the more surprising to find him
thobnobbing with plain citizens, for besides
displaying himself, and his jewels. in jew
elry shops, the Duke plays chess with quiet
citizens Of Geneva.
"The cN-Quecn Of Spain HIS just taken
possession OF the larger part OF the Hotel
de Ii PaiX. according to the arrangement
| that have before mentioned. The Queen
i'll taking her drives abroad is often,
while her carriage waits, invited to a mot
ley group Of faces that more than once has
reminded me Of the sketches that George
| Cruikshank has made of similar groups,
demonstrating how truthful was that
! clever caricaturist to scenes Of everyday
| life. 1t is gaping crowd, curious
to see an eN-Queen who has made
| nice customs courtesy to her.
| Through the instincts of courtesy and
! probably from the remains Of old habit, she
| il often disposed TO bow, and she instantly
| returns the salutaiion Of any we'll bred or
| good-natured group, but makes a half un-
decided bow to that mass offaces where the
| grin is unsurpassed, and the broad jest is
passed around quietly on fallen dynasties
and independent social relations; but the
ex-Queen Isabella has her children quietly
put in, and struggling with her weight on
| the carriage steps finally gets her seat with
the most undisturhed placidity. 1t is hard
to believe that with SO much good nature
and good sense in her face, under the guild
| ing Of Il stronger husband than was chosen
for her, she might yet still be the Queen OF
Spaln.'