New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-05-10
THE SPANISH PRETENDER.
HONE LIFE OF DON CARLOS.

NOT VERY HAPPY FAmILY-A FRIVOLOUS "HE
AND AN IGNORANT CONGRATULATIONS MADE
BY GENERAL DoKr.
!. soms entertaining revelations have just aP-
peared in VOTtaie concerning the real nle
of the Pretcndrr to the Spanish throne, Don
Carlos. They come through Spanish sources from
his former adiutant and cOnfidant, General Boet'
whose present enmity toward his old chief might
make their veracity matter OF question dld thSy
not accord with the general gossip current IN taflS
and the reports of people who are familiar WITH lho
soi.disant Royal household at Passy.
The house of the Pretender, according to General
Boet is rented furnished. Nothing belongs to nm
NOT even the horses in the stalls. The peauCii"
Andalusian stallion which his partisans gave MN
for his war-hOrse in the last CarliSt rising mas
Iisappeared Dofia Margaretha, his wife, sold the
horse otter the failure Of the movement, and when
m fcvv French Legitimists raised a purse, bought
hacl the animal and presented him to Don Carlos
second time. Dona Margaretha sold HIM again.
This incident is characteristic of the Spanish mousse
hold mt Passy Extravaganza and complaints Oh
poyerty 20 hand in hand, and while there is waste
fIllness in some directions there is pnchihg ecoh
omy III others. Every Sunday priest comes 10 say
mass in the chapel of the house. and Win equ'u
,erTlarity DoTa Margaretha sends a jug OF Spanish
wine to the neighboring Carmehte monastery
replenish the altar cup.
hon Carlos has five children. His oldest son, the
Ipfante Don jaime is described rs proud Lazy
bad-tempered boy whose natural faults nave oeeh
aggravated by the bad education he has received,
fapatical Carlist, General Fontun, was charged
with his education, and made great plans lot MS
careful training which the father set aside, saying
EIt is not necessary that my son should learn nueu
history. Above ALL do not instruct him IN polltlcS'
You know what family has experienced IL
would be very disagreeable to me if my son should
hot / Al tn
camp is full of disconnected people. who only
need TO rive Don Jaime bad counsel tebring about
what / fear Be on this point careful and Nlgl-
iantn To General Boot the Pretendcr once SAID
GMy son is prcmaturrly ripe and very STUART Tor his
nCe He has inherited my ambition and my stun
d. hornness remember very well what my father
had to endure from me, when was still held III
thcek by the hobbler of tTohstOrf, who refused 10
recognize me until my father had abtiIcatcd IN
lue form The hObbler will. however, not DE Nv
ing To bride my son, and therefore wish that
Don Jaime mag only learn what is absolutely nee
,ssary-reading, writing, arithmetic, and very
little of history, that he may amuse himself well
and have no comprehension of politics" General
Fontun gave up his position as preccptor because
he could not get along with the Queen, as bona
Marcaretha is called by the CarlistS. General
Boer tells MANY entertaining anecdotes about the
wife of Don Carlos Once she tried to establish a
Salon which should attract numerous representa-
tives of the Faubourg St. Gennan, well as the
leading Carsts and number Of RoyaliSt writers
The enthusiasm she stimulated by this project did
not last long, She had photograph album, which
abe kent on a table where visitors could see IT, and
In which ON the margin under the portraits Sh" hal
written such remarks rs these: q" Countess Bac@s.
Talks too much is dull and weariSolne.' Count
pss Montague. Understands nothing about the
toilet: gives herself AIRS" etc. These comments
did not long remain secret, and the Fauhorrg ~.
German was soon in an uprOar which ended Ill It's
withdrawal from all relationship with the house
hl Passy.
Dona Margaretha is credited with an absurd
passion for the theatre and when her company at
dinner sits longer than o'clock, she gets into
fcverish impotence. She breaks into the most
Important political conversations with the latest
news from the Palas-ROyal or the Varieties. She
makes no secret of her disgust for politics and her
lack OF faith in the mission of her husband " 1ou
Know that understand you thoroughly" she said
one day to her husband in General BOct - presence
"No one is less fitted than yOu to lcad the CarHst
cause. There is nothing III your disposition nor III
your ideas to make You Il good Carlist lhtrc Is
no harmony between husband and wife,, asserts
Boet not only because Don Carlos Is 50 lOnd OF the
roulisses of the theatres whose representations
Dnia Margaretha attends. but bccansc all harmony
of ideas has ceased between them. The breach was
shown with most publicity when the PretendcT re-
turned to Paris from his last campaign III SPAN
The Queen had established in that place what
for her circumstances was a brilliant Court. lie
was crushed and beaten and no one in his suite
dared say word to him. His wife came to meet
him in a gorgeous toilet, and with great follow
ing of priests and mobiles, n cold, heartleSs smile
upon her lips. The whole atmosphere of riches and
enjoyment increased the anger OF the PTetendcr
His irSt word curse then he ordered )ona
Margactla to follow him, and locked himself i'll a
room with her. The people outside heard storm
OF curses and rppr0aches--heard him accuse her OF
wasting the money that he needed fOihis campaign
heard her accuse him of failing to gain throne by
his ncompctency his cowartlice and his scandalouS
l,fp
mcrcy. A moment later Don Carlos came out with
q disturbed coumtenance, and when the servants
entered the room they found their mistress scnScS,
on a sofa, with a swollen face and eyes almost out
OF their sockets.