Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-05
ALFONSO's DAUGHTER.

An Ecciting Episode q Fey Ercnings Be
fore the EsrsJ, of the Iufanta-- Ceremonies
attending TIE C'tiid's Adcemt Into the
World.
Spanish royalists, writes a Madrid cor
respondent of the New York Herald, ex-
pected with much anxiety the second con-
fnement of their queen, and their expec-
tations have again been disappointed, as
Dona Christina has not given a male heir
to her royal spouse. saw her enter San
Luis on Saturday afternoon, and kneel
before ''the Yirgen de Buen Porto Buena
Leche," forsooth a Madonna that Spanish
danes consider the patron of happy de-
livery. In the evening. after her de-
votions, her majesty went to the Italian
opera, and on entering that theater.
in the middle of the first act
of "La Traviata," she was salut-
ed with the strains of the Royal
March," 1t seems that the amateurs up
in the higher regions did not relish this
interruption of their opera, and they
Kissed most unbecomingly when the or
this scene took place which probably did
her majesty no good, as the people in the
boxes, pit and dress circle sprang to their
feet and covered the Kissing with loyal
cheers, men waving their hats and ladies
their national fan and handkerchiefs.
After the opera was over new burst of
loyalty obliged his majesty to come for
ward and bow to the aristocratic audience,
but the sulky amateurs above risked few
shrill Kisses yet. Queen Christiana went
home to the palace feeling slightly uAwell,
and during the night, toward daybreak she
felt so bad that King Alfonzo sent for her
mother, the Archduchess Isabel, and for
her Austrian physician, DR.. Ricdel. The
queen has never, since she came to this
country, accepted the services of the Span
ish physicians who had attended her prede-
cessor, Dona Mercedes.
Early this morning the palace was astir
and Duke de Sexto sent out equerries to
advise the premier and the ministers that
their presence was required in the palace
It was an anxious day in the royal alcazar
of Madrid. as hour after hour passed in a
state of uncertainty until nightfall. No
Impotence was shown in the crowd and
very few marks of loyalty beyond mere
curiosity we're given in the evening. AS
soon as the word went round that prin-
cess had appeared, some disappointment
was shown and the people began pretty
fast to dispense just as the guns were fired
and the flag run up on the flagstaff from
which hung in the dark night a bright
white lantern. Inside the palace there was
more animation than in the street. as the
summonses sent by the majordomo and
the Duke de Se1to had rapidly brought in
tho distinguished company of about two
hundred persons of rank that were waiting
in different antechambers when King Al
fonso, accompanied by Sagasta and his
colleagues, by Duke de Sexto and his mil;
tary and civil households, entered from tho
door leading to her majesty's apartments,
and behind the king came Marchioness
Santa Cruz, chief lady in waiting and the
only lady present, bearing on silver tray
| amid lace and silk trains, the little baby
infanta. King Alfonso took the child and
held it up for all to gaze at the little new
conner, and his majesty really looked very
! much satisfied and seemed to desire every
one to have look at his daughter. he
was very enthusiastically congratulated
by foreign ENJOYS and by all present
Conspicuous was the greeting of Marshul
Serrano as the king passed him and
smiled. Then the child was handed 10 the
marchioness and disappeared. while the
minister of grace and justice drew up tbs
usual deeds. The noble blage
promptly dispersed, as the evening was