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

IN ErcitinJ Episode u Fesv Evenings Be
fore the Birth fthe InfantG-- Ceremonies
Intending the ChiId's Adcent Zsto the
World.
Spanish royalists, writes 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
bona Christina has not given a male heir
to her royal spouse. saw her enter San
Luis on Saturday afternoon, and kneel
before ''the Virgen de Buen Porto Buena
Leche,'' forsooth 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 aRoyal
March," It seems that the amateurs up
in the higher regions did not relish this
interruption of their opera, and they
Missed most unbecomingly when the or
chestra struck up the royal march. Upon
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 q 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 unwell,
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
1t was an anxious day in the royal alcazar
of Madrid, as hour after hour passed in a
state of uncertainty until nightfall. Nc
Impotence was shown in the crowd and
very few marks of loyalty beyond mere
curiosity were given in the evening. Az
| 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 free
and the flag run up on the flagstaff from
which hung in the dark night a bright
white lantern. Inside the palace there wa,
more animation than in the street, as thu
samnonses sent by the majordomo anG
the Duke de Sexto had rapidly brought il
the distinguished company of about two
hundred persons Of rank that were waiting
in different antechambers whom King AL
fonso, accompanied by Sagasta and his
colleagues, by Duke de Sexto and his mil
tary and civil households, entered from thu
door leading to her majesty's apartments
and behind the king came Marchiones.
Santa Cruz, chief lady in waiting and thu
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 a look at his daughter. HI
| was very enthusiastically congratulated
by foreign ENJOYS and by all present
Conspicuous was the greeting of Marshal
Serrano as the king passed him and
smiled. Then the child was handed to the
| marchioness and disappeared, while thu
| minister of grace and justice drew up tn,
! usual deeds. The noble assembling,
promptly dispersed, as the evening wa,