Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-04-15
GOSSIP ABOUT QUEENS.
They Are Said to Re Mostly Common
Looking and Ugly Acting Women.

Correspondence of the Chicago Inter-OceAn.
PARIS, March 23.-Phe Empress Of Austria has
been In Paris for a week. and those who love
all things imperial are beginning to copy some
OF her royal ways. For example, the gracious
lady wears her pretty, soft dark-brown hair
dressed In sort Of flowing style, drawn back
from her face the parting showing but little,
and confined with dark ribbon at the neck.
From there it falls in curls-natural, think.
She is very fond Of horseback riding. and is
said to be most intrepid when mounted. She
has had her favorite horses here at Paris with
her. and has been out riding every day in the
Bots de BOulOgne. She has stayed at the hotel
Bristol, out OF compliment to England. I sup
pose. for that is the hotel which the Prince of
Wales always chooses when In Paris, and it Is
there Queen Victoria will be when she returns
from her visit to the south, where she has gone
to recuperate. But they say her calm nerves
were not much shaken by that Wretched at
tempt on her life.
THE EMPRESS OF AUSTRIA
registered simply as the Countess Of Hone
hembe, and has enjoyed immensely her little va
cation from the cares of royalty So well does
she like to forget that she isan empress and has
court, that she went out the other day for a
walk across Paris accompanied only by the
Countess Festetics. Then she went back to
her hotel and was dressed to go and dine with
the King and Queen of Naples
For red republican city, Paris is visited BY
good many sovereigDs, and several ex-members
of royalty have their permanent residence here.
Not only is Paris charming place to enjoy life,
but they, doubtless, feel their heads are safer
here than in mOnarchical cities in these times
OF bombs and pistols. There is Isabella of SPAIN
who Is at the head of certain set of society
here. There are awful stories told about the
number of her slaves; but, for my part, 1 don't
see how any man could admire her for single
second. She is an extremely large. coarse
looking woman, without the slightest trace of
true nobility in face or carriage. To see her in
decOilete dress at the opera, waving her fan be-
fore her red face. and gazing complacently at
her big fat arms loaded with jewelry, is enough
to make one shudder But
ROYALTY Is WONDERFULLY HUMAN
after all. There are some of Victoria's loyal
subjects who say that there is no doubt that her
majesty is altogether too fond of beer. porter,
and sherry, and that to the frequent imbibing of
these gentle pOtiOns she owes the color of her
nose and the ugly spots which mar the texture
of her queenly complexion.
THE FRENCH PRESIDENT.
''The President and Nine Grevy do them
selves the honor Of asking Monsieur and Mad
anne - to come to spend the soiree with
them, March,.
'Guests who come on foot will have the good
ness to enter by the principal entrance"
This is certainly an informal sort of card
which the president of the French republic
sends around to his friends and foes and one
can easily understand why the old aristocracy
look upon these balls as sort of dissertation OF
the Elysees.