Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-08-26
UNHAPPY ROYALTY.
THRoNKLEss SovEREIoNS.


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Paris rcdeatrlau Club, came near choking
ont or tho Dcis de Boulogne last sunday
morning. whittier lot Of Us had gone 70
attend the foot.faces. While The Counts
two scus were dressing themselves for their
Isccs he strolled on into the woods, behind
fhe - shooting. park, where, all OF sud-
dep. he recognized IN modest carriage
= gentleman and lady made famous
IN Daudci's novel. "Les Rois en-
Ex,,.v and In the history Of Italy
~ his Majesty Francis IL, ex-king
Of Naples, and the ex-Quccn, Marie Sophie.
Time was when the Count occupied the
position OF affacAf 10 the embassy OF this
particular King, and a. he " q royaiist 10
The backbone he Of course bowed low 10
respectful alteration before this royal con.
ple. They recognized him and drove on.
he bssiened back 10 the clubhouse, gasp
ing for breath as though he had been IN
duleIne sin a 15O-yard dash. time htoen
seconds, or thereabouts. lie looked hur-
r,ed. but he couldn't help IL.
Thanks TO the late dowsger Empress OF
Austria, who left. them over S5,000.0oO III
her will, the ex-king and Queen OF Naples
are now able TO put on good deal more
fylc than than they did q year ago. They
live In the Rue Boissay dAnglais, at the
Hotel youiIicmoui, where the Prince Oscar
of Sweden stayed when in Paris. ana where
the morcnnatlc wife OF the dead Gar always
soIourpcd until she had a falling-out win
the landlord over q little bill. Forty doi-
lars week for tougies was more than even
the widow OF the Emperor Of all the Rus
SLAMS could afford, and now she puts mp az
a hotel In the Rue Castigionc.
Francis II. Il, believe, the rakish dehau-
chee christian H.. King OF lllyrial that
paudti tells us pawned his crown, and tee
ex. Queen Marie Sophie h the u,tuous ana
heroic Frederique Of that same novel
WHEN Francis first came TO Paris aiter los
Ing his crown he set up an estaDhsnmen,
on a magnificent scale, but, soon tirinS oil
the expense. he gave up the place ana re,
signed himself TO the promiscunty Oh noe'
nc. The ex-court bad only one gen.
,I.mau. one valet de chambrc. and
two ladies in It's suite. They all
hid on the third floor 81 hotel
NOT a, all luxuriously furnished and where
everything was toleubly commonplace.
The expenses were at fixed tariff per day,
wine. service. and candles included; bar
he royal couple will now have no difficulty
In existing much better on their incom" OF
5000. 900 a year. This eX-king OF Naples
was always weak. yacilating, big 0ted
man. There is nothing 81 the Bour'on
type about his features; his eyes are lack
inc in intelligence, bis manners arc
awkward. aud he Is forever pulling al DIS
fulI. brown beard. Among the few whom ne
admits 10 his intimacy he Is called The Her
nit: 10 the world he will ALWAYS remain
liking Bsml,a" | have seen blnl at early
mass q: the Madeleine weeping while al me
praseIs. | hardly suppose il Is Tor his
fhrcne. for he was only on IL elgnteeh
months, and he certainly found II anything
hut comfortable seat. IL capnoi be that
he went for lack Of money. 10 must have
besn because OF the deserved curtain iec-
ture that Marie Sophie gave him Just before
blowing out the candle the previous night
She Is n beadsirong and imperious woman.
She has passion for dogs and horses I;
In tender mood she caresses her pugs, her
black.and. ians. and her spanicls. when Out
Of temper she jumps into the saddle, anu
gallops her anger away in the Bois de Bou-
logne, She IS a handsome woman. but sue
was married nj the age OF fifteen, ana Traces
Of this too-early union are showing them.
selves. on her arrival in Italy sic found
her fatber-in.law dying. and soon the
crown of tie two Sicilies was placed on her
husbands head, only 10 be torn from II Dy
the revolutionary blasts that swept the
italian peninsula. Then came exile ana
poverty. for the state Sophisticated all tue
Toyai property. They have lived here IN
Paris on the interest OF small capitai
until the dowacer Empress OF Austria ieit
them the large fortune already mentioned.
Nicaw ber-like, and like a good many others,
the ex-kIng Of Naples Is waiting Tor
something 10 turn up lie has never ap-
dictated. but there Is very little 10 encourage
him I'm the present state OF affairs IN Italy.
The sister OF Marie Sophie Is married TO the
Duke d. Alencon. but the Duchess has not
been very friendly with the eX',lueen ever
since she went INTO "lodgings."
The ex-Ifince eonsort OF her who once
reigned over the Iberian peninsula was III
town last week 10 meet his daughter, tue
one that not long ago married Bavnfiah
duke. His wife usabella) Is al Iarauz, near
II. sebastieu. where the Spanish gendarmes
have lust been putting the Brazilian Min
isfer and the French EmbasSad0r 10 so
much trouble. The ex.Qaeen is now very
bappy. living, - she does, once more,
among her beloved people. The sex
King don Francois d Assise) is curious
nerSonage. and, Ike another certain prince
-ou, was only the husband OF the
%%@cn. The separation N when a ,UnH I hso
toot nlace between r'".. III ~ ,hcjr
heli, was the natural 80" ION.
sifSrent tastes and habits. The fecolus,'"
sr, Hast that blew over Spain waited them
10th 10 Paris, where their lots soon bteiue
senaraie. The Queen had her palais de Cas-
rio in the Avenue Kleber, where she lived
m roysI state, gave splendid receptions,
and was charitable to all Ioor people lie
won't To live at the village Of Bots Colombes.
I'm n little house hardly large enough ioI
hirnscu and son Alfonso. The two lived
ON an allowance which the eX-Quecn granted
tberu. The Villa Caroline Wa bulu by 9
co,,Io,er;ere. who used 10 make dresses Tor
the Empress Eugene, the same Caroline
Of the Boulevard Iaussmann that, Il
Mems 10 me. ! told YOU about not .
very long ago. Don Francois i niue OH
man with smoothly-sbayed cheeks ana cum
AMI light mo-stache. lie has shrlli, ri
mos, feminine voice. and In other days h
need ~ Dies so stability that the regula
travellers on the line between Bots Colon
hes and Paris nicknamed him "Pere
Deche.v When Alfonso assembled IN
throne he sent the governor iaTS
nurse OF money. and now gives hima hand
soue annual allowance. Thus richly pre-
yIded for. Don Francois daisies went
live in state aud comfort at Epinal.
The Chateau d'Epinay was one on VINE
the don looked with longing eyes even %
fore his son Alfonso placed the SPANS
crown upon his head. One day he sent u
Duke de Bapos to buy the place, but a. u
owner asked 10000 francs for II, and
Don francois did not possess that mat
cents. there was no sale. An eX.cde co
cert manager Of this city, now the mayor
Epinal, purchased the property with
view 10 turning II into municipal IN
scum. The, common council refused
rat,fy this purchase, and the estate
NAMED on the mayors hands; he butt "
or three villas, opened several streets leauil
20 the chateau and sold slice
the property and the chateau for 1901
francs 10 a lady who wanted II Tor ooai
iug-school purposes. She had hardly col
into possession OF this property wheh
Duke de Banos reappeared, ana the
thing the schoolmistress knew sue hsu y
An army OF workmen came, tue cua.e
w.s restored. the garden handsomely ]
ont. a splendid stable was built, and
horses were placed 10 the stalls. lns
there ia a chapel; state draw,ng-roS
orns,nented with rich Gobehn tapostr
The d,nlng-room Is very large, and there
two tables i'm the biliiard-haii. All the
wants about the place are SpsniTds, with
exception Of the porter, al old soldier OF
French army. With n seerstary,'s butte
Gordon bleu, and thirteen servants
ex-King gets along ~ best he can, TAX
good care mol 10 do much entertainin,
The chateau. A few members OF the spai
colony call from time 10 time, the ma
and parish priest are sometimes invites
dinner. but beyond these the royal don