The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-02-26
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0nlcc. Noo. 70 aud " FanrfccnIil siIcc1.
10,
FEEtL'I NG.
10 stole into thu silent room,
sot;:lootel, with huthed breath
ana dropped bis weary had bpsidc
The palild face Of death.
lie kissed the Elilll, upsmlling lifs,
Caressed tho Silken hair,
And mnrveled Ut tho wealth OF bloom
That made hcr bed NO fair.
No tear, no means. Ito know yc not,
0 sad. mysterious 10 Seni
lie ONLY lisped, ID Iod night. mamma,
Asleep among the iiowcts."
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Tbs %ex.tlucen Of hnntn In Parasitic,
She Looks and Lives.
Lly II. Hooper IN The Current.
1t may seem strange ID the readers g
The Current to find the name OF The ex
Queen Of Spain included in tho list Of tn
celebrated personages OF France. Blu. 10
years past Paris has known q no more Pa
riaian figure than this dethroned sovereign
BY virtue Of her Bourbon blood, her m,oies
ty has affiliated herself more orless viii
the fortunes OF France, Her hotel, her toi
lets, and, 1t may DO added, her morals. arr
extremely French. Only her equipagt
with is team Of four BEAUTIFUL highly
groomed mules, their harness decorated on
gold with o crowned Y for Yyabel, accord.
ing to the Spanish spelling of her name, re.
mai ms distinctively national.
l do not think that Queen Isabella al
any period OF her lie conld have boon con,
sldered handsome. She in no wise resem.
blei tho dark.eyed imperiohs beauty, her
mother, But in he, young days, youth
and freshness, joined by that divinity that
doth hedge q sovereign, undoubtedly
caused her TO be credited with d certain
degree OF personal attractions. Her sister
Louisa, the Dichess de Montpensier, was
really apFetty girl. Bat despite the more
positive charms OF her Blister the Young
Queen did not lack wooers. In fact ali
tue manageable princes OF Europe were
at her feet. Amongst these were q Prince
Of saxe-Cohoutg Gotha, q linsmsu OF
Prince Albert'a ,..and, like him, handsome,
amiable, aud OF good repute. Another was
the Count Grapani, her maternal uncle, a
perfect.looking man with whom the
young Isabella WAC decidedly taken,
As the marriage Of IN uncle to a
niece IS a commun occurrence in Spain,
and is a union fully sustained by the
Church IS well IS by common custom,
there was no reason why she should not
have given her hand TO the mar OF her
choice. But the i%Rtrieues Of Louis Philippe
forced upon the unhappy girl a husband
from whom every maiden, even one Of less
exalted station, would have sunk in alb
horrence. Don Francois d'Ass;ss was the
Queens cousin. He was OF narrow intel.
iect and Of weak health, plain in person and
unattrac:lve In manners. But his sickly
constitution rendered it probable that, in
default OF direct heirs, the crown Of Spain
would ultimately descend to the Duchess
de MontpeIsier and her children. The
hope Wa frustrated as all the world knows.
But 1t is probable that il Qleen Isabella
had been well and worthiiy married the
peculiaritits of her condnct, which pave
rise 10 go much unfavorable comment,
would never have marked her career.
UP to the present Season the Queen has
resided in France ever since her dsthrone.
nent. It was in Paris that she signed the
Act oil ASdication in favor OF her son, nog
King oiSrain. Her ponderous figure and
good.na!ured face are aB well known at the
Opera or at the Bois de Boulogne as were
those Of the Empress Eugene in bye-gone
days.
Her embonpoint is really extraordinary,
and she increases her apparent size by al
way5 dressing in pals delicate tin,s, pearl
gray in the daytime and white at night,
being her iavorlte co!ore. Her featurtsare
large, her eyes blue, aud her complexion
lofld. al times her skin bears the marks
OF the hereditary Bourbon malady, namely,
s%crolula, itom which the entire 1oyal fani.
ly ciSpain are great sufferers. Her man.
ners arc charming. No princess in Euroue
returns u salutation with q more Admirable
blending Of courtesy and dignity, or re.
ceives u visitor with more royal grace.
During her residence in France Qneen
leabtlla has been much tormented with
financial difficulties. She is %ex,ravasant in
her charities as in her personal expendi-
ture. Sho used, when che first came to
Paris, to bessow twenty dollars on every
begess that asked aims OF her. When
demonstrated with her answer was:
"Could a Qneen give less p
She is passlonately fond OF dresi, and is
one OF Wofth's 1ioss assiduous CUSTOMERS.
It was through her influence that her
present dauglterin.law, Que, n .Chr!stins,
ordered the greater part OF her ,rouseeau or
that renowned King Of Fashion, instead Of
having all her dresses made in Vienns, or
in Madrid. Doring tbs existence of tho
Spanish Republic Q1gen Isabella Wis re.
duced to such s,raiIs that sne disposed Of
the greater portion OF her large collection
oil Jewels at auction. She farmed out the
royal table, it being supplied by q CON
tractor.nt go much a head per diem. Yet
withal, her acts Of kindness and generosity
Sc tTtred no d%;minution. For instance, an
ex-pIima donna who now resides in Paris,
and who, III bye.gonc Yeas, was a rcien.
ing ~ievorite at the Opera House in Madrid,
secs her drawing. room and antechsmber
filed annually with II collection OF caoice
and costly plants by order OF the royJl
lady, who was once amongst the most as.
sldntus o. her hearers. And this graceful
and kindly attention Waa maintained all
through the period OF Queen Isabella,s
pecunMry difficulties. These, however
came 10 IN end, as econ as Alfonso MI
assembled the throne CT Spain.
The Queen docs not get along well with
her new daughte,-in.law. Queen Chris.
tina is very intellectual, very high spirited,
and q thorough Austrian in many respects.
She detests tho national pAstime OF the bull
fight. Being asked once by one of her own
c%ountry-Tomen how site could endure it.,
nhe made answer
"You 'know1 am terribly nearsighted.
Well somehow always forget to take my
eye.glass with me"
o. the other hand Qascn Isabella is a
most ardent patfoneW OF tho SPORTS O. the
Spanish arena. This point OF difference,
united to q multitude Of others, has hin
dered tho two royal ladies from becoming
astfriends: They keep GU. 0! each others
way-that is all.
OF the Queens numerous offspring only
four survive, namely the C5untssa G%irgenti,
King Alto, 81, the Princess Psz (who was
married las. year to a Bsvatiau arch.duke)
and the Princess Eu:alie. The Kirg Of
Spain Is the only one Of the group who
possesses any preteDs;ons to good locks.
He is q very handsome young fellow, elem
The younger g%irlsare blue eyed and brown
haired, and have ssllow compilations and
Irregular features. Strange to say though
Queen Isabel is probably ,hes.outest royal
lady ia all Europe, every n Of her chill.
tren Is rs thin as q gtasshopper.
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Although VENUS is not very much
brighter, 1t can be well seen in the west