New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-13
STANDARDIZATION.
DBc, ls,l 1855:
THE QUEEN REGENT.
AND OTHER SPANISH PRINCEssEs.
BY COUNT vAsILT MADAME ADAM.
COpyright, 1885.

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distinction itself. She has not what they call in
Paris chic, but very grand air, that of an arch
duchess, of a mediatized princess Of the Aladnach
de GOthd
| Although few people are admitted to her init.
macy, she IS believed to be excellent; one of the
very rare complaints they make against her is that
| she is little injudiciOus. 1t must be confessed
| the Queen has remained foreigner and does not
! please. Her quantities are not those in favor at
| Madrid. She is uncommunicatve in country
where all natures are expansive, where the sun
summons all Spain TO live out-ofdoors from the 1st
of January to the 3lst of December DJna Chris
tina shuts herself up where all reserve ought to
be abandoned The Spanish mobiles do not pardon
her reserve; and yet they would admire it. If she
were majestic imposing if she seemed made to oc-
cupy that throne which is the most exalted in the
| world the throne of Isabella the Catholic. But
Christina of Lorraine belongs too much to her own
| time to satisfy the faithful OF vanished past.
| The Qdeen of Spain does not NEEDLE in any
way in politics. so they have no complaint to
make Of her on that score. She is perfect
mother, a tender and devoted wife. She Is
| unaffected and gentle; accomplished and
DESTROYS TO make friends But her natural gravity
keeps away the intim ties of the King and her aus
terity, which is easily shocked by the too uncere-
monious too open and too gay. Spanish character,
| of making advances to her.
At the beginning of her married life she had to
! endure serious ANNOYANCE, which she felt very
much The Queen had brought with her her Vienna
| physician Dr. Riedel. But the moment she
was brought to bed the Faculty of Medicine Of
| Madrid asserted its right to usher the future
! Infant " into the world The Queen wished for
no physician but her own. Thereupon arose
series of claims and wranglc of contradictory
arguments. The great physicians Of the royal
| household would not give up their place. The
Government had to interfere and all was ended by
an arrangement the newborn entered the world
extending the right hand to W. Redel, and the left
! to the Spanish doctor.
The life of the Queen is in truth. as sad as 1t is
| isolatcd She has no Intimate friends. She Is seen
only at official receptions or in villeglature and IN
the little reunions of the court. She retains little
! of her foreign accent and when she first came 70
| Madrid Alfonso XI.. was pleased to teach her
words with a wrong translation, which she re-
peatednaTve'y. This was great fun for the King.
The Infanta Isabella is the elder sister of King
! Alfonso. Married to the Count of Grigenti- she
| has been widow for fifteen years. She is one OF
! the most charming women IN Spain. You will be
waited BY her genial grace and Will be no more
! able TO escape her Influence than was. Loving
the X ng her brother, tendery, and declared PIN
cess of the A~urlas by decree. she was, until the
marriage of Don Alfonso. the second parsonage OK
the court. But an helress 10 tine throne beng born
the mproylsed princess returned 10 the rank OF the
! Iu(antas Her position has lost nothing by this Of
fetal dlmnution, and she enjoys the same cohslder-
otlou NJ the CaStilian court. An excellent musician
and very well read, although she Is not beautiful,
the fire qualities of her mind are as much 70 her -
| tbr respect and sympathy of courticrs. They at.
triburc savings TO her that are often very hunor-
ous. The first time the King placed Liberal MiIt-
! istry in power the SagaSta Mulstry), 10
was against the S[n for the nia an seS 70
! CanOvas her intimate friend. y politician nexs
day having asked her opinion as to the formation
! OF the new Ministry, she replied biunty: WHAT
would YOU have The restoration is IN ITS infancy.
II must 60 through its measles"
Eulalia have no resemblance TO other but ali three
resemble their mother None is as royal as lisa,
bella H. ; nevertheless they are sympathetic, and
have one trait in common, the only one perhaps-
Tie lnfantas Paz and Eulaa. of whom the
former married BavarIan Archduke were both as
young girls he joy of the royal household. The
| King pretended that the air of Paris was not so
good for them as the air OF Madrid, and that the
authority of an elder brother was better Tor them
| than the authority of the Queen-m0ther, and ms
| Majesty made them come 10 INN against the Wish
u Tbc Infanfa Paz has shown herself to be poet.
| Tho official Journals have published from her peu
verses of a muse that is naive, tender and Tristan
Since her maria &c she ives III Suhcu, "HeIo' they
| saw she makes an excellent VIE;
bona Emlalia is not vet married suitors come in
| crowds but none of them being prince OF a re gu
| inc house the King has vetoed their aspWatlonS
| When have spoken of the court ana or inc stores
! that are told there, you VIII learn now, a Young
Diplomat received the penalty OF excessive Dolnes
| rho destiny of the princess has just been settled
| we have had the official announcement OF her APP
preaching union with Don ANNOUNCEMENT son vi Ino
| Duke of Montpensier. .e-e., ~
| Though bona Christina be the VIE OF the King
Of na there is only one poSa Snoia
ar her greatest personal defect is extreme generos-
! nv. Isabella will die without knowing the yalms
! of a marayed She has given, she gives. and VIII
| girc increasingly She has made present 10 SDaIn
Of thc finest museum in tho word; an has settled
dowcs of 100000 francs on tne nr q, gen
| mcnt We NAV say without woundlng her that the
generosity of-tho Queen reaches the point OF prod
ig,Iity She does not set store by riches, put she
! Is always in need of them for oshers.
! isabella H. Is utterly free from haughlness; she
c9ives al who approach her WIN open arms ana
none but kind and gracious words have ever issued
from her lips Her manner is at once that OF SOW
| rrclcn aud OF the most charming of women. Ihere
| is a something about her that proves she KNOWS
| how 70 use authority, and yet we see her put her
| humbcSt servants at their ease she smiles or tne
people whom she sal9tes WIN MI Ier or ve OF tbs
| northumberland or fan. and yet on the cush-
IONS O. A carriage she looks rs II she was seated on
| a throne If any woman was independent Nv ma,
| ture n il she: except her son she never obeyed
| any one and lost her kingdom TO preserve her
freedom of movement Sho mas ever PitleIieu ="
| lose everything rather than yield 70 what she be-
Ieves n weakness. | spoke TO her OF the hew times;
of the progress of modern ideas OF the necessity or
,ronld Won hayei" she said TO me. " I'M
| dcrstand he old political traditions ana lne'n
! only. have the predictions OF NY ducr9toi',
reSSorIc nnrely their ideas and thor portraits.
p lih,ch oIwoys accompany MOI still grant YOU
somethiug new exists, and no longer 'r''ei WIN
my c,mmot resist the temptation to quote for your
brueit some of her other sayings; besides we neea
nor hc Sharing of the sayings OF Isabella H.; sho
m", DV Them as generous as her fortune.
The thing that n me miSt OF wbc sSs
Su + bo va for each other, the Importance they At
Sg1cb 70 me difference of title and the superiority
..dule believes he has over marquis marquis
| ",trI = count and a count over baron"
| "Whv does this surprise YOUR
4" because these distinctions seem to me such
pe,..Yon see them from the height of your great
With her usual vivacIty and sincerity, she added,
"lndred. it Is quite possible when we see men