The Bozeman weekly chronicle. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1883-1889, 1886-04-28
ROYALTY AND LOYALTY
AS THEY ARE FOUND IN ENGLAND
AND IN ITALY.
How the King and Queen of italy Drive
About Like Common FOlk--The on
trast setween the English and Italian
Royal Living and Loyal Feeling.
Special Correspondence

Especial Correspondents.
| MILAN, April S-Thougb s. royalty in Eng
land is shorn Of much OF its old awful power
and prestige, though a dash of its pen can no
longer doom nobe heat's to the block, nor a
touch of its hand cure 1.-The kings evil, y
English conservatives sti!l act and speak as
though the queen were some superhuman
personage-a demi-goddsss at least, and any
unbending which should approach to ordi-
nary merry making and Vulgar iollity on
her part would be regarded with regret and
alarm What would they have thought if
even years ago, in the pre-Albertine age,
they had seen their august sovereign publicly
giving way to fun and fro.ic, flinging herself
freely into the universal joy of the peoples
holiday, as we saw the queen of Italy
few years ago, in carnival time,
on her balcony in the Corso, at Rome,
hinging and catching bouquets and light
bon bonieres and on Moc0ietti night strug-
Cling to guard her mocolo with candla) from
extinction and tn avtia,s,4;sl- tl ~e,aatIs>, If
the ladies and gentlemen of her suite, laugh
ing the while like very schoolgirl Before
this scene of royal unbend Hg the Italians in
the street below neither stood agape, as at a
marvel, nor shook their heads, as at an inn
propriety, however, it may have astonished
and scandalized certain En- ylish residents and
Cooks tourists. To the Roman people the
face of la regina, Margarita, r.ow growing
matronly, but still comely. is a sight cs IA
miliar as it is pleasant She and the king
are frequently seen driving about the streets
in an open carriage unpreceded by outr'iderS.
unprotected by guards plainly dressed
pair sitting side by side, royal Darby and
Joan. Humbert usually holds the renS. and
is kept very busy managing his spirited ami
mails and doffing his hat to acknowle1ee the
respectful salutes of strangers, and the occG-
sional cheers, hearty, but not noisy, Of his
people.
1t is understood that both the king and
queen prefer to come and go quietly, and SO
they are never mobbed by id q end curious
crowds. When here in Milan. where they
are exceedingly popular it is only by acci
dent that we see them in the streets. w
notice the doffing of few hats; we hear ?
murmur of glad recognition; W. look tlf
way others are looking. and see the royal
liveries the royal carriage, and take our share
OF Humbert's grave salute and Margarite's
winning smile
Just before Christmas tha queen of Italy
visited the principal shops of Rome, accom-
panied only by one of her ladies, and chosn
and purchased all the presents for her family
and household, II tlls Princess Of Wales
should attempt such a tour of R gent and
Oxford streets, those Fashionable thoToug,,-
fares would presently become impa sable
for the eager. staring. pushing, rud
crowds. In truth a CREATE contra soG'd
scarcely be than that between the Ea"iia'l
and Italian royal living and loysl fealinr.
In nothing is the difference more marka.
than in travelling A London journal, in re
cording one of her aiesty's visits to tie
venerable Duchess of Cambridge. SAYS:
"The most extravagant precau .ols wrr7
taken at Paddington tby orders sent from
Windsor) to secure privacy for her Insi sly
and there was quite as thorough claei'anc.
as there used to be in The streets of Eaglq
when the sultans daughter went to the . t
Every human being on the arrival side o. th
station was peremptor1y ordered off, TO I'll
infinite Inconvenience Of the numerous. p.r.
sons who had gone to meet friends who we.
coming up by the trains then due: -
when these trains arrived the passengers w
came by them were rushed away almost Fc
fore they could obtain their luggage
There is, perhaps. some reason for "e,l
target of Fenians and madmen the no
secluded and shot-at sovereign of Ena9oa
travels, but who wants 10 kill Edinburgh an
Sonnaught and their du ! duchesses. o.
louise and her marquis or Beatrice and her
morganatie prince thai they must depaI's,
journey and arrive with the SANE pompolls
privacy and fussy exclusiveness? One storm 3
morning last year all the through passengers
forbidden to embark on the oompany's regl-
lar packet, large, new steamer, because it
had been reserved for the Duke and Duchess
of Edinburgh, who were about to cross. Tie
poor travellers. having no choice, Were
obliged to put up with and put off in little
old steamer which burst a cylinder soon
after starting, and, no help being at hana.
drifted along the French coast all day and
nearly all night. A large number of ncn,
women and children happily ordinary, ul-
titled people, were compelled to endure untold
agonies from anxiety and seasickness.
They were reported as behaving ve,.y
well"-the ladies ''refraining from screaming.
even when the cylinder burst. Angels an
princesses could do no more. A few victims,
English Radicals and bumptious America IS
made a slight outcry, but the matter was
soon hushed up. There seems to be no rem
edy for such things in England short of Il
revolution Not so much because of the p:i T.
or selffshness of the royal family, as OF the
inveterate funkeyism of the officials WHO
manage their departures and receptions AMI
perpetual pereginations
Italian royalty travels from Rome to
Monza-to Venice, to Naples-here, there and
everywhere without any especial parade CT
trouble, without disturbing ordinary rail
way arrangements, or inconveniencing orr
nary travellers All who wish to see how
the king and the young prince look, or hoH
the queen is dressed, can go to the stations
and be eratified When bound on visit of
state or pleasure excursion, they have q
special train, but for ordinary occasions they
contert themselves with the regular train
When the queen is not with him the king
takes an ordinary first class carriage.
Everywhere he goes old soldiers claim
the privilege of shaking hands with
the son of Vittorio Emanuele, and he
never declines. When he stopped here for
a half-hour on his way to Monza, after his
perious mission to Naples, an old Carl
baIdian pressed his way up to the platform
on which the hero stood acknowledging Ii 6
mighty cheers Of the people, and in a spirit
OF comradeship was stretching up his hand
when the train started. Finding, or fancy
ing, himself in danger, he endeavored to
climb on to the platform, and to help himself
actually seized hold of the leg Of the king,
who instead of repulsing the intruder with
fear or contempt bent and laughingly lifted
him to his feet afterward giving him the
coveted shake hand, !" to the delight of thr
crowd The Italians are no fiunkeys; they
ike well to recognize in their rulers that
touch of nature which makes the whole
world kim 1t is their Sublime isolation a,la
Ereternatural sanctity which prevent pops
from ever being popular potentates.
King Humbert has quick perception Of
true manlincss and bravery, and posses es
that @lnost excellent thing" in princes, presi-
dents and politicians good memory Dur
ing a recent visit to Pordonone he gay
audience to a common sSIdier named Gar
baecio of the corps of BersagIieri, who peti-
toned for a modest post at Rome. He was
poor and without court influence, but he
wore on his honest breast three medals of
honor, tgvo military and one civil, the last
for valor displayed during the great inun-
dations OF 1882 and he needed no other rec
ommendation The greetings on both sides
were very simple The king advanced with
extended hand, saying: Il salute you, Rer-
saglieri" ASalre Mdestan replied Gar
baecio. and would have kissed that hand
but Humbert drew it back. exclaiming,
What soldieyl1 Then he added, Il re-
member to have seen you in Rome IN via
renti Settega6re, one day when was return-
ing 10 my house and a1so once on the Pin
cio.g For full twenty minutes he retained
his visitor, encouraging him to talk freely. to
relate his story and explain his wishes
and plans, which were for a service near his
sovereign, who now promised to attend to his
case as soon as he should return to Rome;
and the promise of Humbert holds When,
after being made thns content, the Bersaglieri
wss taking leave. he inDuIsivey caught the