The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1886-07-28
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An Tmpsrtaut Fdaellea THAT ssW piss
trSsss tie spaui,h Cqsts.
Tho great question q tliehcuf at tho
court q Madrid Is tho choice Of nurso
for the royal infant Formerly, and
down even 70 the reign q Ferdinand
VII. a high court functiphaty, accom-
panied by a physician and . numerous
suite, travelled through Tire provinces q
Galice and santander In quest Of the
nurse who was TO be chosen for tbs
royal babe. II is the province Of Sans
tander, especially that portion known AZ
4the mountain that has furnished tho
greatest contingent Of royd nurses. u
was once regarded As one OF tho indus.
tics Of the place. The royal delegatS
siated santandSf iist, and his arrival
was solemnly announced In al tho
towns and villages. THIS major pres
sented the candidates to him and tho
doctor put them through public exam.
nation.
To-day it Is the nursa who come 10
Madrid, They are presented to tiemaior-
domo, who takes down their names and
then psss6s tliem to the physician The
work Of choosing 10 no light affair, tor
the number who aspire To the position Of
royal nurSe Is enormous and the applieat
tons and Recommendations pour In from
all sides. This Is not surprising, AS tho
position Is a very agreeable one. n
occupation Of royal nurse Is very dighi.
fled, to begin with. The wages are also
very high. The nurse Is treated As onoot
the ladies Of the palace, her magnificent
costumes are frequently renewed and as
they become her own property her ward.
robe Is soon varied and luxurious Tho
nurse Is never asked TO attend to tho
toilet Of the royal infant . femme do
chambre is especially appointed for TINT
duty. Tla infant relnAins with tho
nusc ut night, however. Apart from
the promenades which she makes with
the baby, the nurse mSy 90 out whcuEle
pleaSos, but sho Is always accompanied
by two ladies Of the palace. When the
royal infant Is weaned tho nurse re-
ceives large money gift, all the mem
bes Of the royal family give her rich
presents dhd tlis sovereign bestows on
her pension from the privy purse. 1t
will be readily understood then that tho
number OF applicants Tor the position u
large.
A few days ago DR.. Sanchez ocana,
Of the royal faculty Of medicine, exaH,4
ined twenty-five robust young women,
q few Of whom evidently did not belong
to the peasant class, They had already
nursed the children OF some Of the high.
est Of the Madrilens aristocracy, Among
the applicants one attracted the special
attention Of everybody. She was dscked
out in q splendid costume Of red RnJ
black velvet, trimmed with god lace,
and wore diamond earrings and a dem
telle mantilla. She was Raimonda, who
has recently been nuse to the baby
prince Of Bavaria. A reposs Of nine
months in her charming cottage Of
Revilla allows her to resume her former
functions. All the women who have
presented themselves are remarkably
beautiful but no choice has yet been
made. The most minute investigation
takes place before final acceptance con.
cerning the family, the children and
especially the moral character Of the
nurse. The choice Is regarded as quite
an event in Spain. .-Aladrid Cor. Paris
Figaro.