Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-11
the ROvaa FAMILY OF ITALY.
How she Crown Prtace 10 EA~casea-
Stories 81 the King and Queem.


Stories 81 The King and Queen.
Prom the New York sun.
The reignns sovereigns Of Europe who excite
the most deeply monarchical feelings In tner
subjects, those who most often visit the different
provinces and cities OF their kingdoms and iden-
thy themselves with the Inhabitants arr also
those OF whom iess frequent mention h made, ana
whose lives are less bared to idle curiosity and
newspaper celebrity. They are the King and
queen OF Italy, Umberto and Marrherfta. With
Sonsclenuous courtesy aud regularity they pass
from Turin 90 Florence, from Rome 90 Naples tin
tney nave earned the right 10 retire for while TO
,he1r oeioNed MONA Que of the most perfect resis
dences on the fertile plains OF Iomharay
Inc Queen does not carr for the Pitt M Flor.
museum. Its SnrSsSed i"S nGss too - nue. or
opPressts her, and remove the feeling OF being at
nome. The 2uir1nal, which is the Official
the smallest ana perhaps the least convenient OF
all the palaces that have fallen 10 the HOUSE cf
its eminent but diminutive Kingdom 10 the Eter.
nal city 10 assume the sovereignty OF the whole
peninsula PEN. When the Popes were IN pos~,ssion
they only spent n few short summer weeks NJ the
Qulrinal. To accommodate It's new occupants an
an additional construction was erccted called the
raIaanno situated within the garden walls IL
contains suites OF rooms for the Dow aeer Duchess
OF Genoa, mother OF the Queen; Tor Prince
Thomas her brother: for Maria fia, Queen IL
Portugal sister TO the King. and for The princes
Amrdeus ana Carignan when they can te per-
suaded TO come 10 Rome. But their visits lew
!
they could never quite shake OF the awkw ailness
and embarrassment OF living in capital which
also holds the Vatican.
The King has published his Intention OF er,cting
another palace Tor the Prince OF Naples. whum he
Wishes 70 emancipate early ana train for the Ne
sponsible post he is born 20 inherit n was In
pursuance OF this system OF education that tbs
heir presumptive was sent 90 travel an the sum-
mer through switzerland and GERMANY praserv-
ing as strict incognito as n f. possha 10 MAIN
tain In these times OF publicity and moving about
from place 10 place with neither ceremony nor eti.
quette.
The young prince is barely l6 He is still under
the care OF his tutors, and his studies. which are
on sensible, practicable and extensive sl,a e. are
never suffered 10 bear any interruption. lie is as
Yet somewhat below the middle height. HIS hair
Is fair his complexion pale aud his blue eve, have
winning expression OF gentle cheerIulnesS tie
more closely resembles his maternal grandfather,
the king OF Saxony, than his II allan ancestry. Hls
memory Is proiisious. His preceptor Col. Oslo.
formerly military attache TO the embassy AT Berlin
who fulilis his duties with conscientious frmneSs
and devotion, speaks highly OF his pupil II II ha
amotlon 10 make him 'cyery inch king"
When the boy was SIN little child he was on
the most intimate terms with the colonel and
successfully gone Through his lessons he would
turn TO him and say: colonel, kiss your
little prince Il You are satisfied with him"
lie speaks English perfectly, having had from
his birth an English nurse 20 whom he was deeply
attached, and for whom he mourned sincerely
when she died a short time ago. The little fellow
was SO conscientious that, having been ordered
by his mother TO speak nothing but English on
certain days, he would not break through the
rules even to answer a high functionary vino adj
dressed him successfully In Italian and French,
looking implorngly all the time az the queen, wh0
was present, as II begging her TO explain his APP
parent discourtesy. He had the free disposal OF a
small weekly allowance. One day, after having
pageant he was seen 10 pull his mothers skirt
and ask her what the price OF a silk gown Was,
because. he added, here are all my savings
see III they viii buy one for my nurse
The Queen is passionately fond OF the son on
whom the crown OF Italy must descend, but She
never allows her alteration TO become weakness.
!
all who approach her, idolized by her subjects,
Queen Margher1ta has, under the outward APP
pearances OF worldly ligh;-heartedness ana woIa-
AMY ease, strong sense OF what is due TO her
husband and her rank, and what IN expected of
her high position. She Il ever ready 10 reliuQush
her own wishes and TO submit political and dip
loinatic eXigencies. Thus quite lately, she had
expressed the desire and intention OF being pres
ent at the marriage OF her cousin, Princess JOsephe
OF Sakony, at Dresden, aud had made all hel plans
! 10 start for Germany with her mother but king
tmoerto Opposed the projected Journey on the
plea that the Emperor OF Austria was 70 be one &c
the guests at tie wedding and, a. he had not yeg
returned the visit OF the King Of Italy to Vienna,
complications might arise which II would be In
/ better taste to avoid. "lou are cousin ~ the
bride" he said 10 his wife, shut you are also
Queen OF Italy, which is more"
Without a murmer 1.-THE Queen OF Italy" gave up
her journey.
Al Courmayeur, in the picturesque valley OF
Aoste where She spent part OF the warm season,
she lived quietly and simply at the Hotel Royal,
an fnn OF small pretensions and less comfort,
whose only advantage was that II faces the pros
pect and could be reached without passing
through the little town. The Queen had left all
her costly and matchless costumes behind and
walked about, plainly attred IN short wooden
dress with a straw hat trimmed with . green
feather, talking pleasantly and unrestTainedly
ATTENDANCE, or laughing with the Prince OF
Naples. She is perfectly natural and frank IN her
ss ana although she sne has much
full buoyancy OF manner which IL very attractive.
The best dressed woman OF Italy is also the most
Enthusiastically and intelligentiy 80, persoh-
ally investigating cases OF distress and sending
prompt and anonymous relief.
King Umberto perpetuatcs the traditions of
his father, Victor Emanuel, and. n not quite
so ardent hunter is yet great one. When In
Piedmont he likes 10 live In the mountains of the
ness permittfng-for a month M a thine to the
pursuit " the chamois He takes up his abode
and sleeps nj night on the Piano del Ike. plateau
400 feet above the level OF the sea Ills father
made many OF these Alpine heights accessible by
having footpaths traced on their dizzy slopes In
every direction. On The Piano del Re Is a little
rustic dwelling OF a single story, the outward
walls OF which are, during the shooting season,
adorned with the dead bodies OF as many as FOUR
teen or fifteen chamois. Around IL grouped
tents and sheds sheltering the stoves and cooking
utensils, and forming the only kitchen where the
permitted TO warm themsel YES 10y the roaring fires
ana 10 dispose OF large portions OF the national
p0teNtd. The cold Is intense In those attitudes,
but the king has inherited the hardy savoy blood,
which braves fatigue and danger. The sturdy
'Galantuomo" used TO walk IN the mountains Tor
fourteen hours, make q meal on some provisions
slowed away In his bag roll himself I'm his heavy
gray cloak, lie down the hard trail under roC K
sleep Soundly for four hours, and start again aI
sunrise 10 resume his favorite sport.
Cmberto Ii already ~, but his quick, brilliant
eye, his warm complexion, and his quick, active
step are youthful sill, although many white
threads CLEAN in his thick musrache. lie gives
more time politics and the affairs Of the sIhts
than his father did. lie is at once very consclen-
tious and diifdent of his own unaided Inspirations
but when convinced OF the necessity or advisable
fty or a scheme he is most persevering and uuiag-
ing in bringing IL 10 its conclusion.
He has passion for horses The stables and
stud OF Mona are unr1Nalled among al the
establishments OF a similar nature in the whole
world. He owns horses from all countries and
the Silcsian Trakehners and others that were
presented 10 him, like the coal-black chargers
sent 10. The emperor OF Morocco. Mu1iUUe.
his favorite horse Ii "A magnificent animal There
would have been In the royal stud one f the
famous crearl-colored horses used by Queen We
toria on great state occasions had the following
incident hot occurred: King Victor Emanuel
had dispatched the Marquis Clayesana, master or
the morse 10 England 10 bring home some thor
oughbreds, and at the same time TO offer III,
queen superb morse from his own stables. When
the marquis was about TO leave London with the
string OF splendid hunters he had purchased, lie
WAS Informed That her majesty was DESTROYS OF ac-
knowledglng Victor Emanuel's courtesy by q IT,
turn present, III she could only know what would
be agreeable TO him. Clayesana, acquainted with
the king tastes, suggested the sending OF one VI
the cream-colored team came from Windsor but
SO old and sorry brute that the Marquis felt ha1
ashamed OF taking it over TO Italy with the oihers
However, before he had started, an equerry OF the
Queens asked to see him, and, with some cfcun-
lOcutton, announced that he came In the name OF