Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1888-06-20
ROUMANlA'S QUEEN.
Carmen Sylva's Mode OF LILO and /
Crodftablo Literary Work.


ROUMANlA'S QUEEN.
Carmen sylva's Mode Of Lifo and Her
Credftable Literary Work.
The life of Elizabeth, Queen of
Roumania, is described as follows:
She is forty five, daughter of Prince
Herman of Wied. and was first edu.
Gated by Mile. Lavater, the niece OF
the cele brated physiognomist.
In 1850 Prince Herman with his
family went to reside at Bonn for a
time. and here his younger daughter
used to sit on the knee of the aged
poet. E. NJ Arndt, and listen to his
patriotic speeches, which found echo
in her ardent nature. When very
young she delighted in mixing in the
games and playing with the children
of humber class, and her great de-
sire was to attend the village school,
more especially the class for singing.
One fine morning she set off with the
farmers children to school. the sing
ing class began, and the new pupil
sang so Justify and opened her pretty
mouth so wide that the farm.
er's daughter placed her hand
over her mouth, thinking it undigni-
fed for q Princess to make so much
noise! Soon jaeger came in search
of the truant, and this was the first
and last time that Carmen Sylvia"
went to school The Princess sweet,
yet somewhat turbulent, wild temper.
ament. brought her from her parent Is
the name of Waldroeschen. After
their return from Bonn the family
passed their life equally between their
castle at New WED and their summer
chalet, Mon Repos, which was the
favorite home of Princess Elizabeth.
Up to the age of nineteen she had read
but two novels. 'Ivanhoe'' in En-.
glish and SOL und Haben" in the
original. when she fell upon 1.-The
Wide. Wide World" which occupied
her attention simultaneously with he1
translations of Ovid. In 1861 Princess
Elizabeth passed some time at the
court in Berlin. where the Empress
Augusta showed her much kind.
ness. and where she had as COM
panion her future sister-in-law, the
Countess of Flanders. 1t was here that
she made the acquaintance of Prince
Charles, in rather a romantic manner.
As her foot slipped on going hastily
down staircase. the gallant young
Lieutenant caught her in his arms
and saved her from an ugly fall In
the autumn of 1868 only may we say
that Carmen SYLVIA made her debut
in society. In the summer of that
year she accompanied the Grand
Duchess Helen of Russia to Switzer
land. and returned with her to Russia
Here it may not be amiss to give
personal description of Her Majesty at
t he time when she went to the cour'
of the Car: "A tall and splendid
figure, finely-mo lded form. large,
blue, dreamy eyes with world o.
poetry in their clear depths. classical
mouth whose graceful curves seemed
formed but for smiles, rows of pearly
teeth. finely-cut nose. a profusion OF
of light wavy hair, exquisitely formed
hands" Most of these beauties
with the exception of the golden hair.
which q mothers sorrow has whitened
remain to the Queen in addition 5t<
the dignified and stately presence
which has become accentu ated the >,
later years.
Carmen SYLVIA begins her literar,
work before it is day. She disturbsn.
one. neither His Majesty nor even
maid. She lights her own lamp. ant
works until the sun brings more light
We're we to cite all Her Majesty's pub.
lished works they would be legion
and many others remain in the sacred
precincts Of her boudoir The Tale
of the Carpathians," the libretto o
an opera. a volume Of Thoughts
''Roumanian POEMS" jehovah
':Mein Rahe." and many others hav
been fully appreciated and translate,
into various languages The oper
':Neaga" the libretto of which wa
written by Carmen. sylvia, twas per
formed with great success at Stock
holm. The scene of the opera lies il
Roumania, and the convicts who ar
condemned to pass their lives in tn
salt mines are introduced. Peasan
life is admirably depicted throughout
and to complete the accuracy of tn,
whole. the national costumes to b.
worn on the stage were sent from tn.
Elizabeth school of Bucharest. -
Woman's World.
Bull sighting Is being graduall,