The Arizona sentinel., 1888-06-23
ROUMANIA'S QUEEN.

Carmen Svlva's Mode of Life and Her
CreditabIe Literary Work.
Tho life of Elizabeth. Q leen OF
Roumania, is described as follows:
She is forty five daughter of Prince
Herman of WED. and was first edu.
Gated by NJ lie. Lavater, the niece OF
the celebrated 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. M. 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 hum bier class, and her great de-
sire was to attend the village school,
more especially the class for singing.
Ole 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 Princess to make so much
noisei 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 parents
the name of Waldroeschen. After
their return from Bonn the family
passed their lif, equally between their
castle at New Wiel ana their summer
chalet, Mon RepOs, which was the
favorite home of Princess Elizabeth.
Up 10 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 THE
Wide, Wide World" which occupied
her attention simultaneously with her
translations of OWL In 1861 Princess
Elizabeth passed some time at the
court in Berlin. where the Empress
Augusta showed her much kind
ness. and whore she had as COM
Countess of Flanders 1t was here that
she made the acquaintance of Prince
Charles. in rather 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 1858 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 n
personal description of Her Majesty at
the time when she went to the court
of the Gar: "a tall and splendid
figure, a finely-mo lded form. large.
blue, dreamy eyes with world of
poetry in their clear depths. classical
mouth whose graceful curves seemed
formed but for smiles, rows of pearly
teeth. 4 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 mothers sorrow has whitened
remain to the Q ,een in addition to
the dignified and stately presence
which has become accentuated these
later years.
Carmen SYLVIA begins her literary
work before it is dav. She disturbs no
one, neither His Majesty nor even a
maid She lights her own lamp, and |
works until the sun brings more light
Were 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 Tales
of the Carpathians," the libretto OF
an opera, volume of Thoughts,
"Roumanian Poems" Jehovah"
'Mein Ruhe." and many others have
been fully appreciated and translated
into various languages. The opera
"Neaga," the libretto of which was
written by Carmen SYLVIA" was per-
formed with great success at Stock.
holm. The scene of the opera lies in
& umania. and the convicts who are
to pass their lives in the
salt mines are introduced. Peasant
ife is admirably depicted TIN oughout,
md TO complete the accuracy of tho
whole, the national cos tumes TO be
worn on the stage were sent from the
elizabeth school of Bucharest =
IiOnsGn'S World.