The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-13
NOTED ROYAL AUTHORS.
Some Literary and Musical Queens
and Processes.
From the Chicago Tribune.

queens of Europe are not ldiers by any
means Many of them have been taught
trades and professions, so that, In case OF
necessity. they may not be entirely stranded
when the evil day should come. The total
income of the royal families of Europe
amounts to close upon s65. Co., 900 year,
small part of which, the world may be
happy 10 know, goes toward paying print
ers' bills
For, though a goodly number of reigning
monarchS dabble in literature, and occa-
sionally do good work, it is not probable
that they reap large profits, though Queen
Victoria and the queen of RoImanla should
receive goodly income from their works,
unleSs t1ey have been unfortunate enough
to fall into the hands cf.wicked publishers
| like Meescn Of the hutches so touchingly
described in Rider Haggard's last novel
The Comte de Paris book on our civil war
Is presumably paying property, when the
time spent In its preparation is put to profit
and loss. The imperial prince of Austria's
| BOOK on the empire that he will eventually
rule over may be remunerative, but it is
dlfiicnlt to see that much profit can be left
after he has paid all his distinguished
| editors
But we have TO deal with the fairer half
of the royal world In this artirle, and herein
We find a goodly number OF princesses,
crowned and uncrowned, who must be
CHASED, even il by courtesy, among literary
people. The majority, however. are cor
tent to be high protectrices of literature
and art, and such doubtless do great
good As rule, when they cultivate art it
| is the musical. Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain
Is an accomplished instrumentalist and at
one time used to sing well, before avoirdu-
pois got the.better of her.
The queen of Belgium is fond of music,
and by ner efforts has contributed much to
the progress made in the musical art in Bel
GUM of late years. The ex-Empress Vic
| toria of Germany has all her life been de-
voted to art, and has done much to advance
artistic life in Germany, and now, accord
| ing TO the latest news, IL has been discov-
cred that she is the author of a good trans
lation, which appeared in 1881 and caused
some stir in German political and literary
circles, of the late SignOr Carlo Mlnghetti's
| book on the state and the church. Signor
| Minghetti, it will be remembered, was pres
ident of the council of King Victor Eman-
IL ell in 1863 and 1864, and again from 1878 to
1876 This interesting piece of information
has within the last lew weeks been COM
municated by the publisher of the volume
to the librarian of the university of Got
tingen.
Among all the European literary queens
the best known Is Queen Eliza beth of Rou-
| mama. Under the pseudonym of Carmen
Sylvia" she has published a goodly number
|
| her adopted country, and two small and
one large volume of poems. Her most
charming book is her LES Pensees dune
| Refine" which was published some years
ago by Nine. Adams, the proprietress of the
NouUette heUue, in Paris, in which she said
some particularly apt things. She says, for
| instance: "Women in politics are like hers
trying to crow" Again: MAN and wife
should nsver cease to do a little counting, no
matter how old they may be-" Again: IF
| two Intelligent women cannot make any
thing out of husband, then there is moth
| ing in the man"
The queen is good story teller few
| years ago she was asked by the Roumanian
| minister of public instruction if she would
| deign to write book which could be used
| In the public schools as premium for the
good conduct Of the children. To his re-
quest the queen lent a willing ear, and
wrote the pretty tales and legends from the
mountains and valleys of the Carpathians,
entitled, "IuS Carmen SgLUG'S Reich y OF
| poems the queen has written too many. She
is more versifier than a true poetess, and
is apt to be an imitator of good models.
One of her best is entitled "a Sonnet to
Woman" which is thus translated:
| To woman strength to bear her lot was granted
| Since woe her steps is evermore attending;
| And sorrows, that with troubles never ending,
| All through her life, like thorns, are thickly
| planted.
Mans share is conquest, by his will undaunted
The while she fameless, joyless hours is
spending;
He loves the storm, no dangers experimenting,
Before which she stands helpless, terror
haunted.
But seeming only was our woman's lot de-
| mureSt;
With cunning hand we weave life's finest
| story;
Ais light to us that seems to man obscurest.
|, | We guard the nest with tendresse amatory
We are for Him, the Eternal, Highest Purest-
This our laurel, this our womans glory.
Queen Elizabeth has written almost
every style of literature including the
lbretto OF an opera which was composed by
q Scandinavian musician. OF novels she
has written two-"Astra" and "Des Deux
MondeS," but instead of using her usual
nom de guerre, Carmen SYLVIA she has
, signed them "Dlton and "Item" in order to
disguise her authorship. Not long ago the
queen undertook to deliver a course of
| lectures on R0umanian national literature
at the high school for girls in Bucharest
, Her MAJESTY had been accustomed for some
time before to give lectures privately in her
palace to the young ladies of the leading
| families in Roumania.
, These literary assemblies proved so at
tracGive that the demands for admission to
| ! them grew lnconvenient, so that the queen
thought of delivering her lectures in the
high school to all pupils who cared to at
| tend. Before her ms jesty could do this,
} | however she had TO obtain a regular pro
fessor's diploma from the king and the
minister OF instruction. This required an
examination, to which the queen gaylv and
graciously submitted, and the diploma
! having been won, not granted by favor,
she began her lectures at the opening of the
term and achieved great success Queen
Elizabeth also devotes large amount of
time TO singing.
Her attendants lately assured her that
her voice entitled her to rank with the
most celebrated of singers. The fiattery
bore fruit, for the queen began to ask her
self il these rare vocal gifts ought not be
dedicated to her people. She determined
first, TO have the unbiased opinion Of a
musical critic, AID SO went incognito to the
French professor Dumanois and sang before
him in Bucharest. The professor caused
, the queen to ri over the scales and then to
sing n song and an opera 10 air. Then turn
ing TO her he said seriously: "You have no
voice at all, though plenty of musical feel
T. ing and excellent phrasng. | would train
you for the operetta, but for that. to be
sincere, you have not the right face" The
queen handed the professor several gold
pieces with her card, buying, before She left,
IA dozen operate airs for private study. The
= queen has also written drama. A French
translation of her poems isabcut To appear,