The Osceola times., 1888-06-16
ROUMANlA'S QUEEN.
Carmen svIva's Mode of Life and Her
CredItabic Lite rary Work.

CredItabic Lite rary Work.
The life of Elizabeth Queen of
poumania, is described as follows:
She is forty five, daughter Of Prince
Uarman of Wied, and was first edu.
cated by lie. Lavatcr, the niece OF
,bo celebrated physiognomist.
In 1850 Prince Herman with his
family went to reside Mt Bonn for .
time, and here his younger daughter
rsoJ 70 sit on tho knee of the aged
noet f. NJ Arndt. and listen to his
ralriotic speeches, which found echo
IN her ardent nature. When very
vounc she delighted in mixing in the
Games and playing with the children
Of a humber class. and her great de-
sire was to attend the village school.
more especially the class for singing.
Ole fine morning she set of with the
farmers children to school. tho sing
inc class began. and the new pupil
SANG so Justify and opened her pretty
mouth SO wide that the farm
ers daughter placed her hand
over her mouth. thinking it undigni-
fed for Princess to make SO mucl
noise! Soon q Jager came in search
of the truant, and this was the first
and last time that Carmen SYLVIA
went to SCHOOL The Princess sweet.
vet somewhat turbulent. wild temper.
amenf, brought her from her paren Is
,he namo of Waldrocschcn. After
their return from Bonn the famil y
passed their lif equally between their
castle at New Wied and their summer
chalet, Mon Rcpos, which was the
favorito home of Princess + izabeth.
Up TO the age of nineteen she had road
but two novels. "Ivanhoe" in En-
glish and "Sol und llabcn" in the
original, when she fell upon "The
Wide, Wide World" which occupied
her attention simultaneously with her
translations of OWL II 1851 Princess
L zabcth passed some time at the
court in B1rlin. where the Empress
Augusta showed her much kind
ness, and where she had rs COM
panion her future ss;cr-in-law, the
Countess OF Flanders. 1t was here that
she made the acquainla1ce Of Prince
Charles, in rather a romantic manner.
As her foot slipped on going hastily
down n staircase. the gallant young
lieutenant caught her in his arms
and saved her from an ugly fall. In
the autumn of 1853 only may we say
that Carmen sylvia" made her debut
in society. In the summer of that
year She accompanied the Grand
D chess Helen of Russia to Switzer-
land. and returned with her to Russia
Here il may not be amss to give n
personal description of III H,r Mi ,sty at
he time when she went TO the court
Of the Gar: "a tall and splendid
figure. tincly-mo ldcd 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. n finely cut nose. n profdsion of
Of light wavy hair. exquisitely formed
hands" Most of these beauties
with the exception of the golden hair
which n mothers sorrow has whitcned
remain to tho Q leen in addition to
the dignilcd and stately presence
which has become accumulated these
later years.
Carmen sylvia" begins her literary
work before il is day. She disturbs no
one, neither His Majesty nor even a
maid. She lights her own lamp, and
works until the sun brings more light
We're We TO cite all Hir Majesty's pub
lishcd 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, "
"Rpumanian Poems "Jchovah," "
'Mcin Ruhc," and many others have
been fully appreciated aud translated
into various languages. The opera
"Ncaga." the libreito ot which was
written by Carmen SYLVIA" was per-
formed with great success at Stock
holm The scene of the opera lies in
Il umania and the convicts who are
condemned 10 pass their lives in the
salt mines are introduced. Peasant
life is admirably depicted thl oughou'.
and TO complete the accuracy of the
whole, the national costumes 10 b.
worn on the Stage were sent from the
Elizabeth school Of Bucharest -
" H0Hlan'S UOrid.