River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1888-10-25
NOBILITY NOTES.
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Mas. BISMARCK is tall and very gray and
ss fond Of champagne as her husband
SULTAN MULET HAssAN, Of Morocco, Is
about the most bloodthirsty poteDtste OF
modern times
THE Empress Of Austria is said 10 own
twenty pet horses and twice as many dogs.
after whose proper entertainment she per-
sonally sees every day.
THE Empress Of Japan, it is said, IS rapidly
becoming one Of the best Informed women
IF her time. She is a hard studene Of Gers
man, Russian, French and Italian.
OLD Kaiser Williams widow is named
Augusta. the widow Of Kaiser Frederick IS
named Victoria. and the wife of the prsssRe
Kaiser is known IS Augusta Victoria
DURISS The Prince Of Wales recen. visit
20 Hamburg he initiated some wheelbasr0w
races, with ladies in the barrows trvhdled
along by the highest English nobility.
tbs Princess OF Wales often sits in the
hall at Sandringham as the night falls and
watches the Goals reddening in the immense
fireplace for an hour OF more, utterly OBJ
hviOus 70 all sights and sounds around her.
Louis, King Of Portugal, is seldom 10 he
seen without cigar, aud he converses tu-
entity in English, French, Italian, Portu-
guese, Spanish. German and Swedish. He
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dotes.
DowAGER EMPRESS VICTORIA, widow OF
Frederick Ill, has an annual income OF
t20O, 900, $4,000 Of which is derived from
England. She will be obliged 10 make Ger
many her nominal residence, and 20 visit
Berlin every year.
MILAN, o1 Servia, Is probably the most i'm
pecunious king now in the royalty business.
A Berlin writer AYERS that his application
for loan OF s250, 600 with his life insurance
policy as collateral, was lately received by
q Vienna banker.
IL the coffin OF the dead Emperor ex-Em-
press Victoria placed a small gold chain, to
which three lockets were attached contain
ing miniatures which she had taken during
their courtshIp, and which he had always
worn until his last illness.
"VoN MoLTKE, the Silent" isn't at all ST.
lent at home. He is, on the contrary,
charming, lively, and amiable companion.
He is fond Of the wife of his nephew, who
presIdes over his household, and of her
children. He loves Whist and roses; and Of
these flowers culuvates great variety
For many years Queen Victoria has eaten
'grissini," a Turin speciality, instead OF
ordinary bread. It is something Ike baked
maccar oni, SAYS Picc0daly, and has been
sent daily from Turn By Piccirillo; but
since the establishment n a "grissini'
bakery in Charlotte street, Rathbone place.
her Majesty gets her daily bread from Lon
don instead Of Turin.
The daughter Of the King Of Shov has
recently married the eldest son OF King
John, Of Abyssinia, with a splendor uDparal-
leled in modern ceremonies The crown
worn by the bride is regarded as the one
which decked the head Of the Queen OF
Sheba According TO the native records,
& has been il the possession of the Ethiopian
kings for twenty-five centuries.
BATHERs at the fashionable French water
ing places are gradually adopting Queen
Christmas manner Of bathing. She is a
marvellous swimmer, making easily her
daily half-mile in half al hour, but she is in
variably accompanied by a swimH as maid
Of honor and four baJlers - a suite. Two
boats brin1 up the rear, and her Majesty is
rowed back 10 shore when her fatigue IS too
great.