The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-09-01

that the king looks like his sister, VINO, as
the Princess of Wales, may one Gay DC
Queen of England. His majesty IS very
fond of archaeological studies. he Is wen
versed in the history and the antiquities OF
Greece. and when the archaic statues were
found at the Parthenian not long ago, tne
lrino was present and washed them Win
his own hands. He is very hospltaole
man. and his social entertainments are
MANY. He is fond of Americans, ana ne
has entertained at his family table num-
Der of the American naval officers, among
whom are Admiral Franklin and others.
Speaking OF
HIS LACK or FORMALIrY-
was told to-day by an American lady re-
siding in Athens as to how he received
party of rustic Americans, who were max.
ing lightning trip through TINS part VI
the Mediterranean sea. In straw hats ana
busters this party walked up the steps OF
the palace, and upon being asked by the
major domo at the front door as to WhaJ
were their wishes, they replied that tney
had come to Athens and they wanted 10 see
the king. They evidently looked upon MS
majesty as one of the sights of the place,
and were surprised when the o1ficer told
them that the king could not be reached IN
this way, and that if they would see hm IL
would have to be through the requesI OF
their minister. Just at this moment KING
George passed through the vestlbule, ana
seeing the alteration, asked what was Ihe
matter He was told, and he stralghtway
ordered the Americans to be let In, ana |
held out his hand to their leader. the |
chief grasped the hand OF his majesty WIN
the grip of wise and said:
GLOW do YOU do, Mr.. King. We are
very glad to see you. We had but one day
| in Athens. and we did not want to go away
without meeting the king" The KING le9
the party into the palace and ne chatted
with them until the leader at last arose ana
held ont his hand and said: eve must be
going Mr. King, as we have lots more 10
See.n
This absence of formality is observed by
all members of the royal family. Both the
king and the queen often walk about
THE STREETS or ATHENS,
and his majesty now and then stops and
chats with his friends. The Queen OF
! Greece is said to be the finest looking queen
in Europe. She is the eldest daughter OF
Grand Duke Constantine OF Russia,
brother of Alexander IL. She IS tall ana
stately, and she looks like queen. She is
a blonde with brown hair, regular features
and with a beautiful neck and shoulders.
She dresses very simple except on state
occasions, and often goes about Athens
without even a maid with her. She wears
a hat and jacket, and her costume upon
such occasions is not different from that OF
other Athenian ladies. At state receptions
she is gorgeous in pearls and diamonds.
Her pearls are noted, and she wore last
winter one dress, the bodice of which was
covered with pearls, while four strands OF
large pearls encircled her neck. she IS
very popular among the ladies OF Athens,
and one of these who knows her well tells
me that the queen never meets her without
inquiring about her family and children.
The queen is a woman of tine culture. Sne
| speaks Russian, Italian, German, French,
Greek and English perfectly well, and she
} is now studying Albanian. She is fond OF
painting. and her friends say she paints
very well She is very charitable and does
, a great deal of good She is president OF
THE QUEENS HOSPITAL IN ATHENS,
, and she visits this nearly every day, going
5 through the wards and talking to the pa
l tients. She is a staunch Russian, and
when Russian sailors are in the hoSpltal,
l she ALWAYS takes flowers to them. She has
I another hospital at the Piraeus which she
: frequently visits, and she has founded an
t industrial school in Athens where all sorts
, of weaving, lace making and embroidery Is
: carried on by Greek girls
0 visited this school yesterday, and was
: surprised at the beautiful materials which
n it turns out. 1t makes elegant silks. some
e of which are interviewer with gold threads,
|, and at one of the looms was being made
d dress for the Princess Alexandra, VINO VIII
be married. before this letter is published
to one of the royal family of Russia. Il
was a beautiful white silk as thin as col
e web with stripes of gold thread woven here
.e and there through it, and it was being
II made by pretty Greek girl. who kept the
e loom going with her feet while she shot thu
d shuttle to and fro with her hands: Th'
10 power for the reeling of the silk IN TIM
% school is human muscle, and IN one room
IS containing score and more OF reelng ma
IS chimes, a woman kept these going by turn
r, ing a great crank, working as hard as an.
IS printers devil at a hand press. In tn
l. store-room l was shown number OF
&c FANCY GREEK COSTUMES,
lie and l am told there is talk at the cour
u of adopting the national costume as tn
n court costume If this is done, the cour
;e will be the most picturesque in Europe an
lie the beauty of its ladies will be set on b
he this gorgeous dress. A part of 1t will be
lie soft, red fez cap with a long tassel, and tn
D bodice of the dresses will probably be
L velvet with red sleeves embroidered
r gold. ..
IL The queen of Greece is very domestti
e. and she is fond of her studies and her chi
IN dren. She is well posted in Englis
IL literature and Hawthorne is one OF ht
st fayorites She reads the American author
be and the leading American magazines al
rs taken at that palace. She IS a very goo
sr- woman and her chapel is one the prettle
wv little churches in Greece. 1t IS brow
so stone structure with bell tower OF stol
IN rising a few feet away from 1t. 1t IS
US Russian church and the service is pc
formed by Greek priests in gowns of ST
cloth of gold and with hats blazing Wi
Jewels covering their heads. The mus
,e- consists of choir of four men, and travt
ng ers say that you will find no finer chur'
hg music in the world than in this little Ru
sian church. The worshipers stand
ny during the service and the queen STAN
7et among them. The King of Greece is
IL Lutheran and he is allowed, by special e
Is ception, to adhere to the religion in whi'
DE he was educated, but his heirs and succe
ssC sors must be members of
nv. THE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH.
irs He has a little chapel in his palace in WIFI
res he worships according to the Protesta
in Lutheran church every Sunday. Up
tic national fete days both the king and que
his appear at the great cathedral OF the Gre
)es church in Athens and they are here t
tu- only two members of the congregation w
or sit. They have chairs with a frame work
ion gold cushioned with red velvet on ro
ell rum lust next to the little gold pulpit, a
IAN the cabinet and the officers of the arr
led stand with the remainder OF the peol
at about them The king and the queen ha
Use been blessed with seven children and
tir- Youngest is a baby about year o
eri Prince Andreas is seven, and the Prince
: in Maria, who is a very bright blonde,
He thirteen. Next comes the Princess Ale
de- ant ra a ry pretty girl of nineteen, a
then Prince George, who is twenty, a
last and most important OF all the Cro7
Prince, Konstantinos, the heir appare
an who was born Augusta, 1868, and who "