The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-10-17
A LITERARY QUEEN.
COW ELIZABETH GOT THE NOM DE
PLUME OF CARMEN SYLVIA.

t,sA Lover of Children-A Retro
inactive GIance-she Married for
Love.
From the st. louis Republic.
LONDON, Oct. 1.-While Queen Victoria
A.s bean presiding at the great annual
-atbaring of Highland clans at Braemar,
snd has distributed with her own hands
the prizes TO the gillies who have achieved
.rcces, in the various sports and games,
o,aAn Elizabeth Of Roum AHA has been act
n, as the representative Of royalty at the
onnual Eisteddfod in Wales, where she has
baen crowned with befitting solemnity as a
h.rd bv the Area Druid. 1t was for the first
time in 600 Yeas that king or queen has
offended the national gathering of Welsh
men. which has retained in all their
pristine picturesqueness, many of the
nagan and prehistoric rites and
ppoarssn1onials of the Druidical ages The Arch
Nrnid. or presiding bard, at the Eisteddfod
dis wear was venerable and white beard
sd sage. rejoicing in the simple name Of
Ciwvdfsrdd. and the bards who acted as
sDo1sers for the queen at her initiation
we're two equally imposing looking harpists
l,noTn as Devil Ogwea and Hwfa Mon. In
order that she might be able to pronounce
her own barbaric baptismal name, she was
formally vested with her new dignity under
tha name OF Carmen SYLVIA" which the
r;0glsh people here have corrupted into
.Carmine Silver" and which is the nom de
hume under which her majesty has pub
lished many exquisite poems in prose and
verse.
RETROSPECTIVE GLANCE
Oueen Elizabeth of Roumania was born
n fS42 in the grand old castle of Monrepos,
a massive forbidding stronghold set on a
iugged and rocky height in the heart of the
Rack Forest. The solemn, dreamy solitude
If the dark pine woods, the loud moaning OF
tbe north winds through the branches of the
| tall Siberian Arolia and Norwegian oaks
seem to have left an abiding impression on
her sensitive temperament The pen name
adopted by the queen when she began to de-
vote herself to literary work, Carmen
SYLVIA" means ''the cong, the wood, ;" and
was chosen by her in recognition Of all that
her soul owed to the forest where her
youth had been spent. She loved to
wander alone in the shadowy glens of the
| Black Forest with her huge St Bernard
| dog for sole companion; she listened
rapturously to the song of the birds, she
knew TIE name and use Of all the wild,
| sweet-smelling plants growing under the
! hickets, and how to brew SIMPLE remedies
| from the herbs and moses of the woods
| how to discern the coming weather from
the aspect of the skies and the closing up of
certain blossoms She could tell the time of
day from those dark blue hare bells, which
are call, SoltinG horechinG poor mems
watches, and no one was better informed
& of the old forest lore than she was. Her
4 early life was made melancholy by her pity
and sympathy for the sufferings OF
her invalid brother, Otto, and when he
81 died the l9-year-old girl went through an
q anguish Of grief which came near wrecking
a her entire existence. A terrible restless
ness possessed her after his death. She
"a could find comfort nowhere, and having
collected every memorial of her brother
| into ole great dark room overlooking the
81 castle moat she spent hours there writing
"a patheticaly about her beloved Otto. AS
# me wont on, however, her buoyant ma
RI tufe asserted itself, and she ceased to grieve
81 with the intensity which marked the months
succeeding her brothers. death.
a QUEENS SORROW.
a After that event that melancholy which
had always been prominently marked in
Der ca racer deepened into morbidness.
She longed for absolute peace. She found
her most agreeable companionship when
sl0ne in communion with her thoughts,
AApW OoG0Allu4 II 10 W 10 OlQ, bu6 WIIl6h
IN her Journal; ito have a great hush over
ne, and to feel a great rest. 1t is often
Fhat crave for, but feel it only can be
eached through much struggle and strife"
mere was always warm corner in her
feart for those who had been
ouched by sorrow, and those who
nourned awoke her deepest sympathy.
fhe was exceedingly sensitive to the pain OF
ncongenlal influences. and it was With
hany misalvings she was persuaded &c
peAd the winter of 1963-'64 at st. Peters
uIg under the care of the Grand Duchess
nelen, Her dislike for the trammels of
Etiquette, and the unceasing round Of
aely were lily concealed, while the bril-
fancy OF court life oppressed her. She
E ohgeu Tor the freedom of her beloved
orestS TO such an extent that, in addition
the vigorous climate being unsuited to
Fl dehcate constitution, she was Ill.
nile convalescent in 1864. she
rites; "Ninty pages of philosophy
ave read to-day, and feel SO rested.
everyone wonders at the improvements In
y appearance. 1t is only necessary &c
Elng IN one or two court ladies to tell me
me turmoil going on outside to make me
down all crumpled like a withered
When she was well enough to with.
PAD the journey she left St PETERSBURG
Italy, where year, memorable in the
Tory OF her poetic development, was
pau. From that time her writings bore
stamp OF more serious and mature
o"ledge OF things natural and human.
SHE MARRIED FOR LOVE.
October. 1869, Princess Elizabeth me,
nee Karl of Hohenz pllern, then lately
tea TO the throne of Roumania. In child.
they mad been playmates, and on the
aslon OF this meeting she gave her heart
'er oid companion. The princess had
oeen sought in marriage, but one of
many sultors found favor in her ewes.
none OF them had sue entertained the
uegree OF affection, and she was deter
e1 70 remain single rather than marry
o W rove. only month afterward, on
10 tne Wedding was celebrated with
HGet impressive ceremonials, and a
IaIer the bride and bridegroom
leu bucharest in state. She had once
atSed That the only throne l would
W ascend is that Of Roumauia. for
Is on 1t still something for me to do. ,,
E en ered upon the task of ''doing some.
LOT her people with such energy
"tTlitlhg became secondary considers
me education of her subjects was
10y 10y and foremost thought She gave
iial AID to the home industries that
\ taso decaying. She founded schools
y societies to help and encourage various
aaa art throughout Roumania
: IEsyIe Helene. corresponding to
EL9lish high schools, where
- oVO girls are in attendance.
N It eu IRE received her particular care. The