Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-04-02
CARMEN SYLVIA.
She Il Reported to He an Interesting
COnversati Ion list.

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She Is Reported to He an Interesting
Conversationalist.
Carmen Sylvia, queen of Roumania.
adds to her talent for reading aloud
the talent for talking. 1t has been
said that any one having the honor of
a long conversation with her would
wish to take down in shorthand. or by
the aid Of a monograph, every word
the queen said. This is 80 even when
trivial matter is the subject. But
when poetry or literature is the subject,
then indie ed she becomes the brightest
and most animated of the company.
The first work from her pen which
was given to the world was Lies
Pensees dune Refine" which came out
in Paris. Next appeared "Sturme, a
collection of poems, published in Bonn,
which was followed by a volume of
"Pelesch Legends more fancifully
styled "From Carmen Sylva's Realm"
One pleasing trait may be noted
apropos Of these royal essays in lit
erature: her majesty disdained to ex-
plot the queen in the interests of the
writer or to make hit by means of
her position.
Her Pcnsees are frequently OF strik-
ing originality and full of common
sense. Here are few examples:
IF a woman is bad, the man is the
cause OF it,"
About The Wife,
among savages the woman is a
beast OF burden, among Turks an
article Of luxury, among Europeans
both
"a woman should possess great
virtue, for it often happens that she
has to provide enough for both herself
and her husband"
OF love Carmen Sylvia says:
True love knows nothing of forgive
ness, for if one forgives one loves no
longer.
The jealousy of those who love us is
a flattery.
Husband and wife should never cease
to make love to each other little.
Here are few more general refec-
tons:
True happiness is duty. 1t takes
hundreds of sweet smelling leaves to
make rose, and hundreds of purest
joys to complete our happiness.
How unhappy must that man be
who attempts twice to take his own
life.
A too exacting housewife is in CON-
tinual despair. One would often be
glad to find a little less scrubbing and
more repose in the home.
If two intellectual women cannot
succeed in making any thing out of a
man, then there is not hing in him.
Carmen Sylvia begins her literary
work before it is day. She disturbs no
one, neither his majesty nor even a
maid. She lights her own lamp, and
works till the sun brings more light.
She is very cordial to her friends, who
are made to feel thoroughly at home.
While the king has fOndness for
wearing his uniform when at Kastell
Pelesch, the queen likes to be in walk
ing costume Or the pretty Roumanian
peasant dress. Every day when the
queen used to go to her sanctum amid
the trees, the children of the work
people engaged on the building of the
palace we're accustomed to run forward
and kiss the royal hand. On one
occasion one Of her youthful friends
was missing. She was found suffering
frop diphtheria in her parents cottage.
and the queen who loves children.
nursed the little one until it died in
her arms. She had the misfortune to
lose her OVID and only son. 1t was
the sorrow Of her life, but instead OF
dulling its usefulness with any settled
selfish melancholy. the loss was the
beginning of chapter OF increased
activity. Ever since the queen has
been more thoughtful for those in
trouble and more interchangeable in her
efforts for education and ON behalf OF
the women of Rosunania, who certainly
stand in need Of all the help and en-
couragement they can get.