The sun., 1891-05-25
oUEEaEsr OF ExILED PRINCES.
The Extraordinary Royal Household In q
Dingy london Street.

QUEEREST OF E1ILED PRINCES.
The Extraordinary Royal Household In .
Dinsy london Street.
=. LONDON. May Ia-No one would think tolooi
at a certain shabby. unpretendine little house
situated In dismal north London street
which is only more unromantic than it is un
fashionable. that this same house shelters two
royal personnges. Yet their common place ant
respectable neighbors nay no more attention
to the elder OF them than they would to any
other little old woman they might see loinR
her own marketing. buying bread by the pound
or pointing out to the green grocer threepence
too much charged in his bill When on fine
days an infirm gentleman carefully Gescends
the steps Of the little house to tako mild con-
stitutional down tho sunny side Of the street.
they notice him o mors than to say "Ob. it's
only that queer old gentleman nt No. ="
Queer he certainly is. and q gentleman. II
twenty descents of royal blood make gentle
man. They are his royal Hiehness The Prince
of Mantua and Montierrat. and his motl.er.
her royal Highness the Duchess OF Mantus
and Montferrat
Tho Prince Ia not young and the Duchess
must bc nearly 30 years OF age. Although
they live in an outward style which is humble
In tho extreme. they usually entertain three or
four times a ycnr. Litto afternoon AT
Hqmcs." whore one day the special feature OF
the occasion is n collection OF rare bric- "a brac
on another geological specimens together with
the few splendid goms. which alone are left Of
the family Jewels. Another day the guests
assemble in the little drawing room, and listen
while the Duchess in cenr. sweet old voice
reads from one OF the manuscript rhapsodies
The nsiThbors are no. 50 far wrong when
atively few of us who speak OF having n vis-
sion"as commonly as another would remark
last night noticed ghost standing by me
and so on, with as much calm ness as he would
sss ay SEysasa snE bs n9S Pnoe TO- hin III the
md Montier,rH, Y. , nas had ! visions M " ich nre 20
benefit Of tho world. The pnees Of Ills mann.
sd. Se Earth Ear Seea IN ys iss M
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sad thas s 81 an arts has
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AT Homes" is the day for Mhicl, tho Il invita-. @
traits oen sni Me- Medasts OF the famiy "t ushered
want the royal household now possesses. ami
into the drawing room. after !graciousiy cor.
straightway fall to staring at tho CON? ?any. un-
der pretence. Of course. OF examining some
Is cad fS se so% whes
skill with the needle. not only In embroidery.
ers are covered with faded velvet mantle.
which has once been purple. and on her head is
%ht rev Ssassd wa
disnied n i Is pa.rean IN every
danUhfAr n n Sn-tQltaAD hn 70
.be end. Something of II contrast to- the guest
she !s lust receiving. stout. Rood-natured.
3. the door The sitors nnss sia probaby !Sa Rf
tune. but the dsrned silk and faded velvet are are
worn - with a differ ence." for the secret Of
SEs sSss Is nj
be bought. good lady!
Yonder very learned man Of science is deep |
Count Who ratSer affects the military sIeR Wsh
his somewhat seedy coat buttoned tight and |
aR to to de The It Pc
been Obliged 10 put his May;day accompish.
language and literature.
The room is literally lined with portraits.
ssiniines executsd By omab"e IN one sae Of T tie
dinntnan palafiss is .S Which even k IN Rkaphaeis
he copied to
Most Of the Raphaels are small and very dark
md are distinctvely Italian in character.
and Mentierrats se own o s ss 8 branch
lie is clad in armor. The present Prince when
young man. was painted n that identical
,rmor: .rs and M there is remarkable resemblance
The family features are easily traced through
many generations. and they reach high de.
yssd sha Hss
ldorning her neck and shoulders are nine
RSs neSsess ase stone
oweyer: are more attractive to mind or eye
han is the wonderful pear haped pearl which
Ihicb il Is fastened. This rearI. ,he Prince i
ss US s to haze been the
olved and drank at that great revel in honor
Antony One One Of the n pinions Faio Of the
s she is painted Is a very beautiful. woman.
ail Of change and misfortune. She shows the
epaine OF great loveliness.
oriraits and from 0 irame @ ooks iu fsh oSt ehe
was gainted By order Of ths Prince: who is
fantua and Monferrats eye verltnhle mar
oundod as is is"by halo. The lit o Of those bose
b whom the family have given medals ms pub
9 recognittons OF their eenius. includes many
,-dny by their portraits Among them may
g mentioned John Ruskin. Henry W. Long
,liow. Carddinal d,I. Manning; Prince S Isrome
outs Aeassiz. Lord Tennyson and Ferdinand
e Lesseps.
AT the conclusion Of a most interesting after
o N we come away illled with admiration for
nobility ct character which can make its
dispense the most neaQre hospital-
y with q grace and kindliness which make
au forget tho eccentric aspects Of this re-
arkable establishment f.
Won MoltLe on the Labor Question.
A letter Of Won MoltEe's. written last Decem.
er. concerning the labor question. has Just