The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-06-12

lor the day and runs through the Enro,
Pean newspapers" Meanwhile the mar
nue mas evacuated the court of honor.
.Iavihg the KING to make straight for his
treasures on the different chairs and-sofas
OF MS salon" which is entered from his
bedroom. '
Horses are his favorites, but favorites of
! apuzziing nature, as he daily wishes them
bigger and natural" .aliye," These
.oys are really more objects of art than
Piaytnlngs, as one and all are the costly
gifts OF crowned heads - Grand mamma
queen Isabella. Grandpapa Don Francis of
Assise, the king of Italy the Duke of Mon
pensier, the Comte of Caseste are the
uonors-in fact, more or less all those who
rold 10 the monarchy by the ties of blood.
Twelve O'Clock means ''deieuner" repast
mostly taken by the little king i'm his own
apartments at the head of his own house
hold-the dejeuner being too official at the
queens table for king as yet so young.
Seated on his high throne-chair the king
presides. Opposite his majesty the Span
isn goyerness sits. At his majesty's left
sIde IS kaymunda, his nurse. and Countess
nasili, his German governess, at his right.
ne child talks gaiiy about his own child
lsh pursuits to all the party, addressing
them In iifferently in German, French or
Spanish. this last being, however, his
most accustomed language.
rage drives up to the kings entrance and
takes the baby" away, accompanied
by the Spanish governess and RAY
munda to the woods out of Ma
drid. His supreme satisfaction is
them to get one of the footmen to cut him
big canes, the bigger. the better! As the
outing IS concluded the king enters his
mothers salon, where the queens visitors
crave the honor of Introduction. This
last incident of the kings ''Tournee" re-
produces exactly the famous picture of
Zamaeois, THE Childhood of King"
NOW are cardinals, marshals, ambassa-
doris, dignitaries of all stamp, seen bend
ing their xrinkled, careworn foreheads
low-very low-to the level of the kings
little shoe. His look to them at this time
| Is audaclous This eyes are sparkling black
dlamonds) some even say not wanting in
| certain Juvenile satire--the proof of
| this last disposition might be found in
the game which follows the hour of 'pre-
sentation." The minute the king resorts
| to his own salon again after leaving the
| queens state rooms, the child, attended
| by his two adorable sisters, the infantas
| Maria Theresa and Mercedes, rushes to
his ''ruleinello," most splendid article
| OF toyship. One of the infantas then takes
hold of doll called 1.-The queen" and they
| begin Knock presentation" under all the
names the child can remember. "Rulei-
nello" figures the presented" persons.
The game is deep for so young child and
| what makes it still deeper is the accent
| with which the names are called out by
| the little king acting as usher.
| Seven sees the king seated once more at
the head of his own table, but this time
| real meal is only allowed to the house
hold, as the kings diet Is ruled and pre-
| scribed by his majesty's doctors, and the
| child at dinner only allowed a little meat
| "a sweet dish and fruit-"bonbons" are
/ ha fafn IN laaf
| Year they nearly brought him to this end !!
| AT 9 the royal day is ended, the queen
| gives her son her nights embrace, and the
| "Monteros of Espinoza" enter the room
adjacent To the bed chamber. What are
the "Monteros of Espinoza?" Simply one
| of these strange old institutions which
| in Spain survive republics and
| revolutions. Since times immemorial, the
"Monteros" come two by two to watch
| over the king of SPANS sleep. When the
| queen, wakeful and anxious, is seen by
| one of them at the top OF the internal little
turning staircase, he bows and makes the
| regent understand ''all is right" and the
child's rest is undisturbed. The charge of
"Monteros" is privilege of the commun-
| ity of EspinoZa. Thus comes it that all the
| wives of the "Monteros" have to lie in at
| Espinoza in order to ensure the function
| to their possible heir!
| What the queens rights to popularity
| not only lately when floods and accidents
| made Spain n land of mourning, but long
| before, by her anxious care and protec-
ton of all sufferers. Etiquette which at the
| court of Spain went tar enough for the
Princesse ies Norsins to informe Nine. de
| Maintenon "shat king of Spain must
| die for want of help il the proper func-
| tionary be not at hand"-etiquette itself
| has been pruned and toned down by the
regent Her wisdom revolted against
| customs useless and costly. which she cut
| down to the great benefit of the destitute.
The blind and the aged have most OF her
attentions in the way of hospital founda-
| tions. and her private charities are bound
| less Thus il is. that during this last
| summer. when catStrophes poured on
| poor Spain, the queen not only stopped all
| pubic gaieties hist she was staying at
st. Sebastien, but she curtalieo even ner
| already modest private expenses. Her
| artistic and literary tastes are great and
| refined No book of worth is ever pre-
| sented to the regent that she does not
| acknowledge it herself in so tlatter!ng q
| manner TO the writer that he may believe
| it to have been perused, though reason
| forgiyes entertaining the thought, as the
| mere number of the tributes presented
would make it impossible. History Is the
| object of the queens special sympathy.
| and no protection is ever refused oy the
| regent to those who are hunting Tor the
| state documents OF WHICH SpiIii - 80 LAti.
| Queen Christina ; regency Will have been
true golden age. But not only SO pc
cause she is woman, but above all be-
cause she is herself. \ self full of energy,
of reason of honor, of truth, OF sagaclty,
, OF valance. -,
woman whose grace is exactly the
kind of grace dear to the proud race she
governs, because thai grace is chlvalrous,
| hearty and charmingly human No
princess in this world could fit better the
SPANISH ideal of what queen should be
than an Austrian one. The Vienna crowd
is humorous; it would have died for Maria
Theresa. because Maria Theresa behavior
10 that crowd was ever "gemuthlich.
Much the same thing as grace" and
charm is '.gemuth," both of which none
are gifted with more than Queen CHRIS
tina. She Is evidently above no events,
because no events will ever be above her,
and the reason for that IS 10 be found; 1t :
the plain fact that her brain Is moved to
action bv the impulse OF the nohIest OF
hearts, which is the sine qua non Tor
| wo,naui All else IS disguise or euors
therefore short-lived. Queen Christlna
| has shown herself equal TO one Of the
most delicate and difficult missions. She
has succeeded, she will never fail, because
her insuiration is normal, because Inc
righteousness of her feelings Is tht
| prompter OF her acts. She Is an eNatnpl'
! 10 her sex because she remains true 10 mel
! sex. being above sill, a woman! true
| noble. generous woman who loves am
| rules with her feelings, IS mucn j. VII
| her brains There is no aping 81 ueel
Machiavelli politics on her part, no eIloE'
| IN look "manly"l MOI 4 woman sac -
a woman she remains-lus; rs Mars