Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-04
powerful union Of monsrchiss, nor migrstions
have been able to DESTROY"

powerful union Of monarchiss, nor migrstionl
have been able to destroy"
NOW A RoYAL PALACE.
The Alcazar is now used % palace for Span
ish royalty, and the upper portions, which are
unfortunately closed to the public. are elsbo
rately furnished in Moorish style ready for the
occupancy Of the young baby king and the queer
regent when they visit Seville. This is only on
/ very rare occasions, however, and unless / an
misinformed Alfonso XIII, 'Por In q. de Dios, ;
that six-year-old specimen Of king at 81 500, !.
600 year, has never slept under this royal roof
The queen regent has promised to visit Seville
next October, but as a gentleman in Seville said
| the other day. the queen, she Is always COM
| ing, but she never comes" Evidently that no
BILE lady has the mansna habit badly, that Span
ish habit Of putting of until day after tomor-
it's everywhere. Ii is one Of the charms of the
land-this thing Of doing q little az possible,
| and not doing that in Q hurry.
Spain is sunny and deserves its name. For
nearly month we have had but one rainy day.
The sun is warm, but not uncomfortably 80,
and the beggars and idlers who are too lazy to
beg find life very pleasant, as they spend ii
stretched out on the cathedral steps or watch
ing for hours at time the water playing in the
fountains l asked Q well-informed Spanish
gentleman today why there were so many beg
CARS in this country. Remembering some Of
he would tell me it was because Spain did not
have Mckinley bill. He didn't, though. He
simply said that they would rather beg than
work. Aside from this class there
is an innumersble army Of profess
sionsl and skillful mendieants whose stock
in trade consists of q choice line OF variegated
deformities. Where under the sun they ever
got so many spoiled and shop-worn arms and
legs is . mystery. verify believe that one of
these gentry would rather have q couple of
rudlmentary stumps for arms than farm in
the country. He would have to work the lat
ter, while he expects the former to keep him in
ease and affiuence always. A case of hereditary
blindness, like Spanish law suit, is looked
upon as a source Of support for an entire
family.
ANDALUsIAN BEAUTIES.
Seville is generally regarded as one Of the
most interesting and picturesque Of all
Spanish towns, and here the dark eyed, raven
haired Andslusian beauties are to be seen at
their best. For those who admire brunettes
these are worth coming miles to see. There
are lots Of them, too, and as the better part of
the day here 10 spent out Of doors the streets
are gay day and night with dark robed senoras
and senoritas, who do not seem to look upon
life as such . serious matter after ALL and are
ready with their inevitable fans to brush away
all the cares that might try to enter beneath
the cobwsb OF their mantillas. A hat or bonnet
Is rarely seen except among the aris-
tocrats, who strive to hive according TO Paris
fashion plates, and are consequently rather I'M
interesting. have heard il suggested that the
immense and priceless cathedrals with which
Spain is dotted might have been built with
what the women saved ON their milliners' bills.