The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-11-17
PIeMY RULERS OF EUROPE.
Most of Them are Understood and De-
fectiVe in Stature.

Most of Them are Understood and De-
fective in Stature.
From the New Orleans Times Democrat
Archduke Francis Ferdinand Of Aus
tria, who has just passed through this
country on his way back from China and
Japan to Europe, presents an unusually
good example of European royalty as far
as physique is concerned, writes the
Marquis de t'Ontenoy. When | say I'M
usually, mean that there are few of his
class as well set upas he, the major por-
ton of the personages Of blood royal being
understood and defective in stature, espeC-
tally those of Southern Europe Thus,
King HumberJ of Italy is frail and short,
while his son and heir, the l2rinceof Ma
pies, is even less than five feet in height
and IS slight in proportion, The
King Of Portugal aud his brother
are both stumpy and fat while the
late King Alfonso resembled the other
members of his family, excepting Don
Carlos, in being understood to an inoredi-
bic degree. He was fully cognizant OF the
puuy character of his appearance and
sought to tmprove it by every means in
his power, including padding, high heels,
etc, but all without avail. Don Antonio
the husband of Princess EulaIie. is not a
Spaniard, but Frenchman by birth, his
father, the late Due de Montpensier, hav-
ing been son of King Louis Philippe. of
France. All the members of the British
royal family are extremely short, specially
the queen, who is not much taller than
l0-year-Old girl, and is becoming, with in
creasing years, almost rs broad as she is
long. The only two princes of Great
Britain, who are Of the average British
stature, are the Duke Of Cambridge and
the Duke of Cumberland.
The members of the Dutch royal family
n lilo thnQa Of I'Dnlof,A oI,I a
in statue, and SO, too, is the present
generation OF the HOhenzollerns, with
solitary exception of Prince Albert the
Regent of Brunswick, who is as gigantic
as those Anaks Of modern ROYALTY. The
princess of the reigning house of Sweden.
Perhaps it is due to the Preneau peasant
blood in the their veins, deriving from
their ancestor, the father of Field Mar
shall BernadOtte, that they are of such
magnificent physique, and the same NAV
be said Of the car and of certain Of the
Russian grand dukes whose blood has
been maintained in a healthy condition
BY the frequent marriages with women
of the humblest class of society. the En-
press Catharine having been little better
than mere camp follower. Alexander
Ill is close upon six feet three in height.
This, at any rate. is the measurement
recorded against that wonderful column
in the Danish cathedral of Roeskide. the
resting place of the ancient kings of
Denmark. Against this column a
number Of monarchs have been measured
and their hight recorded. Conspicuous
among them is Peter, the Great. who
measured 6 feet 10. O1ly one other OF
the sovereign was taller, and that was
King Christian l., Of denmark, who. ac-
cording to this authority, was Just a tribe
over feet. The present King Christian.
of Denmark. measures close upon 6 feet.
while his grdnosOn, Prince George. of
Greece, who visited this country couple
of years ago, stands & feet in his stockings.
The tallesJ Of all The royal ladies of f.u-
rope is assuredly the good natured, uu.
conventional and somewhat unintellectual
Grown Princess Of Denmark. daughter
of the late King Of Sweden, whose hight
is the same as that Of her father-in-law,
King Christian, a gigantic stature for
woman Her children show "A tendency
to follow her in this respect, and her sons
compare favorably in hight with that Of
their cousins. the sons of King Oscpr,
every one of whom is exceedingly tall