The morning call., 1893-05-21
UNAFFECTED ROYALTY.
Charming Traits of Sweet Queen Mar
oilerita of itaIy,

charming ITaitS or SWeet queen mar
gi1erita Of Italy.
Even a the her0ism and self blivion of
the italian King during the cholera at
Naples helped to establish his dynasty on
the throne even more than his gaIlanry in
the field of tatte, so the beloved Queen
Margherita, tie Pearl of Savoy, has won
the affections of her people by constant
devotion to works of charity and her in
terest in the welfare of her subjects,
says the New York Sun.
From the day of Ler engagement 10 the
Prince she has lost no opportunity of
studying tile welfare of the Italians. She
insisted that such portions of her bridal
trousseau as could not be actually III ade
in the charitable or church institutions
should be purchased through the trades
folk at Turin.
The Queen is remarkably well-read
woman and is so accomplished and has SO
" ide q range of cultivation that she
always finds a subject in common with
those that have distinguished themselves in
the literary and artistic world whom she
delights to receive. She is extremely fond
of music and listens graciously to aspi-
ants for musical fame who beg audience
with her. Nor does her patronage of the
musical world end at the doors of the
u
the concerts in the city and rarely leaves
before the performance is over or before
she has called up some old favorite or new
asplrant for fame to congratulate them on
their success
In Piedmont and Lombardy she wears
the peasants dress, with its sleeveless
cOrSage of black velvet, its full white
chemisettn and its short scarlet petticost.
The heavy headdress of snowy linen.
fastened with massive gold pins. she ex-
changes Tor lighter veil, but beyond thi3
and her grace and dignity of bearing thera
is little 10 distinguish her from women OF
the lower class. in Italy. She is an en-
thuslastic mountain climber and goes 30
fast and so far, c0utenting herself with
light midday meal of wheaton cake and
dried goats flesh or bit of bread and
milk. that few of her delicately nurtured
ladies in waiting can keep up with her.
When in Rome she rises at dawn and
takes long walks in the BOrgbese gardens,
and later, in simple morning costume, she
enjoys going about the streets shopping
apd looking in at the windows like the
ordinary woman of humber rank, and
finds amusement in the crowd, which is
unaware that the graceful furm going
rrout in simple guiSe is Margherita the
Queen. Her favorite jewels are pearls,
and every birthday her husbands gift is 8
necklace counting the years of her life in
pearls. She is rarely seen without one or
more of these pearl chains about her neck,
and on great occasions she wears many OF
them, covering her throat and bust aud
hanging lar down over her waist.
White. too. is the Italian Qupen's favor
ite color in dress, and a pretty story is
told of how she went to the King not long
ago aud questioned him as TO whether she
WAS too old 10 wear her white Gowns any
longer. "Ah. that is matter requiring
grave consideration" said the King. Il
VIII give you my answer after 1 have
thought the matter over" Some DAYS
later box arrived from Paris and was
sent up To tne Queen with the message,
This is my al, wer." Inside were snowy
gowns more delicate and beautiful than
any the Queen had ever seen before,