Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-14

newly elected pope, and from which King
Humbert and Queen Margarita and the En-
peror and Empress of Germany greeted the
crowd gathered in their honor in the ''pi-
azza year ago, at the time of the silver
wedding celebration.
The State Dining Room.
At the end of the long suite is the state
dining room, rich in gold and crystal. The
long table seats a hundred guests, and in its
center, opposite each other, are the chairs
for the king and queen. The sideboards in
the state dining room are literally boards
between the broad windows, covered with
crimson cloth and decorated with gilt. An
elevated gallery is provided for musicians
as most of the court balls are given in this
room Three or four balls are given by
their majesties in the course of the year,
and, the real ball room is not large
enough. the guests dance in the dining room
and turn the ball room into buffet. Next
to the stale banqueting hall is the private
dining room of the family. The kitchens
are in the basement, and the food is brought
Up in elevators.
The throne room, where the king holds
audiences, and the room where ne receives
aEab3 ssadors. are furnished in the regula-
ton style, and IN them are portraits, life
size, CT Emperor William l of Germany,
Victor Emmanuel /. and King Humbert, as
he is tOday. In another salon hangs
beautiful painting of Queen Ma-garita, as
she looked when she assembled the throne
Queen Margarita is a lovely woman, golden
haired, blue-eyed. medium height, she looks
every inch the queen. Her white satin
gown is en- broidered with pearls, around
her full, willie throat are wound several
strings of beautiful pearls, on her wrists
are more of the same jewels, in her ears
are immense pear-shaped earrings. on her
head is a diadem of pearls and diamonds,
and her co~Sage Is adorned with a large
breast-knot of glittering jewels When
Prince Hunbert married his charming
cousin. twenty-six years ago, great was the
rejoicing in Italy.
The Queen and the German Emperor.
Frederick, then Crown Prince of Ger
many. him self remarkably handsome
man, attended the wedding of the royal
pair at Turin. While dancing with the
young princess. then only seventeen years
old, he eau sht his spur in her .iress, tear
ing out a large piece of the satin. Calling
for scissors, he knelt down on the waxed
floor, and carefully cut off the piece that
1t should not trip her royal highness. The
Italian newspapers made much of the in
cident. say ng that it typihed strength at
the feet OF beauty" The Emperor Fred
erick was profound admirer Of Margarita,
and she was godmother to one of his daugh-
tiers. Visits have frequently been eXchang
ell between the royal families of Italy and
Germany, and Kaiser Wilhelm is called
one OF King Humberts most intimate
friends. Whether their wives harmOniZe as
well is an open question. The matron!y,
housewifely Empress of Germany is a total
contrast TO the talented but not domestic
Queen of Italy.
Queen Margarita is extremely well edu-
Gated, speaking French. English and Ger
man perfectly. and reading Spanish, Greek
and Latin with ease. She is u fine mu-
Stefan, and particularly admires German
classical music. The tact of the queen is
well known, and she has the happy faculty
of placing her guests at ease. With one
lady she cUnyerses on Worths latest pro-
ducton; with another, on beautiful part
ing, and with Il third, on some philosophical
question of the day.
Won by Smile.
She exercises her charm even over some
of the humblest of her subjects. A printer
in Naples, who had some slight anarch-
istic tendencies, always put a small 'r''
on the words rex" regina" But ore
day. happening to be on the street when
the queen drove by, and the recipient of a
gracious bow from her ma jcsty, he at once
changed his type and made his capital let
ter X very black indeed, to show his
deep respect. The queen is very fond of
children and is very nd to them. At one
time when in Naples she was accustomed
to drive along the coast of the blue Med
iterranean. Overlooking the road was
high terrace, where a number of school
children gathered to see the royal lady
drive by Every day they stood there pa
uently waiting. hoping that she would look
up and see them. The school mistress
knowing the amiability of the queen, sent
letter to her by means of one of the
| ladies' of the court, in which she told her
/ OF the wish Of the little ones. The next day
| while the little creatures We're standing
| quietly waiting, usual, one of them eX-
| claimed: THE queen sees US! The queen
| sees usi' Margarita stopped the carriage,
| looked up at them, bowed and smiled
| Every day after this she gave them a nod
4 and was rewarded by a smile from each
! child and futter of tiny handkerchi1fs.
In her daily drives, accompanied by q