The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-06-03

dreams her castle building. anything. IN
short. that had nothing TO do with her
imperial position and its duties, while
his Majesty stuck manfuiiy Mt his work
very much alone In his glory. After q
long, long spell OF mutual indifference.
the imperial couple seem TO be drawing
together again. The tragic death OF her
only son reused something like pity for
heart. and his Majesty puoiicly express
ed his gratitude for the kindness she
showed him during the trying time which
followed. The Empress still holds back
resolutely from taking her place at court.
but she is quite willing to meet Francis
Joseph on the quiet for trip here or a
weeks stay here. There must be no
ceremony or worry about II, though, or
Tended fairy, who cannot abide mucn
humanity around her. In n singular mt
OF graciousness her Majesty actually de-
cided that she. would pass the fort'etn
Emperor. The much-tried,. yet gallant.
monarch prepared for his high honor as
though about to welcome % bride, met
his consirt at the station at In the
morning elizabeth keeps most singular
hours, and drove with her to lainz,
where her rooms in the castle had been
pr~ofusely decorated with every flower she
likes, or is supposed to like. There Is no
knowing what may happen. The Empress
may turn over a new leaf, as queen VIC.
toria appears to have done In her Ola
age, and come out once more In society:
She is freakish,, reserved woman, put
her unpopularity in Vienna made her
very popular In Hungary and she mas
always been regarded with a considera.
BILE amount of affection by her youngest
daughter, the only one of her children
who was much in her company. Her sur.
passing beauty won the Emperors heart
In the first place and prevented MIN
riage, and her personal charm still seems
great enough to make him pleased 70
see her, in spite OF the anxiety she mas
often caused him.
Paul Bourget still fingers in this coun-
try. He is immensely interested In his
studies Of American life and enjoys Nv
ing here. He is a man OF medium height'
with youthful face. light hair and eyes.
and an olive complexion. He wears a
monocle, which, with his dress and his
nOnchalant manner, gives him the AIR
more OF an Englshman than Partisan.
lie has written some articles about thls
country, and he is reported TO be at work
on an American novel.
A maker Of macaroni In Naples was
offered important orders from abroad
which would have brought a large and
permanent increase to his business but
he declined 10 accept them 81 suppose"
said an English. friend to him, that
the. ssolyency, Of your customer was vas
reply "Or the price too low" "Oh. no:
IL was higher than what l get now
perhaps the additional capital required
was too large" mo. there was no dr.
Gculty there" he answered Then why
on earth did you throw away such an
opening?" 81 can make both ends meet
as it is. and why should l add new
worry to my life?' A..
nical of the average Italian. Whether IL
be n good or bad trait. the desire for
wealth in him seldom reaches that IN
tensity which drives on the Engiishman
to wear out his life I'm restless passion
10 accumulate more and ever more:
Tho old Roman energy has worn itself
out to be replaced by that acqulescence
In. II not contentment with, a moderate
ncrtion which Horace preached in vain
TO his countrymen.
IN have said recently, apropos OF his au-
tobiography: II work at the memoirs an
hour or two each day, and am making
sa,isfactory progress. That Is / have
about one-haif Completed of all I shah
write. Then | shall place the manuscript
will keep it in their safe until l snal.
have passed away. My belief has always
been that a mans memoirs should De
distinctly. posthumous, ana snai @"'i'
| out that belief in my own case.
Princess Ciementine, the Youngest
| daughter of the King of the Belgians, IS
going 10 renounce the world and retire
into a convent to the intense annoyance
Of her parents. She is an interesting
looking girl of about twenty-five, VINO
has been reported engaged to hair me
princes in Europe. She was sent for by
King Humbert, who had an idea or unit
ing her to his son and heir the young
Prince of Naples; that would have been
an excellent match. Then the ladys par
ents waived conventionality and the
Queen of the Belgians herself took her
daughter to Italy for the ayowed pur-
pose of the betrothal but when the Ia
dies arrived the intended bridegroom was
coy. and suddenly fatty refused to mar
~ any one on the ground that he was
in bad health, and did not like the idea
of matrimony, so the royal mother and
daughter returned home, both mortified
and Inundated. and the Princess. to
cover the defeat. was betrothed at once
to her cousin, Prince Baudouin. the son
of the Comte de Flandres. and the heir
TO the Belgian throne, but he died last
summer and his discOnsolate fiance has
elected TO be the bride Of Heaven.
Mr.. Robert Louis Stevenson does not
like the portraits Of him which are given
To the WOrlS-and no wonder. THE pic
lures they publish of me-" he complains.
vary considerably. They represent every
tvpe from the most godlke creatures to
| The criminal classes; and their descrip-
| lions OF me vary In proportiOl-from a
man with a noble bearing to Il 'bighted
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