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

glazed hat, who keeps watch over lis sover-
eigns as they slumber; or gendar.ne. with
his picturesque cooked hat. surnounted by a
plume of bright red and blue and wearing
q circular cloak, gracefully draped over his
left shoulder, marches majestically back
and forth. Within the palace are servants
In gorgeous hveries of scarlet and gold At
nearly every door stand the kings guards;
splendid-looking men they are six feet or
more IN height. clad in a tight, dark uni
FORM with silver cords and buttons. wearing
. silver helmet male in imitation of those
worn by the old Roman warriors, high boots
and clanking swords When these guards
are In attendance upon the king, personally.
they wear also a silver cuirass. and have
suspended from their helmets long plumes
OF black horsehair. When eight or ten of
these Notwithstanding men march, two by
TWO, from the palace to their guard house
which Is not far distant, they make quite a
show. The kings guard has an immense
respect for himself When he parades the
streets on Sunday afternoon. and knows
mat ne is the admiration of all, he turns his
mead neither to the right nor to the left and
never deigns to look at the numerous pretty
girls and "contadinas' who try to attract
his attention.
Within the Royal Palace.
To look at the interior of the palace II is
necessary to have a permit. No more bean
tiful suites of rooms are to be seen in E,u-
rope than these IN the QuirinaI They were
all newly furnished twenty-four Years ago
when Pope Plus TX moved out and Victor
Emmanuel moved in. Many persons think
that the palace is not maintained in as
much maSnificence as in the davs OF the
Papsal supremacy: that the gardens are NOT
kept up so well. and II is a great cause for
complaint that they are not thrown open to
the public. they used to be- This is
scarcely to be wondered at. because Queen
Margarlta'S apartments look out upon the
quaint Italian gardens. and ii would GER
talnly be very annoying to her to constantly
zee groups OF beggarS or curious tourists
wandering about. In one part of the gard IN
there now stands an elaborate stone foun-
tain, which no longer plays. In former DAYS
IL threw out beautiful showers of water and
NJ the same time turned the machinery
which played a fine orchestral organ within
the palace. CnfOrtuna teIy. the finances of
the italian people are In a very low state,
and. although they make liberal allowance
Tor the household of their king they cannot
maintain superfiuOus Injuries
In the Swiss hall the walls are covered
win nnely worked tapestries; It's ceiling is
decorated with beautiful frescOes and SIS
floor Is laid in mosaic following the design
and form of the ceiling. Several reception
rooms, furnished in ricn brlcade of red blue
or gold. with walls draped with the same
material. follow each other IN order. The
Chandeliers are beautiful. being entirely Of
twisted and cut glass. arranged for candles
Famous artists hang on the walls and de-
Hshtful little rooms, where easy chairs in
Site one TO rest. open out OF the larl,cr sa-
ions The windows Of one room open on a
balcony, where in former times the car
eanais used TO proclaim the name of the