The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1894-10-26

daughter of Grand Duke Constantine
of Russia and first cousin of the present
car, who, by the way, is a brother-in-
law of King George. the autocrat's wife
being daughter of the king of Den
mark. The oldest son of the royal
couple is Prince Constantine, duke OF
Sparta. He was born in 1868, and a
few years ago was married to Princess
Sophie of Prussia, a sister of the present
emperor of Germany.
The royal palace at Athens is an i'm
posing structure, the work of Schinkel,
n famous German architect. During
the summer, when the heat becomes
almost unbearable in Athens, the court
removes to Tatoi, pleasant retreat
not far removed from the seat of gov
ernment An appropriation has been
made for a handsome palace for the
duke of Sparta, but it Will be some
time before it is completed. In the
meantime the princely couple inhabits
rented house, a state of affairs which
IS without parallel in Europe.
Among other members of the royal
family who are easily approached by
foreign visitors are Prince George and
the youthful Prince Nicholas The
former became famous short time
ago, when he saved the life of the
czarevitch from crazy japanese po-
Gceman who attempted to assassinate
the heir-presumptive 10 the Russian
throne while he and his Greek cousin
were visiting the mikado.
The celebrated explorer and natural
ist Baron Won korff, one of the clever
est writers in Europe, has given quite
an entertaining description of court
function at Athens. lie SAYS that fully
one thousand persons attended the re-
reption, among them quite a sprink-
ling OF Americans The entire assem-.
bly, was dressed gorgeously, but even
the gayeSt uniforms were obscured by
the brightness and animation Of the
really beautiful Greek women who
have learned the secret of speaking
with their eyes The ladies. the baron
thought, spoke a little louder than is
permitted by good form and seemed
too conscious Of their power over the
sO-called stronger sex While young,
the Greeks are fine specimens Of man
hood, but age has a whitening effect on
them. They appear bent and care
worn and lack the elasticity 50 notice
able among large proportion Of our
elderly gentlemen Half dozen Of
the very old natives were dressed in the
Greek costume with fustanella. amoag
them the venerable son Of Georgios
KaraislI2kais, the iilustrious Eberator.
the rest had adopted the conventional
dress Of the period
Speaking OF the Dall which followed
the reception Baron korff states that
when his majesty gave orders for the
dancing 20 begin the Scythians iurad-
Ell Greece as N the DAYS when their fore
fathers devastated the country" Men
and women danced with fervor and
passion which are simply inde=cri liable.
and the dances seemed Of endless dura-
tiol- The ball began with a FRANCHISE,
IN which the ROYAL family and diplo-
matte corps took part When the
rouna EzGc-s we're announced the EIn2
s cd his family vanished. but the mer-
riment continued Until approaching
day reminded the guests O. home
To witness = court reception n
Greece = vell worth 4 visit 20 Athens.
Sid a. i Is comparatively easy 20 -
cure 81 invitation and presentation a.
court j. J., a. ] have said. strange that
rot more Americans seek the honor.
* :1sch means much more than an az
tendance a. enc of Queen yissor5as
craving rosl&-
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