The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-07-26
fsaTuRAt HISTORY.


Il Isn4ers and Customs Of Enropean keyn1-
ties - They Are-Nst.
The pomp and ceremony which servo
as q barrier between kings, princes and
grand duehesses, and Americans Of
the common or garden kind, render
II difscult for the latter 70 study the
manners and habits Of the earth's ex-
allied, except at very long range, and ffft
were not for the information offered rs
by the makers Of cigarette pictures, the
artists who design museum posters and
other persons possessed Of accurate In
formation, Il would be impossible 70
give a satisfactory account Of their
various modes OF life.
But, thanks TO the great American
taste for advertising, says the Cincin-
natl Gazette, he who Rms may read the
story Of the daily actions OF England's
queen and Rpssias car, not to mention
'the: ttrsonages Of almost equal inn
portanes.
Prom the trusty sources indicated
above, one learns that Qneen VictortA
has 10 the evening Of life developed an
extraordinary fondness for various
branches Of prepared food, many OF
which are Of American manufacture.
In the morning she makes careful use
Of Apples soap, preparatory to partak-
ing cup Of Steppe's cocoa At lunch
con she tops with Skimples canned
corn beef, and at dinner she will have
no dessert but Rags prepared blanc
mango. So particular is her ma jesty in
regard to her favoritc articles OF food
that every package, can and bottle
must be adorned with the name Of its
maker in letters large enough to be
easily read by the group Of princes,
princes. mobiles aud courticrs who stand
at a respectful distance whenever row
atty partakes Of any proprietary article
Of food.
The prince Of Wales has also been
noted for many years for his fondness
for extensively advertised toilet prep
arations and costly brands OF cigarettes
and champagnes. Whenever there APP
pears on the market a new Turkish
cigarette with gilt mouthpiece, and
costing little more than an imported
cigar, we may be sure that his royal
aighness will contrive to purchase at
least one box of the largest size, no
matter what economy he may be COM
PEELED TO practice in other ways to
make up for it, and smokes the cigar
cites with much ostentation on the
terrace in front of Windsor castle or
some other equally conspicuous place.
On such occasions the prince usually
wears red uniform and is attended by
SevcrGl regiments Of lancers.
The late car Of Russia having been
brought up from his childhood on
simple diet Of caviare tallow candles,
vodka, caravan tea, bears grease, and
other products of his native country,
never distinguished himself as con-
sumner of prepared food and drink. He
was better known-that is TO the fire.
quenters of dime museums-as a mighty
hunter of freaks, and up to the day of
his death he was regarded as one of the
most distinguishedand erudite connois-
seurs of human monstrosities in all
Europe.
According to the unimpeachable tes-
timony of the superb works of art
which lure the humble amusement
seeker into the temples which are given
over to the worship of the eccentric
and the deformed, his imperial mai
esty assisted at the capture Of several
of the best known freaks Of eastern
Europe, and was always ready to ac-
cord special audiences to those taken
In remote portions Of his empire. The
dog-faced lady, for example, was
dragged from her cave in the Balkan
mountains by detachment Of the inn
perial guard, commanded by his mai
esty in person: and it was the same
enlightened sovereign who captured
the turtle boy, who summing himself
on bit of sandy beach on the Caspian
sea.
When prevented by officers of state
from enjoying the excitement of the
freak chase, his majesty always made
II point TO give special receptions at
the winter palace to such curiosities as
were found in his realm, all of which
We're instantly brought to st. Peters
burg that they might receive this
special mark of the imperial favor. At
these receptions there was always a
museum artist in attendance in order
that an accurate representation of the
scene might be placed before the Amer
lean public. and ii is through the mag
niticcnt oil paintings thus obtained that
we know of the fondness of Prince
Gortchalsof, NJ. de Gicrs. Prince Bis
narck and other eminent statesmen
for the society OF human monstrosities
destined for the American museum
platform.