The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-06-14
NATURAL HISTORY.
Hanners and Customs of European Royal
ties as They Are-Not.


as barrier between kings. princes and
grand duchcSScS, and Americans of
,he common or garden kind, render
1t difficult for the latter to study the
manners and habits of the earths eN-
alted. except at very long range. and if it
were not for the information offered us
by the makers of cigarette pictures. the
artists who design museum posters and
other persons possessed of accurate in
formation. ii would be impossible To
give a satisfactory account of their
various modes of life.
But. thanks to the great American
taste for advertising. says the Cincin-
matt Gazette. he who runs may read the
story of the daily actions of England's
queen and RuNSia's ear, not to mention
other pcrsona@cs of almost equal i'm
pOrtancc.
From the trusty sources indicated
above. one learns that Queen Victoria
has i'm 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 make, careful use
of Apples soap. preparatory t. partall-
ing q cup OF Stoppc'S cocoa. At lunch
con she tops with Skinplcs canned
corn beef. and at dinner She will have
no dessert but Racy's prepared blanc
mango 80 particular i her ma jcsty in
regard to her favorite articles of food
that every package. can and bottle
must hc adorned with the name of its
maker in letters large enough to bc
easily read 10y the group of princes.
princes. mobiles and courticrS who stand
at a respectful distance whenever roy
atty partallrs of any proprietary article
of food.
The prince Of Wales has also been
noted for many years for his fnndncSs
for extensively advertised toilet prep
arationS and costly brands Of cigarettes
and champagncs. Whenever there APP
pears on the market a new Turkish
cigarette with gilt mouthpicce and
costing a little more than an imported
cigar. we may bc sure that his royal
hirhncs~ viii contrive to purchase at
least one box of the largest size. no
matter what economy hr may Toe com
PEELED 10 practice in other ways to
MAX up for it. and smokes the cigar
cites with much oStcntation on the
terrace in front IF Windsor castle or
some other equally conspicuous place.
On such occasions the prince usually
several regiments Of lanccrS.
The late ear of Russia having been
brought up from his childhood on
simple diet Of ciIviare talIow candles.
vodka. caravan tea. bears grease, and
other products Of his native country.
never distinguished himself aS Il con
sumner of prepared food and drink. He
was better known-that IL to the fire.
gucntcr~ Of dime museums as a mighty
hunter OF freaks. and up To the day of
his death ne was regarded as one of the
most distinguished and crudite connoiS-
>rurS of human monstrositicS in all
Europe
According to the unimpeachablc teS-
tinouv 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 maj
c~ty assisted at the capture of several
Of the best known freaks of eastern
L, rope. and was always ready to ac-
cord special audiences to those taken
in remote portions of his empire. The
do~-fac"d lady, for example, was
dragged from her cave in the Balkan
mountains 10y Il detachment of the i'm
pcrial guard. commanded 10y his mai
csty 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
it a point to give special receptions at
the winter palace to such curio>itieS 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 Ice placed before the Amer
lean public. and il iS through the mag
nificent oil paintings thus obtained that
we know of the fondncSS Of Prince
Gortchakof. VI. de GicrS. Prince Bis
marck and other eminent statesmen
for the society of human monstrosities
destined for the American museum
platform.