The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-10-09

MARIE SOPHIE, EX-QUEEN OF NAPLES.
more than others, and there is no doubt
that now she blames herself for the
young mans death.
Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain, mother
Of the Infanta Eulalia, who visited
America some years ago, lives comfort
ably in Paris en- an income of 500, 600
q year, and even now, though not far
from so, sometimes behaves herself in
q manner that would be termed scandal
lOus if she We're Of ordinary birth and
was declared outrageous by the infanta
while the latter was visiting her mother
recently
The widow of the Emperor Frederick
of Germany, son of the great Emperor
William and father of the present en-
peror of that name, is of spotless repu-
tation, as are all the daughters of Eng
lands Queen Victoria. Perhaps her case
is most pathetic Of all. She is d woman
Of literary tastes and ability, Of liking
for art, Of much more than average
mental power, and her influence over
her husband during his life was potent
and for good. During all the later years
Of the great William this woman looked
forward to the time when her husband
should be emperor and she should sit
with him upon the imperial throne,
only to really occupy it for the brief
time that elapsed between his fathers
death and his own from q deadly cancer.
An eccentric ex-queen is the widow
OF Francis, who lost the throne of
Naples when Italy was unified, years
before his death. He was rich, and his
wealth was so increased during his life
that she is even richer than they were
when they quilted Naples. Being of
economical habits, they lived for years
in furnished apartments in Paris His
widows name is Marie Sophie, and
she is the sister Of the empress of Aus
tria and of the Duchess of Alencon. She
passes for O beauty, is tall, slender and
an accomplished horsewoman. It was
her custom occasionally before her nus
band died to hire the Hippodrome,
where in the presence of only the ex-
king and servants she used to appear in
the costume of q circus rider-tights,
brief skirts and all-and jump through
hoops, ride bareback at full speed and
perform all the other feats of profess
sional equestriennes. She is also a good
water woman and delights III boating,
being an adept both at the oars and the
management of a sailboat. She is clever
at repartee, and once, when her ac-
quaintance was claimed by an old man
who said she mad been his guest at q
hotel named the Crown, which he kept,
she retorted quickly: "Do you keep the
Crown? Well, you do better than I was
able to. -
She intends soon to abandon the apart
ment in Paris where she lived with
the ex-king so long and then viii go to
live with her sister, the empress of Aus
tia. OF the unhappy Empress Carlofta
Of Mexico, who has been insane ever
Gince the tragedy that bereft her of both
/ throne and husband, the world only
knows that she is harmless that her
hair has turned white, and that she is
ever looking for her Maximiiian, whose
! death she cannot be made to understand.
Natalie of Servia. the divorced wife
Of ex-King Milan, seems always to have
enjoyed life as much since she quilted
! the throne as before.
The empress dowager of Russia,
whose son is now the autocrat of that
country, is despondert and retiring, af
| fectec by a nervous weakness which
came 10 her soon after the accident to
| the imperial train, caused by dyna-
| mite explosion planned by tho nihihsts.