The Washington times., 1895-03-09
STUDIES IN NATURAL HISTORY.
Manners and Customs OF European
Royalties.

Royalties.
The pomp and ceremony which serve as
a barrier between kings, princes, and grand
ducheSses and Americans OF the common OF
garden kind render it difficult for the latter
to study the manners and habits Of the
earth's exalted, except at very long range,
and if it were not for the information Of
fered US by the makers of cigarette pic
lures. the artists who design museum post
ers. and other persons possessed OF accurate
information, it would be impossible TO give
a satisfactory account OF their various
modes of life.
But. thanks to the great American taste
for advertising, he who runs may read the
story OF the daily actions of England's
queen and Russia's car, not to mention
other personages OF almost equal import
anCe
From the trusty sources indicated above
we learn that Queen Victoria has in theeven-
ing of life developed an extraordinary fond
ness for various branches Of prepared food,
many OF which are OF American manufac-
ture. In the morning she makes careful
use OF Apples soap preparatory to partak-
ing or cup OF Steppe'S cocoa. At lunch
eoE she toys with SkimpIe's canned COrned
beef, and at dinner she VIII have no dessert
but Kacy'S prepared blanc mango So
particular Is her majesty in regard to her
fayorite articles of food that every pack
age, can, and bottle must be adorned with
tine name Ofits maker IN letters large enough
TO be easily read by the group OF princes,
mobiles, and couFtiers who stand at a re-
Spectful distance whenever royalty par
takes of any proprietary article OF food
The Prince of Wales has also been noted
for many years for his fOudneSs for extern
sively advertised toilet preparations and
costly brands of cigarettes and cham
pagnes. Whenever there appears on the
market new TurkiFh cigarette with gilt
mouth piece and costing a little more than
an imported cigar We may be sure that his
royal highneSS VIII COntrive to purchase at
least one box OF the largest size, no matter
what economy he may be compelled to prac-
tice in other ways to make up for it, and
smokes the cigarettes with much ostenta-
ton on the terrace in front of Windsor
Castle OF some other equally conspicuous
place. On such occasions the prince usually
wears a red uniform and is attended by
several regiments of lancers
The late Gar of Russia. having been
brought up from his earliest childhood on
simple diet of caviar, tallow candles.
bodke, Caraban tea. bears grease, and
other products OF his native country, never
distinguished himself as a consumer of pre-
pared food and drink. He was better known
that is to the frequenters of dime mu-
seumS-as a mighty hunter OF freaks, and
up to the day of his death he was regarded
as one ofthe most distinguished and erudite
eonnoiSseurs of human mOnstrOsities in all
Europe.
According to the unimpeachabIe tes-
n " r ar yrh
lure the humble amusement seeker into the
temples which are given over to the wOr-
ship of the eccentric ard the def0Fmed.
his imperial majesty assisted at the capture
of several OF the best known frea ks OF
Eastern Europe and was always ready to
accord special audiences to these 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 imperial guard, COM
manded by his ma jesty in person. and II was
the same enlightened sovereign who cap
tured the turtle boy, who was summing
himself on bit Of sandy beach on the
Caspian Sea
When prevented by affairs OF state from
enjoying the excitementS OF the freak chase
his majesty always made il a 70 mt to
give special receptions at the winter palace
To such cur.OSities as were found Il his
realm, all of which were instantly brought
TO st. Petersburg that they might receive
this special mark of the imperial favor At
these receptions there was always museum
artist in attendance in order that an ac-
cuTate representation of the scene might
be placed before the American public, and
it is through the magnificent Oil paintings
thus obtained that we know of the fOndnesS
of Prince GortSchehoff, Nj. de Giers, Prince
| Bismarck, and other eminent statesmen
1 for the society of human mOnstrOSitiea
destined for the American platform.