The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
LovELIEsT QUEEN IN EUROPE.

That Is what y. l.. Comedian Pro-
nounces Queen Margaret of Italy.
Rome Correspondence of the Boston Pilot
On almost any of the roads outside the
city gates you may meet Queen Margaret
You may recognize the crimson livery Of
the royal carriage a mile off. There are
some people who conscientiousy avoid
meeting the royal family. as they will not
salute the Queen as she passes, and they
do not desire TO appear rude to a lady, and
as The flaming color of the royal livery in
dlcates afar Off the coming OF royalty they
get out of the way. Queen Margaret Is
undoubtedly the handsomest Queen in Eu-
rope to-day, and she is also the best dress
ed. Ladies look upon her toilets with adj
miration, mingled with a spice of envy.
As she is whirled along rather rapidly.
one has but little time to study her fea-
lures, and she passes as vision Of beauty
rather than a reality
The traveller who would have wandered
into the Teatro Nazionale on Thursday
evening last to see the play of "Cyrano de
Bergerac" performed in The original
French, and without transportation or cur
tailment, as 1 did, might also see the
Queen and several members of the royal
family assisting al this most interesting
performance. In a box, or rather gallery,
at the left of the Stage, the royal group
was assembled. They were fun in view or
The audience, which was scant, filling about
one-th!rd Of the theater The Queen was
dressed in black, and looked pale and cold
Her rich yellow hair and the clearness Of
her complexion stood out against the dead
blackness Of her velvet mantle and the
oe no Not Ia,
spite Of the troubles which agitate Italy
and threaten the throne. She looks much
younger than her years; she completes her
47th year tomorrow.
Opposite to her sat her daughter-in-law
the Princess Helena of Montenegro, wife
of Victor Emanuel III, prince of Ma
pies, and future queen. If all goes well
with royalty till then. This lady is young,
terribly dark, with ebon hair and heavy
eyebrows, and mulatto-like complexion,
and black eyes almost devoid of express
sion. There Is a sadness on her face as
if she felt herself fated to some doom
the expression of the mouth, which drops
at the corners, is that of one to whom tears
are more familiar than smiles. She forms
the strongest of contrasts to her brother
in-law. The prince OF Naples himself is
here in evening dress. There Is no badge
of his dignity about him; not even a col
ored button or tiny ribbon of decora-
tion. He is quiet and gentle, though lis
face is not devoid of power He has just
entered into his Goth year.
To appreciate TO the fullest the titles and
claims of the majority of the other occu-
pants of the theater, one would require to
know the almanac de Gotha" by heart.
The persons In the royal box were more
simply and quietly dressed than most OF
the others 10 The theater. There was
nothing In their manner to distinguish
them except that the Queen bowed from
time 10 time TO her lady friends 10 the
other boxes, and that most Of the time she
was eating, or chewing sweets. This is an
almost invariable habit Of Queen Mar
garet during her attendance at an opera
or play. II Is also 70 be noticed to her
credit that she was in her place long be-
fore the curtain rose and did not leave IL
until the last word was uttered and the
final curtain fell.