Arizona republican., 1898-08-11


 undecided, and both the king ana queen are much put out in consequence thereof
 Queen Marguerite takes much more active part in these movings of the court from one place to another than is ordinarily the case with royal ladies Thus she will permit no one to pack her valuable porcelain and bric-a-brac but herself, and on the day before the court makes one of it's per iodical misrations she may be found arrayed in large white apron pack ing up her choicest bits Of china ane her favorite "bibelots, apprehensive of harm happening to them if she were to confide the task to any one else.
 Mir. Goschen spent so many years at Washington as secretary to the British mission and as charge d'affaires that there are a number of people in this country who will be interested to learn that he has just been appointed min ister plenipotentiary to the court Of Belgrade. While this promotion meets with universal satisfaction, the same cannot be said of the appoint ment of Charles Hardinge to the post of secretary of embassy at St. Peters burg, as it is a piece of favoritism at the expense of some fifty or sixty col leagues who are his seniors in point of service. The appointment is as eribed to the influence not only of Lord HardiBge at Windsor, but likewise to that of the princess of Wales, who is particularly fond of Mrs Charles Hardinge. The latter is a bed-chamber woman, that is to say, lady-in-w waiting to her royal highness. and a daughter 9f that most intimate friend of the prince and princess, Lord Arlington oopuiarly known by the nickname of "Purnie." Much of the sympathy be- 'ween Mrs. Hardinge and the princess $ due to their passion for music. and while the princess is a most accom- olished pianist and zither player Mrs Uardinge is an equally talented vio- linist.
 The princess is particularly fond of he violin, although she does not play l t herself, and there is no professional musician in London who has received greater token of regard from Eng lands future queen than Lady Halle, | the celebrated violinist better known by her former name of Norman-Ne- ruda. at whose house the princess and her daughters make a point of dining at least once every season.
 By the beginning of next year the whole of the Vatican will be lighted up for the first time by electricity. which will have the effect of revealing nu- merous treasures of art and archeol- ogy. hitherto almost hidden from pub 'ic view by a deficiency of light This innovation is due to the initiative of Leo XIII. the most progressive and up to date of all the pontiffs who have ever filled the chair of St. Peter.
 The pope is taking very active in- terest in the preparations which are being made in connection with the in- Stallation of the necessary plant and t is at his suggestion that the beauti- eul Aoui1one waterfall, or cascade. in l the Vatican grounds is to be utilized for the purpose of providing motive power to the dvnamos. The water of this cascade is brought to the Vatican by means of an aqueduct. from the lake of Bracciano. situated at dis tance of some twenty-five miles from Rome
 It is proposed to eventually extend the electric lights to the Basilica of St. Peter, both for interior and ex- terior illumination
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 Talking of Rome, I may mention that the hospital for the blind. founded and maintained by Queen Marguerite and which bears her name. has just received in the shape of a bequest al most the entire fortune of Count Van uutelli, who died the other day. and who was brother of the two cardinals of that name. The origin of this for tune, as we'll as of the wealth of the Vannutelli family, is curious. For the grandfather of the prelates in question, as well as of the above named testators, was the house stew ard and factotum of the first Napol. cons most beautiful sister, Princess Pauline Borghese. She was as free ir her gifts and in her expenditure as she was in her "affaires de coeur," ant under the circumstances 1t is not as tonlshing that her factotum amassei an enormous fOrtune.-Washinpto ptoy