The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
ROYALTY'S CLEVER WOMEN.
RoUMANIA'S QUEEN A LICENSED PUB
Lie LECTURER.

The Queen OF HOrtuGul ITODNOiy ~ OuAN
Royal NJ. D.-Besides She IL an Expert
Mnliner-Gcrmnny's DowRGer Empress =
skilful sculptor, Musician and Painter.
The Queen OF Roumania Is probably the
only one among ROYALTIES who is licensed ass
public lecturer. For several years her Majesty
has given talks on subjects OF interest to YOUNG
women in her palace. to the daughters OF the
Roumanian aristocracy.
These lectures have, however. recently be-
COM 80 popular and attractive ana the re-
quests to attend them so many and so perEists
ent. that the Queen now lectures In the public
high school for girls and has obtained the ncc.
essary official professional diploma. which y
signed by the King and by the Minister os
Public Instruction.
But Queen Elizabeth Is rs def with her fin.
gers as she is clever with her brain. Al q
doll show recently held in Berlin. under the
directict Of the hereditary Princess OF Wied.
TO dispense Christmas charity to the poor. the
leading feature was n collection OF dolls ex-
hibited by the Queen OF Roumania." every
article OF dress and decoration Of which was
made by herself. A gem Of the royal handi-
work was q charming reproduction in NINA.
ture OF the carriage used at the Roumanfan
coronation, drawn by eight tiny horses. whose
silver harness Is q marvel OF workmanship.
The group is valued at 10000 francs. and Is To
be sent to the Paris exhibition in 1900.
Queen Amalie OF Portugal Is another Of the
clever and good women who are on the throne.
1t is we'll known how. to be able personally to
attend to and treat the King. who suffered
greatly on account OF his great obesity. she
entered the university and studied medicine.
She attended lectures faithfully, took her de-
gree. and il to-day the only royal III. d. In the
world. She visits the poorer sections Of Lis
bon and practices her profession ~incognitos
Iafp- n,s Nc tha sssrnNI Indy INnfnr
But Queen Amalie has another accomplish
ment. She is an expert at millinery. and in
the royal residence there is an apartment In
the seclusion of the Queens quarters. where
a nn5s' m HodaSed G AFTER r0b her W Sre %d peshn s.'"'0n'N
The Empress Dowager Friedrich OF. Ger:
many is an excellent musician and talented
than a few thalers annually from her knowledge
CHILLY fond of raising choice roses for decora-
tive purposes; and owns Q large nursery gar
many diplomas Of merit and quite q few prizes
won at lower shows. Quite a little commo.
iInSe summer ara GePs Wnen Il became smIsen Know T1 that SIut the
fruit supplied for the banquet breakfast given
to the Emperor by one OF the swell regiments
Empress Friedrich's head gardener and prob
ably from the Empress herself;
the eldest sister OF the Czarina, is o superbly
beautiful woman. with delicately cut features.
u graceful carriage anu u coWHdnuluR press
which is fortunate. for her domestic life, has
been nm unhappy one. She is q great mimic
and actress, and those qualified to Judge. who
have seen her as an amateur. declare that In
any rank OF life she would have won fame and
a fortune on the stage.
AS the wife OF Grand Duke Sergius Alexan-
drovitch. uncle of the Gar. and the Governor
General OF Moscow. her salon IS one of tho
most brilliant in Europe. and private theatre
Gals. often for charitable purposes. are a lead
ing feature Of the sc ason's pleasures. Foreign
actors, singers md artists are welcome guests
Of the Grand Duchess. A few winters ago Q
particularly friendly. was playing at the Mos:
| COW theatre when she was suddenly taken Ill
only a few minutes before the beginning OF
the performance. 1t was absolutely impossi-
BILE for the actress to appear. and the manage
ment was in despair. At that moment the
Grand Duchess Serge arrived and was told OF
her friends illness and that there could be no
performance that evening. Fastening to the
stage. she visited her friend. and then. after a
brief consultation. announced her readiness
to take the leading part II q different play were
| substituted. and upon the mnnaRement'S
pledge that her identity should be kept Q Sc
cret., The leading, actor was a particularly
handsome man and the audience was soon en-
thusiastic over the unusually fervent love-
making of the hero and heroine on the stage.
Some police or military officials, however,
recognized in the ardent actress the wife, OF
their Governor General and fastened to in
form him OF the fact. In a few minutes he
was at the theatre. .Unon seeing him the
Grand Duchess tainted. the curtain was rung
down and his Royal Highness. never q very
mild-mannered man. read the riot act In un-
measured terms.
Another royal amateur actress is the Queen
Of Holland. 4 few years ago Queen Wilhel-
nina had n perfect little theatre built for her
own Use Mt her residence. Here plays are per;
formed under her direction. with herself and
friends in the leading roles.