The times., 1899-10-08
WHEN ROYALTY TRAVELS
Superb Equipages Owned by Eu-
ropes Rnlers.
Queen vfctoria's Glass Coach l. the
Nest Magnificent Ever Huiif-Her
Majesty No Longer Permits the
Tails of Her Horses to BE DocI<ed.
state Vehicles of Various Nations.

the carriages of the Czarina OF Russia Is
made Of red morocco. stitched with white
There are twenty-five sets OF harness, to
required. The reins are OF red silk and
gold. An archsd eagles neck forms the ring
through which the reins are passed. AMI
the names are hidden under a broad log
enge of fringss and red silk passementerie
The whips have red morocco handles.
mounted in gilded bronze. Each horse. up
on state occasions. wears plume of white
ostrich feathers on its head.
The Empress of Germany. upon super
extra occasions. rides in a golden coach
which has a history. she made her en-
trance into Berlin. upon the occasion OF her
marriage. in this splendid equipage. which
was sent to convey her to the capital from
the castle of Belle Vue, where all the brides
of the Hohenzollerns spend the night before
their marriage. The golden coach was
drawn by eight coal black horses. and
headed by forty outriders in the old postiI-
lion costume.
The German royal carriages are always
horsed with the black TrakehneTs. and It
excites no end Of comment in Berlin II the
Emperor. perchance, drives with a pair OF
greys or ehestnuts. The Guchers are all
greys. and the Emperor uses them prinei-
pally when he goes sleigh riding or drives
to the hunt The greys, however, are not
looked upon with favor by loyal subjects.
''The idea.'' they exclaim. ''of driving Hun
garian greys like parvenul His grand
father would never have done such
thing
The Kaiser never drives a team II he
ever takes the ribbons. he uses single.
quiet horse. Riding, however, is a differ
ent story. He is a perfect horseman. and
not only looks we'll in the saddle but is
always at ease. wheeling about and ma
neuvering with great skill.
The gentleman's grandmother, the Queen
of England has carriages to burn. with
state equipages galore. We ali know that
for grand occasions, jubilees. royal we'd
dings, and the like, eight cream white
horses are in evidence. and each horse
is led by a scarlet-coated groom; the har
ness is as glittering as scarlet and gold
plate can make It.
To be accurate. her majesty has thirty
state and semi-state carriages. The most
interesting one is the glass coach built In
1851 1t is called the most magnificent car
riage ever built. 1t seems that il has lot
of panels superbly painted and covered
with plate glass connoisseur was bold
enough once TO ask If he might purchase
one panel, for which he offered { ), 600
an offer politely declined The coach IL
self cost $4,000. II Is now seldom taken
out; the last time the Queen used It was
about twenty-five years ago, when she
opened Parliament in state.
There are six state coaches in scarlet
and gilt; the rest OF the carriages are
painted dark blue
The eoachmen have four liveries apiece.
The state livery, which is a mass Of gold:
the epauIet livery, a little less costly the
scarlet livery and the plain black. for or
dinary occasions. The Queens horses cost
from e150 to ESQ each.
Here is an item of interest for the Socis-
ty for the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals.
The queen will in future not allow the tails
of her horses TO be doeked and she has CIV
en- a gentle hint to the Prince OF Wales
that he follow her lead.
At mis- recent auction sale of horses. six
ty-six of his highness' horses brought their
owner $50, eco. Over a thousand persons
attended this sale, and were entertained at
luncheon by the Prince. His stables cost
him Ss0,Oe0 ysar-this does not include
the cost of his racing stable.
The royal family in England have been
pleased TO recognize publicly the Importance
of the donkey The Duchess OF Fife. at a
recent snow, distributed prizes to the most
beautiful donkeys.
The queen and many OF her subjects affect
the donkey cart. The Countess of Essex.
formerly Miss Adele Grant. has been pho
tographed in bath chair drawn by dom
key.
Another one of our country women. the
young Duchess of Marlborough, rides in a
coach almost royal in appearance. The liv-
cries the young duke chose, when he cana
into his estate, was that particular shade
of scarlet dedicated to royalty. so he fral-
ly took up with a shade less vivid. Often
only two footmen appear upon the Marlbor-
ough coach. although their graees are ell
| titled TO three
The state carriages in Spain number
| four, all of the style known as Louis XIV.
They are finished one in Vernis Martin.
one in tortoise shell. one in mother-of-
| pearl, and one in ebony. The royal coat
of arms is emblazoned upon panels and
encircled by diamonds.
| Young Alfonso Kills latest photograph
shows him mounted on his pony. The
King has a good seat and is an attractive
| figure on horseback. He reviews his 700
| boy soldiers with much dignity, seated up
on his pony, and takes part il the drills.
| One of the state coaches used by King
Humbert and Queen Marguerite IS entirely
covered with repousss silver.
The Khedive of Egypt has expensive
tastes in harness. He recently placed an
order for a set in London which cost S10,-
| 600. The buckles are of chased gold, and
| the pad cloths are embroidered with gold.
! The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh and Gaek-
war Of Bareda have paid much larger sums
! for London made harness.
The Shah OF Persia's coaches are bar
| barrie in splendor, and the long tails OF
his horses are dyed crimson for six inches
at their tips-a jeal0usly guarded privilege
| of the ruler and his sons.
| Mrs. Mckinley has three vehicles from
which to choose when she wants 70 take
an afring-a brougham. a landau, and 4
cabriolet They are all fitted with rubber
| tires They are said to have cost $1,000.
/ Green morocco is much in evidence, and
/ all the trimmings are of silver--bitS.
| buckles, as well as the ornaments of the
harness. Five or six horses are kept in
| the White House stables, to be used with
| these equipages-
Where Mothers Fail.
| Too many mothers do not realize that
there are many problems in the Relationship
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