The evening times., 1899-03-22
a QUEEN IN EXILE.
Arrival OF Ranayalo in French Ter
ritOry.

paris correspondence Of the London Giote.)
Ranavalo arrived at Marseilles yester-
day, and By the time this reaches you she
will be on her way 10 AIgiers. She is ac-
companied by suite of eight persons
her sister, aunt, niece private secretary,
and four servants. The reader may re-
member under what conditions the Queen
had TO leave TananarivO. She was ae-
cused of plotting against the French, and
was sent 10 Reunion. but the proximity of
Madagascar rendered her presence there
dangerous and she was ordered 10 be re-
moved to Algeria. Her Majesty received
the news with the greatest surprise. but
she bore up against il with resignation.
Ranavalo is q young woman of thirty
years. intelligent, and sympathetic. Her
complexion is copper-coiored, her lips are
thin, while her nose is slightly fattened.
Her eyes are gray, and she is of medium
height her waist being reduced TO the
smallest proportions. She evidently fol-
lows European fashions and was dressed
in almost luxurious style. She wore hat
with large feathers, and costume OF green
silk ornamented with roses and violets.
In the matter of jewelry, she Wore two
bracelets on her right arm and rings set
with diamonds on her left fingers.
On the arrival of the mail the Queen got
into special carriage, and. accompanied
by Captain Bonnefoy, who had been ap
pointed by the government to conduct her
to Algeria. drove to the nearest hotel. 1t
was remarked that the captain offered Ner
his arm which she took with a grace
| worthy of a European lady. A large crowd
gathered to see her. While on board the
| packet Ranavalo occupied a comfortable
cabin She dined with the rest of the pas
| sengers, on the right of the captain. Ev-
erybody, we are told was astonished with
! the dignity of her attitude throughout the
voyage. She ate but little and drank only
wine and water. maintaining an excessive
reserve. Often she would sit down at
| the piano and amuse the passengers AS
regards the aunt of the Queen, she. on
| the contrary, indulged in philosophy of a
| different kind. She ate well and drank
| still more. She is a stout woman, with
rubicund complexion. whose intoxication is
no secret to anyone. Everybody must re-
member the scandal which she caused at
| the Court of TananarivO by siapping the
| face of the governor. NJ Laroche, during
an official banquet in honor of the -Four
teenth of July. 1898.
| The ex-Queen, questioned as to the SEN
timents which her distant exile must cause
| her, replied: Yes, it was already very
| painful to me to submit to my exile in
| Reunion, but henceforth il viii be still
| more painful TO me to leave a distant
| land shall never see again, where the re-
| mains OF all my ancestors anu lnOSe VINO
were my people lie buried. My sorrow has
| been further increased by the suddenness
of my departure, for even on the day when
We embarked on the packet 1 did not know
| whittier l was being taken. 1t was only
| during the voyage that the news was told
me- But l must no longer recriminate
| and must place my exile in the hands OF
| France cannot really complain OF the
| conduct of the French toward me since
| became prisoner, and / do not doubt that
| they will continue in Algeria the regard
they have shown toward me at Reunion.
| Captain Bonnefoy then gave her some In
| teresting details concerning the climate of
| Algeria, which 1t is said will be favorable
| to her. She thanked him, saying: Alas.
| Algeria will not render Madagascar to me,
| but may God bless France all the same.
| The captain tried to put question to
| Ranavalo about General Gallieni, but Her
! Majesty very cleverly changed the sub
| ject of their conversation, and exclaimed:
| "Gallieni. France has in him a good SOL
| dier. But he was very unkind to me when
| he expelled me from Tananarivo without
| giving me time to bid my friends fare
WE'LL"
Queen Ranavalo denies that she ever
had anything to do with the insurrection-
ist party. and cannot. therefore under
stand why she should have been exiled.
She complains that the French did not
treat her properly when it was decided that
| she should be eXiled to Reunion. When
| Major Gerard informed her of the event
| she says she was not allowed four hours
| to prepare for her departure.