The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
Some Royal Habits
Emperor William IS the
Earliest Riser Among Kings.

VI al tne ROYAL perSoneges OF Europe
| the first ap in the morning 3 the En-
| peror OF Germany Winter end sarnrssr
/ he rises ar O'Clock His habit is o
make a nasty toilet swallow Dig bowl
/ OF cafe su lait as he hurries on his
! clothes Then he goes CUT fos half an
4 hours ride. accompanied only by a couple
Of officers OF his body guard Immedi-
I ateiy on his return Re sets himself down
/ to his desk and Is not TO be disturbed ~
II. when he dresses carefully. appears sr
( lunch with the Empress AMI the children.
( Then the public lie OF the day begins
| Re receives ministers. ambassadors. ger
4 erals. reviews troops makes speeches
pays a few rare calls. conducts hinse,f
/ in fact. ike a normal everyday sovev
! eign.
The Emperor Of Austria. old ana
/ brolSen-saiTited though he be. l. fairy
( active. He Is 40 AZ O'Clock. and break
( fasts on cafe az iait with couple OF
1 rolls OF Vienna bread.
/ The melancholy Car is a late riser he
/ is seldom a5out before 10 O'Clock. when
I his valet brings him a cup OF tea. served
/ in the Russian fashion. with sugar and
Z lemon.
The Queen Of England IS not as regular
+ in getting up a. in other details OF her
i life. IN her earlier days she was always
+ called AZ the respectable hour % half-pSst
( Z; now that the years have accumulated
/ over her head. she takes her ease and
/ gets up when she feels like &c; Sometimes
I that means s o'clock. mor- often 9. some
( times as late as half-past 10. she gener-
( ally absorhs q couple OF tiny cups 81 tea
( the first thing: gossip says she adds. after
! the Continental fashion. a half teaspoon
/ full of fine cognac 70 the beverage.
I The LATEST 81 all the royalists Is the
( unspeakable King Min 81 Servia. lie Is
{ never afoot before L O'Clock. When Ne
} rises he sits down haIf dressed q lunch
1 solid repast OF heavy me4ts and pud-
/ dings and wines After lunch he smokes
I a couple Of cigsTs-he likes them very
strengthen. II there Is nothing very
+ pressing 10 ee done h goes back TO bed.
/ and either reads or goes 20 SLEEP. as the
I fancy takes him Ah0ut O'Clock he Is
up again and general goes out In search
I OF amusement He IS very seldom back
/ az the palace before dawn. when he tum-
( hles usually seui-unconscious. into bel.
He Is not an edifying monarch. King
Milan Of Servia.
Hunting used % be called ;he sport %
kings. but not many Of the degenerate
modern crowned heads keep up the old
tradition in this respect The Car oc-
casionally assists AT hattue. but the thing
bores him and he goes out only out %
politeness. The Prince 81 Wales Il very
good shot and Is fond - grouse shooting.
but his big game days sre over The
Emperor Of Germany hunts and shoots
good deal, but those who know him best
say he doesn't care much Tor the sport
With him IL Is a matter ~ tradition. the
right thing for royal parsonage 70 DO,
The King % Portugal who holds the
record for fairness among all the royalties.
is physically disabled from such violent
exercise
The King OF Sweden never touches a
gun.
The sultan Of Turkey cannot bear 10
see one.
The King ~ Belgium has shot only once
in his whole ufe and then IN a very un-
kingly fashion He wanted 60 have the
sensation % killing without the trouble
% going in search % his game. So BE-
sat IN an armchair and potted az a Tot %
rabbits let loose from bag 90 front ot
him. As the frightened little beasts scat
tered in al directions. the king biazed
away from MS armchair When the
smoke cleared away and hts Majesty
called for his bag" he had - De tod
that an that had been found was one fai
and a certain small quantity 81 nun. He
never went shooting again.
The King ~ Italy is che only real con-
tinuer of the old kingly tradition. lie T.
a mighty hunter and frequently throws
,!n AN the routine ~ work Witnput a word
Of warning and goes N with one ofiicer.
Colonel Pazzimbolini 90 spend several
weeks IN the Alps In the pursuit o. game
OF an kinds With which the mouDtains
abound Formery ne established 10
means o. communication with Rome
Neither Queen Marguerite nor any % biz
ministers knew where - fud him foT
weeks AZ time. lie might have lost his
throne in a sudden upheaYal and known
nothing OF e tHi be deseende1 - che
plains OF late however. be r. wiser
The Queen duplicated. the ministers ai-
most commanded him 20 mend hia ways.
And nov q carrier leaves Rome every
second day during hie hunting expeditions
bringing reports - al that happens ana
~ x
Most % ths royai persaragea ere foni
almost u the point y insanity, - being
photographed It e n9t as one miEa'
have supposed she Kaiser who holds re
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hundred alnerens portraits of hiuseif-
on h-raehz-k ard on foot and IN an serts
81 Uniform ans eozfun1es ard De r. SAD
% spend -rmctlrnas ar hour posing befors
a mirror wren he is abs1t 70 AID o ~
collection
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