Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-07-15

a week King Oscar. of Sweden, has
been in Paris. Last Sunday he went
with the President to the Grand Prix,
or biggest horserace Of the season, and
during the week he has been doing"
the Exposition and the following is a
literal report from Paris paper of his
last day in Paris:
1.-THE King Of Sweden and Norway
the last day of his sojourn
in Paris to visiting the Pavilions in the
street of Nations of the Exposition.
The Spanish pavilion was invested
with a peculiar grace and solemnity
by the presence of the Infanta Eulalie,
who insited upon doing the honors of
the occasion to Oscar the second in the
Palace of her county on the Seine
That one respectfully kissed the hand
of the princess who saluted him with
a gracious bow. The princess had
around her NJ. De Leon y Catillo, Am
bassador of Spain; the Marchioness
Arco Hermoso, her dame of honor; the
duke de Sesto, Commissioner General
OF the Spanish Exposition; lie Compte
de Belloncia don Juan, lie marquis de
villalobar. mo wonder the country
is in decadence wher so much time is
lost in remembering and giving such
titles.) The King particularly admir-
ed the magnificent tapestries of the
18th century which cover the walls of
the different Salons" (He missed the
best thing if he failed to see Boabdil's
sword and tunic in the second story
front)
"In the German Palace the King Of
Sweden was more than once surprised.
1t is magnificent he said, transfixed
by the rich production of the famous
salon of Sans Souci, and he added with
an exactitude that was somewhat
cruel France has not as beautiful a
collection of the French school of that
period"
In Finland the King was received
with significant cordiality and one of
the Swedish Commissioners was over
heard to say, our lost province is to-
day a Grand Duchy of Russia
AS his time was limited, his Majes-
ty passed hastily thl ough the pavilions
of Belgium, England, Hungary, Bos-
mia, Austria, the United States and It
ally, not, however, without friendly
word with the Commissioner General
OF each country.
A portrait of a woman by Gainsbor-
ough in the English Palace arrested his
admiration and he sat down for a
moment in front of 1t.
In one OF the halls of the Hungarian
Palace, King Oscar remarked the en-
tire side of the room decorated with
the headings of all the newspapers OF
Hungary, "Zu viel! Zu Well trop
trop," (too many, too many exclaim-
ed the King. What would the mon
arch have said if he had seen displayed
the titles of all the French papers?
(The United States has ten times as
many as France)
But there is something else that the
King wishes to see, another attraction
he wishes to enjoy. 1t is the rolling
pavement. And now behold all the
suite of the monarch on the platform.
Oscar, the second, S epped on in the
most natural way in the world, and
laughed much to see himself thus car
ried along, and to see all his aides de
camp step from one platform to the
other (There are two parallel plat
forms moving in the same direction at
different velocities.)
Meanwhile the hour had arrived and
the King profiting by the lesson of his
aide de camp stepped off the platform
like real Partisan.
Naturally | wished to approach the
King and to receive from his own
mouth the good words which he has
expressed to the personages of his en-
tourage pending his sojourn here.
would have liked to have heard him
repeat that he loves France and adores
Paris, but, alas! the protocol lifts itself
as an impossible barrier between the
sovereign and simple journalist
Nevertheless l have, all the same, q
compensation and consolation. If
have not seen the KIrg | have been re.
ceived by NJ. le baron d Akerhielm
his chief secretary, and this is what
he said to me: His Majesty quits
Paris absolutely ravished and moi
without regret. The King would have
liked to stay longer in Paris. He loves
France and Frenohmen from thu
depths of his heart, and he is deeply
affected by the warm friendly recep
ton, so truely sincere, which has beer
accorded him in the official world, ant
also by the Partisan people. AS fol-
your Exposition, the King considers i
veritable marvel. He has visited i
every day of his stay and could scarce
ly quit it to return to his palace II
short you cannot exaggerate how
much my master is enchanted. Their,
can be no other word about his trip Il
Paris. He is contented with every
thing and everybody (content de tou
ct de tous.)
Wild West Show Wednesday
Colonel Baden-Powell, whose gal
lant dnfnnro Of NInfnI.inr nnni.nt IL.