Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-07-11
THE PRINCE OF NAPLES.
HOW HE is TAUGHT BY THE
QUEEN OF ITALY.
He is Fine Young Man of Thirty
One Years and 1t is Declared Will
Make an Ideal king-Good Queen
Margherita.
(Rome Correspondence.J

Rome CorrespondenceJ
The life of King Umberto and Queen
Margherita of Italy is spent SO quiet
ly in the almost monotonous fulfil
ment of their duties that they enjoy
the privilege of having little or moth
ing said about them. Whether in the
royal palace of the Quirinal or in the
villa at Monza, or in the shooting box
among the crags of the Gran Pada-
disc, their habits are the same; early
rising, frugal table, wholesome activ-
lty and the company of a few select
friends. The King generally retires
at 10 and the Queen about IL o'clock.
The education of the Prince of Nap
les up to the age of 13 was intrusted
to his mother. No more accomplished
or loving mother could be found for
him, mems sana in corpore sano being
the end at which she successfully
aimed. 1t is not through a short off
cial audience that one can appreciate
the full value of her accomplishments,
no matter how deep an impression
her beauty and grace may create.
What makes her a model wife,
mother and Queen-the person, in
short, to whom the education of the
heir apparent could be intrusted with
absolute guarantee of success-is not
so much her learning, her command
of the German, Italian, English Span
ish and French languages, her artistic
instincts or her musical talent, as her
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and uprghtness.
The education of the Prince of
Naples has not been too indulgent. He
was watched strictly, even in his be-
havior towards his playfellows.
After boyish quarrel with one of
them he was heard to say:
''It is well for you that l am not
the king, or l would have your head
cut off at once"
These words reached the ears of the
King, and the punishment was not
long in coming.
When that very afternoon the
Prince, attired in his dainty military
uniform, drove out of the Quirinal,
the sentinels and the other officials
ence and to pay him the customary
salute. He had been deprived of the
privileges of royalty for n week!
| His military education was intrust-
| ed to Colonel Oslo and his scientific
training to some professors from tbo
University of Rome He was not al
lowed to advance n sion in his oareor
unless bv passing through strict ex.
aminations.
English he could sneak from chilli.
hood, his Coverness beinp an AngIo.
Saxon in the truest sense of the word
He grew fondly attached to This Iadv
and was deeply grieyed at the news of
| her death in 1887.
do not know how MANY 1anpuages
he can speak now. but I know that
while travelling from one end of
Europe to the other he could address
all the personages whose hosnitalitv
he enjoyed in their native language
His great passion is numismatics.
When he first began collecting coins
and medals he slept with the kew IN
the treasure box under his inflow.
For many years his father has given
him valuable collections of coins as
Christmas presents.
After travelling in Egypt, England.
Germany, Russia, the Levant, tho
Black Sea and Turkestan. he was sent
to Naples to serve with his own regi
ment stationed there. and in 1894 was
promoted to the command of n divis.
ion whose headquarters are in Flor
ence.
hear that the place of honor IN
his library is given to books ON wars
and travels in the East, This narticu.
lar is best known to those who follow
auction sales of books in Rome
When we detect the familiar outline
of a certain Cououineur who hids
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