The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-21
AN EXCLUSIVE KING.
THE POOREST AND MOST RESERVED
OF EUROPEAN COURTS.


Most Beautiful Woman in Europe.
queen AmeIie's work Among the
Poor.
Lisbon Correspondence Philadelphia Rec
ord.
It is the old story of Shabby Genlility,
the wide world over-the more hopelessly
down-at-heel and out-at-elbow, the larger
mantle of naughty reserve is needeo 10
cover il. Therefore poor old Portugal puts
on more and more official airs as per pow
erty increases. Always extremely Bunctih-
Gus in The smallest details OF court ell
quette, she has drawn the lines ever tight
CT and tighter, while richer monarcnles
have been relaxing them in this dawn OF
the twentieth century-unul to-day the
Portuguese court is by far the most state
~ and ceremonious in Europe. For an I'M
official American to gain audience with
the King or Queen is as well nigh impos-
sible for the scriptural rich man to en-
ter the kingdom Of heaven.
King Carlos l, who is considerably under
40 years of age, mingles more freely with
the people than did any of his predeces-
sors, and may often be met in the streets
of I4isDon-on foot or riding his splendid
charger or in his glittering state carriage,
whose crimson and gliding reminds one OF
the regulation circus chariot. The only
difficulty is to tell the King from the cour
tiers VINO SURROUND Iliil. Ilt - yOhiSNA
than most of them, and his dress is de-
cidedly less conspicuous than their bediz-
end uniforms King Carlos looks much
like his uncle, Dom Pedro II of Brazil,
must have looked at the same age-a stout,
fair haired, b,ue-eyed young giant, he very
anlipodes of our preconceiVed notion of the
swarthy Latin. The truth is that blondes
are almost as numerous as brunettes in
the upper class of both Spain and Portu-
gal.
A Love Match.
Carlos I, was about % years of age
when he assembled the throne, and he i'm
mediately married Qor love- one of the
most beautiful Processes in Europe,
Amelie de Bourbon, daughter of the
Comte de Paris. Theirs was a happy ro
nance, rather rare in royal circles, where
marriages are usually matters of state
arrangement. Carlos, then Duke of Bra
Ranza. had been very obstinate, declaring
he would choose and WOO wife for him
self, or he would not wed at ALL AS he
neared the end of his teens" another
and another European princess was sug-
gested to him as a suitable partner, but
IN vain. Either he declined altogether TO
visit the court where the maiden was en-
shrined, or, after spending a short time
in her presence, during which he showed
her the limited courtesy of dislike, ne
would take his departure more Disguised
matches.
Finally a willy friend of the royal fam
ily-the French Countess de Ferronaye'
who happened CD to visit Lisbon at
time when the whole Portuguese nation
was mourning the non-marr1ageable at
titude of its future king-suggeSted ruse
and successfully carried it out Natural
ly. the young duke called to see his
mothers friend. On her table were many
portraits, carelessly scattered about he
was particularly struck by the picture of
a beautiful girl, and picking it up, asked
her name. "Oh, that" said the Count
ess. indifferently 'You do not know her,
then? That is the Princess Amele, of Or
leans; but the portrait is far from doing
her justice"
TormentinG King.
Then. with admirable diplomacy, the
wise Frenchwoman turned to the likeness
OF another lady, far less attractive than
that of Princess Amelie, and lauded its or
iglnal to the skies. In vain the Duke
tried to lead the conversation back to the
girl whose counterfeit presentment had
so captivated his fancy the secretly de-
lighted Countess went on expatating upon
the merits of one and another homely
Princess, almost ignoring Amelie, to Car
los obvious annoyance. OF course the eX-
pected happened, for young loves, like
pigs and chickens, should be driven in any
OtneT direction IMAM lHdl you WISH lllSHi
to take. After years of married life, King
Carlos is still passionately devoted to his
amiabe wife. Even at public functions
spectators note his frequent glances in her
direction, which are more those of a lover
than of a husband to the mother of his
children.
Queen of Portugal.
Queen Amelie is a true type of the house
of Orleans-unusually tail, stately and ex-
tremely dignifed in manner, though with
no appearance of haughtiness. Like her
mother, the Comtesse de Paris, she has
lovely almond-shaped eyes and smile of
peculiar sweetness, but her features are
more delicate and there is much soft
er, more womanly expression in her face
than is ever worn by the resolute, strong
minded daughter of the Due de Montpen-
sier Amele is seen a her best with her
| little ones a bout her-the ba by in her arms,
| the small Crown Prince Luis Felipe Duke
of Braganza, and his younger brother the
| Duke de Beja, at her side. Her Majesty
| gives to her sons every moment that can
| be spared from her busy life Her aims
| with regard to her offspring were well ex-
| pressed in an article which she wrote, not
| long ago for the National Album" on the
! five hundredth anniversary of Prince Hen
| nv the Navigator: "As a mother and a
| queen, my highest ambition is TO endow
| my country with a group of children such
| as those of Philippa of Lancaster daugh-
ter of John of Gaunt; and TO see among
| them one who shall do great deeds for
Portugal and for the world, like Prince
| Henry"
quite "a Physician.
Strange to say, the study of medicine is
| Queen Ameles favorite diversion. She is
DESTROYS of seeing it taken up by the wo-
men of Portugal, and openly declares that
in her opinion every country should have
| pIentv of well-uua1ified women Dra rtitiop-
ers to attend women. She is a strong
advocate of higher education for women
generally. and is very energetic in per-
suading me ladies of her court to work
with her to this end She takes a great
interest in literature, both French and
| Portuguese and was astonished on arriv-
| ing in Lisbon to learn That in her adopted
| country married women are forbidden by
law TO publish their works without the
| annroval OF their husbands. Throngh her