Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-11

building. lighted by kerosene lamps, and
there are no bath rooms-a place where
royalty may sit in shrtsleeves and little
royal highneSSeS romp barefooted.
The two queens of Holland take greatest
pleasure in the yearly visit they pay in Au-
gust To Scheveningen a small Dutch water
ing place. not far from The Hague. There
is a delightful terrace overlooking the sea
and by many the place is considered near
iy as attractive as the Riviera. There Is
the splendid orchestra of the Philharmonic
Society and a wonderful sea wall. At the
castle Het Loo the royal ladies also spend
many happy summer days. 1t was at Het
Loo that the youthful queen entertained
the members of the peace congress last
summer at dinner and garden party.
King Leopold of Belgium has a craze for
building. and no sooner has he finished one
palace or country seat than he straightway
commences another one. The most fairy
like'of his creations is the lovely castle and
park of Ciergnon. Here the king passes
part of each heated term" In August he
visits Ostend. AS he strols up and down
the Estacarde of an afternoon, talking IA
mliarly with the fishermen, he appears
like a fairly prosperous business man, and
nothing more. His clothes are not up to
date in style, and his trousers bag at the
knees: in fact, King Leopold is extremely
careless about his attire. and never changes
his costume unless obliged to in order to
perform some court function. His Belgian
uniform sets Off his figure to perfection
and with the tall shake of fur. with a
plume. he towers head and shoulders over
all the followers of his court.
King Oscar of Sweden has love for the
sea, to which he was apprenticed in his
youth. and every August makes a long
cruise along the bold and romantic coast of
his northern kingdom.
King George of Greece has two houses
one at Athens, the "city of the violet
crown and the other at Tatoi Between
them George and his queen divide their
time, spending most of the winter in the
palace at Athens. and going to Tatoi for
the summer months. Tatoi is in the beau
tful valley Of the Parnassus. Twice
week King George receives all persons who
have asked for an audience. Nothing so
pleaSes his majesty as an old-fashioned ar
gument, and his guests may contradict him
with no fear of mourning imperial wrath.
During early autumn the ruler of the
Hellenes, with some of his family visits
his old home and father in Denmark
The Alcazar is no longer the warm wealth
er retreat of Spanish royalties. a newer
more commodious mansion having been built
at Seville.
The King and Queen of Portugal leave
the capital every summer for the Castillo
da Penha. where are magnificent forests
and beautiful flowers abound
In september the Italian royalties used to
go to the queens chalet at Gressoney
where the late King Humbert dressed like
Tyrolese mountaineer and led a simple
life
When royalty seeks sylvan retreats one
palace is exchanged for another The Ger
man emperor has over score of homes
the favorite summer residence being either
the Nenes Palais. Potsdam or the medieval
castle on the Rhine, Stolzenfcls which is
situated i'll a most romantic region with
magnificent views Of river and hills. 1t is