The Republican journal., 1900-07-19
80 THE SPANISH CAPITAL UN-
'Et'No rp ROYAL PATRONAGE.

lr tu prov iVeu' mas proved ah
.i1ne" nj greatest value. Be
doors. however locked and
apen as 10y magic, and one
lie sentence scrawled across
90. sine Kings secretary reduces
- accommodating custodian
. ~eNlLitv. BY its aid we have
de views of many things
U,9aAy denied the tourists
-l, royal Pantheon. wherein
..I >ulgs of Spain have been
.f.-r silent court for centuries:
... roum. private library and
les OF living sovereigns:
.rl-ure> of antiquity IN the
u.-y- the blouse of Minis
-...l ven the rarer privilege of
-l' los peputados in session
uuc for strangers to visit
.. IS between ten O'Clock and
Knight morning. Then You
-~ HE ceremony of guard
~H. the crack regiments of
revolutions. and hear the
which i said to be one of
.t the world. At precisely
r band marches into the
.I t,p the marble staircase
r coucAant lions. PLAYING
hmm Stlti,ni,,u tlap,
ppei corridor, outside the
.u1u- 1T the imperial family,
... give an hours concert worth
DBL. to ,tar Meanwhile the
..u O-lUW is thronged with citi-
ri>ts: ladies and gentlemen
.... .4.i gurgeously uniformed of
...- -- 4p and down the stairs. and
-,itlrS patrolling everywhere
...... -ut.tSt order, even over the
ap crowd. which must on no
alSed high enough to reach
.. above When the musical
...r concluded. the band marches
..N came. while SQuadr0nS of
. ut squares of infantry ma
the open space before the
very body fingers to get
- 'Ie young king as he goes
morning constitutional.
tse carriages dash up to the
4ncc. or d richly caparisoned
pl hy grooms. Troops form
uat and stand motionless as
aatug his majesty's pleasure.
.-...N . tail. fair-haired, blue eyed
-'ruight and dignited. and evil
aI ON looking every inch a
o~Wte his only fifteen summers.
....- ..AU tine stairway. followed by
- train of officers. BoWing
u. aft to his future Subjects he
-ot i'm the foremost carriage,
J-AtN into the saddle. never
.- before he ciatters away. to
and Kiss his hand at GER
pprrWindoW. behind which
tUtt his mother and sisters
.4g Whatever faults and viz
Wc king Of Spain may have
Ju. il Is certain that he is a
'N SOMA trait not due to
...... History is true.
.r room If Madrid Palacio
I.y magnificent apartment,
un and gold with exquisite
.-...- tba,ttr columns and flooring
N- marbles. Colossal mirrors
.Ui-. between long windows
aud-Wrought lace and Grim
.0-t tlIe Qraperies of each Will
8 cUurtier's fortune. as for
rated IN these post-bellum
CeiIug is painted III allegor-
.~eutation OF his majesty of
u. virtues of her kings and
t>S OF her people somewhat
IN portrayed in the dpOtheosls
|.... and the Aurora: and from the
.ntudS an enormous chandelier
Nstal, which is considered the
mpe of its kind in existence.
M Ind of the apartment, on a
under gorgeous. gold-fringed
unpY. are two great chairs,
MaS carved and gilded and up
u crimson brocade. These
0r0ues of Spain, wherein the
and his mother sit on Occa-
CEREMONY and most uncom-
Aey look. their hard-stutfed,
seats, too high from the floor
itet of either to touch bottom"
assocks. Royal magniticence
'.f-r Where apparent but not a hint
ing ike ease or home comfort.
eJiy cold and lonesome it must
'- '+'ted to the girl-bride of the late
iiH Mercedes, who died so young,
t'. .'r successor, the present Queen
Regent rom the gayer and less punctil-
N- curt Of Austria. A great many
.t and onyx tables, with nothing
" rWW dre scattered about the room;
NMost no chairs. there being no
yny. rs few people are permit
in the presence of royalty.
5bie cabinets. richly carved,
~ Hth rarest china-most of it
aued Buen Retro ware, made
by the artists whom Carlos
--.ll with him from the manll-