The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1900-01-16

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even hasty toilet, swallow a big bowl OF
rse az la.t "a he hurries on his clothes.
Then Boz goes out Tor half an hours ride.
a-umaar.ed only by couple Of officers
q Dds body guard. Immediately on hiss
,s.ra he sets himself down TO his desk.
Sd is rot 60 be- disturbed until II. when
telr---ss carefully and appears at lunch
eth Do. Empress and the children. Then
la public life OF the day begins. He re-
r.y,- ministers, ambassadors. generals.
reviews troops, makes speeches. pays a
f-R rare calls. conducts himself in fact
lbs. normal everyday sovereign
IE- Emperor Of Austria old and broken
v.a,s- though he be, is fairly active. lie
j. lp al o'clock. and breakfasts on cafe
a. .a.l with a couple OF rolls Of Vienna
traa5
TIE melancholy Gar is a late riser. He
s seldom about before 10 o'clock. when
ts valet brings him a cup Of tea served
- The Russian fashion with sugar and
.emlU, TIE Queen OF England is not as
regular Ia getting up as in other details
., trr lie. In her earlier DAYS she was
always called al the respectable hour OF
5ar now that years have accumulated
ever boz head she takes her ease and gets
HP when she feels like IL. Sometimes
that means o'clock. more often 9 some
times as late rs 1879. She generally alb
Serbs couple OF tiny cups OF tea the
fr-t thing gossip says she adds. after the
Continental fashion, a half teaspoonful
Of me cognac 10 the benerage.
Lazy King Milan.
The LATEST Of all the royalties is the IN
s1rakuD,r King Milan, Of Servia. He Is
never atoot before y O'Clock. When he
rises be- sits down half dressed TO lunch.
solid Trpast Of heavy meats and pud-
clEgs and wines. After lunch he smokes
q couple Of cigsrs-he likes them very
s'roHg-ihen, II there IS nothing very
pressing 20 be done, he goes back to bed
and either reads or goes to sleep as the
fancy takes him. About O'clock ne is
up again, and generally goes out in search
NJ amusement. He is very seldom back
al the palace till dawn, when he tumbles.
usually rml-unconscious into bed He is
not an edifying monarch, King Milan Of
SeTvia.
Hunting used TO be called the sport of
kings, bat not many of the degenerate
modern crowned heads keep up the old
tradition IA this respect. The Car occa-
fipnaiy assists at a battue but the thing
h0reS him. and he goes only out of polite
hess. The Prince of Wales Is a very good
shot and is fond of grouse shooting. but
MS biz game days are over. The Emperor
OF Germany hunts and shoots a good deal,
but those who know him best says he
DOESN'T much care for the sport With
HIM II is a matter of tradition. the right
Llhg Tor royal parsonage to do.
The King of Portugal. who holds the
record for fatress among all the royal |
Ties. IS physically disabled from such vio- |
lent exercise. The King Of Sweden never |
touches gun. The Sultan of Turkey can
not bear To see one. The King Of Belgium |
has shot only once in his whole life. and |
then IN very unkingly fashion. He |
wanted 10 have the sensation of killing
Without the trouble of going in search Of |
his game. So he sat in an armchair and |
pCtted at lot Of rabbits let loose from 4 /
bag in front of him. As the frightened |
Ettlc beasts scattered in all directions the |
King blazed away from his armchair |
Nhen the smoke cleared away and his |
majesty called for his bag" he had 10
be told that all that had been found was
ore tail and a certain small quantity of
nun, lie never went shooting again.
The King OF Italy is the only real con-
tinuer of the old kingly tradition He is
q mighty hunter and frequently throws
up all the routine of work without a WORD
OF warning and goes off with one officer,
Col PaZzimbolini, TO spend several weeks
IN the Alps in the pursuit Of the game
o. all kinds with which the mountains
abound Formerly ne established no
means Of communication with Rome. !
Neither Queen Marguerite nor any OF his
ministers ever knew where 10 find him
Tor weeks at a time. He might have |
lost his throne in sudden Upheaval and |
Know nothing OF IL till he descended TO |
The plains. OF late, however, he Is wiser |
The Queen duplicated. the ministers al |
most commanded him 10 mend his ways |
and now a carrier leaves Rome every sec |
ond day during his hunting expeditions, |
bringing reports OF all that happens and |
taking back the royal commands.
4 Passion for the Camera.
Most Of the royal personages are fond
almost 10 the point OF insanity OF being |
Photographed. 1t is not, as one might |
nave supposed, the Kaiser who holds the |
.etorL Ii is true he has more than GOO |
'.1s'ert portraits OF himself-on horse
back aad on foot, and in all sorts OF uni |
forms and costumes And he Is said to |
spend sometimes an hour posing before |
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collection
But Tie Prince OF Wales beats his
reTheW out and out in this respect. At
marlborough House there are said 10 be
no less than 1900 distinct representations
q th- prince.
Whenever he proposes to launch a new
we of dress, certain shape of hat. or
ial of trousers or cut OF coat he gets him
NeI FlfFHHror haA In |
as 10 Judge OF the effect He knows that
- gives the lead in mems dress all over
Europe AMI he has a heavy sense of his
'rp'nsihIlI;y. II the picture does not
,'-a,r him he does not sport the new cos
'-'He The tailor has TO come for fresh
insulation
me Emperor Francis Joseph is also very
-.t- or being photographed but he does
IN. ..he elaborate posing He prefers the
.-I snapshot. He walks into the ROOM
""ri- everything has been prepared.
anus Tor a minute just as he may find
'.'''-l iA 'front.' OF the camera, then walks
-' ie ls the terror OF the photographers,
.a-'e Doc does not hesitate TO express
'a -Naltf3val very strongly IL the picture
d L9- 10 bis liking.
.-' Gar has the SAME Gistaste for the
b.. '.-i" ,irs OF the photogra pher. In fact.
.~'..e lJ SO far and shows such pain
81. .'I'1lsness In front Of the camera
,.'. q. D. very seldom picture Is obtained
- ''als any resemblance. Most on the
rats or The Car that appear are OBJ
49, .F careful touching up OF por-
So So OF .Ae Duke Of York. who is Of the
'--.l and very similar physiognomy
sultan Fears Photos.
a.. "e sultan Of Turkey is another nerv-
H.. ---.s- His fear. however is not so
Dbl" VI IAe Photographer and the ma
~ D., 's oi his loyal subjects No portrait
i. .-s sultan Is allowed TO be published
st.- .D-A'Iy under the sway Of the
fg- M. ~ God. lie was photographed
Y....... 'l'. time In many years on the
And ... vi The KaIser's visit to Turkey.
,t. -l,'F twenty copies had been printed
H.. . A1s taken by the Sultan, who
No., 'D. D. locked up in his private apart
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