Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-17
ID DIE GITY Or PORTSMOUTH AND ADVERTISEMENTS

crowned heads keep up the old tradi-
lions In this respect. The car occa-
sionally assists at battue, but the
thing bores him, and he goes only out
of politeness. The Prince of Wales Is
very good shot and Is fond of grouse
shooting; but his big game days are
over. The Emperor of Germany hunts
ana shoots a. good DEAL but those who
know him best say lie doesn't much
care Tor the sport, With him it is
matter of tradition, the right thing
Tor a royal parsonage to do The King
OF Portugal, who holds the record for
tatness among all the royalties, is
physically disabled from such violent
exercise. the King of Sweden never
touches u gun. The Sultan of Turkey
cannot Dear to see one. The King Of
belgium has shot only once in his life.
and then In very unklngly fashion.
he wanted to have the sensation of
king without the trouble of going in
armchair and potted at n lot of rabbits
let loose from Il bag in front Of him.
AS the frightened little beasts scatter
ed In all directions. the king blazed
away from his armchair When the
smoke cleared away and his majesty
calied tor his bag he had to be told
,hnt all that had been found was one
tan and a certain small quantity of
r.uit. lie never went shooting again.
me King of Italy is the only real rem
resentative OF the old kint,ly tradition.
lie Is mighty hunter and frequently
throws up all the routine work without
q word of warning and goes off win
one officer. Col Pazzim?olini TO snand
several weeks in the Alps in the pur-
SUIT or the game of MI kinds with
winch the mountains abound Form
cry ne established no means os com
municatioh with Rome Neither Queen
Margherita nor any of his mir iters
eyer Knew where to find him for weeks
NJ time lie might have lost his
throne in sudden upheaval and known
nothing of ii till he descended to the
plains. OF late. however. he is wiser.
NOW carrier leaves Rome every sec
ond day during his expeditions. bring
ing reports of all that happens.
Most of the royal personages are fond
almost to the point of insanity, of being
photographed. 1t Is not. as one might
nave supposed, the kaiser who holds
The record 1t Is true. he has more
than six hundred different portraits of
himself. on horseback and on foot, and
in all sorts of uniforms and costumes
And he is said to spend sometimes an
hour posing before mirror when he
is about to add to his collection. Rut
the Prince of Wales beats his nephew
out and out In this respect At MARI
borough House there are said to he
1,500 distinct representations of tho
prince. Whenever he proposes to
launch a new style of dress n certain
shape of hat or pair of trousers or cut
OF coat, he gets himself. photographed
IN his private rooms so as to judge of
the effect. If the picture does not
please him he does not snort tho new
costume. The tailor has TO come for a
fresh consultation.
Inc Emperor Francis Joseph Is also
very fond of being photogra phed. but
he does not like elaborate posing He
prefers the careful snapshot He walks
into the room where everything has
been prepared, stands for n minute
Just MS he may find himself in front of
the camera. then walks out. lie Is
the terror of the photogra piers, be-
cause he does not hesitate to express
his, disapproval very strongly if the
picture is not to his liking
The ear has the same distaste for
the formalitics of the photographer
In fact, he carries II so far and shows
such panied nervousness in front OF
the camera that IL is very seldom n
picture is obtained that bears any re-
sembIance. Most of the portraits of
the car that appear are obtained by
careful touching up of portraits of the
Duke of York, who is of the same build
and very similar physiOgnomy
The Sultan of Turkey is another ner-
vous subject. His fear. however, is not
SO much of the photographer and the
machine as of his loyal subjects. No
portrait of the Sultan is allowed to be
published in any country under his
rule He was photographed for the
first time In many years on the occas-
sion Of the kaiscr's visit to Turkey;
and after twenty copies had been
printed the plate was taken by the
Sultan, who keeps it locked up in his
private lD1rtmpntc "a
Kiosk
The Empress Frederick of Germany
Is fond both of being photographed and
of photographing others. She does not
like to be taken singly, but is always
glad to be taken in a grotip
The young Queen of Holland has
herself photographed on the least pos
sible excuse. And when her mother
makes some mild protest she answers
(they say). "Ah. 1t is not for myself,
you know; want to please my pco-
pile"
The Queen of Roumania. the literary.
| artistic, musical Carmen sylvia is also
a constant client of the photographer.
She gets herself photographed in all
| sorts of romantic attitudcs-Carmen
| Sylvia painting. Carman Sylvia mt her
writing. carmen sylvia playing the ma
tional songs which she herself has set
| to music or composed, Carmen sylvia
| in poetic revery
AS for the great public in its attitude
to the royalties photographed, here Is
n list OF the number of pictures sold
each year: The pope. $4,000 the Prin-
cess OF Wales. 10000; the Emperor of
| Germany, 10000: the cZar, $4,000: the
Prince Of Wales 1000; the Queen Of
England, 10,500;the cX-Empress Eu-
| genie of France, 500.
HOW TO EAT
Take your food slowly and merrilv
This piece OF advice should be printed
! in very big, black letters on very white
cardboard and hung up in every dining,
room and every restaurant where