The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-10
HELENA OF MONTENEGRO.
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The new queen of Italy comes of race
OF mighty mountaineers, renowned for
their physical beauty, their purity OF
character and their love of country, which
/ is illustrated by an answer given 10
traveller who asked Montenegrin how
many soldiers were in service TO the gov
eminent
I'VE are all soldiers when our country
has need of u.s.
No more remarkable country exists on
the face of the earth. The towering
Black Mountains" which surround and
dominate that region are smiled upon and
Illuminated by a sky of tendereSt blue,
winch is opaleScent with the harmonleS OF
purple sunsets and the changing hues or
ithe limestone hills. And no words can
.palnt the atmosphere effervescing with
ilhe vine dr2ughts of the Adriatic-
When the people or Italy heard that
5lEelr future king, the young Prince or
Naples. had proposed marriage to the
princess or a country with only 2G0,6O0 IN
habltants, less than half the number of
population or their own city OF Rome,
2 they were at first diSpleased, out the atti-
Sude taken by their beloved King Hum
bert soon reconciled them TO the mar
rage, when they swung the pendulum or
ieeiing so lar TO the other extreme that
they assembled TO the number of 100000 TO
do the Princess Helena honor on the day
or her marriage. They had heard how
well the king was pleased with his sons
I
the engagement had reached him wnen
ne was dining with his suite at one OF
MS mountain palaces in Savoy, IN the
shape OF q telegram direct from Prince
/ Victor. He had read it aloud to his Off
/ GERS. and his eyes were SuffuSed with
tears Then, following the motions of
the king, all rose, clnked glasses, and
shared IN their Sovereign's emotions as
/ he said:
I drink to the happiness of Italy and
my dear SON.
!
! The tide of favor overwhelmed the bride
] at the door OF the quirinal, when the
tentatlous and splendid street pageant
nearly turned the head of the simple
/ princess from Montenegro and made her
J nysterical. The king himself rode in at
/ tendance upon the young couple, and me
/ mIntary display was superb concession
/ TO the social and political union of the
/ two countries. The ltahan papers even
Went so tar as to comment upon the ply
seal attractions of the bride TO the 0isad
vantage OF the young prince. The trans
follows:
she is a large, fine woman; he a trim
4 little chap"
King ,Humbert often spoke of her in
thoSe tender diminutiVeS that all Italians
/ lose as gloVenetta beliSSima "a most
/ beautiful young lady,
Queen Helena is tall and finely formed
/ with much black hair of that blue-blach
/ ulster which indicates superb health, and
I dark eyes Iull OF tender Keeling. She m
iShed her education at St Petersburg
Where she was sent at IS Prince Victor
hrst saw her at the art exposition at
venice and fell desperately in love with
her. Again he met her under the most
favorable circumstances at the corona
! ton of the car.
Montenegro can scarcely offer pasturage
tor d goat, yet has produced generations
OF heroes who fer i've centuries have been
distinguished for courage, stature, beauty
L lE -
smallest among people in numbers, the
most active and courageous of all the
peoples OF Europe, whose traditions to
g ~ 34 1iadstone' Exceed in glory those
OF Marathon and Thermopylae and all the
war traditions of the world" Surely the
INFUSION OF such blood into the veins of a
future line OF Italian royalty must count
for much.
Among the tribes and people of the
)aimatfan mountains some Sre at enmity.
put let the prince call for aid and every
man makes common cause against the
enemy once man 80 years old present
ed himself before Prince Nikolas
you are too old to fight
Then let me die at thy feet as a SOL
der should and drawing his sword he
effort
One tribe Of the MOntenegrin peasantry
is noted Tor the singular contrast of flax
en- hair with coal-black lashes and brows
and for the virtue of their maidens. This
remnant OF race never intermarries with
the Scrvtans. and the youth from an
other tribe who loves one of the Dalma-
tan fair ones knows she can never be his
welded wife and she will never be less
IhlS is known as the gypsy element"
but the people are neither nomads nor
Vagabonds- Their word is considered as
good as Servians bond.
"a o o
Russia has always been friendly with
Montenegro. Perhaps because with this
little Kingdom she must keep her dis
lance and may not assume either a die
tatorlai or aggressive attitude. The new
queen is favorte of the nations She
has been the guest of the car: Victoria
admires her and is her friend The house
of PetroVitch has a wider scope than the
rock-bound little capital Of Tzetinye
Helena royal father, Prince Nikolas has
been the guest of the queen at Windsor
/ Grand dukes and princes are numerously
related. but the fair young queen prides
! herself more on her cOuntry-its folklore
and folk-songs; she is a writer of poetry
herself-on the fealty of her people and
! the sword of Montenegro than on any
new access of royalty.
The tragedy which has served her as
a stepping stone to a throne is the first
dark shadow thrown over her path, All
the world may Join in the faVorite salu-
tation of her own country:
May the peace of God be on this
house and ali under its roof
NJ. L. RAYNE.