Evening star., 1900-08-18
ITALY's NEW MoNARcHs.
Intimate Sketches of the PersOnnIi-
ties of Victor and Helene.
From the London Pail Mall Gazette

Inc personal tastes OIL the new hlnS dT+s
well known. His greatest passion is for
the sea- Il have mistaken my profession"
he has been heard to say: "I was intended
for a sailor In his youngest years he
learned to SWIM knew all the parts of all
kinds OF craft, and could handle sailing
boat with a surer hand than many who
had had years of training 1t is even said
that love for the sea is what drew him 10
Princess Helene. One day they We're COM
pairing notes of their favorite pastimes, and
the princess exclaimed, 81 am not a woman
but a mermaid! 1 shall never marry be-
cause no husband could love the sea and
everything connected with it as do and L
believe in community of interest between
husband and wife" But said the prince
do you not know that am called the mer-
man? You should marry me-" And from
that moment he determined to marry her
Slngularly enough, as all the world knows,
they were yachting when King Humbert
was foully done to death, and 1t was some
time before the news reached them. Now
that the crown prince has mounted the
throne they may indulge in yachting less,
but 1t is hoped that the new king will
bring breath of fresh salt air into the
fetid atmosphere Of Italian politics.
From the London Chronicles Paris Letter
curiosity and speculative comment about
the new King of Italy are rife among the
farlslans Victor Emmanuel III has never
paid the French capital anything like an
official visit. He once came here as a lad
with his uncle. the Duke of Aosta but was
scarcely noticed. Whenever his name has
been mentioned in the French press it has
been coupled with such adjectives as sour
nols. Implying that he was of weakly
physique and taciturn habit
The fact is that the 'Principino" accord
Ing to the opinion of that observant Italian
statesman Bonghi, was from his seven
teenth year an impressonable and nervous
but measured and methodcal young man.
His love of practical sport developed into
the love of practical and technical martial
science, coupled with taste for collecting
medals. His two tutors. Prof. Morandi and
Gen. Oslo, did their work we'll The lat
ter. an austere old soldier made him an
| early riser, and the rest of his education
was made up chiefly Of modern language
The young king speaks French and Ger
man huently. and English fairly After
journey In the far east NJ. Rouver, who
was in Rome on special mission asked
him why he did not publish his Impressions
| He replied: What would be the use? i
| should not be able to tell the truth"
Those who have been in close intimacy
with Victor Emmanuel III believe that he
has generous dreams of reform likely to
satisfy socialists of the Imbriani and Ca
| briel d'Annunzio school. His views on for
| eign policy are SO far limited to the pres
| ervation of Italian unity. and he Is prob
ably more anti-papal than his father. who
| was latterly subject to the devout influence
Of Queen Margherita. All forecasts OF
| changed relations between the Vatican and
| the Qurinal are groundiess.
King Victor Emmanuel III is not much
| known. says the Rome correspondent of
| the Daily Telegraph, as he has always lived
1ar from Rome. and was recently at Naples
| as commander-in-chief. He is a learned
| man, renowned numismatist and a good
| and true soldier. He is devoted friend of
| Kaiser Wilhelm, with whom he exchanges
many letters. and he likes to follow the
| German emperor's example Of suddenly CIV
ing the alarm to his soldiers and thus
maintaining good discipline. Queen Helene
| as is known, is childless but she Is very
| FOND of children and her affections
| tend to flowers and singing birds Her
greatest passion, however. is hunting. She
| Is good shot and often used to accom-
pany the king on hunting trips to the
| Island of Monte Cristo. made famous in
| the pages of Dumas The new king is also
| famed as good talker. but also as a
pie whom he thinks of superior talent in
the arts and sciences. his thirst for knowI-
| edge being nearly unquenchable.
| Passing over the Piazza Colonna I met
before the parliament house Prof. Morandi
well-known deputy. who was tutor 20
the young king. He has high idea of his
| former pupil. You will see he told me,
'how he will surprise all by his earnestness
| and by his exalted conception of his office
as king. He will respect constitutional
| laws, but in cases of doubt he will interpret
| them more according to the spirit than the
| letter. The king stands above strife and
| the conflict of parties. therefore Victor
| Emmanuel III will be a just and conscien-
tious Judge Of all political life. His stand
ard will be social legislation. like that now
| in operation in Germany. Based on that.
he thinks that Italys king ought to have d
leading influence in everything that con-
| Germs justice, the church. social reform,
| foreign policy and the army and navy, and,
| therefore, without hurting parliamentary
rights, he will never yield to parliamentary
imposition. Take him all in all he is a man
| who unites the heart of his father with the
energy Of his grandfather. He will not be
a man who, by want of principles. will
| waver from side to the other but will
astonish us all by his firmness, being tenax
propositl. full of moral, earnest principles
| a king, and not a puppet.'
FruitIess Search for AccommOd Odations.
From the Philadelphia Inquirer
He had driven from a backwoods hamlet
to the station, and, after making an in
ouiry of the conductor. boarded the train
for Philadelphia. When well on the way
he stopped the blue-coated official and
asked in all seriousness:
"I'm sorter hungry. VIII ye tell me Jest
| where the eatin' car is?''