New-York tribune., 1900-05-27


accent. She Is a woman Of great intelligenos
strength of character and tact. imbued with
progressive ideas and with profound hOTrlf
fer everything that is unjust. ungenerous and
mean. Her husband is devoted to her-tOO
much so to suit the views of some Of his pan
Slav advisers-and. though nominally auto
crat he has far less absolute power than
that with which he is credited. Yet he may Be
relied upon Ions as he lives to yield to the
gentle and enlightened influence OF his cOnsOrt
Petticoat influence has assuredly never done any
harm TO Russia on the contrary, she owes
much-far more than people imagine-to hs'
Expresses. since even the dissoIute Catherine
the Great contributed materially to the evola-
tion of the Empire from a semi -barbaric state
into civilized Power
To the late Empress of Austria Hungary s
largely indebted for its home rule and status
as 4 virtually independent kingdom. bound 70
Austria only by dynastic ties That which the
Magyar patriots failed TO obtain in 1919 F
means of fighting of the most sansuinary char
acter Elizabeth secured for Hungary a rS
years after her marriage through the exertss
of her influence on the Emperor and his al
visers. fact to which Francis Joseph has bo'a9
frequent and eloquent witness And II IS Ike
wise to her personal intervention that the Aus
tro-HunSaran army is indebted for the aoOAlil1
of those puniShments OF a corporal charac'e'
especially the terrible running of the gan'-1N
which were as frequent they were desradih5'
until she persuaded her conSOrt to forbid thsA-
Neither Austria nor Hungary can Therefore
ever complain of having suffered from feminine
influence. On the contrary. they have al d.
time benefited thereby since even in the AS
century the HapsburS Empire attained 'A'
climax of its grandeur under Maria Theresa
POPULARITY OF QUEEN MARGHERlrA
Foreigners can scarcely realize the extent
which King Humbert is indebted 70 the pOpu'"'
ity of his charming conSOrt for his presence -
the throne. 1t would be ridiculous 10 ais7
that the Italian people whole are I0Sa'
the House of Savoy. which can rely only up
the allegiance of its former kingdom OF i'-
mont, Elsewhere Republican sentiments
else affection for the former dynastieS pre'~
But no matter what his sentiments to"@Iu
King and toward his heir. every Italian mas
good word to say for Queen MarSherita' 'n~ I
too in spite of the fact that she IS genera,
credited with having through the assistance
her mother. the widowed Duchess Of Genoa =
ter OF the present King Of SaX0ny. brought NJ
Humbert into the Triple Alliance win the
ject OF assuring the succession OF heF 0hN
to the throne. Perhaps the pretteSt p'oOi
the hold which Queen MargheritA mas y"
hearts of the Italian people. both ~ nome a.
abroad is the fact that the emblem OF the
and OF the other societies when -
for their aim the reunion OF the Italian speSN
ing provinces of Austria to the italian Ahs''
is that particular flower which bears the h@N'
Of Queen Margherita
OF the influence which the present Germ
Empress exercises over her husband have ."
quenuy written in these letters. IL has "
OF the happieSt character. as concerns ho' -
the Kaiser himself. but also the German Pe'f
1t is 10 her that is due the eXtraordlnafi
ligious revival that has taken place thrOus"
the length and breadth Of the Empire d~
the last twelve years and il to-day PIC"
fashionable and philanthropy regarded D. -
most certain road 10 imperial favor. II Is 'H'.
to AuguSte Victoria So happy. indeed
influence which she exercises over her So 1
what impulsive and hotheaded husband th"'
constitutional advisers. his family and DIS
jectS all entertain q certain amount OF 9Rt
hension and even anxiety Us 10 what DC .
do or not do when she is not by his s'.