New-York tribune., 1901-09-01

whatever pictorial records exist of her should
| represent her as she in the days of her
youth and beauty rather than she is now
| With these exceptions Old World royalty Of
fers little objection to being portrayed. provided
| the pictures present their subjects in favor
able and iatterinG light. King Edward. and in
particular Emperor William are constantly hav-
ing their pictures taken Indeed an endeavor
has been made in Germany to estimate the
amount of time that the Kaiser has spent fac
ing the camera since he ascended the throne.
| thirteen years ago. and the figures returned are
so amazing that they not given here, lest
they should seem exaggerated But 1t must be
thoroughly understood that these portraits are
not permitted to be circulated. either privately
or among the public until they have received the
definite approval of their royal or imperial sub
ject which, OF course. is only given when the
PICTURES are fattering
Emperor William and King Edward have
4 horror Of being "snapshOtteJ''-that is to
say. of having their pictures taken when they
are off their guard-and whereas in Germany it
is legal offence punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment TO point camera at the sovereign
or any member of his family without having re-
ceived permission. in England the gentlemen
in attendance on the sovereign and the police
are accustomed to resort to all kinds of ingen-
ious devices. including the accidental" destruc-
tion OF the offending camera. in order to pro-
tect Edward VII and Queen Alexandra from
this particular form of annoyance.
The result of this is that few. if any of the
existing portraits OF Old World royalty be
regarded as truthful. They are works of art.
but in sense of the word faithful reproduce
tions OF the people they portray. Court phOtos-
raphers are far too mindful of their own in
terests tc permit anything in the shape Of a
wrinkle to appear upon the features OF their
royal sitters. and few people have any idea OF
the extent to which the negatives of such pict-
ures receive the attention of clever artists
Occasionally there are royal portraits hich.
after having been duly approved are subsequent
ly Overtaken by sovereign di5pIeasure. Among
such pictures those of fances who. after
being portrayed together. have broken off their
engagement and married some one else. Thus
the Russian Government has gone to no end OF
trouble to withdraw from circulation at home
and abroad the photographs which repre-
sented the Grand Duchess Helen with Prince
Max of Baden. whom she subsequently, Tilted
and who married Princess Louise of England
and Brunswick. daughter OF the Duke of Cum
berland and of brunswick
In England steps have quietly been taken TO
withdraw from circulation and to destroy those
photographs which picture Princess May now
Duchess OF Cornwall. hand in hand with the
late Duke OF Clarence. To whom she n
gagged before becoming the wife of his younger
brother King Edward has also endeavored to
stop tae sale Of photograph taken at the time
of Tie funeral Of the Count Of Paris showing
him sta ding side by side with the Duke Of
Oric,,,. which the latter has used for political
pUri. Sc while Emperor Nicholas has insisted
u.et. the coDdsCation by the German police OF a
photograph portrayins him with the kaiSer's
around his neck, and which originally
formed part of large group picture taken at
Darmstadt. but which subsequently ar
ranged TO show one but the two EmperOrs
with the obvious object of annoying the French
by proving TO them how great the intimacy
of the Kaiser with their ally the Car.
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