The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-07-26
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TT IS expected that the young queen
Helena. will in future make her per-
sonanty greatly felt. The character Of
the queen mas made her q favorite among
the Italians. All persons who come into
direct personal contact with her testify
to her kindly nature. She is friendly and
even affectionate to her ladies-in waiting
She was brought up in the Greek church,
ana IN her early years It was believed that
she would sit on the throne Of Russia rath-
err than that Of Italy, and although she
knew several cantos Of Dante by heart, she
spoke little in Italian until long after mar
riage The kings devotion to his con-
sort is noted throughout the kingdom, and
the utmost satisfaction in the marriage has
always been felt in all circles.
In dress Queen Helena inclines toward
simplicity. and frequently makes altera-
tons and suggestions in her own toilets.
Her free life out of doors when a prin-
cess In Montenegro where she took part in
long expeditions and rode over steep and
dangerous mountains. has made her lover
of sports and of vigorous constitution. She
IS an excellent marksman, and has taken
a playful delight in being able to shoot
better at mark than than King Victor
Emmanuel III. 1t is said that the royal
pair look back to their days on the island
Of Monte Crsto as among their happiest
There they lived simply, in a small house.
with comparatively few servants. and the
queen shot over the coverts with her hus-
| band or sailed the with him at will.
1t Is actually on record that in her ISL
and home, mounted on a ladder and armed
with hammer, Quen Helena put up her
own curtains and hangings. The queen Is
also literary in her tastes and is fond
of the study of art and music.
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King Edward, like Napoleon Bonaparte
and his resties nephew, the German kaiser.
| has high appreciation of the historical
! Importance OF the events in his reign, and
is giving orders to eminent painters to
commemorate them upon canvas for the
| benefit of posterity, while the persons par
| ticipatng are still alive. The king is now
sitting two hours a day to Luke Fildes for
a portrait in the robes that he wore at
! his accession. He has ordered picture of
! heroic size of the scene in the house of
! lords on that occasion and has commits
stoned another artist to paint a scene which
occurred at St. James palace the other day
when he received an embassy to deliver the
congratulations of the sultan of Morocco
k upon his accession to the throne. Another
picture will be painted of his majesty in
| the act of delivering medals to the heroes
of the South African war. This will in
/ troduce eighteen or twenty Of the most i'm
| portant military figures in that episode
| of British history.
4 If the portrait of Mr.. Fildes is satis-
\ factory thirty or forty repicas will be
\ ordered for the various colonies of the
British crown. Hence the order involves
| the work of several years and will bring
a large income to the artist.
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\ But the greatest artistic honor conferred
by the king thus far, which has already
been announced in the papers, is the seec-
ton of Edwin A. Abbey. the we'll known
\ American artist. to paint the coronation
scene in Westminster Abbey. Sir Francis
\ knolys. private secretary to the king. has
| informed Mr.. Abbey of his selection. and
/ has explained to him in detail the wishes
II of King Edward in this respect, who de-
,.;r f., no mn mi ton of y,jn.
4 ture of Queen Victoria'S coronation painted
by Leslie. 1t represents her kneeling to
receive the sacrament. after receiving the
crown and scepter. The selections of an
| American for this honor is tribute to his
genius and ability rather than personal
distinction. The king seems to have been
4 influenced in his choice by a picture of
! the coronation of Richard III. and Lady
Anne which was exhibited by Mr.. Abbey
\ at the Royal Academy In 1896. and it is
i gratifying to all Americans to know that
4 merit has alone governed the choice.
j Mr.. Abbey is Philadelphia. born in
1852 and educated in the common schools
of that city and at the Pennsylvania
III Academy of Fine Arts. When he was Is
years old he commenced making illustra-
tons for the magazines. and finally OBJ
tanned a position with Harper Brothers,
with whom he remained for several years
and gained the fame of the leading illus
traitor in the United States. But it was
not until 1895 that he was recognized as a
great artist in colors His contributions
that year were so highly commended that
he was elected a member of the Roya,
Academy.
The king has been painted many times.
but only once by an American artist, Julian
Story (the husband of Emma Eames. the
opera singer, to whom he sat at the re-
quest of William Waldorf Astor. And he
was so pleased with the result that he
+ ordered replica for his daughter. the
II Princess Maud.