New-York tribune., 1902-08-10

Tns waiting QUEEN Sophie had always been deep
fuence that Prince Oscar has 50 entirely taken up
the ork Of an amate1T s9 a Rnana G has
many interests and so many hobbies that it is diff
ass sars to ona o s ss s
cover ancient egendsa taste fostsfeo e aSounds in
every kind OF folklore, In Rumania the queen s9d
mas anS haRe bee3 a9 the Potiea
has unearthea in ne Toa4e me eone 10 Value the
old legends and stories of their fereDeaI lSe has
translated into other languages, and has mus nus
caused many people to take interest IN dtuiiai @ a
9na amer ths % PsoRk n known she is an
a5giR9 gsF wGFk9g aaa 9e ct of her her gpe Which
she uses for all her literary i Ia99IS - one ee
neeaeWoIG nesS Her HOBBIES which have brought her
many hapDy hours ana borg Of illness and
The Queen of Greece's favorite reerea ton IS
Yachting. She is excellent sailor. ana Is the
only member of the Russian imperial hopSe I VINO
bears the rank of an admiral m the RUSSIAN
a unique honor bestowed on her by the tzar Alex
and who knew of her deep love for the sea Whsn hen
yachting Queen Olga IS perfecJiE haPpE ftr b en- en-
excursions in her Grecian home ,..ouo-t. t1or
Queen Helene of Italy has many int lntereSfS r;i, e
motor car. She is excellent shot ana an unllI-
Win lRf her father and brothers on the Of
her native land The automope IS az Preebe J"io f
the favorite hobby of most of the members Oi
the Italian royal family, and the King; as wen
Queen Helene. SHendS as hihci " lilS
time as he can making excursions IN ms norse-
This taste is now shafed pE '2uTtiI
" initiated into ffle deLlSIitS
Of motoring by her nephew the Duke OF 'he
"Oneen Helene has other hobbies She is; like
her ia ther a poet OF mean degree, ana taxes d
gre9I deghE rb5rI4tte IN %fi 6 Wdram5eTg who was
brought up in country is fond of all the pleas
ures of an outdoor life. She cycles rideS: "dlhS ~
and enjoys all country afnHSeHleiitS; a -
ent her majesty is much taken UP with the %oIt-
ans movement, and more especially IN the .ti
ment of workers Sle Is IN idNoI " ..11
should receive better wages She LaA'S - o
dent interest in historical research ana III pdi
ing and is also excellent musician. fer-er
Queen Christina of Spain has, perhaps, 49, o
hobbies than any Of our European sovereign
en- The extremely busy life which she was oolgeu
to lead during the period cf the regency leiI NJ
spare from duties of state she devoted naIIi.S
To the cOnpa nions ship of her children, ana
San Sebastian the Seacoast mere
three children went bathing or cycling, she Wouid
sit on the strand with her work or book. 49,
'Ol1eFn Amalie of Portugal may De sa4u 10 Ve tIe
most energetic Queen in Europe she is alWayS
busy and is never known to be Ill Her naJestE ;
hooby is the study OF medicine ana She my ~ o
said to have gone deeply into the question: tnat
her interest in the healing art mas oec3IiS
to bear a more dGnifed name than nopuS- ~, ~
energy in her studies mas brousht doodl
benefits for Portugal for the Queen is not
Nth tho theory of mediCiue-She puts her Know
edge to practical She visits the hosolI44s' -
abIa 70 see whether the patients are properly az
tanIaJ IN and is doing all in her power 10 bring
about better system in the Portuguese nos
She takes an especial interest in the chdrei nus
pitals. and often will herset help 10 attei" 10 wv
..Of Queen DFaga OF Servia there are VaTleo az
counts and she has been too short time on ne ne
throne for any know whether or not stle
has hobhes She takes great interest IN the nos
nitaIs and charitable institutions OF SeFVla anu
has a strong penchant for everything Russian