The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-01-05
Motor Car Once Covered
2GG Miles in q: Dav.


In the course of the summer during fbe;r
residence at RacconiEgi. King Victor En-
manuel and Queen Helen, accompanied
only by a chauffeur, visited the whole OF
I15dmont. also going az far as Iiguria and
Lombaldy. Their motOr-car. Il Panhard,
once covered 800 miles in a single day.
starting at dawn and returning late at
night To ItaccOnigei. the royal picnickers
having taken breakfast and lunch with
Them. and having enjoyed themselves un-
Ger the shadow of spreading trees. like the
most ordinary bourgeois" DO vou
think asked King Victor Emmanuel once
of Queen Helen. that other sovereigns
would be afraid to go about as We do. with
out Il single man as escort. and in places
which we hardly know They certainly
would" replied the Queen. and they are
thus preeluded from enjoying a pleasure
which We appreciate SO much"
Studies Publications on
Politics and Art of War.
At the Quirinal Palace in Rome and In
the castles of Racconiggi and Capo di
Monte King Victor EmmanueI's study al
ways communicates with the ..boudoir'
where Queen Helen passes her DAYS. the
doors being left open. and the rooms often
echo with the voices calling Victor"
Helen King Victor Emmanuel spends
several hours every day in this study, as
he is a veritable devourer of books. re-
s~'@ "hA hBV II NV fnRllSn.
German. and French perfectly. and has
more than n superficial knowledge Of Rus
san. and there ls no important publication
on the art of war. on politics. or on geog-
raphy which King Victor Emmanuel does
not see.
Numismatics Has Always Been
the Kings Great Hobby.
But the Kings great hobby. which he has
cultivated ever since he was a boy, IL
numismatics. and for many years he has
been working assiduously at a book which
would reflect the greatest credit on any
writer. even a writer not surrounded by the
halo OF majesty, namely, the Corpus Mum
morum 1taiicorum." In his arduous liter
airy venture the King finds a valuable and
indefatieable helpmate in Queen Helen.
who also takes a great interest in numis-
mates. and is the owner OF a collection of
Slav coins. Queen Helen is a member Of
the italian Society OF Numismatists of
which King Victor Emmanuel is president.
Queen Helen Is not surrounded by a real
court OF ladies belonging to the Italian
aristocracy: and as for King Victor En-
manuel. his dislike for formalities goes 10
far that when he IL obliged to offer ban
quets to the Diplomatic Corps or to the high
dignitaries of state he only attends as n
mere spectator. The consequence for the
guests Is almost invariably indigestion, as.
in order not to annoy his Majesty. thess
dinners are served with unprecedented ra-
pidity. On these occasions the King has al
ready dined. or will dine later on with
Queen Helen.
Queens Little Kitchen is
Near the Royal Apartments.
Indeed. a striking characteristic notice.
able in all members of the Savoy dynasty
is that they have not the slightest tendency
toward aristocratic ways and prejudices.
1t is. therefore. not to be wondered at that
Victor makes no effort in being cor
dial towards his people. These tendencies
a quiet. simple and almost bour-
geois life entirely coincide with the tastes
of Queen Helen. who is SO fond of home life
that she has even had a little kitchen con-
in close proximity to the royal
apartments, where her Majesty, aided BY
two female cooks. VIII have purposely been
sent from Montenegro, prepares sundry
Montenegrin dishes. which King Victor par
takes Of to please Helen" but which gas
connoisseurs are far from praisins
Like his great-grandfather Carlo Alberto.
King Victor can only understand the trum-
pet and drum. Even when he was simply
Crown Prince he very seldom went to the
Indeed. in Italy. where theatrical
seldom finish before l a. m,
It Is necessary to be a late riser in order TO
enjoy the stage: whereas the King and
Queen. after finishing their dinner at about
D. m. withdraw to their respective apart
Inents. wishing each other goodnight. and
hey are very early risers.
To this true love idyi.an idyl not In the
style of that rendered famous by Heloiss
and Abelard. but Il truly happy tdyl-a
gentle flower was wanting, and this flower
has been supplied lately by the birth of the
little Princess Jolande. who has completed
he felicity of the royal couple. who were
already supremely happy.