The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-28
WAS VERY FOND OF EATING.
Carlos Was Ready to Give His Crow,
for Rouen DuckIing-Eurcpean
Capitol sigh,s-O.her
Gossip.
BY MAX O'RELL.
Special Cable Dispatch to The Times.
Copyright. t9O2.l

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kingdom. after enjoying his visits t.
France and England and astonishing hi,
hosts with the accuracy Of his shooting
| and his unheard-of capacity for eating.
All the Bourbons have been famous 70,
| their appetites. but King Carlos Is the
record of the family.
| He appreciates the pleasures Of the ia,
| BILE far above the satisfaction of power
which he owes to the Grace OF Gcd anI
the will Of his people. and far above thu
| prestige of his House.
Richard III. was ready to give hii
| kingdom for horse; Carlos would givt
his crown for a Rouen ducklng or
| Chambord carp In his palace at Lisbor
| he does not disdain to so to the royal
! kitchen and advise his chef on the finish
| ing touch OF such and such dish but
at table. it is not only quality that salts
| fes him. but quantity: he Is .'gour
mand.. as well as a gourmet"
Three great sights In the capitals OF
| Europe are the imposing precence OF the
venerable Emperor of Austria. as he re-
ceives homage from procession OF Arch.
| dukes. lords and courtiers covered with
gold. in the great Hall Of Hofburg Pal
ace: the dashing of the German Emper.
or. as. sword In hand he gallops In front
of his cavalry and leads them to bril-
liant charge: and the arrival OF the kirg
OF HOFtuSdi dS, HOOlS majestic. EduSnIys
he sits down at table and displays his
napkin.
In strange contrast to this Is the sim
Pile even austere life led by the imperial
family OF Russia at the Palace of LIva-
dia in Crimea. The Car and his wife
live and fare at bile quite en- Bourgeois.
The Gar works hard all the morning g.
After lunch he and Czarina generally
enjoy game of lawn tennis. Half
dozen high officers and officials at most
are invited to dinner
Three of the little grand duchesses are
present at both meals with their govern
esses. the empress dining In a simple
white dress. invariably high in the nccss..
After csaner all adjourn to the drawing
room fer coffee: then a card prrty g
made up. during which the Empress em-
broiders.
Like his father and his grandfather the
Gear is a devoted husband and father.
In public life. owing to circums tanccs
over which he has no control. the Car
may be a tyrant. in private. he Is the
| most kind and unassuming OF men and
the example of domestic virtues.
For that matter. history is full OF abso-
lutte monarchs. autocrats, and tyrants,
like Philip IL. OF Spain whose fame
rests on his close association with the
tortures of the Inqulsition. who led
private lives absolutely irreproachable.
and constitutional sovereigns who have
taken advantage of their positions berg
sirecures to lead lives OF riot and de-
bauchery.
The famous Cafe Tortoni in Paris
closed its doors many years ago. II
was there. in the evening" during the
summer in the days of the Second Err =
pire, that you could see kings. princes.
celebrities OF literature and art. enjov-
ing In the open air. a cup OF fragra
coffee or an Ice In the company OF beau-
tiful women.
The Paris!ans were 50 used to thai
sight that they hardly took any notice o.
1t and seldom stopped to discover WI
was who in that fashionable crowd.
This week has seen the closing OF the
most fashionable restaurant OF Paris,
the Maison Doree. another vestige OF the
Second Empire gone.
There It was that the Prince Of Orange
surnamed by the Parisians lie Petit Cit
ron fthe Little lemon: Lord Seymour.
surnamed My Lord Blackguard. Kings
in exile. kings and princes on the spree.
literary and artistic lights. princes OF
finance could be seen dining and supptng
every night.
There is was that. during the night. i
poleon Ill. came to have supper lth
Marie Bellanser There It was that all
the fashionable demi-mordaines. cover
ed with diamonds exhibited the latest
creations OF the famous dressmaking con-
Germ OF Worth & Co.
Poor slaison Doree. Fashion and ele-
Eance have gone elsewhere, Under Re-
public the aristocracy show themselves
In public less and less: they dine and
sup at home, or In their cino9.
The misery and sufferfngs endured by
the poor In Paris and London during the
Arctic weather of the last two weeks
have been simply appalling.
{ In London 1t Is practically impossible
to cope with the evil London has 9+.uN
poor: that is to say. people VINO cannos
afford To obtain the comforts OF lie.
There are 10000 who have not enough
10 eat. and cannot afford to buy coal OF
wood to warm themselves with aEd
nearly 100000 who have to receive RELIEF
from the parish.
+ It may, therefore. be said tnat l.au1
people in London live Just on the border.
line of want, and nearly one-tal1o "
them on the line Itself.
The slightest disiocation OF trade. few
days' frost or what not. and these are
over the brink submerged ano sta1V1ne
A sad sight OF contrast can be witness
ed every night near Covent Garden iheel~Sss
tire where the Salvation Army WescoHs
hundreds and hundreds Of ragged men,
women and children ana give them .
howl Of hot soup for one cent. OF ZOE
no,ttng when they have not the cent 8
lust across the street Is an endless Me
Of handsome carriages waiting 20 ta1S
10 their palaces. well wrapped up u lui
the richest artstocracy and gentry h the
world.
..HsIl is city much Ike London. once
exclaimed Shelley
london Is. indeed an Ignobie mixture
of beer and Bible. OF gin and gospel. OF
drunkenness and hypocrisy. Of unhsard
9 suualor and unbridled lnxury. Of mis-
cry and prosperity.sef poors abiect. shiv-s
ersng. sta rying creatures and people in-
solent with happiness and untold wealth. -
s.. wrots twenty years axo: 20 Z could
write to-day 81
Paris. too. has uttered 9 treat deal
from this terrible cold IA ons day skEaa