Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-11-14
A KING FOR
FORTY YEARS
Notable Gathering Of Royalty
in the Fair Capital Of
Denmark
MONARCH'S HABITS.
Celebration Of the Accession or
Christian to the Danish
Throne

Throne
COPENHAGEN, Nov. M.-~The Dan.
lab capital Is entertaining an extra.
ordinary gathering Of royalties, who
have assembled 10 celebrate the
fortieth anniversary Of King Chris.
tiAn's accession TO the throne. The
venerable and kindly ruler will OBJ.
serve the anniversary tomorrow sur.
rounded by his children-Crown
Prince Christian and Queen AIexan.
dra OF Britain; King George Of Greece,
the Dowager Czarina OF Russia: the
Duchess Of Cumberland and Prince
Waldemar, AMI also many Of the thirty
two grandchildren and twenty-three
grcat-grandchildren.
Despite the fact that he has passed
the f0ur-score milestone Of LIES jour
ney, King Christian is one Of the
busiest men In Europe. He invariably
begins the day at this time OF tho
year nj eight o'clock. He usually en-
joys q solitary breakfast In q little
dinningsroom on the ground floor Of
the palace. To those who may
imagine that royal tables groan under
the weight Of game and foie gras,
pasties and dishes mnnmerable. 1t
Will come al q revelation that His
Majesty Of Denmark breakfasts on
coffee and wheaton cake. After
breakfast the king Is accustomed 70
take . turn in the grounds Of the
palace.
A sovereign usually receives an cx-
tensive post every day, and King
Christian Is no exception to the rule.
His correspondence Is genuinely per
sonally conducted" for 10 quote his
own words, Il wish to see for myself
what occurs, to form my own opinion
81 the circumstances, and then con
suit my advisers" The king has also
. quantity Of newspapers to read and
he has . habit OF jotting down those
things which he wishes to be inquired
into further, either personally or
through his ministers, and II frequent.
ly happens that he wishes TO com
municate With somA position Of tho
population which has met with some
misfortune, or some family which has
been Affected with grievious trouble.
State business Is the next Item on
the programme, and by eleven o'clock
tho king wishes TO be alone. With
his lighted cigar. he takes his stand
1t the historical window on the ground
floor to watch the parade and relief
OF the soldiers on guard. He scruti.
misses his guards with the skilled eye
Of an old soldier; the smallest irrcgu.
larity cannot escape him. He never
leaves the window until the parade Ii
quite finished. Lunch is generally
about one o'clock, and there the MON.
bers OF tho royal family meet togcth-
err, as q rule for the first time In the
day, and the king is the most cheer.
ful and animated Of all.
When luncheon Is over the royal
family spends half an hour or so to.
gether before the king withdraws 10
his study to attend to his private cor.
respondcnce. which he never hands
over TO anyone else. Between two
and three o'clock the king can gener.
ally be seen on his way TO the riding
school Of christiansborg Castle. either
alone or accompanied By his grand
sons. The king IL still the best horse.
man in the land. and spends an hour
or 80 every day In the horse exercise
and In ~instructing his grandchildren
In the accomplishment. The royal
family dimes, according 10 the con.
tinental fashion, 1t six or half.past
sin O'Clock. The royal dinner consists
generally Of four courses and dessert.
while the king limits himself to one
glass Of ciaret and one Of port wine,
champagne being unknown at the
royal table except on festive occas.
sions.
After dinner conversation Is IN.
dulged in for half an hour or SO. then
NJ half-past nine O'Clock the family as.
scmbIes In the drawing.room for tea
A visit % the stables 10 see that all's
well with the horses. who expect their
lump Of sugar from the royal hand,
Is the next thing that claims the kings
attention, and then flights out about
eleven o'clock. Thus closes the sim.
pie. busy day Of King Christian TX.
No servants watch at bis bedside as
In days OF %old-only his great dog.
which Is his inseparable companion.