Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-23

The little maid much objects to being
still. and her father has to resort to
some very unkinglike antics to keep
her quiet. He usually ends by pre-
tending to be lear on the floor, and
when this fails he gives her biscuits,
much TO the disgust of Miss Dickens,
who holds that regular meals and
nothing between are necessary to
good hea---.
The king and queen go out nearly
every afternoon, but are always in by
dark for what they call the Chill
dren's hour" Tea and cakes are
served in the snug boudoir of her
majesty, and servants retire, the
queen takes possession of the baby,
and the king proceeds to play with
Yolanda. First she has her tea, and
when her little inner man is full, she
says, papa, papa, play" and literally
throws herself on him. Once she
was late, came in with a rush, and
precipitated herself on the back of a
man whom she saw in her fathers
accustomed place. He gave a gasp,
turning to her a face she had never
seen before, while the queen, hor-
rlned, was trying to reach her in
time. "Yolanda," said her mother,
say, | am sorry" 81 am not sorry,
ugly man." lisped the little imp, $50
away, go away!" She was herself
made to go away, and Queen Elena,
crimson OF face, could only hope that
the visitor, stiff old bachelor, did
not understand the bays way of
speaking.
The picture OF the king and queen
at an unpretentious little table with
Princess Yolanda in a high chair be-
tween them, as presented to the i'm
agination of the Italian people, has
more than little direct political
effect. The Italian people are at
heart republicans as much as the
English or Americans, but as a
monarchy seemed the best thing at
the time of the unity they consented
to it, and have maintained it ever
since, just because the sovereign is
more of a president than a king, and
the actual political power is in the
hands of the people. Too great
condescension on the part of the
monarch would in all probabil. "
bring about a revolution in time.
whereas the remarkable democratic
tendencies of the present king and
queen take the wind out of the sails
of those who want Italy to be a re-
public in form as well as in Sub
stance.
Queen Elena's homely tastes have
had another effect, too. There is no
doubt about it, she was unpopular
when she came so Unexpectedly to
the throne. She was not so beauti-
fully, stately and queenly as Queen
Margherita; she came from the little
principality of Montenegro, with a
total population rather less than the
city of Washington, D, c., whereas
the proud Italians had yearned for a
matrimonial alliance with one of the
great powers; she was a Slav,
educated in st. Petersburg, and with
pronounced Russian tendencies,
whereas the Italians are not over
fond of Russia, and, furthermore, she
was scarcely able to speak the
Italian language when she came to
the country as its crown princess.
The great ladies of Roman society,
descendants of families that were
princely before Montenegro was ever
heard of, used to sniff at her openly,
and make all sorts of fun at her be-
hind her back
But Queen Elena's simplicity was
backed by lot of shrewdness and a
rather vigorous temper, and the re-
suit has been that she has not only
captured the hearts of the poorer
folks, but has at last won the battle
with most of the aristocracy. The
queen is a sympat hetic and friendly
hostess, often taking her women
visitors by the hand, seating them
beside her on sofa and chatting
about children and other domestic
topics as eagerly as if she were not
wearing metaphorically, crown.
She is stanchly loyal to little
Montenegro, and has even set apart a
small room in the Quirinal for a
kitchen devoted solely to Monte
negrin dishes. She imported two
cooks from her fatherland and takes
delight in preparing with their as
sistance native dishes, of which the
king dutifully processes to be fond.
She is devoted to flowers, too, and
has had all manner of favorite posies
transported from Montenegro and
cultivated with much difficulty in the
softer Italian air. Although she has
not the grand manner of her mother
in-law, she has learned to make her
public appearance fairly impressive.
But she cares much less for such
things than to run away with his
majesty on a motor car, and without
an escort, and roam about the
country unrecognized. Their adven-
lures in this guise would fill a book,
and on several OCCASIONS the king has
had to avow his identity and prove it
by Gaming attention to his likeness
on a coin.
Only one real shadow falls on the
happy pair. The Salic law holds in