Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-13

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collection of carriages Of state are assigned
to his use. The one in which he usually
rides is perhaps the most artistic in Europe,
being made Of mahogany, ornamented with
heavily chased bronze. and painted with
exquisite taste by artists of the seventeenth
century.
In London the other day we saw the car
riage in which the kings and queens of
England are in the habit of driving to their
cOronations, and to the opening of parma
ment 1t is considered a very fine affair,
but is clumsy and common compared with
the exquisite vehicles that are used by the
kings of Spain.
The other carriage assigned to the use of
his majesty Is veneered throughout with
tortoise shell and gold and lined with white
velvet embroidered in gold The king al
Why's rides alone, but his carriage Is sur
rounded by a bodyguard composed of the
grandees of SPAIN who attend him for the
protection of his life as well an hon
orary escort at all functions. When he sits
upon the throne there are two at either side
with drawn swords. This is not an I'M
usual custom. The King of England has
similar guard, known gentlemen-at-
arms. When King Alfonso goes to the
opening of the cortes four heralds IN me-
diaeval costumes precede him, bearing maces
as his symbols of authority, and when he
enters the chamber of deputies they walk
in front of him to proclaim his presence.
Popularity Of the Princess Eulalie.
In the official professions his mother fol-
lows his empty carriage, then his two sis
ters and his two aunts, each having car
rage Of her own. The husband of the
Princess of Asturias, his eldest sister, can
accompany his wife, but cannot sit upon
the same seat with her. He must ride with
his back to the horses, for he does not
equal her in rank.
At the opening of the last parliament the
Princess Eulalie, who created such sensa-
ton in Chicago during the world s fair, ap-
peared In the royal procession for the first
time in many years, and was greeted with
tremendous enthusiasm by the people upon
the streets The masses are very fond of
her. She received more honors even imam
the king, and the crowds of admirers
around her were so great that the ponce
had to drive them away. She enjoyed this
demonstration immensely. She bowed and
smiled waved her handkerchief and kissed
her fingers to the crowd until they We're
fairly bewitched, and after. the ceremonies
in the chamber of deputies were over and
the royal family reappeared upon the por-
tico her name instead Of the kings was
upon every lip. One would have supposed
that she had performed some great service
TO the state instead of being simply
wicked and winning little woman.
"Crazy James, Carriage.
collection is an enormous great affair made
of the blacklist kind of ebony, covered with
exquisite carving, but without the slightest
color or relief. The inside is upholstered in
black satin; the box covering is of black
broadcloth, with long fringe, like that of a
hearse and the harness that goes with it
has black buckles This most elaborate but
funereal affair is said to have belonged to
that extraordinary woman, Juanna de Loca
(Jane the Lunatic), Familiarity known in
Spanish literature as Crazy Jane" told
you something about her few days ago.
She the daughter of Ferdinand and
Isabella and the sister of Catherine of Ara
gon, who was the wife of Henry VIII. She
was the mother of the great Emperor
Charles V. and her husband was Philip
1.-The Handsome of Austria, famous for his
personal beauty and his love affairs. Ho
called her 1.-The queen of earthly queens,
and is said from experience to have gained
Il thorough knowledge of the feminine char
acter.
Some writer's say that she lost her reason
at the birth of Ferdinand afterward En-
peror of Germany, the younger brother of
Charles V, who was born before she showed
signs of insanity. Other accounts say that
she went crazy from jealousy of her hus-
band. Still others believe that it was hered-
Itary, for several of her ancestors were out
of their minds, and although Charles was
born before hers gave way, he developed
morbid decisions in the latter part of his
life. abdicated his throne, power and re-
tired to the SeCluSlOn OF a convent Thllp
II, his son, and the grandson of Juanna,
was undoubtedly insane. No one can read
the most considerate history of his reign
without becoming convinced that his mind
was abnormal.
AS l told you the other day, Queen Crazy |
Jane used to carry the body of her hus- |
band about with her from palace to palace |
while she was travelling over her realm, !
ard, according to the guide books, this is |
the carriage that bore it, although some |
people insist that it was built in the seven |
tenth century, seventy-five years behind |
her time, for funeral purposes. The in |
terror arrangement, however, shows that 1t |
must have been planned for some unusual |
purpose, and confirms the popular theory. |
1t is now used only at funerals, and is
sometimes sent empty to follow hearSeS |
that contain the bodies of members of the !
royal family, ministers of state dukes and |
duchesses and men whose memory the king |
delights to honor. 1t is the custom in |
Spain to send an empty carriage to a |
funeral instead of going yourself, and those |
who wish to pay the highest tribute to the |
dead follow the hearse on foot and let their |
empty carriage come after them to the |
cemetery, SO that they can ride home in 1t. |
There are all sorts of other carriages in |
this great collection One gorgeous affair |
belongs to eX-Queen Isabella II, who used |
to ride about in it through the streets OF |
Madrid. 1t is as gay as circus chariot, |
but Isabella liked that sort of thing, and |
the people admired her taste. A dainty, |
tasteful little brougham, which has not |
been used for twenty-five years, belonged |
to the young Queen Mercedes, the girl bride |
of Alfonso XII. 1t was wedding present |
from her father, the Duke of Montpensier, |
with a pair of chestnut horses.
There are several degrees Of state car |
riages, all having uses regulated by the eti- |
quette Of the court, and they can only be |
used by persons of certain rank. This one |
is exclusively for dukes or ambassadors; |
the other for ministers plenipotentiary or |
ordinary counts, while still humber We |
hicles are reserved for secretaries of lega- |
ton, attaches and military and naval OFF, |
GERS about the court.