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The Very Queer Uses the Eccen'
trjc Old Lady Makes Of Her
Enormous Wealth
.sONINATES HER GRANDSON.
y,r., for King Of Spain-Only Feel
Ipg They Have ia Common is
Hatred Of Americans
s..,l.l corresponicncc.

s,scal Correspondence
a. ARls, Feb. 23-Though fallen
from power and living in exile
FOR s. years. cX-Queen Isa-
bella Of Spain still keeps up the
.,mblanca Of court IN Paris, and sur
rouods herself with chamberlains' and
secretaries, and gentlemen of the royal
household to say nothing of courtiers
and petty officials Of all descriptions
A, her bI-monthly leyees, she receives
a, a reIgning queen at her residence,
,he PALMS de Castillo IN the Avenue
K'ebsr-and nothing In the world could
induce her to return o call she even
rpsbes her deluson Of power to the
evtent of comforting decorations ON her
fayorItes. and as she Is too disniiied an
old lady 10 invent decorations OF her
own she confcrs authentic Spanish de-
coratons. which only the ruling mon
orrh is supposed to have within his
jurisdiction, and which she calmly re-
fers 10 the Spanish legation In Paris
for confirmation,
several hundred such appointments
are made each year by her causing un-
told trlbuatuns to the spanish am
bassador, the Marquis del Mum, an old
frers Of Isabella, whom he does not
Ike to disoblge, while ut the same
time he is compelled to respect the
authc ity Of his young liege lord, Al
phonso Kill But Alphonso, while
brought up to consider his royal grand
mama as a holy horror, is nevertheless
lndulgent towards her, and, prompted
By del Mum, generally confirms a limit
Il number Of decorations for her.
NEUTRAL GROUND.
The ex-Queens salon Is one Of the
few neutral grounds IN Paris where
representatives Of the uncompromising
'aRclenne nobesse' OF France, meet
members Of the Republican set in So
tIety Isabella has never been official
" recognized by "A French president,
and has never been received at the
Elysee-the French White House-and
10 the hope Of improving her relations
Fome day, she has formed q close in
timacy with Madame de Saint-Prix,
Loubet's daughter,
President Loubt, for himself, has re-
lained his simple country tastes, but
his wife has social ambitions. When
Loubet was elected president Of the
senate, which was the first step towards
the presidency Of France, Madame Lou
bel devoted two solid months to q
study Of the French peerage and pro-
locoaTy laws, The latter have beer
most useful to her. but she has never
peen able to proit by her knowledge
OF The former, and that Is her greatest
cross IN life, wherefore It Is just pos,
sloe that the ruse Of the old ex-queer
may succeed, and that through the good
uaces OF Madame de Saint Prix, sec.
ohded by Madam Loubet, Isabella may
zone DAY lind diplomatic relations es.
nnoushed between the Elysee and the
Palace Of Castillo.
Vaolnet minister's have followed IN,
eaa OF their chief, and have never
vaNed officially on Isabella, but Their
yves are sometimes glad to call, ant
were Is not an aspirant or a has beer
VI the political world who does NO
s,rH admission to the queens court
tuele ana Isabella receives them al
" view OF the tact that they may som,
yay come TO power and will not forge
nDL AS for the French aristocracy
y cannot aitorl Ia slight "A Bourbon
a ~seYer little 1t may approve Of the ole
Siren and her mode Of life. And thu.
wy mat the Republican element stan /,
\, ISABELLA leyces elbow to elbow win
g p,s and marQuises such as the d,
Hmnahs de Ia Dochefouchaulds, d,
ireinuhes de Luynes and other prince
" houses Of France.
IN spite Of her great age-she was Il
e ., h,I last bIthday-Isabella leads .
,G,stpatduvely active life. Colossal,
tsnl Shc nevertheless believes in house
to.u economy aud while not stlntln.
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