Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-05

her comfort or enjoyment she person.
ally inspeCts every detail Of domestic
expenditure and sees that II is reduced
to q minimum, But while careful al
most TO the point Of stngIness In this
respect. she entertains layishly, she
loves ine Lcrses ana carriages for her
daily drives, and her charities are cnor-
uOus.
However, In regard to her charities
as I'm other respects, eX-Quctn Isabella
has her own ideas, She never responds
to any petition for pccuniary assistance,
and rarely adds her name 10 any sub
scrlptions; but she has two weaknesses,
Montrnartre musicians and Latin quar-
ter artists, on whom she will squander
l"r geld IN unlimited quantities, pro-
vilol they he young handsome ana
talented. She herself always iuJees
these Qualities. She has a special le-
ta,hmcrt of secretaries who have no
other duty but to inform her OF new
discoveries among the merltorious 0nd
to report the conduct or those already
under TIE queenly wings.
QUEEN PERSONALLY EXAMINES.
when the secretaries have report Il
faycrably on the subject Of anyone,
tn Tloen sends for the person IN ques-
ton aud ~ uceels to examine ltT. II
L., be hcmely in the royal eyes OF II
gray hair or two gives an impression OK
Premature age Isabella has huh usher
ed on without parley. II, IN the con-
trary. w passes inspection be mtst
then sl down at the piano and interpret
classical Faces ana his own COMPOST
tons, or else produce specimens of hi9
drawing and painting. II the c'-Quecn
approves he Is put down on the list
ana his fJture Is assured wary quar-
ter n check Is sent to him for his cur
rent expenses, and ever after ne IS
supposed to call at fixed intervals ut
the pala!s de Castillo. once IN while,
Isabella gives an entertainment FOR her
proteges and emitting all her usual
society friends, she invites local Latin
quarter or Montmartre bellies to meet
her artists and musicians And It IL
said that the old queen enjoys these
unconventional balls and receptions far
more than she does her staiG court
functions.
LIKES POLICEMEN
, Isabella has another weakness be-
sides artists and musicians, and that
is for policemen, provided they too,
be young and handsome, Isabella is
very particular about her body-guari,
and finds It difficult to I'M its ranks
with men who are both elllcacious and
good-looking She has been known TO
stop her carriage In the Champs Ely
sees TO hail n policeman and invite him
| 60 call nj the Palals dc Castillo If ne
wanted TO enter her royal service, ana
| on one occasion, sitting In her box at
, the opera, she sent one Of her Secre-
tarles up to the peanut gallery to
make similar ovortures to pleasing
young policeman whom she had spied
| through her opera glass. The police
men are naturally compelled to refer
her gracious majesty to the project Of
police and Isabella bears u serious
drudge against Monsieur Lopine for
| the fact that he has never once granted
the transfer Of q man from his STAFF
| to hers,
| IN summer, eX-Qucen Isabella has no
fixed residence, but leases Ter the sea-
| son some historic chateau. one year
II win be on the Riviera, and the next
I'm Normandy or in Tourraine. Last
! summer, she was near Fontainebleau,
where she received her daughter-in-