New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-21
A QUEENS PEQUEST.
Elizabeth Begs To Be Spared from
MSS. Which OUerscheIm Her.


stting their manuscripts TO her for criticism
- advice. The Queen declares IN the letter that
-hnuzh working from o'clock in the morning
I'll an advanced hour OF the night, find my
sf unable to discharge ell the tasks that do
live upon me in my capacity as sovereign
,snsnthropist and q woman OF letters"
n seems that since it has become known that
| ,.srary and poetic talent constitute the surest
-osd her favor, ard TO her good WILL thousands
a people who imagine that they are particularly
e,led authors and as bards. have been sending
be- their manuscripts. with entreaties that she
would give them the benefit OF her advice and
r4tc4sn. hoping probably that she might be
-sved by their lucubrations to invite them to
Bucharest TO form part Of her literary circle and
4, her intimate encourage. satisfied even If they
oud obtain from her some autograph acknovJedg-
rent and words OF kindly encouragement so as
70 Re able to pride themselves on being IN CORE
spondence with a flllhedged queen
Dfhdence and modesty are among writer's
| nd poets. Indeed, the greater the nediocrity in
us respect, the more arrant the conceit and thus
is that poor Carmen Sylvia - the name by which
he Queen Of Rumania loves 10 call herself has
hen literally overwhelmed with manuscripts Of
men. and especially OF women, who anxious
70 fill the role occupied for a time in the
fntouraEe OF the Queen by Mile Helen Vacarescu
who uutii her summary dismissal by King Charles
exercised a considerable influence over her royal
mistress by addressing to her verses of the most
fantastic alteration. spends the remainder of the
uprrued gaze, 10 catch the words of poetry and
q wisdom that fell from the lips of Carmen
sylvia"
Those were n the days when Queen Elizabeth
was so eccentric that it became necessary for her
20 leave RUmaria and remain for couple of
years in The strictest kind of secluson. under the
care Of specialists in one Of the German chateaus
OF her brother the Prince of WED, measures
being taken 10 prevent her from holding any COM
uunication with her former maid of honor.
though stu somewhat odd. the Queen has now
faIy recovered her reason and while she still re-
mains as prolific with her pen and ready to
vTte e cry hing from magazine articles to TRACE
i 6ss ana from aphorisms 10 poems, yet she is no
longer 50 easy a mark for designing people as in
daFs OF Eore- She has seen through the object of
those who send her their manuscripts and that is
Why she has Just issued the extraordinary circular
from which have quoted extracts above
i is Only tair To add that II Carmen sylvia"
has written much that is foolish and little
that Will last, she has atoned for il by the
phisnihrQfic work that can be placed to her
credit in Rumania. Many charitable institutions
owe their creation and foundation to her untiring
EFFORTS IN behalf OF the suffering and the poor,
these Institutions VIII remain as noble memorials
20 her name as Queen long after her literary
works IS Carmen sylvia have passed into an
oblivion that cannot be described as altogether I'M
kindly.
PRINCE DEL DRAGOs DOUBLE
Prince Giovanni del Drago. who is SO well known
IN America where he has been engaged in various
business enterprises for number of years. has
lsl succeeded in running TO earth in Paris an in
cFleual = no for some time past has been making
us7 both oI his name and title for. purposes of
fraud and who, Don Giovanni del Drago man
sEed 70 get himself received and entertained by
al sorts Of prominent people in England, Germany
tnd France. notably by Empress Eugene. who
hsd him stay with her for several days N Farm
eroUEh. her country place in the South of Eng
zai, by the Due de MGssa, the Due de BrogIie
ial BY The Prince de Wagram. at Paris and by
lie Prince Of Pless and other great mobiles in Ger
rlany, as well as by the reigning house Of Ba-
Fsra- II : understood even that he obtained a
large sum o. money from the Empress Eugene.
That the latter. who IS VIGOROUSLY close listed
should have opened her purse strings TO one whom
Fhe believed TO be the authentic Giovanni del
Drag3 is hot astonishing. For the real Simon Pure
is grandson OF old Queen Christine Of Spain,
mother Of the late Queen Isa bella. and Eugene,
as Young girl. owed much to Christine. whose
mad Of honor she became soon she was old
enough Indeed. there many who believe that
Augenie and her sister. the Duchess Of Alba
grandmother Of the present Duke. were in reality
he children OF Queen Christine, born prior TO her
marriage 70 King Ferdinand. the issue a
moTEa1auc union with young English artist.
Certain il that the Bourbon traits are far more
strongly marked in the fsaIu ef Eugene than in
those Of any other members of he House of Bour-
bon. save Don Carlos and his daughters. and that
Ehs mas far more in common alike in profile. in
carriage and IN certain traits Of character with
Queen Christine than with her alleged mother, the
Old Countess de Monti,o. The latter Grand
Mistress Of the Household Christine. her most
Stirnate cunndante. and, according to version,
rErely the foster mother Of Eugene and OF the
Daehess Of Alba both Of whom were born more
than two years after the late on which official
records show that the Count de Montijo d.ed.
swINDLED EMPRESS EUGENE.
Il recall this well known story, which is IA
~.7e rF
court in Europe. fl is explain why a lady Of
h1cA VIGOROUSLY thrifty propens!ties as Eugene
tAouio have opened her lursestrings 10 one whom
ms 5eleVed 10 be Don Giovanni del Drago, the
grandson OF Queen Christina and therefore per-
haps her nephew. For the real Don Clio
Fsnni Gel Dragos mother was a daughter of
queen Christina by marriage which she con-
usc'ec after the death of King Ferdinand with
ne g1ardsman Munoz, WHOM she had raised
son the rank Of a private in the army TO that
a captain general or field marshal besides
Hatstlag him with the title OF Duke Of Rian-
Ees Queen Christina had several children by
as marriage with the handsome Munoz. and one
9 them, = daughter married Prince Philip del
1ago. father Of our friend. Don Giovanni
The Del Drag0s are a very ancient family of the
Roman palric:ate. being descended from a GER
an Ro6oIfe do Dragonibus. who ived in the
'0e-tt1 century Until about eighty years ago
ne De- Dragos were content with tle title of
a5rQuis 6ut were advanced TO the rank OF prince
& la2
eaeer Christina should have left an enormous
'1luae bat n her death her affairs were iound IN
y terribly tangled a condition that many years
eIzea before order evolved from the ehaos.
'aa iaeH the discovery was made that che extor-
innate fees of the lawyers engaged on the case had
"s-o"ee up a considerable portion Of the piop-
NY Subsequently there We're lawsuits among tie
'lols aers, although Queen Isabella very gel
.oasly reuoUnced the share to which she en-
20 in favor Of her half sister. the late Princess
W.. I'll. al flaf be laff f,nf L.