New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-10

tain sort of unconscious majesty and royal dig
nifty, which even in 1868 and 1859 when, owing to
the presence Of the Infamous Marfori in her en-
tourage Napoleon III, the score Of propriety
felt himself forced keep her aloof from his shady
court after her arrival exile IN France so
impressed Eugene that during her interviews with
her the Empress seemed to forget her own RANK
and acted and spoke if she were still one Of
Isabella's maids of honor
Much indulgence shoUld be accorded 20 Queen
Isabella in writing the record OF her career. For
she labored all her life long urder the disadvan-
tases Of having grown up under the care. ard
with the example before her eyes, e her mother.
old Queen Christina. one of the BourbOns OF
Naples. and probably the most shame.essly dc
PRAYED and wicked woman that ever occupied a
European throne during the nineteenth century
The court OF Madrid in those days was renowned
for its pro6igacy. But Queen Christmas behavior
finally became more than even her courters and
the people around her could afford to tolerate. and
she was driven into exile along with her favorte.
the ex-guardsman G.unOz, whom she had raised
from the rank of common soldier TO the highest
Offices in the army ard in the state, solely on ac-
of his good looks.
No attempt was made to preserve the chllchood
or the young girlhood Of Isabella free from demor-
alizng influences. In fact, there were those VINO
considered It be to their interests to enoeaNor 10
corrupt her mind. And then her unfortunate mar
riags to man whom she neither loved nor re-
also in mind contributed also 10 render her reck-
less 1t is unnecessary here to relate anew the
shameful story of this marriage into which she was
forced on her sixteenth birthday in the firm cohVlc
ton that It would remain childless. and thus enaoe
the crown to pass to her younger sister. married
TO the French Duke de Montpensier. These ex-
pectations were not, however. realized Queen lsa-
bella gave birth to n large NUMBER Oh 'Au'ei''
several of which died in infancy, and on each &C
casion that she became I mother her brother-ih-
rf-hn IN n
variably showed herself both kind and generous
circulated stories TO the effect that the child was
not the offspring of her husband. but OF TINS or o.
that Of her favorites Thus IL was TO the DUKE us
Nontpensier that the Infanta Isabella. WHO" %
the Count Girgenu owed the nickname OF ths
herring girl" which chung to her Ter many yea.
after she had grown up. and that originated III
the construction placed by Montpensier upon tne
tokens OF good Will bestowed by queen lsaoei'a
upon a young fisherman who had aIddcteu No'
notice while at the sea baths during the year pre-
vous to the birth of the princess. Again II was
the duke who openly ascrbed the paternity OF 'ne
late King Alfonso to Marshal SerranO III laC''
Montpensier lost no opportunity Oh Cit
stories affecting the honor and the reputation Oh
the sister-in-law who was not only his Queen but
also his benefactor.
7. ,-,s no rrbo nIaved leading part In the rev.
olution which resulted in her abdication ana eXie
in 1865 in the vain hope or Delns eleo'ed "
Cortes 10 succeed her on the throhe- huI VIZ
the Standards were unwilling TO put up any us
with Isabella they were much too Disguised oy tne
80 tarotif,aa which had characterized the IN
trir7,ea Of the duke against her to permit MN ~
have any voice in TIE government OF the NAHUM
-, trn time that she abandoned her throne
thlrtv-six years ago. Queen Isabella h'ed aoio'u,
making her home in Paris. where she purchased
the palace built by the Russian millionaire Basiiew
ext near the Arc de Trionphe. and converted II
,pto n thoroughly regal abode. her summers Delns
usually spent at some chateau III 'he He's
hood Of the capital. which she hired TOT 'He Se'9
Onlv once did she return to Spain namely curing
no. sons lifetime. and then he was torcea 10 aSN
ba- 20 leave the kingdom. owing to the iact tha'
the opponents OF his government ehueaNO'eu -
take advantage OF her presence ana OF heI eOOu
nature to make capital against the aGiili.iS''
H. Grandson. the present King. has. IN conse-
oro-ca been n stranger 20 her For, although she
vas anxious 10 visit Spain during his minority I'l
,bo purnose Of seeing him. it was consldered al
Madrid that her stay in the kingdom would the'ey
contribute to increase the difficulties or the foreign
horn Queen Regent and incidentally TO Impair the
"a fety OF the throne.
an she was always treated with the utmost dis
tnction and honor while abroad by the Spanish
court and government which latter repeatedly palo
the heavy debts which she incurred. owing I" He'
sxcses,ve generosity and her inability 10 compre-
he'd the value 81 money. She was on eXce!Ieht
t.r-,- with the French republican government In
fact she always manifested a good deaI OF con-
adenc. in republicans. for President drevy was
in charge OF her legal interests IN Franco uh' ne
becoune Chief Magistrate. while Senior SalIneroh
the Spanish Republican leader was LOT many years
her local representative south Of the Pyrenees-
No member Of the Spanish royal family. and. IN
deed no foreign monarch OF scion OF any OF the
refpnjnr houses Of Europe ever passed through
Paris without visiting her. while the Spanish En-
bassy on the banks OF the Seine was in every thln
save IN political questions. at her service Her
busbard from whom she had been separated after
her arrival in France but with whom she main
tained friendly relations died two or three years
ago. MAhC9C4oE LIZ fO-> Ai-->OA'