Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-30
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for Don Alfonso and Spain, the charm
ing little princess has recently given
eloquent proof by sending 10 the Inter-
national Exhibition Of Postcards, organ
ICED here for the benefit Of the poor, a
postcard on which she herself had writ
ten the following, MY mother tells
me that by writing few words on this
card ] can contribute towards helping
some unfortunate person. with all my
heart write; God protect Spain, my
real iatherland, and my dearest cousin
Alfonso XIII, Pillar"
| have hitherto only spoken Of the
mother Of the little princess without
mentioning her father, As | should not
like this silence to be interpreted un-
fayorably towards the latter | hasten
10 say that Prince Ferdinand Of Ba-
varia Is a model husband. besides being
an eminent physician who attends the
poor gratuitously and has published
works highly praised in the scientific
world. by way of diversion he PLAYS
the violin as a professional every night
I'm the Munich orchestra.
4 journal Of Madrid has recalled
some curious anecdotes concerning
this prince. When Prince Louis Fer
dinand came here TO marry the lnflnta
Dona PaG. he was about % years Of age,
tall, strong and rcputcd to possess a
most formidable appetite, Indeed II
soon became known that, on one oc-
Casion when he dined, he ate. unassst-
ed. no less than pair " turkeys,
which, as he had only a very slight
knowledge Of Spanish, he modestly
called pajaritos 0ittlc brdsD, Wen
then, as he soon made himself popular,
thanks to his amiahle and gentle char
acter every time that he went to the
bull-ring and showed himself In his
box the people rose en- masse and IA
military cried: Has your Royal High
ness digested those little BIRDS II
may be easily imagined that this little
incident always excited tremendous
laughter I'm which the prince, FAR from
being offended, most heartily Joined.
The following anecdotc is equally curl
Gus,
Some days after their wedding, the
prince and the lnfanta Pa2 prepared to
depart for Munich where they intended
TO reside When the moment arrived
for taking leave Of his new relatives
and the high dignitaries Of the court
the prince, who was very fond Of his
wife, also bade adleu to the prime min
Ister Senior Canovas del Castillo, and
shaking him warmly by the hand he
observed contentedly. 81 am going away
well satisfied because | take with me
the rarest pearl Of the Spanish royal
family
Senior Canovas, who at that time had
some reason to complain of the royal
family, and was, moreover often shock
ingly blunt, had the boldnoss to reply:
"Oh. your royal highnessl what pity
It IL that YOU can only take one pearl
with you and not the whole noCkacei'
The mobiles, standing round, grew pale
with anger at hearing this audacious
exclamation, but the prince merely
smiled pacIhcally
But to return 10 the principal theme
Of this article, Il may well be observed
that II this marriage between Don Al
fonso and the little princess Of Bavaria
really takes place It will greatly inllu-
ence the projects OF Dona Maria Chris
tina regarding her own future, Every
body I'm Spain knows that King Alfonso
las well as the immense majority Of
the peolpe) II displeaScd that the queen
mother should persist In her desire to
exercise her influence In AN the most
important state affairs, and although
Dona Maria Christina Is aware Of this.
yet she obstlnatcly refuses TO stop med
ding, and II the king and the public
are tolerant with her " is because they
believe that the queen will retire 70
private life ana leave Spain to Itself !
when Don Alfonso gets married, for |
her position In the palace would become |
the day ON which another |
woman appeared az the true queen.
But. you see, the situation would not |
be 80 embarrassing II the new queen !
were TO be Dona Pillar who loves her |
aunt Christina so much mat she would /
allow her 20 do anything she liked |
It may be safely affirmed !,
nat If the plans attributed % The queen |
mother are successful she will have at |
.alned double end that Is, by marry
Ing Don Alfonso 10 a woman Of her |
,wn selection and by continuing, as
ong as she pleased, 10 be more queen |
i,an her dHIghter-ln-law,
MARIE RIOS.