The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-06-04

Tucked IN between the land of Spain
and the ocean is the tight little country
Of Portugal, where the people are poor
and don't know It and where happiness
seems TO be the confirmed habit OF the
country. The ruler of this bright little
land Of sunshine. onions, black bread and
divine wines is King Carlos, who has had
less trouble with his job of holding down
q European throne than any one OF the
kingIy college. and while he has a small
army and practically no navy, be gets
perhaps more real pleasure ont OF life
than any monarch Of them ALL In the
first place, King Carlos has what few
kings enjoy, royal good health; he has
beautiful wife who undoubtedly adores
her royal mate. and his children are GER
tainly the finest looking royal scions In
the world. So IL will be seen that the
King and Queen Of Portugal are unusual
royal people. persons whose crowns do
not wear into their majestic brows and
whose thrones are not searched every
evening lest some conspirator should have
placed an internal machine beneath the
royal supper table.
Carlos i. OF Portugal assembled the
throne in 1889 and had married a Bour-
bon princess, Marie Amelie. a daughter
OF the Count of Paris three years before
Thus the princes of the blood Of Louis
NV. OF France still sit on an European
throne, although their native France has
embraced republicanism for oil time to
como. Moreover, the palace of King Car
los In noted as the most beautiful In the
world, for the royal chateau at Quelus
was described by the poet Southey as
the most charming region ON the face Of
the globe. Our illustration shows q mass
OF architectural beauties that for its
oriental type could not well be excelled.
The original design was made by the
Moors, and all the beauties OF the Al
hambra, SO praised by Washington Irving.
can be found at Pena Castle. In Cintra.
royalties
How the King Won Ills People.
Don Carlos !. appeals to the people as
4 good king. II Is felt that he under
Etands the business Of a king thoroughly
and nat he worthily leads and represents
his people. Though portly in figure. he
has all the bearings which the people like
to Sc In their sovereign. He is of that
middle-height which Is found throughout
the families descended from the Coburgs;
that leaves him still, an advantage over
most OF his people. for the Portuguese
are not,renowned for tall men,
As q matter OF fact, the King has
hardly a drop OF Portuguese blood In bis
veins; yet the curious thing Is that, apart
from height and figure. he looks Fortn'
guese. His smile is the smile you may
meet any day In his country, from duke 70
peasant; his ways are the courtly, pune
tilious, yet proud ways that distinguish
the Portuguese aristocrat everywhere, and
he Is fond of bis people and shares their
patriotism for Portugal
What the Queen IL Like.
In this respect Queen Amelie is Ike
him. Although a French woman. born at
during the exile OF the
Comte de Paris, her father. she. too. has
gone the right way to get to the heart
OF the Portuguese people, by using her
influence townrd the reformation OF their
country in fields which are usually left
to women
II Is conventional to say that all queens
are charming and accomplished, but 1t Is
no conventional compliment when applied
to Queen Amelie. She Is a woman OF
many parts and Of many interests. Like
her husband. she cares for sport, and like
him. too, she has q great reputation for
personal bravery. A few years ago she
won d medal for saving the lives of two
children from drowning In the Tagus. Her
Majesty is a strong swimmer, and seeing
the children in peril. plunged into the
river and rescued them. She is also q
skilled eoucstrienne-Iikc the ladies' OF her |
'amily generally-und q brilliant CONVEX |
= tionalist, with all the wit and esprit |
hat seem indigenous to her native |
France.
II Is his well-known sporting tastes. /
However, that especially endears Don |
CARLOS to the English people he is
.ood, all-around sportsman, with special
'assion for yachting and shooting. His /
mSition Is TO make Monte Carlo give
Eay to Lisbon as the pigeon-shootinS cen
er Of Europe. His prowess with the re-
oliver is too well known to need repett-
Ion, but 1t may not be so generally real
led that the Portuguese monarch was at
ne time an active supporter OF the bull
Ing.
Before his marriage Don Carlos was
end Of the excitement Of the bull ring.
which, incogDito, be would take active
art In Portuguese bull lighting neither
u!ls nor horses are killed. and to prevent
be possibility Of a bull goring q horse.
Is horns are covered with padded guards
me element OF danger which is present
the Spanish merhod is thus removed
'oW the king is nothing II not brave, and