New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
ALFONSO XIII.
Direct Descendant of Louis XIV
Tisits French Capital
Paris. June 8.

six DAYS in Paris won all hearts by his pleasant.
crank unconventional manners. by the keen in
rerest in all that took place about him. by his
remarkable tact. by the good humor and appro
ortateness Of his remarks and comments. and
bv his unostentatious coolness when the Bar
raIona anarchists bomb exploded few feet
behind his carriage. killing two horses Of the
cuirassier escort. wounding twenty-two persons
near him. manning the two horses harnessed 10
his landau, injuring the body OF the vehicle ana
narrowly missing President Loubet and him
self as they were returning from the gala per
rormance at the Opera This visit TO Paris is
he Trst time that Alfonso XIII has been abroad.
snd il is the first occasion when he has ever
really been beyond the range OF the Queen
Mother Maria Christmas maternal vigilance
Sevsr before has he assumed the initiative IN
,be art Of kingcraft or evinced his own chRrac-
ter ana individuality. The pageants and fes-
ti-ities favored by ideal weather, that took
mace with extraordinary brilliancy, hsve been
described by cable, but the personal incidents
of the King of Spain's visit, which give an In
sight into the young mans character. are worth
noting.
Alfonso XIII is Of tall 1.-the build. with long
lszs and long neck His complexion is some
what saIlow. and he has minute grain de
beaute" = brown beauty spot, or his right chin
His hair is blond and his eyes are Of rich golden
h-oU-n-a sort Of fawn coior-and sparkle WIN
vivacity and intelligence He looks straishlly
and tntently in the eyes of any one to whon ne
sneaks His voice is low and musical His ex-
pression is winning but the profile OF MS lace
discloses an extremely prominent nose ana ne
bss to 2 marked degree the historic protrudins
underlip Of the HapsbUrgs. He has me reg uAai'
white teeth and, without being handsome ne
:. rfgtlz, attractive both in person and in bear
f-- He looks particularly well in the saddle
r,,+ rides with rather short stirrups- He IS an
excellent all round sportsman, and during the
4bree-ouarters OF an hour passed at the Pigeon
shooting Club IN the Bois de Boulosne. he
killed eight birds out of nine. He speaks French
fuentIy, without a trace Of foreign accent ne
also sneak English, Italian and Portuguese oe-
sides his native languages Spanish ana German
4z= is an early riser. During his stay al the
Ministry Of Foreign Affairs he was inTariaoi'
ont of bed az o'clock when ne rang Ior n''
oo-4sa-4iaI valet Georges. and proceeded to eX-
e-oise with elastic straps for FIVE minutes A1's'
this he would plunge into cold BATH ana "ileii
his toilet was completed he would eat nearly
breakfast. consisting OF scrambled eggs peer
steak with potatoes. Strawberries ana cream
ard large cup Of chocolate. After 1hls ne
usually smoked cigarette, and would theI' teie
rrone % Madrid and hold ten minutes con-
versation over the wire win MS iiiOIt
Maria Christina.
,4a~acreristie episode occurred at the receP-
=
,io7 n rbe HoUel de Vile. ". Paul Brousse' the
president Of the Municipal Council OF PARIS Is
-edhot socialist and it is related that IN MS
,-o,,-hfl,l 6avs he visited Spain, where ne re-
-.4,,e5 fcr so7-e months with group OF Barce-
Iona anarchists and, together with three OF ms
coronanfons took active part in soclahs1 ploI
- lfs6ri5 and was sentenced TO death by the
Spanish tribunals. According TO the storS, hS1
,a-e5 bv the "Cri de Paris" and the GIL Bias
Ca@ across
.ha French frontier He afterward entered into
-,o1i-ics At horle and, being man Of marked
sbflirv and 2 good public speaker, became an
influential socialist leader. Last year be was
elected president OF the Municipal Council OF
Paris Il was in this capacity that M fauL
Rrousse AZ the head OF the formidable array OF
rnavors and aldermen Of the French capital and
in presence Of President Loubet. Cabinet Mlh-
+s+a-s and the Spanish Ambassador, welcomed
Alfonso XIII to the Hotel de Vile. During the
collation. one Of the municipal buffers opened
hottie Of champagne so awkwardly that the cork
darred out with Z loud report and hit NJ L@pine
prefect Of police. in the back Of the neck
.'FFelot q bomb exclaimed that Official and the
King President Loubet and NJ Brousse smiled
cornplacently. Il IS a singular coincidence tnat
this happened only twelve hours before the ex-
plosion of the real bomb in the Rue de Roman
King Alfonso seemed delighted and amused 10
NJ
the hand and with grace thanked him for his
magnificent reception. NJ. Brousse then oflereo
his majesty a beautifully enamelled pen holder
and gold pen and requested him to write his
signature in the historic Livre dor, or golden
register Of the Hotel de Vile The King took
the pen. and il bold, angular handwriting
slowly inscribed the name Alfonso ana tnen
dashed off a flourish, representing the Cross OF
Saint George. and in the midst Of this ne wrote
the letter r." The King then put down the
pen and with a pleasant smile expressed 20 NJ
Brousse his gratitude for the sympathetic re-
.eptjon.~ The King and the ex-anarchist thus
parted Oh The best Of terms. after having drunk
each others health in excellent dry champagne.
s-5 -bex bo-h seemed 10 thoroughly appreciate
The hurnor Of the situation
The King and President Loubet were then
driven to the Central Market, where. in the Rue
6e IA Cossonnerie. q triUmphal arch had been
constructed OF products of the market The two
rylons rested upon pyramids of cabbages' car
ro-s caulifovers onions, beets and turnips-
Above this were piles OF hams, calves heads
ducks geese and pigs. all surmounted py cher-
r7es auricots and straw wberries. At one corner Oh
the arch was the figure Of a male cook. dressed
In white traDdishing q gigantic req Iooster' ~s
the o-her corner was the figure of female COOK
holding in her hands enormous goose Inc
10, n The arch was constructed Of masses ot
roses lilies hortensias and azaleas. I ne edlhce
was thirty Yards high and was trimmed Witri
thousands OF lemons and tomatoes, enectiVeiy
producing the Spanish colors, red and yeAo~-
Beneath the arch stood Mile. Jeanne boucne'
who had the day before been elected queen OF
the Haues" Mile Bouche is an exceedingly
coulelv maiden of nineteen. She was coQnet-