The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-09
ROYALTY As 81 ESTS.
Queen OF Sandwich Island in England
-German Kaiser at windsor.

Among the many foreign monarchs
who have visited our shores within COM
paratively recent years, says London Tit
Bits, one Of the most amiable and popular
was the late King Of Portugal, of whom the
following story is told:
His Majesty, like his successor, was an
enthusiastic lover OF art. and one Of his
chief pleasures during his visit to England
was to make the acquaintance of our great
painters, with whose names and fame he
was familiar. When Sir Edwin (then Mr.
Landseer was introduced to him his delight
was u~nbounded. -Ah! Mr.. Landseer,' he
exclaimed, as he advanced to greet the
famous animal painter Il am charmed TO
make your acquaintance. ! am so very
fond Of beasts"
Equally well meaning and unfortunate
was the late Shah Of Persia, who, in spite
Of his great amiabliity. rarely Opened his
mouth without putting his foot in it, Once,
when the Duchess of Westminster was
presented to him, he greeted her like an
| old and dear friend. -Ahl' he said, with a
charming bow, Il have often heard Of you.
Your fame has reached ever Teheran.'
Good ~gracious!" exclaimed the lady, aside.
10 a friend, the man thinks 1 am West
minister Abbey" And 50 he dill.
IL was this same monarch who, when
sitting at table one day, between a noble
man and a Lady of high rank, Mortified
them both by first wiping his hands on the
nobleman' 8 coat and then on the lady's
skirts, as if their mission in life was TO play
the role Of animated table napkins. II he
was unconventional at least no fault could
be found with his piety. for he would sud-
denly break of an interview, or vanish
in the middle Of a garden party, with the
announcement Now l am going to pray
Another interesting sovereign h was
among our many royal guests at the time
of the Diamond Jubilee was the sable Queen
Of the Sandwich Islands. Never did a
queen exact more rigid regard for her
dignity. While other monarchs we're only
too glad 20 escape ceremonial as far as
possible, her dusky Majesty declined to
leave her apartments without a soverelgn's
escort OF Life Guards; while she declined
to tread a measure unless she had at least
| one of our Queens sons for partner.
Once she started TO pay a visit To Lord
Tennyson at his home in the Isle OF Wight
accompanied by a retinue of attendants.
Hour after hour passed and still Lord Tenny-
son caught no glimpse OF his royal guest,
for whom he had prepared a sumptuous
throne. At last, when hope had fed and
the hands OF the clock pointed to the witch
Ing DOQr OF nlX0b, IuC GucCil dIIlNcd WNdly
and ~bedraggled, without a single attendant
and without a scrap OF luggage. She had
lost them all on the wayl
Mr.. Firth, the veteran artist, tells an
amusing story OF the Kaiser's first visit
TO England. The young Prussian Prince,
then a mischievous boy Of four, was vastly
interested in the picture OF his %unole's,
the Prince OF Wales's, wedding, which Mr..
Firth was then painting at Windsor. and
nothing would please him but that he too
-L--II a.A m hand in ~ In nrafNfU tho
child the artist gave him a brush and som
| colors and allowed him to daub way at
will at the bottom OF the canvas.
After the Juvenile artist had been at
work a few minutes Mr.. Firth discovered
! to his horror that much Of the paint which
should have been on the canvas had found
| it's vay 10 the young Princes face, which
exhibited most of the colors of the rainbow.
SEEKING a rag and dipping It in turpentine,
Mr.. Firth began to scrub away at the be-
daubed face, while its owner resenting the
| process, set to work on his cleaner with feet
and fists, bowling the while at the top OK
| his voice. At this critical stage the door
was opened and in walked the Crown Primo
| and Princess, at sight OF whom the boy
darted under a table. from which refuge
neither threats nor entreaties could draw
him.
But certainly the most remarkable OF all
our royal visitors was Peter the Great OF
Russia, who spent some months In England
about two centuries ago. Never, surely,
was there a monarch quite so unconyen-
tional as this Gear OF Muscovy" OF whom
Evelyn tells US. At Sayes Court, where a
residence was found for him near the dock
yards, he led the most unroyal OF lives.
He dimes at 10 o'clock and Q at night
Evelyn records, -is very seldom at home a
whole day, very often in the Kings y ard,
or by water, dressed in several dresses
Afavorite exercise was to trundle a wheel"
barrow in the grounds of Sayes Court; he
spent much of his time working in the dock
yard or rowing on the Thames in a dock
yard boat, and when the days work was
done he and his cronies used to resort 10 a
public house in Great Tower street TO smoke
their pipes and drink their beer and brandy.
On one occasion his Majesty forsook the
snug bar parlor and, dressed az a butcher,
attended a masked ball in the Temple.