The Washington herald., 1907-05-12

Madrid. May 1.-THE arrival of the royal
heir yesterday will cause a great
clearing out OF the palace. Prince Charles
OF Bourbon. the father of the recent heir
presumpdve, who welded the Kings elder
sister. viii have 10 leave with his children
and take up another residence. Prince
Ferdinand Of Bavaria and his wife. the
Kings second sister. VIII have TO follow
suit It is even said that the Queen
mother Will be required by Spanish eti-
quette TO reside elsewhere, and gossip has
il thar she will go for a long visit to her
old home in Vienna.
Heirs First Day Strenuous.
Since it is a requirement that the chris
tening shall take place as soon after birth
as possible. this ceremony usually is held
only four or i've days after birth.> 1t
takes place in the chapel of the royal pal
ace.
After that the seven great orders OF
knighthood viii be conferred on the royal
mite During the progress Of the whole
ceremony, il goes without saying, the IN
fant is supposed to conduct himself or
herself with the utmost dignity. But
there have been occasions when this was
a supposition contrary TO fact
From the time OF his birth the night
hours OF this speck of royalty viii be
guarded by the 8lonteros de Espinosa.
These are members of the old family
born within the walled town Of Espinosa,
and for centuries il has been their privi-
Iege TO watch over the slumbers Of Span
ish royalty. They keep watch in the
room next 10 that in which royalty Is
sleeping and none may disturb its slum-
bers wtihout convincing the gentlemen Of
Espinosa that there is mighty good
reason.
in the midst of the rejoicing over the
advent of an heir to the throne many
Spaniards recall how narrowly the King
and Queen escaped death on their we'd
ding day. As they were nearing the
royal palace that afternoon, from the
Church of San Jeronimo del Real. where
they had been married three hours pre-
Niousiy, a bomb was thrown at thefE car
riage. It exploded close to the royal
coach, blowing the horses to pisces, kill
ing sixteen persons, and injurlng many
others. But the carriage and its occu-
pants were unhurt.
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria were
greatly agitated. but behaved with the ut
most courage. They were quickly helped
into another carriage, and the procession
Ntas resumed. Many arrests Of suspected
persons were made. IT was said that the
bomb had been concealed in huge bou-
ouet carried by Manuel Duran, Catstlo-
rian. who was arrested as the leader OF
tAe ConspiratOrs.
Royal Wedding Recalled.
queen Victoria of Spain was Princess
6.a
fore her marriage TO King Alfonso, May
q, 1906 She was the favorite granddaugh-
ter of Queen Victoria of England, and
was popular at the British court, where
she was known as Princess Ena.
Royal splendor attended the wedding Of
King Alfonso and Princess Ena in the
Church Of San Jeronimo el Real in Mad
rid. Members Of Europe's royal houses
and special ENJOYS Of nations in all parts
Of the world We're present, and after the
ceremony crowds in the streets cheered
Victoria, Queen Of Spain"
President Roosevelt sent q special en-
voy, Frederick W. Whiridge, bearing an
autograph letter of congratulauon upon
the event. The wedding presents were
many and valuable and included the Villa
MOuriscoL where King Alfonso first LAID
siege to the heart of Princess Ena. The
English residents of Madrid We'd with
the Spaniards in giving presents.
Since her marriage Queen Victoria has
succeeded in making herself popular with
the Spanish people and has lived a happy
life with the King. They visited England
ard Scotland last autumn.
There was much excitement in Spain
when il was announced, last winter, that
an heir TO the throne was expected, and
the people have been on the tiptOe of ex-
peCtanCy since. This increased last
month. when It was reported the event
was imminent
Interest was also aroused all over Eu-
rope and even in America. and many val
liable gifts for the royal outfit began 10
reach Madrid from other ruling houses. |
Baby's Elaborate Outfit.
Concerning the preparations made for
the reception of the heir the following
statement was sent out from Madrid in
February:
'The baby's cradle will be the one in |
which Alfonso XII slept. It rests on four
Corinthian columns and is surmounted by
TWO pillars. bearing the royal crown of
Spain. These pillars support curtains of
old Brussels lace. The coverings Of the
little bed are hand-embroldered, some
with garlands of rosebuds, and Others
with butterflies IN white silk
According TO King Alfonso's desire, all
tie baby clothes are Of Spanish make, the
majority being products of the marvellous
and painstaking industry of Spanish nuns.
Scores Of charming little garments of the
finest silk. flannel, and nainsOok. trimmed
with lace and raised embroidery, are be
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relief and are adorned with satin ribbons
of white and pale rose pink.
queen Victoria Eugenie has shown a
preference for Valenciennes lace and
broderle anglaise- Many trimmings used
are of priceless old meChlin lace which
has been in the possession of the Spanish
royal family since the days of Ferdinand
VII.
THE christening robe was made by
Madrid firm. II is lavishly adorned with
Irish lace"
In March it was announced that the
Pope had accepted an invitation to be
godfather OF The child. Il was also re-
ported that the Pope had decided to send
a golden rose to Queen Victoria on the
occasion Of the birth. 1t has been the
practice since 1856 when Queen JOanRe.
of Naples. received the golden rose from
Urban y, for the Pope TO send a golden
rose yearly, as mark Of the greatest dis /
tinctiOn. TO tbs sovereign who has per
formed in the year the most piOus deeds
for the Catholic Church
Nuns Work on Layette.
Twenty Madrid converts We're busy pre-
pairing the OUTFIT The Sisters of Mercy
made six dozen chemisertes. exquisiteIy en-
bToidered and trimmed with Valeneienne
lace. The Sisters OF the Sacred Heart