Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-04
KISS
CHILD PRINCE
FOSTER MOTHER OF SPANISH
HEIR DIscoNsoLATE
COURT REMOVES TO LA GRANJA
FOR SUMNER
Queen Learns to Speak Spanish and
Is Leading Simple LIE of Hap
plness-King Alfonso Is
Active
pecial Cable to The Herald.

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MADRID Aug. 3,-King Alfonso. Queen
Victoria. Ell Principe de Asturias' and the
court are now at San Ildefonso. La
Granja, the Spanish Versailles, for the
hot weather The palace was built by
the first Bourbon who reigned on the
Spanish throne, and its gardens even
surpass in beauty those of the French
model.
Principe de Austurias is very healthy
child. He is weighed every day and the
increase in his weight is duly recorded.
He is now so heavy that Condesa Los
Llanos became quite fatigued while hold
| ing him in her arms during a recent court
ceremony.
He has very white skin and almost
golden hair He strongly resembles his
mother, but his features are gradually
assuming the characteristic Bourbon
type. His likeness to his father is most
noticeable when he smiles.
| His dresses are white, releved with
pink ribbons and trimmed with beautiful
lace, made especially for the purpose by
nuns in Madrid. Every garment is
marked in red silk with a tiny sword
and the number l. These marks are
those of the first infantry regiment, the
"Regimento del Roy" and were en-
broidered on the royal baby's clothing
by the kings decision. Round the prince
waist is a sash to which are attached
diminutive insignia of the order of the
Golden Fleece, of Charles Ill and of
Isabel the Catholic.
Kissing Is Forbidden
Condeso Los Llanos, who is in attend
ance on the prince is assisted by Mar
quesa de Santa Cruz. The princes fos-
ter mother, who feeds him every two
hours is said to be quite disconsolate
because, owing to court etiquette, she is
not allowed to kiss the baby
Two English nursemaids, dressed IN
white are always with the prince, who
passes most of the morning in the gar
dens The members of the royal fam
lily call him by the English name baby,
while the other persons refer to him as
''alteza." Military honors are already
paid to the Principe de Austurias when
ever he passes a military post.
Every afternoon Principe de Austurias
is taken for a drive in a landau drawn
by four mules. Four armed cyclists ride
bv the side of the landau during the
two hours his daily drive lasts His
parents usually await mis- return on the
threshold of the palace.
Queen Victoria's Simple Life
Queen Victoria lives very simple life
at La Granja. Infanta Marie Teresa ana
Infanta Eulalia sometimes play lawn ten
mis-. but the queen never joins In the
game She passes her time in sewing or
embroidering for the benefit of charities
or in reading, of which she is very fond
She already speaks Spanish quite fluent
ly. though she has not yet lost her
foreign accent completely. When speak
ing to the king she invariably addresses
him in English and ne as invariaply an
swers her in Spanish
When Faddr essing high court officials
the queen usually speaks French. Among
the persons most frequently admitted to
her presence are Marquesa De Viana,
Duouesa Arion, Duquesa Sotomayor,
Duuuesa San Carlos, Condesa San Ro-
man.
King Is Active
King Alfonso leads very active nte,
He rides when the big collegiate bell
strikes six in the morning and shorty
afterward goes to the golf links, where
he plays a match game every morning
with Duque Santo-Mauro, MARQUIS
Viana, DR.. Glendenning, Senor urziaz OF
Conde Aibar. The king, who wields MS
golf club with the left hand, is already
very skillful at the game
The sport to which the king is per-
haps most devoted is pigeon shooting
and he Is looking forward to the open
ing of the season at La Granja He is
an excellent shot and in former years
has easily defeated Marques NlliaNlciooo
de Asturias, Conde Valdelagram, Senior
TTrziaz Senior Martos and Conde sArtaza.
In the Gardens
After his game of golf the king goes
into the gardens at about o'clock ana
remains a long time with Queen Vic
toria and Principe de Asturias.
In the afternoon the king and the
queen take drive for about two hours
and a half, the queen often holding the
reins. They do not often go out in an
automobile, as the queen is not fond or
automobilism. They always return to
the palace by 1880 in the evening and
never go out afterward.
Dinner is served at the royal table at
8 o'clock. the company often including
Duaue Sotomayor. Duquesa San Carlos,
Marques Viana, Marquese Santa Cruz,
General Pacheco, Conde Aybar and Conde
del Grove.