New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
ROYAL EYEs AND JAWS.

Nz-iors have 2 right TO expect Of their rulers
that the- should be far sighted Gustaf OF
Sweden. who has just succeeded TO the throne Is
however extremely near sighted. and enjoys the
digtiDrticn Of being the only actually reign
ing monarch OF Europe who is unable to see WITH
out glasses Spectaces, while they may contribute
al air Of eruditon and learning, for when rea-
son they invariably worn by the nteTai cL
China are not conducive TO majesty. Nor do they
add 10 the impressveness Of a military Uniform
IN fact they fncoasruous when worn WITH
the latter. and under the circumstances II would
be preferabIe for the king OF Sweden TO keep 10
civilian clothes instead OF affecting the dashing
cavalry regdmentals which he prefers 10 every
ether garb
True the Grand Duke Of Luxernburg is also very
short sighted and while still possession Of his
mental and physical faculties was accustomed 10
wear q pince-nez- But for two or three months
rzst he has been lying completely paralyzed. IN an
q absolutely hopeless condition, bereft of e powers
Of movement and even Of reason the government
being carried on in his by MS clever wife ana
his ministers Indeed, the only reason why no
regency has been appointed Is the desire 10 avert
the pretensous thereto OF Count Nuremberg, son
CT Prince Nicholas of Nassau by Nine. Doubeit,
wife OF old General Doubelt. who was chief OF the
sAc-et poIce IN Russia and daughter Of the Mus
covite poet Pushizn- The Grand Duke OF Luxern-
burg can hardly be looked upon. therefore, as an
active ruler, and has long since disappeared from
public view.
two ,;onz-chs onlv IN Europe affect the
oole namely King Charles Of Portugal and the
King OF wtrtenberg, who before ascending the
throne was a dastirg cavalry officer King Ed
ward although often portrayed In foreign comic
pspers as wearing eyegiass. has never maoe
Use CT any such aid TO his vision KING Leo
poId wears glasses only when reading and the
late Queen Victoria used 10 wear spectacles dur
ing the closing years Of her life King Alexander
of servta was so short sighted as to be almost
blind and was completely dependent on the very
powerful lens OF his spectacles and pnce-nez-
Ana sa too is Prince OF Bavaria, the eldest
sou Of the ocfogenarian Regent and eventual sue
cesso- TO the throne OF the crazy king Otto.
The-a are no longer any entirely blind rulers In
existence. For the Landsrave Of Hesse aItnoosh
enjoying sovereign rank. no longer possesses any
throne and the handsome old Grand Duke OF NECK
l.nl7,,rz-StreIitz who was stone blind for nfty
-es-s Of his life has been gathered to his fathers
Another blind king was the last ruler OF Hanover
pnd the pathetic spectacle which this e1tTerlefy
handsome and chtvalrous looking old nonaIah pre-
fe-ted IN 1856 on the battlefield Of Langenzalza-
which sienaIized the loss Of his crown and the
annexation OF lis domnions by Prussia, has its
ouly parallel in history IN the participation Oh ue
blind King Of Bohemia in the battle OF Crecy-
shortsghtedness is not the only physical cisso-
vantage under which the new King Of SWEDEN IA
tars lie is likewise afflicted with that somewhat
unusual defect known barred teeth, and II IS
ooubttul whether there is any royal parsonage who
has suffered moro cruelty at the hands OF oehus'S
than Iustzvus Y. Barred teeth, L may aaa Iof ING
benefit Of the unnitated is species or nnaitofiia
tim Of the law which, among other things, pre-
vents the removal OF any tooth without It's having
t<eu previously crushed 20 pieces aho puiieo OF. "
FRAGMENTS Gustavus was patient or the ia'e III.
Thorns. Evans the famous Philadelphia oenust OF
Napoleon IL and CT Empress Eugene Evans was
frequent visitor at Stockholm. and GustiVas hlade
many trips incogniro 10 Paris for the purpose %
being treated by the doctor. but notnihs taa. tii
Is,,e- ,o,,ts do could prevent front teeth or tbs
present king from wholly distorting MS mouth IS
ulgy be readily seen by the pictures winch "eio
published of him az the time of his accession
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HIS MOTHER A CHINESE LADY.
rrssruch as C. Mccartney. the British Consul
q; Ksshsar In Chinese Turkestan. VINO Is oecofa1
ed with the order Of the Indian Empire Is return
ing home to England from his post this Inonth ps
way Of America. fl is hoped thai iio -
WI =. 80 ., M. landing at San Francisco ana